This is our 29th and final post on our fantastic Japan trip. What made the trip so special and unforgettable are the Nihonjin, or Japanese people. You impressed us by your welcome, discipline, respect, cleanliness, politeness, willingness to help and the pride you took in doing whatever job well. Where else in the world would store employees bow twice when you leave the store after purchasing something, even after you have turned you back and left the store?
So special thanks to you, Nihonjin (日本人), in particular to the strangers who approached us and offered to help when we were staring at street signs and maps, to the guy who accompanied us to the exit we were looking for in Shibuya station, and the gentleman who walked with us for more than five minutes under heavy rain to show us the way to Tsukiji market before retracing his steps to his office in Ginza. And how could we ever forget the lady in Kyoto who guided us for more than ten minutes to a vegetarian ramen place that turned out to be closed that evening? She genuinely felt so bad that she started to apologize!
To all of you, we say Arigatō ありがとう
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