• Not playing Pachinko. One of the few legal ways to bet on Japan machines is that we can find rooms in any place with some movement.No entry is best, if not want to waste precious minutes and hours, along with our money.
• No singing in a Karaoke.You may not have the grace to become accustomed to the mass of these places and the fact that audiences tend to be focused restricted in private rooms.

• Do not climb to Mount Fuji hiking.Typically, the season when the weather is suitable, is so crowded with tourists (especially Japanese themselves) that end up overwhelmed.
• Not going to drink at the bar of the movie Lost in Translation, which tend to make many fans.Unless we are willing to pay exorbitant prices.

• Do not pay to dress as a Geisha.It is a very usual for men, but we refer mainly to women tempted of this tourism experience.Have your picture taken in these ways, is too expensive, and even somewhat ridiculous.
• Do not go in search of ancient Japan .Do not expect to meet with monks chanting in Zen temples and samurai warriors walking down the street.Although there are some corners with the taste of yesteryear, the old Japan is disappearing for decades.

Indeed, Japan is a country so compelling, there is no list that can assuage the anxiety of knowing.Therefore, it is not discouraged, but rather, to avoid anything that will surely be little nurturing or even a waste of time.In short, something like maximize our trip.

Located in the east of the city. There is the Sensoji temple, 1400 years old. The entrance to the temple is located just outside the subway station. Nakamise have to cross a huge market with 87 shops, where you can find everything: food, as in Shimizu-Ya-Do Bairin Jewish, kimonos and yukata in Kazusa-Ya, umbrellas and parasols Nishimija Shoten, toys in Inaba, T-shirts, baseball caps, takeaways, etc.

Temples and Shopping Arcade

Legend has it that in 628 two brothers were fishing in the Sumida River. and took the statue of Kannon, the goddess of mercy. They decided to return the statue to the river, but do what they did, the goddess appeared again. Sensoji Temple was built in honor of this goddess, and is considered the oldest church in the city.

They say that burning incense is good luck here, so there are always dozens of people with their hands on a kind of ovens where incense is burned, and then passed his hands over his head. Outside the temple there is a kind of stalls where the faithful write their wishes on a wooden plaque (Ema) and strung on a thread. They seek favors from the gods: from adopting a test, to the healing of a family. Sometimes you can read some like: “I play video games all day” or “I belong to the musical group Morning Musume.” No comments …

Asakusa Temple

In many temples you’ll see a swastika decorating flashlights and lanterns. Nothing to do with the Nazi emblem. In Japan this symbol dates back to prehistoric times and represented the sun. He also appeared in ancient books of alchemy. That is, long before the Nazis took as its emblem, the swastika already had another meaning for Japanese and Hindus. It also appears in many drawings sleeves without necessarily referring to National Socialism.

This temple was destroyed during the Second World War, so it was almost entirely rebuilt. The temple always open and admission is free. This takes place during the carnival samba August. It has three entries, but the best known is Kaminarimon.

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For over 1200 years, since the transfer of the capital to Kyoto in 794. Until the twentieth century, a culture originated splendid, delicate and unique in the world that is considered the mother culture of Japan. That is why often referred to Kyoto “the Heart of Japan” and said it would be impossible to know the country without visiting this wonderful city, home to some 1,600 temples, 250 shrines, 60 gardens, 24 museums, two imperial villas the most photogenic places in the country.

Many of its churches were founded about a thousand years ago but have been destroyed by earthquakes, fires and wars, to be rebuilt again and again. Because of its historical significance, the city was spared some bombing during the Second World War.

Kyoto can be subdivided into five general areas. Those general areas of Kyoto: Rakuhoku (north), Rakusei (west), Rakuchu (center), Rakuten/Higashiyama (east) and Rakunan (south). There are multiple ways to enjoy the unique features of this historic city, its architecture, gardens, Buddhist traditions, festivals, Kaiseki (tea preparation), arts and crafts. One of the best ways to get around the city is on foot and trying to get out of routes. It goes where you go, always enjoy its charms.

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Close to Ueno station, in the Metropolitan Tokyo Imperial Gift Park, the National Museum displays the largest collection of Japanese art in the world. The museum consists of five buildings with numerous galleries showing collections of antique kimonos and delicate pottery, wood carvings and archeological remains. The vast collection is displayed on a rotating basis, with at least 4,000 objects visible at any time, so the museum always has something new to show.

The Shinjuku district is without a doubt, the most animated of Tokyo. Only by passing subway station two million people daily. The two areas of Shinjuku, east and west are very different but live in armonoa. While the west is the commercial center of the city, well ordered, with skyscrapers, great boutiques, bars and restaurants, this is chaotic, laberantico and is full of fast-foods and small businesses.

Tokyo Tower was built in 1958, in imitation of the Eiffel Tower, only 13 m. higher, with exactly 333 m. high. It has two balconies from which you can enjoy panoramic views of Tokyo and Mount Fuji on clear das.

The area of Ueno-Koen was the last bastian of the Shogunate to the imperial army. Currently it is a large park filled with museums, temples and a zoo.

