If you have a chance to stay good Ryokan in Japan and you are not too conservative, it'a good place and you can enjoy it very much.
It's your choice if you do want to stay Western style hotel as usual though.
Ryokan's is a Japanese style hotel. Tatami room and put Futon for sleep. Hot spring Ryokan is much better. You can enjoy "naked" communication with others. But please do not ware swim suite when you go there.
Obon (bon, bon festival) is a kind of summer vacation for Japanese.
The center day is August 15 and most of people go back to hometowns to meet their ancestors. Most of people takes 3 to 5 days off including the day.
I think that Hashi (chopsticks) is now popular for non-Japanese. I was surprised to meet people using Hashi well, but later, I found that most of foreign people could do that.
By the way, did you know that there is Public side of chopsticks?
Japanese dinner is different from Western dinner. Starting from appetizers and finishing by carbohydrate.
The Golden Week is the longest holiday season in Japan.
It is started on former Japanese emperor's birthday, April 29 and finished on May 5, children's day (boy's day). It depends on a date of Saturday and Sunday, but usually 7 days and 10 days the longest.
When you come to Japan first time, please be careful for your luggages.
Your luggagess have to be the smallest and lightest as possible.
In Japan, sometimes you have to carry everything yourself and it is almost impossible to avoid if you don't have servant.
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