{"id":832,"date":"2010-02-25T18:06:43","date_gmt":"2010-02-25T18:06:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nomadscatalans.net\/fetataiwan\/?p=832"},"modified":"2010-03-01T05:00:57","modified_gmt":"2010-03-01T05:00:57","slug":"experiencia-al-japo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nomadscatalans.net\/fetataiwan\/?p=832","title":{"rendered":"Experi\u00e8ncia al Jap\u00f3Japan experience"},"content":{"rendered":"

Aprofitant el cap d’any xino vam volar cap al Jap\u00f3 per veure el Ricard i l’Asako<\/a>, fer una mica de turisme i anar a skiar!
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\nUn vol de 3 hores i mitja i ja estem a Tokyo!<\/a>
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\nEns va venir a buscar a l’estaci\u00f3 de Shinjuku l’Asako ja que en Ricard estava treballant (l’estufeta \u00e9s perqu\u00e8 feia molt de fred a Tokyo! vam enganxar la setmana m\u00e9s freda de tot l’hivern).
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\nI vam sortir a passejar per Jap\u00f3 a veure qu\u00e8 trobavem…<\/p>\n

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\nPassejant per Tokyo<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

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A part de la immensitat de la ciutat (amb infinitat de l\u00ednies de metro!) i ple de japonesos per tot arreu, el qu\u00e8 m\u00e9s ens va cridar l’atenci\u00f3 va ser el gran ordre que tenen dins el propi caos. Tamb\u00e9 \u00e9s una ciutat molt neta, amb \u00e0rees concretes per a fumadors al mig del carrer.<\/p>\n

Com a curiositats: botigues de 6 o 7 pisos dedicades nom\u00e9s a electr\u00f2nica o a c\u00f2mics, per remenar i triar tant com es vulgui. La gent \u00e9s tant treballadora que es va adormint pels llocs (els seients calentons del metro s\u00f3n un bon lloc per fer una dormideta). I pel qu\u00e8 vam poder comprovar, els japonesos s\u00f3n molt, molt servicials i cordials, vagis on vagis sempre rebr\u00e0s una bona rever\u00e8ncia.<\/p>\n

La resta, us en podeu fer una idea amb les fotografies ;)<\/p>\n

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\nMenjar al Jap\u00f3! Quin vici!<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Als japonesos els encanta el menjar, les guies tur\u00edstiques es basen en les especialitats culin\u00e0ries de cada regi\u00f3 o simplement s\u00f3n rutes culin\u00e0ries. Nosaltres no ens vam quedar curts i vam fer un bon recorregut: teppanyaki<\/a> de carn en un pis 51, restaurant amb especialitats d’Okinawa<\/a> i ramen<\/a> de tota mena. Per soprenent que pugui semblar no vam menjar sushi<\/a> en tota la setmana!<\/p>\n

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\nTsukiji – Mercat del peix<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

D’alg\u00fan lloc ha de sortir tot el peix que es menja a Tokyo, oi? Tot surt de Tsukiji<\/a>, el mercat central a Tokyo (rollo Mercabarna), que \u00e9s un dels m\u00e9s grans dels m\u00f3n. Cal matinar (arribar all\u00e0 a les 07:00) per poder veure com preparen el peix per distribuir-lo per tot Jap\u00f3. La subasta del peix t\u00e9 lloc a les 05:00 del mat\u00ed per\u00f2 aquesta part ens la vam saltar. \u00c9s t\u00edpic acabar la visita esmorzant peix en un dels restaurants del mercat, per\u00f2 nosaltres vam preferir el caf\u00e8 amb llet.<\/p>\n

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\nCoses que nom\u00e9s es veuen al Jap\u00f3<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Aqu\u00ed no cal cap comentari. Hi ha coses que nom\u00e9s es veuen al Jap\u00f3…<\/p>\n

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\nExcursi\u00f3 a Hakone<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

\"hakone_cat\"<\/a>Per ecapar una mica de l’ambient urbanita, vam fer una escapada de Tokyo. Hakone<\/a> vindria a ser una mena de N\u00faria per\u00f2 amb dimensions m\u00e9s grans. El circuit va ser complet: vam agafar transport de tota mena (bus, tren, una esp\u00e8cie de cremallera, telef\u00e8ric i barco pirata!). L’especialitat de la zona, al ser volc\u00e0nica, s\u00f3n les aig\u00fces termals o els onsens (i uns ous negres mig podrits). Els hotels tenen piscines adaptades on et pots relaxar amb aigua ben calenta al costat mateix de la neu. De dia, fent tot el recorregut, ens va caure una bona nevada, per aix\u00f2 les fotos han quedat tant maques!<\/p>\n

