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Thora posted:What else can you tell me? I’m super excited about seeing historical stuff and collecting seashells there so if anyone has any suggestions for those I’d love to hear them. I wouldn't get your hopes up too much on the historical front to be honest. A lot of Japan got obliterated in WW2. You'll see a lot of temples and the like, but when you investigate further you'll find they were built in the 50's and are trying to emulate the style of what came before. Still neat, but it's not the same as going to a 2000 year old building in Rome or something. However, if you want to see some history, taking a train out to Nikko is worth a trip. It's about 3 hours out of Tokyo. The US intentionally avoided it in the war to at least preserve some of Japan's history, and the surrounding area is also nice. Re: standing out, my experience was no-one gave a poo poo. Granted, white dude here, but it's not like you're the first westerner they've seen or anything. Japanese culture can by all reports be a bit insular and passive aggressive towards immigrants living there, but none of that really affects tourists. You might get the odd look, especially outside of the cities, but that'll almost certainly be the extent of it. One of the challenges the Japanese Government thought they faced going into the Olympics before they got 'Rona'd was trying to figure out how to stop the locals just completely ignoring lost tourists and actually trying to help them out. quote:I will always be auntie bear ready to rip poo poo up for him if necessary I mean, as an Uncle I get it, but don't go to other countries with a view that you are surrounded by threats and you have to 'rip poo poo up'. Japan really is one of the safest places on earth. Relax, and enjoy it!
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