what are the things worth doing when traveling to Japan
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What experiences can't be missed when traveling to Japan?
1? Visiting the local vegetable market
Traveling to a strange city, I have a regular program: visiting the local vegetable market and seeing the local people's life from the vegetable market. I am used to this kind of life understanding.
The vegetable market is an interesting place. If the building square avenue of a city is a beautiful makeup of a city, then the vegetable market is the true color of a city. I want to lift your veil and see the most real life style.
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Feel the price level in Japan at will
The vegetable market has never been a business card of a city, but it is the most popular and authentic place in the city. If you want to feel a strange city, go to the vegetable market and chat with local vegetable vendors. Basically, what are the special products of the city, the local people's speaking tone, whether people's life rhythm is busy or leisurely, and what are the anecdotes?
China's modernization process makes all cities be built into the same stone forest, and all kinds of tourist attractions fool foreigners. No matter which country or region, the vegetable market is the place where local people eat everyday, and it is also the most real place for strangers to explore the city.
When you go to the vegetable market, you are not only integrated into the local life, but also have a more practical advantage: you can bring back some unique beautiful things, which are cheaper and more authentic than those recommended by the tour guide.
Visit the vegetable market to buy many traditional Japanese cakes lined up by local people
So visiting the vegetable market is the most authentic and cost-effective way to get to know the city, where you can always find the freshest fruits and vegetables, the most authentic food and the most vivid pictures.
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? Participate in local festivals
The most direct way to feel the soil, water and folk customs of one side is to participate in local sacrificial ceremonies, traditional festivals and modern entertainment celebrations. From this, we can not only interact with local people, but also gain different experiences of local people's feelings. This time, we experienced a grand traditional festival in Japan-Gion Festival in Kyoto, Japan.
There are thousands of people in the streets of Heyuan-machi, Kyoto.
Geyuan Festival is an annual festival held in Kyoto, Japan. The Geyuan Festival is held in Kyoto for one month every year from July 1st, starting from heian period, Japan, and continues to this day. It has evolved from praying for people to today's grand event, which is a festival sacrifice that can't be missed ~
Such a grand event is actually the result of a year of careful preparation by all the people in Kyoto. People born in Kyoto have seen the Gion Festival since childhood, saying that it is the biggest ceremony in Kyoto, but rather an important part of Kyoto people's life. With my own eyes, bia
is the Xiaoshan Mountain in gion matsuri on July 16th every year, and it reaches its climax on the 17th. At this time, families in Kyoto will wear magic lamps under the eaves, lay mats, install flowers and erect screens to add luster to the festival, and the instrumental music of traditional percussion will be heard in every street.
Seeing the most traditional festival in the busiest street of Kyoto
gion matsuri can be roughly divided into two parts, one is the pre-festival on July 17th, which is the Yamagata Tour. After the festival on July 24th, the flower umbrella tour is very beautiful. The mountain here means not a mountain, but a car. The mountain purlin refers to mountain bikes and spear carts. There are 32 vehicles here, and the spear carts are definitely larger than mountain bikes, usually weighing more than ten tons and about 25 meters high.
The real highlight is the Yasaka Shrine, which is the core of the whole post-sacrifice activity, because in the last Yasaka Shrine, geisha usually have to pay for the most attractive geisha performance, but at this time, you can see a lot of geisha performances for free.
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? Appreciate traditional art performances
There is a place called Mirong Hall in Kyoto, where you can enjoy the traditional geisha Beijing dance performance at close range, feel the traditional art culture of Kyoto, and also enjoy traditional art performances such as flower path, tea ceremony, Japanese piano, elegant music and raving at one time.
In addition, Mirong Hall also displayed many related small items for further understanding of maiko history.
self-search for the group purchase price on the public comment, and you can book the e-ticket at 126, and book it directly on the same day, which is super convenient!
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? Taste an authentic Huaishi cuisine
When you come to Japan, you can experience the authentic Yilan Lamian Noodles, sushi, matcha dessert, buckwheat noodles ...
And Huaishi cuisine seems to be a special existence. In the era of rapid pace of life, it still retains the unique elegant manners of Japanese food.
As one of the representatives of high-end Japanese food, there are thousands of yuan of Huaishi cuisine in China. What exactly is Huaishi cuisine? Why become a representative of high-end Japanese materials?
