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Originally Posted by MMM
What are you hoping to see in Chiba and Fukushima? There isn't a whole lot to see for a newbie who isn't visiting relatives.
Are you going to be flying from Tokyo to Okinawa, then Okinawa to Taiwan?
Everyone speaks a little English, but not that many are fluent. You will find more fluent speakers of English in Tokyo than you will in less urban areas.
A rule of thumb I say is "Don't depend on someone else's ability in English to get you where you need to be."
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I am interested in seeing historical buildings, landmarks, and places that holds some type of a meaning to the locals. I will have a japanese-english translation book with me and hope to use it when I am there. I enjoy traveling and do it often, so I have some experience on traveling but just want to get an insight to where to go, and what to see.
I will be in Taiwan first as I will be visiting my relatives there. Yes, I do not look Asian at all with my hair but I am half Taiwanese (other half Norwegian). I will be flying from TaoYuan, Taiwan to Okinawa, then to Tokyo and take the train from Tokyo to Fukushima and back to fly to LA then back to NY.
I will try not to dress too foreign there (or look too much like a tourist) but I am afraid my platinum blond hair won't get unoticed in Japan. I get that often when I go back to Taiwan every few years so I know what it feels like being the sore thumb.
K. Jensen