Every journey yields its own epiphany and Japan is no different.
It was my first visit but I've fallen completely in love with the Land of the Rising Sun. There is so much to admire in her people, culture and cuisine.
Perfection in every action and incredible attention to detail
The gardens are set out in pristine order. The shinkansen (bullet trains) arrive and depart on the dot. Plastic bags are used to cover shopping bags made of paper. Cushions are discreetly re-arranged whenever a guest leaves the lobby. Excess umbrellas are removed from the stand so that nothing juts out. Purchases are gift-wrapped in pretty paper.
Every meal is served to please the senses: arranged in dainty dishes, cooked to perfection. Every egg is boiled with the orange yolk still slightly runny.
How do they do it?
Interesting practices and sense of humour
Cooking shows that feature only one ingredient. Females made up to look like dolls - no such thing as the au naturale look here. Everything kawaii (cute) is cool. Even adults wear Hello Kitty boots and raincoats. Drugstores every 10 meters feature every type of cosmetics and row upon row of fake eyelashes. In every colour. Kinda creepy.
Beautiful travel companions
I have to say a big THANK YOU to my two travel companions, Julina and Li Ki, for the endless hours of shopping, mad scrambles for trains, sharing of desserts, testing of cosmetics, sampling of strange foods, sipping of coffees, silly conversations, giggles and laughter. It was indeed a pleasure to be your mama san. Sorry my business development skills fell a little short of expectations :P
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