# What to see in Japan?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-see-in-japan/135558>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [November 6, 2002, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-see-in-japan/135558 "2002-11-06T15:25:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![El\_Elvis\_Rojo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@El\_Elvis\_Rojo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Elvis_Rojo)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2002, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-see-in-japan/135558/1 "2002-11-06T15:25:30Z")

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In late April, early May, I’ll be heading off to Japan for about ten days to visit an old friend. I’ll be flying into Tokyo, but I believe she lives in Nagoya. I’ll be a train ride away from Tokyo, but aside from that wonderful city, what should I see?  
I know I’ll be arriving after the cherry blossom festival, and she’s already ruled out climbing Mt. Fuji (well, at least, if I go it will be by myself…she did it not too long ago and swore “Never Again!”).  
So, anything big and touristy I should see? What about not-so touristy and cool but fairly unknown to silly little gaijin like myself? Just trying to get the most out of my first international visit in about 15 years. Thanks.

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**Author:** ![hawthorne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@hawthorne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hawthorne)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2002, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-see-in-japan/135558/2 "2002-11-06T16:21:06Z")

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I’d like a Doper’s eye view of [this](http://www.last-word.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99992838).