The birth of Huaishi cuisine originally originated from the tea table of Japanese tea ceremony, which was provided to "cushion the bottom" for guests and prevent them from getting drunk. Huaishi cuisine can be simple and complicated, usually starting with eight-inch pre-dinner side dishes, then pushing the taste experience to the peak step by step, then clearing the mouth with royal rice and fragrant food, and finally ending the meal with seasonal desserts of aquatic products.
Different restaurants will slightly adjust their menus in different seasons, and the number of serving courses may be different. Some of them are "three dishes in one juice", and there may be more than a dozen courses with high specifications. What I pulled up grass in Japan this time was a Michelin-starred 11-item high-class dinner hidden in a deep alley in Kyoto.
This is the Huaishi cuisine we ate at that time.
You generally need to make an appointment to eat Huaishi cuisine, because Huaishi has a long meal time and exquisite materials, and the number of Huaishi cuisine that can be provided every day is limited. If you don't make an appointment, the store may not have much materials and can only refuse visitors. (PS: some restaurants can make an appointment in advance on the public comment)
At that time, it was my foodie friend who took us all the way to find it. Because we didn't make an appointment in advance, the store was very embarrassed and said that we couldn't be received. Later, my friend said that we said that we came all the way here just to taste your family's specialty dishes, or to receive us. We also apologized that the peace room had been booked and we could only arrange for us to have dinner in the hall.
The waitress is super gentle, and she doesn't introduce the eating methods and characteristics before the last course.
Huaishi cuisine advocates slowly and sequentially tasting food, and the dishes will be presented to customers together, interspersed with various wines, soups and side dishes, but the quiet, peaceful and light style is the theme of Huaishi cuisine.
Sushi, octopus, oysters, matcha, orange, etc. Clever proportion and exquisite process, elegant environment and friendly service, none of the roles are particularly prominent, but it makes people feel that it is a perfect performance.
after dinner, the waiter and chef watched at the door and didn't go back to the room until we left. It was very polite.
As Qiqi said, "As a foreign diners, whether enjoying the taste of the food itself or experiencing the culture of the island country, it is more important than anything to have the food with stone in mind when enjoying it, the master who" uses timely materials "when making it," effectively uses the taste of the ingredients ","cooks with enthusiasm and concern "and the gratitude of the thoughtful service during the process of enjoying it attentively."
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Living in a traditional Japanese-style machiya
As an in-depth tour player, I like to spend time and energy to explore the characteristics of each city. Besides taking photos to record my travels, I pay more attention to the travel experience, that is, clothing, food, housing and transportation.
"Kyoto Image" mobile phone time-lapse photography
When traveling to a place, if you want to know more about local life, one of the best ways is to treat yourself as a local, and it is best to stay in a local home, that is, a hotel, which is an experience that Hilton, Accor and Intercontinental can never give you.
One of the experiences you can't miss when you come to Japan is to stay in a traditional machiya and enjoy a unique stay experience on Japanese tatami.
this time, I stayed in Kyoto, Japan, in the flagship store-Kyoto Centennial Machiya.
this traditional machiya mansion in Kyoto, with a history of over 15 years, was originally built by a wealthy local family, and its unique atmosphere is incomparable to ordinary houses.
The stone promenade and exquisite atrium that entered the house reflect the glory of Kyoto clan a hundred years ago, and the tatami room with harmony style can enjoy the quiet courtyard. Gu Song, a 5-year-old tree, and Shi Chan, a lucky man, all tell its history.
? Experience that can't be missed-barbarians roll on tatami
After careful design and transformation by Japanese architects, they keep the historical atmosphere and Kyoto style, and at the same time, they integrate modern architectural techniques to create a warm and comfortable accommodation experience.
Living like a local is my recommended way to travel, and one of the biggest conveniences of staying in a homestay is that you can cook by yourself.
To my surprise, Manzimin planted a lot of fruits and vegetables in the backyard, which grew naturally, without pesticides at all, and it was green and organic! Awesome!
The vegetable garden is thriving
On the night of check-in, I made a sumptuous dinner with the ingredients picked in the garden. It took less than an hour from the vegetable garden to the meal. The freshness of the ingredients is life, and it also determines the taste of the food to a great extent. Eating it all is the highest respect for the food.
Picking the freshest tomatoes in the vegetable garden
Manmin stayed in the backyard for a bumper harvest and returned home with a full load
The kitchen has all kinds of pots and pans, which is very convenient!
I feel at home when I eat my own cooking in a foreign country. Especially in the warm yellow light of the hotel, it is quiet and beautiful, and you can savor the original taste of the ingredients in one vegetable and one dish.
