Japan Holiday

I went to Japan with my husband and my 19 year old daughter and it was one of our best holidays so far. Every time we go away for a holiday, it's getting better each time. I believe that it has something to do with our own attitudes as well as everything else of course. I find that the more comfortable, confident and content we feel about ourselves and what we do, things usually workout so much better, smoother and more successfully.

We had a busy and fun holiday mainly in different parts of Tokyo such as Shinjuku, Harajuku, Shibuya, Ginza, Kanda, Akihabara and Maihama. We also spent 4 days in Kyoto, 2 days in Hiroshima and we had 1 day tour to Mt Fuji and Hakone.

There were so.. many people every where we went but it didn't feel crowded what so ever. Everything and everybody seemed to move at the same pace smoothly, calmly and structurally. They are fast, efficient and orderly. Everyone seemed to be on the same page, being respectful and considerate of others around them. They seem to take so much pride in whatever they do. I love that and I really respect them for being like that. I really admire disciplined people, as I totally believe that when everyone chips in to do the right thing, everything seems to work well. So I believe that people's attitudes make a huge difference towards success.

Because of those effective people and system as well as the neat, tidy and clean environment in Japan, our visit was so much more enjoyable. Everything worked exactly how we planned and expected it, which made us feel very happy, safe, secure, and relaxed. That's how holiday should be. It was worth every cent/yen we spent.

No one like hassles, so the Japanese well engineered and systematic way made our holiday hassle free.

The next time you holiday in Japan, I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

Best Wishes,
Tenny

Happy Holiday In Japan...........!

Wow..! what a holiday..! I loved it, loved it and loved it..! It was a brilliant holiday..! We did and saw so... many different things during our 16 day stay in Japan.

So.. much to tell and show but I am still jet-lagged and have not had enough time to gather all my thoughts, experiences and information in an orderly manner yet, so I don't know where to start at this stage but I promise I will give you as much information as I can over time.

What impressed me most about Japan was the effectiveness of the people and their systems. Everywhere we went and every time we turned, we found everything working so... smoothly, orderly and efficiently. We did not come across anything delayed or faulty.

Everything and every place we came across were so... clean and tidy. The people were very quiet, polite and respectful. They were extremely dedicated and committed towards their jobs and whatever they do. They were very focused and calm at the same time.

I will tell you more soon, good night for now.

My Japan Holiday

Just a brief note about my Japan holiday for now and I will write the full experience when I get home.

Today is our 4Th day in Japan and we are in Kyoto at the moment.

Tokyo was crazy... So... busy... but fun..! I have never seen so... many people at one time on a normal day. There were so... many young people shopping every where on Sunday, unbelievable..! That was just in Shinjuku, Harajuku and Shibuya. Not as many shoppers in Kyoto today but there were still streets, arcades and rows of shops every where and people were still shopping away, even in the rain. The good thing is we mostly walked under shelters including across the intersections.

Everything is so... well engineered and organised here in Japan and the people seem to work so... hard every where we go. They are so... fast, effective and accurate with what they do. They don't hesitate to give you the best service they possibly can and they are always so... appreciative of your purchase. If they don't know the answer to your question, they would go out of their way to get the answer for you. They are just incredible, I really admire their dedication towards their jobs and providing good service. They are also very polite and respectful.

The public transport system is incredibly effective, just amazing...! You don't find or see any failure, delay or mistake any where. To say that there are millions of traffic each day in the major train stations, all the ticketing machines and every other parts of the humongous system work correctly and accurately. Almost everything is automated and works so... fast. It's unbelievable..!

The ladies here are so... thin and fashionable. They still look thin even with layers of clothing with frills, scarves, big boots and big Louis Vuitton bags. They look absolutely fashionable. They are so... little and beautiful, like dolls.

I am loving my holiday and my daughter has bought a few things for herself. My husband has also been looking through these shops with us. Although most of them are only good for girls, I am sure he is enjoying the experience as well, as anything important to his daughters is important to him, especially when we were looking through musical instrument shops in Shibuya, Tokyo. We saw some beautiful custom made basses in Shibuya yesterday and we wish we could buy our daughter one. We'll find one before we leave Japan though.

Anyway, I am using limited free Internet access at the hotel, so I'd better go, in case other people want to use the it.

By for now and I will write in more details when I get back to Australia.