23 things to try and to don’t miss!

  1. Wear the Yukata and a kimono.

  2. Sleep on a futon.

  3. Take the buses and taxis.

  4. Travel on Shinkansen, super fast train!

  5. Feeding deer and fawns in Nara.

  6. Visit the rural areas of Shizuoka where you can see the plantations but also temples outside the main tourist routes and places of great natural beauty.

  7. Sleep in a Net Café. In the big cities, there are places where you can sleep in small cubic ceiling ceilings, for how many hours you want to decide whether to use the internet or not. You can also take a shower and so take advantage of the bathrooms, it is the economic solution and ideal for those who work late and so cannot go back home because there are no more means or people who have drunk a bit too much and not if They feel like taking the means. Not a very comfortable place but worth a try.

  8. Spend an afternoon in a Neko Café. Do you like cats? Then this place is for you; Despite the fact that the name is not a coffee, you can take something to drink but mostly it is a place where you can spend an afternoon in the company of these four-legged friends giving them food or just watching them. You pay a fee to enter.

  9. Sleep in a Hotel Capsule. If ryokan is the type of accommodation in this country, the Capsule Hotel represents the extravagance and love for technology. After removing the shoes, you will be directed to the reception desk where you will pay and where you will be provided with the necessary for your stay, locker keys, a striped dresser that remembers that of the inmates, toothbrush and toothpaste and towels. You will have a shoe door near the entrance and a luggage compartment (medium size) located in the bathrooms. The hotel develops on different floors divided by function and for men and women: there is the bathroom floor and the capsule where you will sleep. The capsules can be closed and inside there is a console where you can choose whether to leave the light on or off, you can listen to music, adjust the temperature, and set the alarm.

  10. Visit one of the famous Honsen locations and of course, try one.

  11. “Refresh” in public baths.

  12. Walk barefoot on a tatami and feel its particular smell

  13. Listen to a bit about the characters in Lost in Translation and sing in a Karaoke Box.

  14. Try more Japanese food, especially those you do not know and those who would never come to mind. Strictly with the chopsticks!

  15. Eat a cupcake with fresh cream or crêpe. Yes, the Japanese people are not only good at cooking sushi and fish but also cakes, if you are in Tokyo, do not miss the crèpes with very elaborate tastes, but especially the freshly made crepes!

  16. Drink your sakes. Although the Japanese beers are very good, this is the Japanese drink par excellence.

  17. Enter a typical Japanese restaurant and enjoy a cocktail created specifically for you by talented Japanese bartenders. The art of Japanese bartending is appreciated all over the world and is a true art. It’s amazing to watch a bartender create for you a cocktail with a unique gesture and ritual.

  18. See Mount Fuji. You can combine experience in an Onsen and a view of Mount Fuji going to Hakone, a popular tourist destination also frequented by locals

  19. Visit the Manga Museum in Kyoto. Even if you are not passionate about this, it will be a great opportunity to make a dip in the past, considering that most of the cartoons broadcast in Italy on some channels are taken from the manga.

  20. Visit Edo Museum. To visit this country is to immerse yourself in the glorious and evocative past of this beautiful country. The name Edo is the ancient name of the city of Tokyo, the capital of the country since 1868. The museum tells the story of the city of Tokyo during the Edo period.

  21. Eat at a restaurant in Sumo’s wrestling district, Ryogoku.

  22. Buy a lunchbox and eat it in a park, you will feel like one of those Japanese characters in the lunch break.

  23. Try to mix and interact as closely as possible with the local population, it will not be easy because of the language but it will be a wonderful experience.

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