Feeling Free / Warm Welcomes (Japan)

This reel contains two films about tourism in Japan:
“Feeling Free: Getting Around in Japan” and
“Warm Welcomes: Places to Stay in Japan”

Feeling Free: Getting Around in Japan (1991)
This film shows a woman host using various means of public transportation after she arrives at the Tokyo International Airport: buses, subway, trains. The film shows use of the many JNTO (Japan National Tourist Organization) offices which can aid a traveler. How to get to downtown Tokyo from the airport. Train/subway info, subway scenes. Tokyo Tower (landmark). Cityscape. Catching a taxi. The Imperial Palace. Kaminarimon Gate. Shopping for tourist items. Tokyo at night. Lake Ashi Hakone wth mountains in the background. Hakone train station. Sights seen by train travel - mountains, etc. Old Hakone. Hot springs. Traveling to Kyoto via bullet train from Tokyo station. Purchasing a Japan Rail Pass and riding the trains. Bus travel and luggage arrangements. Another JNTO office. Purchasing a one day bus pass. Kiyomizu Temple. Kinkakuji Temple. Ryoanji Temple with zen garden. A movie studio for samurai films. Train. More temples and shrines. Bike riding. On board the airplane leaving Japan, the host dreams of photos of her visit. The End.

Warm Welcomes: Places to Stay in Japan
A male host shows us various hotel options for the visitor to Japan. Ryokan - a traditional inn in a wooded setting. Tea is served. How to register at a hotel. Food and sake. Hot springs. Futon use. A deluxe city hotel. Kiso village. A family run inn. Food: rice ball, sake. A Pension - 6 to 10 room dwelling. Youth Hostel. Custom of taking your shoes off when entering a room. Economy Inn. Business hotel. Tokyo at night is safe. Nightlife is shown. Fast food. Making sushi. A Kabuki theater performance. Recap of pervious scenes.