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   Last year I visited Japan for the first time and I have
to say that I spent there the best holidays of my life. Japanese people are
very kind, polite, sociable, friendly and down to hearth people. They are very
sociable and friendly, specially with foreign people. The Japanese culture is
very interesting. The two major religions in Japan are Shinto and Buddhism. They
have been coexisting for several centuries and have even complemented each
other to a certain degree. Most Japanese consider themselves Buddhist,
Shintoist or both. Anyway religion does not play a big role in the everyday
life of most Japanese people today. The average person typically follows the
religious rituals at ceremonies like birth, weddings and funerals, may visit a
shrine or temple on New Year and participates at local festivals (matsuri),
most of which have a religious background. During my traveling I had the
possibility to see many Buddhist temples. The  most beautifull temple I saw in Kyoto  has been the kiyomizudera temple: Virtually every Japanese municipality
has at least one temple, while large cultural centers like Kyoto have several thousands of them. Temples store and display
sacred Buddhist objects, and some of them used to or still function as
monasteries. It’s a wonderful experience to explore the structures of these
building: Main Hall, Gates, Bell,
Cemetery.

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pasquale Admin Group Joined: 01 Jan 2006 Location: London Online Status: Offline Posts: 26 view gallery	Topic: My first time in Japan Posted: 02 Sep 2008 at 2:30pm
	Last year I visited Japan for the first time and I have to say that I spent there the best holidays of my life. Japanese people are very kind, polite, sociable, friendly and down to hearth people. They are very sociable and friendly, specially with foreign people. The Japanese culture is very interesting. The two major religions in Japan are Shinto and Buddhism. They have been coexisting for several centuries and have even complemented each other to a certain degree. Most Japanese consider themselves Buddhist, Shintoist or both. Anyway religion does not play a big role in the everyday life of most Japanese people today. The average person typically follows the religious rituals at ceremonies like birth, weddings and funerals, may visit a shrine or temple on New Year and participates at local festivals (matsuri), most of which have a religious background. During my traveling I had the possibility to see many Buddhist temples. The most beautifull temple I saw in Kyoto has been the kiyomizudera temple: Virtually every Japanese municipality has at least one temple, while large cultural centers like Kyoto have several thousands of them. Temples store and display sacred Buddhist objects, and some of them used to or still function as monasteries. It’s a wonderful experience to explore the structures of these building: Main Hall, Gates, Bell, Cemetery.
	pasquale laudonio, Web Master, Web Developer easytravelgroup, London, UK

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victor21 Newbie Joined: 26 Nov 2008 Location: Thailand Online Status: Offline Posts: 3 view gallery	Posted: 26 Nov 2008 at 10:05am
	Would you say its best to get a rentals place in Japan for my holiday, or would you say it's best to go with a hotel??? Victor holiday rentals
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