The Sin of Tsukiji Market is one of the largest in the world. The ships come here from 3:00 am to download your mercancÃá from different parts of the world (the Pacific, Africa and even America) with enough power to meet the needs of a country where fish is king, especially tuna. Between 5:00 and 7:00 are held auctions for wholesalers, who then mercancda venderon their usual customers: fishmongers and restaurants. Visit is an experience.

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Tokyo, Japan’s capital, is located in the southwest of the Kanto region on Honshu Island. It is a city full of more s world, with around 12 million inhabitants.

Since the Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu established his government here in the early seventeenth century, the city began to develop around Edo Castle. Although much of the city was destroyed during the earthquake of 1923 and under the bombs of the Second World War, returned to restore.

Tokyo is not only the politicians and economic center of Japan, also offers a number of attractions that appeal to visitors as the districts of Ginza, Shinjuku, Asakusa, Shibuya, Akihabara and more.

Ginza is the most popular shopping complex in Tokyo. Here you can stroll among the most modern and expensive boutiques, plus a number of bars and restaurants and the famous skyscrapers of Sony, which offers the latest technological developments.

The Hama Rikyu Detached Palace Garden, south of central Tokyo, is a green area which occupies about 25 acres on an island. During the seventeenth century was the hunting ground of the Tokugawa shogunate and becomes a public park after the Second World War. As this is an island, so you can only access the park through Nanmon Bridge.

The Imperial Palace is the soul of Tokyo, located in the same area where the remains of the old Edo Castle. The current palace was built in 1888 and is the residence of the imperial family. The palace is surrounded by beautiful parks, such as Higashi Gyoen (Jardin d’Este), where the Castle of Edo, open to the public. On 2 January and 23 December, allows visitors to enter the inner garden, where you can see the imperial family, leaving the balcony to greet. Guided tours are available to the palace, which must solicitarsecon advance. In spring, the gardens are displayed in all its glory, with the cherry blossoms.

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The country of the rising sun is composed of four islands and over a thousand islands. Today in Japan may be practical travel tours that lead to major towns and most enigmatic and beautiful places.

We mention some of the city and its characters:

TOKYO: It is essential that you visit:

* The castle of the Edo, whose beauty and harmony is laudable, few imagined that it was a military fortress built to protect the emperor. For the daredevil walked its corridors shoguns who ruled for 263 years.

* The Tokyo National Museum, the largest, containing 1O artesian thousand objects and archaeological value.

* It is mandatory to pass through the bay to enjoy grilled eel (kabayakl), fish stew and boiled eggs (oden) and sushi, born in the current quarter plunged into the eighteenth century.

HAKONE: Considered one of the classic places tourists choose to vacation. It is a scenario which is crowned by majestic Mount Fuji, photogenic peak forms a nearly perfect cone and one of the most viewed posts east of the country. Those who want to enjoy the outdoor nature can rise by funicular to the 1,153 meters above sea level, making an intermediate stop and go to Owakudani, volcanic area with spectacular views. You can also make the tour of the 5 lakes of Mount Fuji.

The path of the samurai. Japan is a country where the ancient and the modern intermingle generating effects of magic and fantasy.

TAKAYAMA: city located in Gifu, amid Calls

Japanese Alps. It has always been the source of artists and cabinetmakers. The city has a strong tourist profile. On the outskirts you can visit the Hida village, which retains the typical buildings of the seventeenth century, eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. It is an excursion into the past time.

In spring and autumn festival takes place in Takayama, one of the most aesthetic of the country, where hundreds of cars decorated by the artisans of Hida city parade full of joy. One of the beauties is that pedestrians have to have the luck to admire the blossoming cherry trees forming a large white cup are the huge cherry Shokawa that has 450 years old and blooms between April and May.

Shirakawago: It is a town located at the foot of Mount Hukusan, northwest of the Gifu region, considered as Patrimony of Humanity. It is characterized by some 150 farms maintain an architectural style unique in the world, called gassho-zukuri, houses are made of wood, are 10 meters wide and have a height of four storey. Their roofs are thatched with a form that can withstand snow. They are compact and arranged every 40 years. To enjoy a view of the village as a whole there is a lookout located next to the castle ruins Ogimachi.

In coming to this great economic powerhouse that is Japan, you will receive guides who speak Spanish perfectly and will invite you to meet the unique hospitality.

Dowry continues to list some of their cities and features.

KANAZAWA. This beautiful city has been dubbed “the Florence of Japan” by the many artists who have settled in the area. At every point you can admire the workmanship of the artists, either in the work of gold, embroidered silks and painted Buddhist altars are on. At all points is recognized labor of local artists, but most impressive is in Kanazawa Castle, residence of the race Maeda, located in a harmonious park with 12 thousand trees of 150 varieties. Another place to miss is the garden of Kenroku that shines with its 63 kinds of flowers and a suspension bridge whose shape emulates that of the geese flying.

KYOTO. It is called “the heart of Japan”, stroll through its streets is a real tourist walk, has about 250 graves, 60 beautiful gardens, 1,600 temples, 2 imperial villas and 24 museums. On some blocks you can find up to four churches. Among the interesting places to walk: The Kyoto Tower-shaped candle Toji Temple, contains within it the country’s tallest pagoda, the Ryoanji Zen garden, if you go up Mount Ottawa to visit the Kiyomizu Temple .