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Is Japan overrated as a tourist destination?
Japan’s appeal has been obscured by crowds and the Fomo mentality. But the magic of Japan is still there – we just need to take the effort to look for it.
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Kanazawa's geisha district is more intimate than Kyoto's, says the writer.
PHOTO: KAREN TEE
Karen Tee
Whenever someone announces they are heading to Japan for the first time, most of us can probably list their itinerary before they have even booked their hotel – that’s just how familiar we Singaporeans are with the Land of the Rising Sun.
There will be the obligatory photo at the Shibuya Scramble pedestrian crossing in Tokyo, the temple-hopping marathon through Kyoto’s Higashiyama district and the Osaka street-food crawl along Dotonbori, capped off with a sizzling okonomiyaki.