I cooked home-cooked food in the kitchen of the B&B
The next day, I was gently awakened by the first ray of sunshine in the traditional Japanese tatami bedroom ...
I went downstairs, opened the big refrigerator, made breakfast with local materials, French fried bread decorated with blueberries and cherries, and hot milk winkleby cereal with 711 lemon? Honey cake, fried bacon? .....
The kitchen is big and spacious, and the mood of cooking is ready to come.
A good day starts with breakfast.
Eating breakfast no matter how busy you travel is a sense of being in a hurry, a high gesture of loving life, and a little bit of luck in hard struggle. To some extent, a high-quality trip is closely related to accommodation, and this century-old town house is definitely the best choice to experience life in Kyoto. (Scheduled link: http://www.onehome.me/h/226649? Guest=1)
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Wear a Japanese kimono once
Wear a gorgeous kimono, step on clogs, hold an oil-paper umbrella, and walk through Huajian Path in Kyoto ... These scenes seem to be seen in Memoirs of a Geisha played by Zhang Ziyi, and you can also experience them yourself!
There are many shops in Kyoto that offer the service of renting kimonos. There are many beautiful kimonos, and there is no obstacle to communicate with Chinese waiters and sisters.
you can buy more than 1 pieces online, and you can wear them all day!
Choose one of your favorite kimonos, clogs, handbags, and have a whole-body makeover. Let's take photos with a concave shape in the scarlet bird house.
I punched a card for a thousand birdhouses, and a tourist girl from China took it for me. At first, I communicated in English. Later, when I learned that I was from China, I went straight to Chinese!
It's the first time to wear a kimono and walk on clogs, so you can only take small steps, huh?
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Overlooking the night view of Tokyo from the commanding heights of the city
Many cities have such a position that they can have a panoramic view of the whole city. For example, the Empire State Building in New York, the Mont panas Building in Paris, the Ping An Building in Shenzhen, China, and the Macau Tower ...
In Japan, the Roppongi Observatory can overlook the whole night view of Tokyo through the floor-to-ceiling window ...
Tokyo is bright at night
If you can, let yourself travel and try to challenge different altitudes, horizons, sea levels and latitude and longitude ...
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Buy a bento on the train and try it
The Japanese railway will be selected as an affordable material, with a combination of meat and vegetables and a sweet and salty taste; It is packed in wood paper, which is environmentally friendly and easy to carry, with bright colors and looks more appetizing; The price is generally 8~12 yen, which is 45~75 RMB.
Japanese-style railway lunches can be bought at stations and trains
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? Visit Japanese Bookstore
Japanese Bookstore is especially worth visiting. You can buy cheap second-hand comic books in the bookstore, and you can also find very chronological and collectible photo albums, discs of original movies, postcards ...
retro record player
interesting comic books
what? ! ! ! ! ! ? The Japanese version of the erotic palace map?
This time, I watched an old movie in a small cinema in a Japanese bookstore, and I got a ticket for 6 yuan in RMB. After I entered, it was a cinema with about 3 people, and there was an old black-and-white movie in it.
movie schedule
there are black and white movies in the cinema
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? Shopping Lane by Bike
I came to Japan for half a month and went to Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka. My favorite is Kyoto, which is not as busy and crowded with high-rise buildings as Tokyo and Osaka. There are some temples in Kyoto that restore the Edo era to the streets where ordinary people live and worship by devout believers: Kinkaku Temple, Silver Pagoda, Kiyomizu Temple and Inaka Shrine ...
I always think. Driving too fast, walking too slow, riding a bicycle is just right, and Kyoto is just a city suitable for cycling slowly.
In the morning when the sun shines through the air and the trees, ride a bicycle and wander around the old streets. Crossing a boulevard with cherry trees on both sides; Cross the bluestone road in July, go to a breakfast shop that exudes heat and fragrance, and sit down for breakfast.
There are sparse pedestrians on the road, who will inadvertently glance down at me, and the shadows of trees and birds are swaying in the morning breeze. This scene is warm enough for me to relive many years later ...
I ride my bike through the streets
I can always find the most interesting pictures in the streets, for example, I play a game with myself: pay attention to all the reds I see after going out and look for Kyoto Red. So I found:
such a red
such a red
and such a red
will meet all kinds of interesting shops, such as:
many dogs, where is me?
unknown food: < p