Japan.

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I have finally done it. Japan has been on one of my places to visit list for many years. I have to say it was better than I thought it would be. We flew from London to Tokyo & had 2 days there before joining a cruise for 11 days visiting a new port every day. We did a few of the famous spots despite it being really hot & humid. Shibuya crossing, Mount Fuji, Senso Ji temple including a trip on a Shinkansen train after visiting Mount Fuji. Japan is a beautiful country & is extremely clean despite having no litter bins everyone is supposed to take their rubbish home to dispose of it. One of the reasons for this is because several members of a dooms day sect caused a terrorist attack on Tokyos subways system realising the toxic poison nerve gas Sarin. 12 people were killed and 5,500 were affected. The metro system is vast covering the whole city of 12 million people plus 3 million workers commute into the city to work. Tourist swell the numbers too with millions of visitors visiting every day! Also there was nowhere to sit down you just have to keep walking! There are hundreds of drinks machines on the streets where you can buy bottles of drink but you have to take it home to dispose of the bottles. We found the Japanese people were very polite everywhere. They were constantly bowing as a form of greeting & respect. The food was interesting but very different to what we are used to. There was no way I could master the use of chopsticks. I just can not do it. They did provide a fork and spoon though in most places. It is an intreresting country & I would dearly like to return one day. The photo is of Senso Ji Temple which we visited at night. It was still busy but not as busy as during the day time when it is packed with tourists.