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The writer expected this no-frills experience to be the worst flight of her life. Happily, it wasn't.

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Facade of The Tokyo Station Hotel.

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Sublimely unique, Japan is beautiful, warm and inviting. This archipelago of islands, also known as the "Land of the Rising Sun", is meeting point between traditional and contemporary. With an abundance of cultural wonders from The Golden Pavilion to Nijo Castle; natural wonders from Mount Fuji to snow onsens; and modern pow-wows of high-rises, malls and restaurants.

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Japan, Northeast Asia

Sublimely unique, Japan is beautiful, warm and inviting. This archipelago of islands, also known as the "Land of the Rising Sun", is meeting point between traditional and contemporary. With an abundance of cultural wonders from The Golden Pavilion to Nijo Castle; natural wonders from Mount Fuji to snow onsens; and modern pow-wows of high-rises, malls and restaurants.

Population: 127 million
Capital: Tokyo
Official Language: Japanese
Electricity: Type A (or flat blade attachment plug) is an ungrounded plug with two flat parallel pins. Type B has two flat parallel pins and a round grounding (or earth) pin.

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