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\nExcursi\u00f3 a Kamakura<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

\"kamakura_cat\"<\/a>I seguint amb la din\u00e0mica de fer el guiri, qu\u00e8 millor que anar a visitar temples i budes gegants a uns poblets de la costa japonesa, Kamakura<\/a> i voltants. S\u00f3n curiosos els rituals que tenen en cada temple per adorar als seus d\u00e9us i perqu\u00e8 no et perdis, hi ha instruccions i tot de com fer-ho.
\nI perqu\u00e8 no es quedi ningu amb gana, a cada poble o \u00e1rea tur\u00edstica tenen el seu propi souvenir que no \u00e9s res m\u00e9s que menjar! Acostumen a ser pastetes o galetes, amb formes i colors vairats.<\/p>\n

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\nCap de setmana a Tegendai<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

De tots \u00e9s coneguda l’afici\u00f3 (o addicci\u00f3) de l’Albert per la neu i l’esqu\u00ed, aix\u00ed que no vam poder estar-nos de fer una visita a les muntanyes i fer unes quantes pistes. Gr\u00e0cies al Ricard i l’Asako, vam poder anar fins a Tengendai Kogen<\/a>, a la regi\u00f3 de Yamagata. El lloc era petit\u00f3, per\u00f2 vam disfrutar d’uns paissatges impressionants, amb sol, vent, fred i neu. I res millor per acabar la jornada que un bon sopar t\u00edpic de la regi\u00f3 i uns banys calents enmig de la neu. Que us fa enveja…?!<\/p>\n

<\/embed><\/object>Using the holidays from the Chinese New Year we flew to Japan to visit Ricard and Asako<\/a>, do some sigthseeing and go to ski!
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\nAfter 3 hours flight, here we are at Tokyo!<\/a>
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\nAsako came to pick us up from Shinjuku station as Ricard was still at work (the small heater is there because we visited Tokyo on the coldest week of this winter…)
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\nAnd so we went out so see what Tokyo and Japan had to offer…
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\nGoing around Tokyo<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

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Apart from the immensity of the city (and the large number of metro\/train lines) and the fact of being surrounded by Japanese people, the most interesting detail was to observe the order that they manage to have even in this chaos. Tokyo is also an extremely clean city.<\/p>\n

Highlights: 6 or 7 floor shops focused only on electronics or comics (manga), people sleeping everywhere (the metro seats are really comfortable for that) and the excellent service on restaurants, hotels, etc.<\/p>\n

Take a look at the photos ;)<\/p>\n

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\nEating in Japan! That’s yummy!<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Japanese people love to eat, as an example, most of the tourist information is focused on the local dishes that should not be missed. We did our best and visited: a meat teppanyaki<\/a> located on a 51st floor, restaurant with dishes from Okinawa<\/a> and ramen<\/a> of all kinds. Funny enough we did not eat any sushi<\/a> during the whole week!
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\nTsukiji – Fish market<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Where does all the fish being consumed in Tokyo come from? You are right, from Tsukiji<\/a>, that is a kind of central market (similar to Mercabarna at Barcelona) and it is one of the biggest in the world. You must get up early to be on time (we arrived around 07:00am) to see how they prepare the fish for distribution all around Japan. The tuna auction takes places around 05:00am, and we skipped that. It is also a tradition to finish the visit with a fish based breakfast on a nearby restaurant but we preferred a coffe with milk.
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\nOnly in Japan<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

No additional comments needed. There are things that you can only find while in Japan…
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\nHakone trip<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

\"hakone_cat\"<\/a>To get out from the city we decided to go to Hakone<\/a>. We did the whole circuit (bus, train, cable car, ropeway and even a pirate ship!). Being a volcanic area, there are a lot of hot springs to enjoy in most of the hotels, that was a nice experience. During our visit it was snowing most of the time, as a side effect we have very nice pictures :)
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\nDay trip to Kamakura<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

\"kamakura_cat\"<\/a>And still acting as good tourists, what else could be better than to visit couple of temples and Budhas around the Japanese coast? we went to Kamakura<\/a> and nearby towns. Just in case, the temple provides detailed instructions on how to pray.
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\nWeekend at Tegendai<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

It is public knowledge the Albert addition to the snow and the ski, so we organized a weekend trip to the mountains and a ski resort. Thanks to Ricard and l’Asako, we could go to Tengendai Kogen<\/a>, in the Yamagata region. The resort was small, but with perfect snow and beautiful landscape. Sun, cold, wind and snow… we had it all in just 2 days. As apr\u00e8s-ski a good dinner with regional dishes (yummy!) and hot spring outside in the middle of the snow. Would you like to try?? :)
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