We were finally in Japan! This whole trip is just so
amazing, my last trip in Japan was 2012, and it was not so good. Because I was
under 18 and the only choose is to travel within a group, I can’t travel alone
at that time. The travel agency’s plan was intense, 4 cities (Nagoya, Nara,
Osaka, Tokyo) in 7 days……so terrible. This time is way way way better. We have
so many such interesting activities, such as dancing with Japanese collage
people, wearing Kimono and taking pictures under cherry tree, etc…
So, back to the topic, we are doing drinking culture and Zen
Buddhism research. Today I’m going to talk about drinking culture. First of
all, it is so common to find alcohol EVERYWHERE! They don’t even ask me for ID,
just a simple consent question “Are you over 18?” “Yes”
and you are good to go. Secondly, the alcohol is fairly cheap in Japan. You
can buy more variety of drink than Canada, you could get all the western liquor
and plus all the Japanese drink. The convenience store are offering all kinds
of alcohol, from Whisky to Wine, from Shochu to Chu-Hi and those stores are
almost everywhere. So far the best liquor we enjoy in Japan is the fruit flavoured
Shochu, they are so delicious! Usually the Shochu is around 15-20 degree, it is
not too high to make you dislike the taste and also give you the strong enough
alcohol to make you satisfied.
We often doing the drinking together as a group, it makes us
get to know each other better, and warm up the atmosphere pretty quick. As a
tool it is very efficient when you do not drunk yourself. So far I only have
chance to visit a bar once, they have this crazy plan called “Nomihodai” everywhere,
about 10-20 dollar you can drink as much as you can in usually 2 hours! I have
to say that’s a great way to get yourself drunk in Japan. During that night’s
visit, the bar which we went to was a small but well-decorated one, and seems
like most of the bar was that kind of feeling. Small but cozy with great food
as well. People can have their own time after a hard day of working and get
some relax by a good “All you can drink” special.
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