tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3280903161432722119.post5897122475257046879..comments2024-03-09T05:19:41.618-08:00Comments on Chaos and Kanji: It's not easy being Hokkaido GreenlandRyan Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670458381967699663noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3280903161432722119.post-43596815335633569852014-02-15T07:20:10.050-08:002014-02-15T07:20:10.050-08:00It's been my experience that everywhere people...It's been my experience that everywhere people go on days off (namely places like museums and amusement parks, but shopping malls too) in Japan feels empty and abandoned most of the time. Weekdays are the best days to do anything here. Sundays are really crowded, because almost everyone has the day off. So museums get massive lines. The malls and shopping areas become seas of shoppers. Amusement parks get massive lines.<br /><br />There are some amusement parks that are struggling, but it seems that the ones that are going to close are closed now. I also traveled off-peak, at the end of summer. It was a weekday workday with school in session, the weather was cold and windy, and there was an extra holiday either the week I went to the park or an adjacent week. I am sad to hear of some parks closing; there are some that were on my list when I came to Japan that don't exist anymore, having closed within the past five years.Ryan Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12670458381967699663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3280903161432722119.post-60787468006310186572014-02-15T06:48:39.968-08:002014-02-15T06:48:39.968-08:00Wow... I'm usually intrigued by abandoned park...Wow... I'm usually intrigued by abandoned parks. But I sort of felt bad for these guys. I'm surprised they had all of those rides open with so few people in attendance. Hopefully they're packed during the summer... otherwise I've got to think that this is some sort of money laundering setup.Fujihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00749100861086458307noreply@blogger.com