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learn the metro subway and JR trains, you can get anywhere in tokyo using them
and just try to eat as much as you can of anything because japanese food is way better over there. just explore and youll find many cool places and things
most popular districts for drinking and shopping are shibuya, harajuku, ginza, shinjuku, ikebukuro (if you want a little yakuza action), and roppongi in my opinion
have fun and travel safe
and just try to eat as much as you can of anything because japanese food is way better over there. just explore and youll find many cool places and things
most popular districts for drinking and shopping are shibuya, harajuku, ginza, shinjuku, ikebukuro (if you want a little yakuza action), and roppongi in my opinion
have fun and travel safe
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My usual post:
-Hang out in Odaiba/the Tokyo Bay Area. Check out Decks shopping center and the Sega Joypolis (Initial D with a FULL SIZED AE86, GC8, and FD3S on motion actuators!)
- Go to Yokohama and explore. Ride the ferris wheel for a great view. Miss Chinese food? Go to Chinatown!
- Visit Yoyogi Park on a Sunday to check out the cosplayers and visual rockers, b-boys, gothic lolitas, etc. Stop by Meiji Shrine if so inclined, it's in the park.
- Go to Tsukiji Fish Market early in the AM (but not Wednesday, it's closed every other Wednesday) and check out the scene -- super fresh seafood, fish auctions, and great cheap(er) sushi.
- Hit up the bars, clubs, and night shows in Roppongi and be dazzled (just watch out for yakuza and shady African dudes haha)
- Roppongi Hills has a nice shopping center on its lower floors.
- Marunouchi has high-end shopping, if you're interested
- Visit some shrines and temples if you like; I suggest Asakusa Kanon Temple and its Nakamise shopping arcade over all the others.
- Go to the Imperial Palace on the Sumida River and take a cruise if you like, otherwise, you can just explore the outer grounds and take photos, etc.
- Check out the view from the top of Tokyo Tower, or, if you want to save a few bucks, go to the observation deck in the Tokyo metropolitan government building in Shinjuku instead; their cafe serves reasonably-priced food for lunch and is a bar by night.
- If you wanna shop for electronics, forget buying in Akihabara since things are either over-priced rarities or second-hand goods there. Find any branch of Sakura-ya and do your shopping there instead for unused and reasonably priced electronics.
- Akihabara is otherwise not a bad place if you're an otaku though haha!
- Go shopping in Shinjuku. Go on a weekend, lots of street performers and crowds that liven up the mood.
- Go window-shopping in Ginza. Don't buy anything unless it's really cheap, b/c you're prolly getting ripped off. Last time I was there (like, 10 years ago haha), there was a shop that sold nothing but PIAA merchandise on the main drag -- worth checking out. There's also Hakuhinkan, a multi-level toy store that's been around for over 100 years and has some pretty damn cool stuff.
- If you like clubbing/partying, hit the west side of Tokyo for a fun night: Start in Shibuya, party on to Shinjuku, then party on to Harajuku, then end the night in Ikebukuro. By the time you're done in Ikebukuro, it should be about dawn if you're partying hard enough haha.
- If you have guts, you can try to climb Mt. Fuji. Otherwise, you can go to nearby Hakone for an onsen (hot spring) session. It feels goooooooooooood (although maybe not so much in the summer time?)! You can also take a cruise on Lake Hakone and check out the small shops on the shore.
- Head out to Daikoku Futo on a weekend night. Look for car club and hashiriya meets in the parking lots near diners and the waterfront.
- If you like the beach, Kamakura's not half bad. Plus, lots of temples and historical sites there, including Kotoku-in, home of the largest bronze Buddha statue in Japan. Enoshima Island is nearby too, and it's a nice little natural escape.
- Don't bother with Ueno Park and its zoo, nothing special.
-Hang out in Odaiba/the Tokyo Bay Area. Check out Decks shopping center and the Sega Joypolis (Initial D with a FULL SIZED AE86, GC8, and FD3S on motion actuators!)
- Go to Yokohama and explore. Ride the ferris wheel for a great view. Miss Chinese food? Go to Chinatown!
- Visit Yoyogi Park on a Sunday to check out the cosplayers and visual rockers, b-boys, gothic lolitas, etc. Stop by Meiji Shrine if so inclined, it's in the park.
- Go to Tsukiji Fish Market early in the AM (but not Wednesday, it's closed every other Wednesday) and check out the scene -- super fresh seafood, fish auctions, and great cheap(er) sushi.
