I’ve been planning a month-long trip to Japan with my sister and my soon to be wife. We have already planned out quite a few things we want to do, but if this was you, what would you want to see or do? Keep in mind that we’re all rather old (I’ll be turning 50 shortly).
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If the season is right, a baseball game.
Try an onsen if you like cultural stuff. Read up on it before. There’s a definite routine. BTW: You’ll be naked and there are likely female workers wandering through the baths. (50 is not “rather old.”)
Regrettably my sister and I have a lot of tattoos, and we haven’t found any onsens that will let people with tattoos in. Oh well!
Yeah, tattoos are looked down upon in Japan. My nephew moved there and he can’t go to the beach or to an onsen. Has to wear a shirt all the time.
I went in blind because tHeRE’s sIGns eVEryWhEre aNd gOoGlE tRansLAtE EXisTs. Guess where you don’t want to have your phone out with the camera open??!
It was pretty straightforward once I figured it out but in the moment I was super nervous
Fushimi inari shrine has hundreds of orange tori gates
Cool af
You can also stop at family mart/lawson/7 eleven for some AMAZING convenience store fried chicken. So juicy biting into it will have the juices running down your chin
Some of my personal faves from my trip last year:
- working out in a park gym and petting the cats that hanged out there between sets.
- Walking in Fushimi Inari Taisha (Kyoto) during a moonlit evening
- all you can drink sake bar (don’t disturb the other guests)
We went for a two week trip, starting up north and working our way down. Hakone is one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever seen.
Tokyo is absolutely massive, we had a hotel in Ueno and I spent about 2.5 days there before realizing that’s just one tiny part of Tokyo and there’s SO much more. After that I just rode the train around Tokyo for a while, exploring everything that sounded cool. I easily could have spent a month just exploring Tokyo, give yourself plenty of time there.
It really depends on what your interests are but it’s sure to have something for anyone. We were walking around Ueno Park and randomly stumbled on a local bonsai association which was such a magical experience.
Bring comfortable walking shoes that have already been broken in because you’ll likely be walking a lot. I had really lightweight shoes but they didn’t have enough support so I bought new shoes, only to get blisters from walking 50km in one day with shoes that haven’t been broken in yet 🥲
‘rather old’, ‘turning 50’. Geez! Sounds like you’re still young with plenty in the tank. Just like me!
I can’t offer any assistance about Japan sorry albeit to say I’m keeping an eye on this as I hope to do something similar next year. I was considering a guided trip as I would be travelling solo, or hire local guides to show me around but I’m not sure if that’s a good option.
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If you’re into photography and/or just want to visit some of the most peaceful places in the world, definitely check out the temples, shrines and botanical gardens mainly in the Kyoto area, but also Osaka Castle and Matsumoto Castle.
Grab a yakuza woman by her dirty parts, I think you’ll have an adventure with her husband, lol. Okay, don’t even think about doing that.
what is your major malfunction brother
