Japanese domestic tourism Domestic tourism is really the mainstay of most of Japan's tourist destinations. Japan attracted 8.3 million foreign visitors in 2008, yet Kyoto alone receives over 30 million tourists annually. Domestic tourism was made affordable by the construction of the vast railway network around the country after the Meiji Restoration in 1867. Today there many methods of transpor...
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Japanese domestic tourism Domestic tourism is really the mainstay of most of Japan's tourist destinations. Japan attracted 8.3 million foreign visitors in 2008, yet Kyoto alone receives over 30 million tourists annually. Domestic tourism was made affordable by the construction of the vast railway network around the country after the Meiji Restoration in 1867. Today there many methods of transpor...
Theme parks in Japan Japan is a country of many amusement parks. There are large American theme parks like Tokyo Disney Land and Universal Studios Japan. And there are parks based on different countries' culture and scenery for example Huis Ten Bosch in Nagasaki and Park of Spain in Mie prefecture. The majority of visitors to the parks are domestic tourists, but in recent years an increasing num...
Bullet train (or Shinkansen) rail system in Japan The Bullet Train or Shinkansen is the high-speed railway system that connects all corners of Japan. Well, almost all corners ! Some parts of Japan do not have Shinkansen lines connecting them to the other parts of the country. Itaya sensei, one of JOI's professional Japanese teachers, lives in Hokkaido, which is one area of Japan that does not ha...
Aging gracefully in Japan Mizuno sensei writes about her husband in this Japanese learning blog. Her story is about just one Japanese man, but it could be about any man in Japan in their 50s. In this country of age-related salary and promotions, the older you get, the more you tend to work. But also physically, mentally and spiritually, you start to reach the limit of your energy. This blog whic...
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Mountain sickness in Japan Inada sensei, one of our JOI Japanese teachers, is an avid climber but sometimes, the Japanese weather can get the better of you! Set in Shinshu, which is the traditional name for Nagano prefecture in Japan, this amusing blog gives the reader some insights in the dos and don'ts of travelling around Japan and also helps you to learn Japanese with an English translation ...