Mount Fuji pics, life-changing ramen and a weak yen - why young Brits are going to Japan
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Mount Fuji pics, life-changing ramen and a weak yen - why young Brits are going to Japan

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The BbcAugust 29, 2026View Source

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De nombreux jeunes Britanniques voyagent au Japon cette année.

Many young British people are traveling to Japan this year.

nombreux→manyjeunes→youngBritanniques→British peoplevoyagent→are travelingau→to theJapon→Japancette→thisannée→year
Les photos du Mont Fuji sont très populaires sur les réseaux sociaux.

Photos of Mount Fuji are very popular on social media.

du→of theMont Fuji→Mount Fujisont→aretrès→verypopulaires→popularsur→onréseaux sociaux→social media
Beaucoup de gens veulent manger de vrais bols de ramen délicieux.

Many people want to eat real bowls of delicious ramen.

Beaucoup→Manyde→ofgens→peopleveulent→wantmanger→to eatde→somevrais→realbols→bowlsdélicieux→delicious
Le yen est faible, donc le voyage est moins cher pour les touristes.

The yen is weak, so the trip is less expensive for tourists.

est→isfaible→weakdonc→sovoyage→tripest→ismoins→lesscher→expensivepour→fortouristes→tourists
Ils visitent aussi le célèbre carrefour de Shibuya à Tokyo.

They also visit the famous Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo.

visitent→visitaussi→alsocélèbre→famouscarrefour→crossingde→ofà→in
Les vols sont longs, mais l'expérience est incroyable pour eux.

The flights are long, but the experience is incredible for them.

vols→flightssont→arelongs→longmais→butexpérience→experienceest→isincroyable→incrediblepour→foreux→them
Le Japon est maintenant une destination de vacances très tendance.

Japan is now a very trendy holiday destination.

Japon→Japanest→ismaintenant→nowde→ofvacances→holidaystrès→verytendance→trendy
Les réseaux sociaux montrent la culture unique de ce pays.

Social media shows the unique culture of this country.

réseaux sociaux→social mediamontrent→showde→ofce→thispays→country
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faible
weak
"Le yen est actuellement très faible."
carrefour
crossing / intersection
"Le carrefour de Shibuya est très fréquenté."
pays
country
"Le Japon est un beau pays."
cher
expensive
"Ce restaurant n'est pas très cher."
réseaux sociaux
social media
"Je regarde des vidéos sur les réseaux sociaux."
maintenant
now
"Il part en voyage maintenant."
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