Japanese Culture

Is it "Watashi tachi wa ryok? ga suki desu."?

Yes.
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watashitachi wa ryokou ga suki desu.

Kyoto! I went to Kyoto a decade ago and I like the culture and the beauty of the place.

How often do Japanese travel to Okinawa from other islands or areas of Japan?

Is it a domestic touristic destination, for example? It is interesting because it is far from other areas of Japan

about 5560000 (last year)

Okinawa is one of the top 10 tourist attractions in Japan

Is it a domestic touristic destination, for example? It is interesting because it is far from other areas of Japan

About 5,000,000 people visit Okinawa every year.
Okinawa is one of most popular tourist destination, especially for swimming and diving.
A lot of people visit there repeatedly. Usually they want to live there.

I am looking for a futon (hopefully no to expensive) and would like a traditional japanese one, cotton and foldable. I would love some websites or any locations in Santa Barbara, San Francisco, or LA area, so if you are from any of these and know of a place and could give me a name and address/or number that would be wonderful!

Artesia & Western
1759 W. Artesia Blvd.

Gardena, CA 90248

I have obtained a Japanese permanent resident card. Do I need a visa to travel to China?

Probably. Your residency does not matter. It’s your nationality that decides the issue.

Someone knows good books about the history of travel in Japan? I’m interesting from ancient times until the end of Tokugawa bakufu…. Some book of critical literature about Manyoshu can be good too!

Kamens, Edward. "Utamakura, Allusion, and Intertextuality in Traditional Japanese Poetry". Yale University Press, 1997

can I travel my one month old japanese spitz by airplane?
i mean, is it okay for a one month old spitz to be travelled by plane? will he not get dizzy or some sort?
it’s just only a two hours travel…but my concern is the dog.. is it okay for him(dog)? he’s just only one month… huhu..

Yes of course it is ok unless you have a passport. The dog might miss you for the period of the flight. The dog might panic as it might not be used to it.

What are your opinions as to why this is. By the way I’m not saying all Japanese are xenophobic or racist, but everyone knows about the general Japanese feelings about foreigners.

I certainly don’t think Japanese dislike foreigners at all. I have lived here for 4 years already and have been treated with nothing but kindness.

I also don’t think Japanese don’t want foreigners to enter the job market here – in face many large companies are actively recruiting foreigners – Sony’s aim is 30% of the new workforce in Japan should be non-Japanese. The thing is, most foreigners don’t understand Japanese well, and ultimately non-Japanese are more likely to leave the country and desert the company than a Japanese national. If Japanese companies think twice about hiring foreigners, it is for there reasons rather than xenophobia.

Anyway, that’s beside the point. I think the questioner is making faulty assumptions.

Here’s the problem.

I have a travel plan to Hong Kong next week. One part of my Japanese passport is damaged.
It is the red leather cover first page part where the top right corner is ripped off. Everything else the passport photo, IC card, passport number are intact.

Is it possible to still travel to Hong Kong… and if possible, is it even possible to return back to Japan ?

Check with the nearest Japanese embassy/consulate.

Some countries (such as France, US) issue their citizens abroad emergency passports within 24 hours that allow them to travel abroad for several months and/or return to their home country.

You may be able to obtain such emergency passport from your consulate.