- Hit up the bars, clubs, and night shows in Roppongi and be dazzled (just watch out for yakuza and shady African dudes haha)
- Roppongi Hills has a nice shopping center on its lower floors.
- Marunouchi has high-end shopping, if you're interested
- Visit some shrines and temples if you like; I suggest Asakusa Kanon Temple and its Nakamise shopping arcade over all the others.
- Go to the Imperial Palace on the Sumida River and take a cruise if you like, otherwise, you can just explore the outer grounds and take photos, etc.
- Check out the view from the top of Tokyo Tower, or, if you want to save a few bucks, go to the observation deck in the Tokyo metropolitan government building in Shinjuku instead; their cafe serves reasonably-priced food for lunch and is a bar by night.
- If you wanna shop for electronics, forget buying in Akihabara since things are either over-priced rarities or second-hand goods there. Find any branch of Sakura-ya and do your shopping there instead for unused and reasonably priced electronics.
- Akihabara is otherwise not a bad place if you're an otaku though haha!
- Go shopping in Shinjuku. Go on a weekend, lots of street performers and crowds that liven up the mood.
- Go window-shopping in Ginza. Don't buy anything unless it's really cheap, b/c you're prolly getting ripped off. Last time I was there (like, 10 years ago haha), there was a shop that sold nothing but PIAA merchandise on the main drag -- worth checking out. There's also Hakuhinkan, a multi-level toy store that's been around for over 100 years and has some pretty damn cool stuff.
- If you like clubbing/partying, hit the west side of Tokyo for a fun night: Start in Shibuya, party on to Shinjuku, then party on to Harajuku, then end the night in Ikebukuro. By the time you're done in Ikebukuro, it should be about dawn if you're partying hard enough haha.
- If you have guts, you can try to climb Mt. Fuji. Otherwise, you can go to nearby Hakone for an onsen (hot spring) session. It feels goooooooooooood (although maybe not so much in the summer time?)! You can also take a cruise on Lake Hakone and check out the small shops on the shore.
- Head out to Daikoku Futo on a weekend night. Look for car club and hashiriya meets in the parking lots near diners and the waterfront.
- If you like the beach, Kamakura's not half bad. Plus, lots of temples and historical sites there, including Kotoku-in, home of the largest bronze Buddha statue in Japan. Enoshima Island is nearby too, and it's a nice little natural escape.
- Don't bother with Ueno Park and its zoo, nothing special.
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My usual post:
-Hang out in Odaiba/the Tokyo Bay Area. Check out Decks shopping center and the Sega Joypolis (Initial D with a FULL SIZED AE86, GC8, and FD3S on motion actuators!)
- Go to Yokohama and explore. Ride the ferris wheel for a great view. Miss Chinese food? Go to Chinatown!
- Visit Yoyogi Park on a Sunday to check out the cosplayers and visual rockers, b-boys, gothic lolitas, etc. Stop by Meiji Shrine if so inclined, it's in the park.
- Go to Tsukiji Fish Market early in the AM (but not Wednesday, it's closed every other Wednesday) and check out the scene -- super fresh seafood, fish auctions, and great cheap(er) sushi.
- Hit up the bars, clubs, and night shows in Roppongi and be dazzled (just watch out for yakuza and shady African dudes haha)
- Roppongi Hills has a nice shopping center on its lower floors.
- Marunouchi has high-end shopping, if you're interested
- Visit some shrines and temples if you like; I suggest Asakusa Kanon Temple and its Nakamise shopping arcade over all the others.
- Go to the Imperial Palace on the Sumida River and take a cruise if you like, otherwise, you can just explore the outer grounds and take photos, etc.
- Check out the view from the top of Tokyo Tower, or, if you want to save a few bucks, go to the observation deck in the Tokyo metropolitan government building in Shinjuku instead; their cafe serves reasonably-priced food for lunch and is a bar by night.
- If you wanna shop for electronics, forget buying in Akihabara since things are either over-priced rarities or second-hand goods there. Find any branch of Sakura-ya and do your shopping there instead for unused and reasonably priced electronics.
- Akihabara is otherwise not a bad place if you're an otaku though haha!
- Go shopping in Shinjuku. Go on a weekend, lots of street performers and crowds that liven up the mood.
- Go window-shopping in Ginza. Don't buy anything unless it's really cheap, b/c you're prolly getting ripped off. Last time I was there (like, 10 years ago haha), there was a shop that sold nothing but PIAA merchandise on the main drag -- worth checking out. There's also Hakuhinkan, a multi-level toy store that's been around for over 100 years and has some pretty damn cool stuff.
