[net.travel] Info on Japan wanted

ecl@ahuta.UUCP (ecl) (01/02/85)

We are planning on going to Japan in April or May.  Does anyone have any
suggestions?  In particular:

	1) Given the Expo '85 that will open in March, will it be particularly
	crowded, or is this as good a time as any to go?  Will airfares be
	higher (as they were to LA during the Olympics)?

	2) What should we be sure to see that won't be on the standard
	itinerary?  (We'll be taking an escorted tour, but will have some time
	on our own.)

	3) What should we be sure to take (especially relating to expected
	weather conditions)?  I would presume that film is available relatively
	cheaply; is there anything else of that sort we should wait and buy
	there?

	4) We are not greatly interested in shopping, but assuming we want
	to buy some small souvenirs for family, etc., is there someplace in
	particular to go (like a single department store or something)?
	Does anyone know of any science fiction bookstores in Tokyo or Kyoto?

					Evelyn C. Leeper
					...{ihnp4, houxm, hocsj}!ahuta!ecl