"I have visited Japan several times and have always been shown wonderful hospitality."
Stephen Hawking
24.04 million people visited Japan last year and more visitors keep traveling there. Japan is known for its ancient culture, splendid natural landscapes, and sensational uniqueness. Listed below are reasons possibly why people are visiting this beautiful country.
- Cherry blossom season is as prominent with Japanese people and visitors alike, which makes the spring one of the most favored times to visit Japan, along with autumn when the leaves of this country's forests become gold and red.
- Tokyo is home to one of America’s largest entertainment exports. There is a Disneyland theme park located east of the capital at Urayasu, Chiba. This theme park was the first Disney theme park outside of the United States.
- Shinrin-yoku in Japanese means "taking in the forest atmosphere" or "forest bathing." It was advanced in Japan during the 1980s and has become a foundation of preventive health care and healing in Japanese medicine. Researchers mainly in Japan and South Korea have well-established a vigorous body of scientific work on the health benefits of spending time under the umbrella of a living forest. Their research is helping to establish the knowledge of Shinrin-yoku and forest therapy throughout the world.
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About this hotel:
A stay at Park Hyatt Tokyo places you in the heart of Tokyo, walking distance from Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building and Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall. This 5-star hotel is within close proximity of New National Theatre Tokyo and New National Theatre.
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To read other awesome stories regarding Japan, see the links below:
- What’s the point of the Japanese tea ceremony? by Kieran Meeke, Travel Writer
- This is Japan's oldest theater art By Kieran Meeke, Travel Writer
- When in Osaka, go to a puppet show By Kieran Meeke, Travel Writer
For traveling books and resources regarding Japan, see below:
Sources:
- http://japan-magazine.jnto.go.jp/en/special_toto03.html
- http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/asia/japan/articles/reasons-to-visit-japan-tourist-temple/
- http://www.travelhouse.com.cy/packages/cherry-blossoms-festival-japan/
- http://yesofcorsa.com/spirited-away/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest_bathing
- http://www.shinrin-yoku.org/shinrin-yoku.html
- https://happyadventures.trvl.com/hotel/park-hyatt-tokyo/sHUEFAMItY5k37JA?checkin=2017-10-12&checkout=2017-10-13&rooms=1&adults=2