Monday, May 26, 2014

10 Things You Can Only Do in Japan


Plan to go to Japan but didn't know what to do once arrives? Here's some tips and places that you never can get in other countries. If you are already in Japan, try all of these so that you won't miss out Japan's uniqueness.
  • Visit a pachinko parlour
What is pachinko? It is a huge entertainment rooms with row after row of vertical pinball machines patronised by people of all ages. Every town has its pachinko parlours. Pachinko is a mechanical game originating in Japan and is used as both a form of recreational arcade game and much more frequently as a gambling device.
  • Stay in a ryokan
Ryokan or in English we called it Japanese Inn. Ryokan is a type of hotel / homestay that let travelers experience how Japanese stay in the Tatami-matted rooms, with communal baths, and also have public bath as well. Besides, travelers may wear yukata provided in each ryokan and talk with the ryokan owners.
Most ryokan offer dinner and breakfast, which are often included in the price of the room. Most visitors take their meals at the ryokan, which usually promote themselves on the quality of their food.
  •  Travel in the bullet train
Have you experience this before? It is very expensive for me since my country's currency is below Japan currency yet it is best experience to treasure. I depart from Osaka and arrived in Hiroshima Station. The bullet train or shinkansen is one of the best thing you should try when you go to Japan.

  • Try and eat at food stalls
Outdoor carts and stands that sell ramen are popular even with young women. It is doesn't matter what you eat, but how you feel when you eat in the stand food stalls matter. You might suddenly realize why Japanese people like to eat at food stalls. During the samurai era, they believed soldier must be ready to fight anytime. So, "eat fast, shit fast, and prepare fast". The style of food style begin during that time.
  • See sumo or kabuki
Most people regard sumo as the national sport of Japan, so the grand champions of sumo, the yokozuna, are supposed to have not only strength and skill but also character. While kabuki is a classical Japanese dance-drama. Kabuki theater is known for the stylization of its drama and for the elaborate make-up worn by some of its performers.
  • Visit a public bath
For me, to clean yourself in public with people we don't know is embarrassing. But still you can visit the Japanese public bath. Some of them is open 24 hours. You can even sleep at the public bath if you don't want to go back to your home / hotel.
  • Stay in a capsule hotel
Capsule hotel is a type of hotel developed in Japan that features a large number of extremely small "rooms" (capsules) intended to provide cheap, basic overnight accommodation for guests who do not require the services offered by more conventional hotels.The guest room is a modular plastic or fiberglass block roughly 2 by 1 by 1.25 m (6 ft 7 in by 3 ft 3 in by 4 ft 1 in). Facilities differ, but most include a television, an electronic console, and wireless internet connection.
  • Picnic under cherry blossom
Cherry blossom or sakura is Japan national identity. Sakura can be found in Japan especially during spring. When is the most suitable time to have the picnic under sakura tree? Go to Japan during sakura view time (Hanami). It is usually around early of April.
  • See a geisha on her way to work
By doing this, you will always realize and remember that you are now in Japan because you will never seen any other geisha outside Japan. Enjoy viewing it and observe how they behave with the geisha costumes. Geisha is a traditional Japanese female entertainers who act as hostesses and whose skills include performing various Japanese arts such as classical music, dance and games.
Okay, enjoy do things in Japan. There's thousand more interesting things to do and hundred more exciting places to go. But try all those things above first. ^_^

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