Travel Review: Japan Vacation, Hakone, Ryokan Stay, Hiking, Culture, Local Cuisine

Wonderful trip. Everywhere we went was different. Accommodations were good quality and were located close to train and subway stations.  Our travel agency provided four local tour guides that not only showed us some of the sights, but taught us how to use the transportation systems.  We had tours on only four of seventeen days in Japan, so learning how to get around was critical mental survival in a foreign land with a foreign language.