- If you like clubbing/partying, hit the west side of Tokyo for a fun night: Start in Shibuya, party on to Shinjuku, then party on to Harajuku, then end the night in Ikebukuro. By the time you're done in Ikebukuro, it should be about dawn if you're partying hard enough haha.
- If you have guts, you can try to climb Mt. Fuji. Otherwise, you can go to nearby Hakone for an onsen (hot spring) session. It feels goooooooooooood (although maybe not so much in the summer time?)! You can also take a cruise on Lake Hakone and check out the small shops on the shore.
- Head out to Daikoku Futo on a weekend night. Look for car club and hashiriya meets in the parking lots near diners and the waterfront.
- If you like the beach, Kamakura's not half bad. Plus, lots of temples and historical sites there, including Kotoku-in, home of the largest bronze Buddha statue in Japan. Enoshima Island is nearby too, and it's a nice little natural escape.
- Don't bother with Ueno Park and its zoo, nothing special.
-Hang out in Odaiba/the Tokyo Bay Area. Check out Decks shopping center and the Sega Joypolis (Initial D with a FULL SIZED AE86, GC8, and FD3S on motion actuators!)
- Go to Yokohama and explore. Ride the ferris wheel for a great view. Miss Chinese food? Go to Chinatown!
- Visit Yoyogi Park on a Sunday to check out the cosplayers and visual rockers, b-boys, gothic lolitas, etc. Stop by Meiji Shrine if so inclined, it's in the park.
- Go to Tsukiji Fish Market early in the AM (but not Wednesday, it's closed every other Wednesday) and check out the scene -- super fresh seafood, fish auctions, and great cheap(er) sushi.
- Hit up the bars, clubs, and night shows in Roppongi and be dazzled (just watch out for yakuza and shady African dudes haha)
- Roppongi Hills has a nice shopping center on its lower floors.
- Marunouchi has high-end shopping, if you're interested
- Visit some shrines and temples if you like; I suggest Asakusa Kanon Temple and its Nakamise shopping arcade over all the others.
- Go to the Imperial Palace on the Sumida River and take a cruise if you like, otherwise, you can just explore the outer grounds and take photos, etc.
- Check out the view from the top of Tokyo Tower, or, if you want to save a few bucks, go to the observation deck in the Tokyo metropolitan government building in Shinjuku instead; their cafe serves reasonably-priced food for lunch and is a bar by night.
- If you wanna shop for electronics, forget buying in Akihabara since things are either over-priced rarities or second-hand goods there. Find any branch of Sakura-ya and do your shopping there instead for unused and reasonably priced electronics.
- Akihabara is otherwise not a bad place if you're an otaku though haha!
- Go shopping in Shinjuku. Go on a weekend, lots of street performers and crowds that liven up the mood.
- Go window-shopping in Ginza. Don't buy anything unless it's really cheap, b/c you're prolly getting ripped off. Last time I was there (like, 10 years ago haha), there was a shop that sold nothing but PIAA merchandise on the main drag -- worth checking out. There's also Hakuhinkan, a multi-level toy store that's been around for over 100 years and has some pretty damn cool stuff.
- If you like clubbing/partying, hit the west side of Tokyo for a fun night: Start in Shibuya, party on to Shinjuku, then party on to Harajuku, then end the night in Ikebukuro. By the time you're done in Ikebukuro, it should be about dawn if you're partying hard enough haha.
- If you have guts, you can try to climb Mt. Fuji. Otherwise, you can go to nearby Hakone for an onsen (hot spring) session. It feels goooooooooooood (although maybe not so much in the summer time?)! You can also take a cruise on Lake Hakone and check out the small shops on the shore.
- Head out to Daikoku Futo on a weekend night. Look for car club and hashiriya meets in the parking lots near diners and the waterfront.
- If you like the beach, Kamakura's not half bad. Plus, lots of temples and historical sites there, including Kotoku-in, home of the largest bronze Buddha statue in Japan. Enoshima Island is nearby too, and it's a nice little natural escape.
- Don't bother with Ueno Park and its zoo, nothing special.
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akihabra is the ish. more of an experience i guess.....
eat sushi, NOT cali style....
just eat...the food is soooo good.
i simply stood on a corner of a busy street and gawked.
have fun!
josh
eat sushi, NOT cali style....
just eat...the food is soooo good.
i simply stood on a corner of a busy street and gawked.
have fun!
josh