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Originally Posted by evanny
Japan on the other hand is far away for Europeans and Americans and no one would choose it because of its warm weather, thousands of years old history or cheap flee markets which are big attractions.
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Japan HAS warm weather, a history starting with the Jomon people documented to about 14,000 years ago, and there are PLENTY of wonderful flea markets at temples and shrines all over Japan. You can find incredible bargains on stuff like art and antiques at those markets.
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Originally Posted by evanny
Europe is the capital of culture and art,...... .
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Spoken with a true Eurocentric world view. As one who teaches a course on Japanese art history at the college level........ I beg to differ. Asia and Japan have an INCREDIBLE artistic history, and amazing cultures. It is just that the Western world does not typically TEACH much of anything about Eastern history, geography, religion, culture, or art in the public education system.
Personally, I think the lack of tourism is mainly due to two things........ language and mis-preceptions.
best,
.................john