Saturday, August 11, 2007

Going to Japan again

We decided to go to Japan for the Chinese National Day (10/1) holiday week, 9/22 to 10/7

Japan makes an interesting destination from China. There are sharp differences.
* cost of living
* level of civility
* big empire (China) conquered by small-island country (Japan) in WWII

At the same of time, there are so many connections.
* ancient Chinese culture in Japan
* modern Japan culture in China
* dense population centers

I am busy trip planning. This time I decided to give Triptie a try. Click here to see our itinerary in progress.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

We had a great time in Takayama last year, experiencing the one of the three most popular festivals. Very interesting.

Take a bus trip to Shirakawa-go to see traditional village and houses: http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/734

We would love to go back to Japan again.

Have a great time!
Mei