I have to say that in general I was very disappointed with Japan. I met my wife while she was living there for two years in the second biggest city, Osaka. Though nearby Kyoto and Nara are kind of nice for a day trip to see some nice country side; once you've seen one temple/zen garden/carnival.....you have really seen enough. In the city itself, it is definitely not clean and beautiful. Taxi drivers wee in the street, the drains stink to high heaven and they don't believe in the need for deodorants (seriously). Going out is expensive, though there are a few young-type bars that you can go to and get a beer for about two and a half quid and that's about the cheapest. Food is also really expensive though there is a chain called Caprichosa (can't remember the spelling) that sell great bowels of pasta for a reasonable price. If you have to live there of go to a visit a friend then it's ok, not the best place for a vacation as it's pricey and not that interesting except for the fact that everything is completely strange.
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100 per cent different from my experience, having been to Japan many times. I think this would be misleading for any potential visitor. David
Morgenhund 08.04.2001 13:36
Welcome to Ciao - I am sure there is more to Japan than this, would agree that using paras would help your op. Mike
thedeadparrot 08.04.2001 01:26
Hello, good evening, and welcome to ciao. I completely agree with what moose said, but I've one bit to add. Typing everything as one big paragraph can make all your text blur together. It all becomes far more readable if you separate it into paragraphs with blank lines between them. Hope that helps. Neil
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