Above, a nighttime view of the Asakusa section of Tokyo. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
As Japan is about to open up again to foreign tourism (on June 10), except one has to be a part of an organized group tour to do so, it is worth taking a look at some interesting facts about the country.
This is from a Brit in an article in BuzzFeed who remembers a pre-COVID vacation to Japan. He brings up 18 fascinating facts about Japan that he observed.
He begins with:
Hi, I'm Sam, and I'm a Brit living in London. I love to travel, and I've ALWAYS wanted to go to Japan!
Back in early 2019, I FINALLY got to visit Tokyo, which was my last vacay before the world went to shit. While I was there, I noticed a ton of things that were either unusual, weirdly practical, or just plain amazing to me.
I've cast my mind back to my pre-Covid trip, and put together a list of casual observations about Japan/Tokyo that I thought were worth mentioning.
To read more, go here.
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