Japan is a country apart, and it always amazes those who go to its discovery. The stories of Pierre Loti, dated at the end of the nineteenth century, which report a «unexpected Eden», still remain today. And because of it. Despite changes in the Japanese society since its opening to the world, the rising sun has a profoundly different identity. In the city as well as in the countryside, on the seaside as in the mountains, in a restaurant or karaoke, in a temple or sanctuary, the landslide is total. The word "travel" then makes sense.
It is all the more enjoyable because comfort is at the meeting. Insecurity does not exist or so little. Travel is fast, thanks to the superb Shinkansen, the high speed train. No worries about having food, very healthy and still cheap. Better, the connoisseurs palace will sometimes access the culinary paradise. And then in Japan, every moment is a meeting: " ichi-go ichi-e, "some say. For the visitor all the more. The interest of a trip to the archipelago lies in the daily lives of the Japanese, in the way they feel their culture. The challenge is to capture their particular perception of reality that does not exist anywhere else. Whether he is a great artist or a corporate employee, Japanese seeks to see or feel things not only objectively, but «what makes them», rather than «why», as a Westerner would be tempted to do. In the rising Sun, the "how is it" prevails.
The other advantage of a trip to Japan lies in the visitor's ease of diving into a unique universe, thanks to architecture intact in some places despite the vagaries of history, millennia, traditional martial arts, tea art, theatrical performances, or even kitchen. The Japanese are aware that their ancient civilization, unlike the four great ancient civilizations, has continued over time to the present day. Even today, it radiates thanks to the countless technological innovations, and natural disasters, such as that of March 11, 2011, do not prevent it from coming up, again and again. Japan doesn't surprise, it's marrying. For a long time yet.
