Original text By ST Sularto, executive summary by Darmansjah
Sawara, KAMAKURA, NIKKO, ASAKUSA, and SHIBUYA. Five of tourism in Japanis not as popular as other tourism objects in there. All five may be just an example of Japanese excellence combines the old - fashioned with a new-traditional-modern.
Sawara in the territory of Chiba Prefecture, one of Japan's example of the success of preserving the old-traditional. A small town 20 miles northeast Narita Airport, which at the time of the Edo Period (1603-1867) so the bustling city center. The main object of the elongated channel, the main means of transportation for centuries and is known as the Small Edo because of small-city tiny and quiet atmosphere behind the hustle bustle of modern Japan. Smallboatrideled bytwomotherswithtypicalclothesSawara-shirt andhatshipsfarmer-driven withtheengineslowlydown the canalcost12,000yenfor 20minutes.
Unlike thegondola ridein the'city-water' especiallyminiaturereplicaVenetianin Macau, down the canalinSawarafeltalong thecanalsinAmsterdam. The differenceinAmsterdamfilledwiththe bustle ofhispassinghumansandcars, inSawara-round peace and quiet. Quiet, traditional houseson either side ofthe canalsustainablymaintained, as well asarchbridgeson it. In addition tothe shopswithsouvenirs ofJapan, can not be abandoned Museum Tadataka-Ino Tadatakathebirthplace ofthe19th centurymanaged tomake amorecompletemap ofthe Japanesearchipelagoandare more accurateatthe time ofthe TokugawaShogunate.
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Want to knowJapaneseinthe reform era200yearsago, cametoSawara! The provocativeadthat dot. Notonlywarehouses, tradersandhouses100-200yearoldbuildingsalongsidemodern'Western' Japanfollowingthe trimmingspast.
ASAKUSA, SHIBUYA, KAMAKURA, NIKKO
Inantiquityand the modernJapanese, ASAKUSA, SHIBUYA, KAMAKURA, andNIKKObe complementary. ASAKUSAknownas theoldest templeinJapan, HachikoSHIBUYAwithmyth-symbol of loyaltyto thebronzestatue ofthe dogHachiko(1923-1935), KAMAKURAwithbronzeBuddhastatuesitsimprisonedbuilt in the13th century, NIKKOwithtemplesand gardens werebuiltcenturies-17, dedicated to IemetsuTokugawa, founder of Shogun dynasty.
Inantiquityand the modernJapanese, ASAKUSA, SHIBUYA, KAMAKURA, andNIKKObe complementary. ASAKUSAknownas theoldest templeinJapan, HachikoSHIBUYAwithmyth-symbol of loyaltyto thebronzestatue ofthe dogHachiko(1923-1935), KAMAKURAwithbronzeBuddhastatuesitsimprisonedbuilt in the13th century, NIKKOwithtemplesand gardens werebuiltcenturies-17, dedicated to IemetsuTokugawa, founder of Shogun dynasty.
Through Sawara is a Japanese-paced life with advanced technology. Chiba, the nearest city as the capital of the prefecture, is not busy like Tokyo. However, in Chiba supposedly contained only tram dependent (no rails under the train carriages but depend below) which are not found in other cities.
ASAKUSA, the oldest temple in the direction towards Tokyo, not only offers the expertise of the Japanese treat the results of physical civilization, but also caring and giving place of growing confidence and show Japan spiritual. Packed with neat, ASAKUSA display religious objects alloy and shopping centers. The Japanese also used to predict predictor. Asakusa temple was crowded with day visitors who want to know his fate. Forecasts that contain bad luck they left behind. Great put in a bag. Surprisingly, despite the dense crowded, the atmosphere is quiet and solemn.
Combined with the cherry blossoms are in full bloom and hundreds of stalls selling souvenirs, ASAKUSA represents a blend of religious pilgrimage, trade, and panoramic beauty of nature. Department stores with cheaper prices of goods, such as New Market in Jakarta, complete embodiment of the concept of pilgrimage and tourism blend, blend between the old and the new as human civilization.
NotfarfromASAKUSA, SHIBUYAwithmascoteverfilmedHachiko-titled HachikoMonogatari1987-today more and more visitedafterRichardGereandJoanAllenstarred inthe movieHachiko: ADog's Story, directed by LasseHallstromthreeyearsago. Hundreds ofvisitors, mostly Japanese teenagerswho lined upposingwithHachiko, aview of thedailyroutine.
SHIBUYAalloy packaged as a tourist attraction, offices and shops branded shopping. Do not be surprised, standing at the intersection waiting for the green traffic light, we see the human moths rows that do not care about each other. They are very much the right of the individuality of each person. Photo with Hachiko statue was used as a distraction waiting light to change color.
Japanese blend of modernity and antiquity more fully realized in NIKKO, a tourist attraction in height 634 meters above sea level-tall Tokyo Tower, which recently inaugurated building-integrated between the old temple architecture and tropical gardens. NIKKOincluded in Tochigi Prefecture region is relatively far from Chiba-four hours by road via the toll-date most visited by tourists. Not only as one of the world's cultural heritage UNESCO appropriate recognition, but also here there is a mausoleum of shogun Ieyasu Tokugawa, founder of the Tokugawa dynasty. Temple built 16th century and reconstructed several times was both a gateway national park tourist attraction in the mountains with snowy winter lake.
Fifthvisitto thebasecampof tourismChibacity, thena small part ofJapan. FifthmeansadmirationvisitJapancombinespastsuccessas aheritageto be preservedandcombinedwithhispace ofphysical developmentandmodernculture. Japan, thegeographical areasinthe vortex'precarious disaster', managed toposition ourselves asalwayson guard.