| Japan, with the beauty of its impenetrable mountains and troubled seas contrasted by the overcrowded coastal cities, can be disorienting and baffling for newcomers. Incomprehensible social etiquette and a natural shyness for advertising, combined with an inability to say the word “no”, provide plenty of challenges to the visitor, especially if involved in property negotiations.
A contemplative existence steeped in tradition and an ultramodern, overstressed and overcrowded lifestyle coexist in the landscape, both interior and external, of Japan. On all four main islands, there is more to life than meets the eye – the young mountains them-selves which cover 70% of the territory rise directly from the seabed of the North Pacific, to create that familiar rugged look.
With 4,628 miles of coastline between the four islands, a beachfront property is not that hard to find. In fact, in terms of business and pleasure opportunities, there is something for everyone, whether connected with skiing, hot springs, back-to-nature cabins, rural hotels
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