A TRIP TO JAPAN

With its 3900 small islands and main 4, the volcanic archipelago of Japan offers a diverse destination both its environment and its extraordinary culture. Spread over nearly 3,000 kilometers, the chain runs almost parallel to the Asian continent from eastern Siberia in the north to Taiwan in the south.

It thus offers a multitude of climates and landscapes allowing everyone to find happiness. This destination, tasty blend of tradition with its temples and shrines and technology with absolutely futuristic cities, disorient you and you disconnect from the Western world.

A trip to Japan, it often begins with a loss of direction, just like in the movie Lost in Translation by Sofia Coppola. Upon arrival in Tokyo, you are plunged into an unusual world where neon signs with undecipherable characters succeed. Restaurant The windows are filled with resin plates, illustrating the local cuisine. The scenery challenges our sense ??

Japan is an amazing country where modernity and old traditions coexist smoothly. Tokyo is the epitome of modernism, with its architecture dominated by skyscrapers. From its 333 meters, you can not miss the Tower of Tokyo "Tokyo Tower". Fans of Japanese culture, manga and video games will be thrilled by walking in the Shinjuku, Shibuya and Akihabara.

In Kyoto, the historical and cultural center of the country, we can discover some of the hundreds of temples, the Imperial Palace and Nijo Castle.

To approach the Zen spirit, we can make a stop at a ryokan, a traditional Japanese inn, where you sleep on a futon, or test the onsen, the hot springs that provide wellness and relaxation. Please note, codes and rituals that govern these places are studying for not doing odd ??

And if you have a little more time, we can opt for the ascent of Mount Fuji, a pilgrimage that all Japanese must accomplish. Do not forget, Kobe (and its famous beef), Hakone, Fukuoka, Ishigaki Takayama or more confidential but also worthy of the steps of a half day or a full day.

A trip to Japan takes planning, perhaps more than any other. The cost of living is quite expensive, it will think your budget. On site, the difficulty to identify is real.

The meeting with the Japanese will probably be brief, the language barrier is complete as soon as you leave the capital. However, very soon we realize their vis-à-vis respect for others, their discretion but also their taste for the game in all its forms!