Day 12. Going home
The next day, we got picked up from the Hilton at about 9am by the limo bus. We stopped by a couple of nearby hotels to pick up passengers, and we were on our way.
We arrived just in time to grab some lunch and a few snacks for the plane, head to the departure lounge, and we were called to board. No time to waste!
We had a great trip overall. It was very tiring with all of the travel on the trains and moving hotels. It was such an experience to go to a country that didn't really speak English completely. The people were generally really friendly and we never felt unsafe.
A couple of notes about Japan that stood out to us...
There are stairs EVERYWHERE! Every train station has lots and lots of stairs. There were often escalators, but usually only going up, not down. There were some lifts we saw, but they were out of the way and difficult to get to with the crowds of people going every which way. By the end of the trip I was willing to walk a mile just to find the lift.
There is hardly any public seating. So many times I would have loved to sit for a rest, or to take in the atmosphere, but there was just no-where to sit.
There's also hardly any rubbish bins. I think I said earlier, people are expected to eat where they purchase (standing up of course because of the lack of seats
) and leave the rubbish with the vendor. Where there are bins, like in take away food places, you are expected to separate incineratables and non-incineratables, and disposing of the ice from the cups before putting the cups in the bins.
Most shops etc have trays at the register to put the money into, and the shopkeeper will take the money from the tray. But, I almost always handed over my money to their hand, and no one seemed to mind.
People are taking selfies EVERYWHERE! And it's not just teen girls. Everyone takes selfies everywhere, all the time.
At the theme parks, the girls looooved to wear matching clothes. It was so cute. Some were a little way out.
I hope you've enjoyed my report. The photos aren't the greatest as I'm not a photographer and mainly just used my iPhone. At least it gives some idea of the country and the Disney parks for anyone who may be interested in.