travel,to,japan
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篇一:《atriptojapan》
IrecentlyreturnedfromaweeklongtriptoJapan.Itwasmyfirstrealvisittothecountry.Havingnootherpointofreference（参照）,Tokyoseemedprettynormaltome.Andbynormal,Imeanincredible.Themaze（迷宫）oftrainsandsubwayswasaspackedandpunctualasIhadexpected.Storeafterstore–makethatmallaftermall–offeredgadgets（小配件）andfashionsIhadneverseenbefore.Andyes,sushi（寿司）reallydoestastebetterinJapan.
Theactionwasn'tallindoors.Peoplewerehaving{travel,to,japan}.
piicsintheparkundercherryblossoms（樱花开放）.Wesawatleastfouroutdoorweddings.Wespenthourspeople-watching...Gawking（呆呆地）atrandom
breakdance（霹雳舞）battlesandcrowdsinelaborate（煞费苦心）costumes.{travel,to,japan}.
Butthetripalmostdidn'thappen.Likemanypeople,Istruggledwithdecidingwhetherornottocancelmyvacation.Theholidayhadbeenbookedmonthsbeforethedevastating（毁灭性的）March11earthquakeandtsunami.
Japan'sNationalTourismanizationsaysarrivalsinMarchplunged（投入）50%fromlastyear.Radiationfears,aftershocksandblackoutshavescaredoffscoresofwould-bevisitors.
Wesawevidenceoftheemptiness（空虚）.ThesetwopicturesoftheGreatBuddhainKamakuradon'tentirelydoitjustice.Theoneontheleftshowsthefewdozenpeopleatthesitelastweek.Aprilisusuallyapeaktimefortourists.Butthecrowdswerefarbiggerafewmonthsago.ThepictureontherightwastakeninNovember.{travel,to,japan}.
Storeownersopenedupaboutthedifficulttimethey'regoingthrough.WhenIthankedthemanagerofa
Kappabashi-dorikitchenware（厨具）shop,hereplied,"Youaremostwele.ThankHetoldmethegreatquakedidlittledamagetohisgoods.Buthe'sstillhurtingbecauseitcausedforeignerstoflee.Andthat'sabigchunkofhisbusiness.Hesayssalesaredown40%athisknifeshop.{travel,to,japan}.
IheardasimilarstoryatasushirestaurantinGinza（银座）.MyhusbandandIwereenjoyingasetdinnerwhen
ourchefpresenteduswithsomehigh-endpiecesoffishnotlistedonourmenu.Hetoldustheywereagiftfromthebusinessmanseatedacrossfromusatthesushibar,tothankusforvisitingJapan（只针对美国人才送？真会拍马屁）.
Theowneralsocameouttotalktous.Hisfatheropenedtherestaurantbackin1936.Hetoldusbusinesshasslowedsignificantlysincethequake.Hefeelsbad,notjustforhis150employeesbutfortheirfamiliesaswell.Heconsidershimselfresponsibleforallofthem,upto500peoplerelyingonhimfortheirlivelihoods.{travel,to,japan}.
Ineverconsideredthedistributionofmytouristdollarsthatwaybefore...thatmyholidaymighthelpsupportJapan'sreconstruction,albeit（即使）inasmallandindirectway.{travel,to,japan}.
Andincaseyou'recurious,Ifelt2.5aftershocks(onemayhavebeenmyimagination).Theywerealllateatnight.Therewerenounexpectedblackouts,thoughtheelectricityshortagemeantmostescalatorswereturnedofftoconserveenergy.Manymuseumsandsomeshopsareoperatingwithshortenedhours.
Asforradiationfears,allIcansayisdosomeresearchandmakeaninformeddecision.Forme,theU.S.StateDepartment'supdatedguidanceprovidedadditionalpeaceofmind.Ihadalreadylookedintotherisksassociatedwithvariousexposurelevels.Here'sthatsegment,justtogetyoustarted.
篇二:《AtriptoJapanwithmyfamily》AtriptoJapanwithmyfamilyIhadaseven-daytriptoJapanwithmyparentslastyear.Ihadawonderfultime.Wewenttovisitalotoffamousscenicspots,suchasFujimountain.TheFujimountainwascoveredbywhitesnow.Itwasverybeautiful,andIateblackeggsthere.Japanesefoodisverydelicious.Ilovesushiwhichisriceanduncooked(fresh)fish.IthinkJapanesefoodisveryhealthy.TheproductsinJapanarealsoverypopular,suchasSony,Canon,Sharpandsoon.Ithinkitisanunfettableexperienceinmylife.
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