Getting
to Japan is like leaving the present and take a leap into the future,
at least technologically (I hope!). Even coming from Korea, which is
on the right track to become "the future" soon, the impact is remarkable. Just to think
that only two months ago we were cycling across the steppe and the desert of
Mongolia feeling that we were centuries back, disembarking in Fukuoka
feels as divorced from the present as the Mongolian experience. From the Chinese frantic chaos to the extreme Japanese order, the gap is also radical. At
first glance, everything in Japan seems perfect and is dazzling
wherever you look at. However, with each passing day, this
hyper-ultra developed giant reveals very crude imperfections for
anyone who's willing to take a deeper look without getting carried away by all that
glitters.
