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Old Sep 24, 2011 | 9:10 pm
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Originally Posted by blueline7
I am planning my first trip to Japan. It's got to be a short one unfortunately, as brevity is one of the main selling points I have in mind to convince my wife to let me go. I will be travelling solo and anticipate about 2 nights in Tokyo and 2 nights in Kyoto, not including day of arrival or day of departure. I plan on going in early February.

I have a few questions (and if you can only, or only feel like only, answering one, that is great too!):

1. I realize that spring and cherry blossom season is a great time to visit, but I am stuck with winter. Will it be a downer unless I am some sort of wabi-sabi fanatic? Will it be miserable to slosh around visiting sites in Kyoto and exploring Tokyo, making it preferable to hold off until spring, particularly for a first-time visitor?
Many of these questions are probably better answered in the Japan forum, but on the one above, if you can be in Kyoto during/after a snowfall, it is truly magical.
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