....outside of Tokyo though.

I understand some of you have been to Japan or lived there.

I'm interested in cities outside of Tokyo or in other regions

that are great places to spend a few days.

They don't need to be places were English is spoken.

SagsWay2low said:

....outside of Tokyo though.

I understand some of you have been to Japan or lived there.

I'm interested in cities outside of Tokyo or in other regions

that are great places to spend a few days.

They don't need to be places were English is spoken.

Osaka!

The city where I live. Kyoto and Kobe are nearby to Osaka too.

PM me to follow up.

SagsWay2low said:

....outside of Tokyo though.

I understand some of you have been to Japan or lived there.

I'm interested in cities outside of Tokyo or in other regions

that are great places to spend a few days.

They don't need to be places were English is spoken.

check out kyoto. there are enough temples and shrines there to keep anyone occupied.

yeah, eleventeen is right. the whole Kansai area rules. i'll be there in a week or two.

Hiroshima and Fukuoka are pretty cool too.

Depending on how much time you have, check out the region of Kinki. There's much to see and do if you have a rail pass for this region-Kyoto is a must see and is the quintessential Japan. I loved it

JDInteractive said:

Depending on how much time you have, check out the region of Kinki. There's much to see and do if you have a rail pass for this region-Kyoto is a must see and is the quintessential Japan. I loved it

Thanks, JD!

I'll check it out. I might actually do soul though if my schedule and budget don't permit Japan.

But, Japan is the aim right now.

I love this part of the world. It's so diverse.

SagsWay2low said:

JDInteractive said:

Depending on how much time you have, check out the region of Kinki. There's much to see and do if you have a rail pass for this region-Kyoto is a must see and is the quintessential Japan. I loved it

Thanks, JD!

I'll check it out. I might actually do soul though if my schedule and budget don't permit Japan.

But, Japan is the aim right now.

I love this part of the world. It's so diverse.

I live just outside of Seoul and surely can help you out there...

JDInteractive said:

SagsWay2low said:

Thanks, JD!

I'll check it out. I might actually do soul though if my schedule and budget don't permit Japan.

But, Japan is the aim right now.

I love this part of the world. It's so diverse.

I live just outside of Seoul and surely can help you out there...

he didn't say that!

ZombieKitten said:

JDInteractive said:

I live just outside of Seoul and surely can help you out there...

he didn't say that!

I know what he meant!

this has nothing to do with your fixation on asian men, does it?

JDInteractive said:

SagsWay2low said:

Thanks, JD!

I'll check it out. I might actually do soul though if my schedule and budget don't permit Japan.

But, Japan is the aim right now.

I love this part of the world. It's so diverse.

I live just outside of Seoul and surely can help you out there...

I'm going to make sure I go to Korea during a nice and 'cool' time of the year.

Usually when I go to Japan, I stay with good friends in Tokyo so I don't get out of the city much.

So on my second-last trip there, in order to se a bit more of the country, I flew into Fukuoka and took a week going across towards Tokyo, stopping in Hiroshima, Kyoto and Osaka. That was fun but still a bit conservative - next time I go I might rent a motorbike for a week to see things a bit off the beaten path.

If you do tour around, try getting a price for an open-jaw air ticket (www.skyscanner.net is pretty good for that) as Japanese rail fares are a bit high for going back to where you started. I used www.hostelworld.com to book rooms in budget hotels and ryokans - not 5-star luxury but I'm not fussy once it's safe, clean and cheap.

But last year I just stayed in the city again - I'd been in China and North Korea for the 2 weeks previously and I just wanted to embrace the decadence of Tokyo.

Like food that wasn't dog..

SagsWay2low said:

JDInteractive said:

I live just outside of Seoul and surely can help you out there...

I'm going to make sure I go to Korea during a nice and 'cool' time of the year.

Well I suggest you come soon whilst it's still Spring. Summer's here are quite humid and uncomfortable.