(Rates 0-5. 0 being it didn’t existed and 5 that it greatly exceeded our expectations)

Food: 3 Very fishy (it wasn’t for us...we ate a lot of McDonalds)
Accommodations: 4 We stayed in very nice hotels with restaurants, gyms and pools inside
Cleanliness of Streets: 5 Incredibly clean streets like Disney World
Courtesy of Service Staff: 5 Very kind, will bow and back away from you when done talking
Condition of Roads: 5 Very well taken care of, very few potholes.
Drivers: 5 Seemed honest and used a meter, there were seat belts and they obeyed traffic laws
Prices: 5 Taxis, food and hotels cost even more than they do in NY
Kindness of Locals: 4 Very nice if you engage with them but most keep to their own business
TV: 2 No English channels in most places if they even had a TV

Our Favorite City: Tokyo (busier and more modern than Kyoto which is what we like)
What to check when you first enter your hotel room: The toilet, cause it could be awesome!! If you were given two beds instead of 1 since we didn’t have the same last name.




No garbage on the streets

Tasty pastries (but some had fish so watch-out!)

Bullet train (Shinkasen), expensive but damn quick and comfortable

Bean paste pancake like desserts not for me but Ofer liked them

Watching TED on TV cause no channels in English

Very creative mens/women’s clothing and hairstyles in the downtown areas

Real Japanese Koi fish in the ponds

Poor English spelling everywhere (sanatarized, confort, Itarian)

Festival for ghosts where they burn a Japanese character into 4 mountains in Kyoto

Any local taking pictures always does a peace sign

Vertical advertisements on buildings instead of horizontal

Exoskeleton of bugs on the ground gave a nice surprise crunch when you’re walking

Walked through the Sony building and saw very futuristic looking cars

Traditional high-class food was next to inedible

You could buy ‘good-luck bracelets’ for just about anything; happy marriage, health, to do well on a test

It was painfully hot outside we felt like we were baking in an oven

Incredibly beautiful drive up the mountain to Hakone, it made me realize why people were so inspired to paint and looked just like a painting

Anime Museum was packed with kids and adults sitting around reading (cool concept)

Store owners washing the street outside their business every morning

No eating/drinking on the street

Wipe-out like TV shows with very excited and self destructive people

Taking a natural springs bath with naked locals in Hakone and following strict instructions on how to do so

Some women walking around in traditional clothing with wooden shoes and white faces

Fancy marble karaoke buildings

Little boys staring at us on the subway then yelling “Baseball!” to us as they left the train

People never jay-walk

The pagodas and temples were all incredibly well kept and respected by the locals and tourists

Almost every woman wore fake eyelashes

Most dishes tasted like fish (even potato chips)

Museum where you could watch artists make different pieces (porcelain, baskets, jewelry)

Everyone carried handkerchiefs to keep their faces dry

The zoo in Tokyo was amazing, we spent hours there

Had to stand in one place to eat even your ice cream cone on the street

We ate McDonalds 4 times

Cars drive on the opposite side of the road, drivers are in the passenger seat, side view mirrors are on the hood of the car

Stations on TV with very child-like dating shows with hearts all over the screen

Lots of women carried umbrellas to protect themselves from the sun, really pretty

Burning up at Universal Studios outside of Osaka but we loved the indoor roller coaster

Vending machines on every street with take out food, drinks and cigarettes

No cars honking

Very thin buildings in between larger ones

Advanced toilets with heater, sprays and sound effects

Markets with fruit, nuts, spices, dried and fresh fish

Very loud bugs in the trees that sounded like rain sticks

No trash cans on the streets

Knock-off branded wallets, watches, shoes, clothes etc

Fishy sushi, ew