tiradia.

A country of manners, contradictions, obscene quantities of seafood, exceptional alcohol, warmth, greenery, sounds abundant, and histories in and of dynasties. A corner of Asia flung far into the future with all the tradition of the past. A country where a woman with a beer keg backpack refill all you can drink you at nomihozai. Bad sake served cold is great sake served warm. No bins. Vending machines - Jihan - everywhere. Tap water you can drink. Trains, and more trains, and then more trains. People who speak hardly any English, but they’ll speak Japanese to you endlessly and politely, even if it is obvious that you understand barely a word. Ramen and rice finer than that anywhere else in the world. A stunning display of culture and capitalism.