I’ve created my Japan Bucket List some years ago and I’m quite confident with the results by now. I added some points from time to time, but most of them exist since I created the list. If there’s an existing post about any point already, I’m gonna tag it after the tick so you can read about my experience 🙂
♡ going to the sea ✓
♡ going to Kyushu, Shikoku, Honshu & Hokkaido
♡ travelling with a Japanese airline ✓
♡ enjoying a day at an Onsen
♡ being invited for dinner by a Japanese family ✓
♡ walking through Fushimi Inaris Torii Tunnels ✓
♡ buying an iconic transparent umbrella ✓
♡ singing Karaoke ✓
♡ seeing wild deer on Miyajima Island ✓
♡ seeing wild deer in Nara ✓
♡ staying in Japan for more than only a holiday
♡ visiting Himeji Castle ✓
♡ visiting all 47 prefectures
♡ well or at least all 8 regions
♡ standing on Tokyo Tower ✓
♡ visiting the Hachiko memorial in Shibuya ✓
♡ seeing Mount Fuji (not only from above >.>)
♡ making Purikura with close friends ✓
♡ wearing a real Kimono
♡ partying in Tokyo ✓
♡ travelling with a Shinkansen ✓
♡ visiting the Statue of Liberty in Odaiba
♡ visiting the peace memorial in Hiroshima ✓
♡ going to Okinawa
♡ visiting Japan at every season ✓
♡ taking photos of Sakura ✓
♡ taking photos of Momiji ✓
♡ shopping at Takeshita Dori ✓
♡ sleeping in a Ryokan
♡ having some beer in Tokyo’s most popular metal bar GODZ ✓
♡ visiting Rainbow Bridge
♡ making friends from all over the world ✓
♡ visiting Tsukiji Fish Market ✓
♡ visiting a cat Café ✓
♡ visiting a Maid Café ✓
♡ trying Kobe beef
♡ sleeping in a capsule hotel
♡ sleeping in a love hotel
♡ trying natto ✓
♡ walking across Shibuya crossing ✓
♡ seeing “the hells” in Beppu
♡ standing on Akashi Kaikyo Bridge ✓
♡ speaking Japanese fluently
♡ seeing a Japanese firework
♡ visiting Kanamara Matsuri aka. Steel Phallus Festival ✓
Do you also have a bucket list? Which points of your list mean the most to you and which could you already achieve? Or do you think such a list is nonsense because you keep enjoying the moment? Just tell me your opinion in the comments!