Japan

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The one bargain in Japan:
If you want to travel in Japan, get a Japanese Railpass, and do it by train - you can get the pass for 7 or 14 days, and it allows unlimited travel on all JR trains (well, all but the fastest bullet train). BUT you can only buy the Pass OUTSIDE Japan.

Ah - what can I say about Japan - it's the country that I've visited most, and it's an amazing place. Even in Tokyo surrounded by bright lights and tall buildings you can always find a temple that can take you back a thousand years.

Everyone thinks that Japan is an expensive country - and it can be, but there are a couple of things you can do, to make it a bit easier on the pocket - Buy a Japanese Rail Pass, Stay in Ryokans - the Japanese equivalent to B&B's, and most convenience stores do a good range of food!

High on anybodies list of places to visit in Japan should be the city of Kyoto - the ancient capital. Nowhere does old Japan rub shoulders so closely with the neon version than here.

Kinkahu-ji, Kyoto, Kansai

One of the most sobering experiences I've had on my travels is my visit to Hiroshima, and the peace arch, where a flame burns until all the nuclear weapons in the world have been destroyed.