Destination: JAPAN! 去日本
Have you ever thought about going to Japan? There are many places in Japan worth visiting, but if you only have a little time, you absolutely cannot miss visiting Tokyo. This city is the country's capital and the center of everything that happens in Japan.
When in Tokyo, be sure to check out Harajuku during the day. Many fashionable young people go there to shop, be seen, or just hang out. In the evening, walk over to Shibuya, another district popular with young people. Shibuya is so full of bright lights and huge TV screens that it is almost as bright at night as it is at noon.
Other places to go are the Ginza, the famous shopping district, and Shinjuku, home of the busiest train station in the world. If you are more interested in history, you can go to Kamakura, one of the old shogunate capitals, which is only an hour away from Tokyo by train.
Tokyo is the present capital of Japan, but for centuries the capital was Kyoto. Still the cultural center of Japan, Kyoto is an absolute must-see. The city is filled with traditional wooden buildings, temples, shrines, and castles, some of which are over 1,000 years old. Kyoto can be reached from Tokyo by bullet train. Riding the bullet train is an interesting experience in and of itself.
Some prime destinations in Kyoto are Kiyomizu-dera, an exquisite Buddhist temple, and Nijojo, one of the few large castles in Japan that was not destroyed during World War II. However, the greatest thing about Kyoto and the surrounding Kansai region is the people. They are very friendly, and enjoy a more relaxed pace of life than people in Tokyo.
If you have some extra time, you might take a side trip to Nara, which was the capital before Kyoto. Nara houses one of the largest bronze Buddha statues in the world. Also interesting is Osaka, the biggest city in Kansai, known for its fun-loving, boisterous people.
你想過去日本玩嗎?日本有許多值得參觀的地方,但如果你時間不充裕,東京是一個絕對不容錯過的城市。它是日本的首都及發生一切事情的中心。
在東京,白天一定得去原宿瞧瞧。許多時髦的年輕人都去那兒購物,招搖,或只是閑逛。晚上,則要到涉谷走走,那是另一個年輕人喜愛的地方。涉谷的夜晚燈火通明,巨型電視屏幕隨處可見,和正午一樣明亮。
其它你可以去看的地方有銀座──著名的購物區,新宿──世界上最繁忙的火車站。如果你對歷史更感興趣,你還可以去鐮倉──古幕府時代的首都之一,從東京搭火車到那兒大約只需要一個鐘頭。
東京是日本現在的首都,但幾個世紀以來,日本的首都一直是京都。仍然是日本文化中心的京都是一個必游的景點。這個城市里到處都是傳統木造的建筑物、寺廟、神壇及城堡,有些已有一千多年的歷史。從東京出發,可以坐子彈式高速列車到京都。搭乘子彈式高速列車也是相當有趣的經歷。
京都的一些主要景點有:清水寺──精致典雅的佛寺,以及二條城──日本極少數在第二次世界大戰中沒被摧毀的大城堡之一。不過,京都與周邊關西地區最大的特色還是當地的居民。他們非常友善,比起東京人,他們享受著比較輕松的生活節奏。
如果你有多余的時間,你可以順便到奈良一游。它是京都之前的首都。奈良收藏了世界最大的青銅佛像之一。關西第一大城──大阪亦富有生趣,以其好娛樂、喜喧鬧的居民而聞名。