My god ,, you guys are more sensitive than Japanese about Japan. Gee,,,
I never said riding Japan is sxxxty ,, in fact I praised it's beauty profusely.
Why do you think I have gone there more than 60 times ,,

All I am emphasizing , watch the weather, while riding in Japan ,, you will be miserable ,, caught in several days of non stop rain,, after all Japan does have one of the highest rainfall average,,

Once I went to a small village up north from Tokyo to a small riding club ,, they gave me a great horse and six of us,, went for some 5 miles parallel to the beach then turned left and through a narrow path in the huge bamboo field some 6 meters high ,,we full galloped some 80 meters ,, then ,, at the end of this bamboo tunnel ,, as we bursted out into the bright open ,,, vast Pacific and white sand ,, (rarity in Japan) clear blue sky ,, took the horses in the sea ,, and back at the stable ,, did some jumping ,, drank saki ,, sushi ,, great time was had by all .. Then there was a time ,, on a Shinkansen ,, met a woman professor at the Keio University ,, who insisted that I stay as her guest at a ryokan in Kyoto,, full moon it was ,, dinner was served in our room with a view of flowing water,, moon over it ,, and the fish served in Pompeii position ,, and her gentle of whisper of itai ,, itai ,, all night.

On other occasion to Japan,,,I was drunk dancing like a madman ,,, at Mugen in Roppongi ,,ended up meeting a German fashion model ,,spent a year with her and set up a house in Shibuya , near Tokyo daigaku,, still 3 days out of 7 ,, it rained in Japan...

Peace Gaijin Japanese brothers,,,