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tarian bicycle so skillfully they
can share the sidewalks with
pedestrians. Cyclists rarely
lock their bikes, and when
they collect them at a train
station, can identify their own
among hundreds that took
the same. .

8 Department stores.
Matsuya and Mitsukoshi,
both in Ginza, showcase a
Japanese love of colour and

- art. Fine chocolate, for exam-
ple, is elegantly wray apped, and

by désigner Issey Miyake is as

_ much art as fashion. _-

- @ Gardens. The Imperial -
Palace. Gardens in central |
“Tokys are a brilliant illustra -

of the Japanese love of .:

order, history, art, labour and |
natiire.. Prepare to walk; there”

* are lots of bridges and *
byways. :

a | ood. At a sushi. restau- :
rant, a Couple consum: “Bv0:
-dozen plates of exotic
seafood bef he. wai er tal-

lies the plates and the bill.
For the source of this bounty,
visit the Tsukiji Central Fish

-. Market. .
‘Accommodation. A

Japanese ryokan (in) fea-
tures'a futon bed on tatami
mats, and a private steam
bath. A thermos of steaming -
jack tea and rice biscuits

await your. return from a day
of sightseeing.
eS Hospitality. Unlike people °

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of other Asian countries, the
Japanese rarely stare. No mat-
ter how confused and
bungling your behaviour in
what can be a confusing city,
you come to believe, proba-
bly wrongly, that no onc is
noticing.

For more information,
contact the Japan National
Tourist Organization at (416)
366-7140, or by fax at (416)
366- 4530.

Photes Alison Appelbe

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