Akihabara Taito

Taito , Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Kanto, Japan

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    Konnichiwa

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    As starts many of my international vacations, I begin with an unexpected illness. Paul and I arrived at our hotel in Tokyo on Thursday night, in a cute, central neighborhood of Akasaka, filled with dozens of restaurants, bars, and snack shops. I was pleasantly suprised with my value hotel due to it having a king size bed, which is rare in …

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    Old & New Tokyo

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    Breakfast debacle:


    First we couldn't work out which of the hotel's restaurants served normal non-extravagant western breakfast. Calling reception didn't enhance our understanding either. The buffet across the road in the hotel's annexe was closing when we walked in.


    Wandering towards the Ginza along the train lines …

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    Last day of Tokyo- Round 1

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    Early start to the East Imperial Gardens today - a little bit of hike to Tokyo Station and then 20 minutes by foot, only to fubd the gardens closed on Fridays! Bugger!!

    Tokyo area itself is quite wide and being the CBD...a far cry from crazy Shinjuku. However, we did find a little business lunch bar near the station and had some delish …

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    Tokyo

    49 photos

    Japan is my favorite country in the world, so far. The people, the food, the mixture of tradition and innovation, the mentality. I love almost everything about this country.
    So far I've been there four times, but Tokyo has definitely not seen the last of me yet.

    Well, Tokyo is great, as far as big ass metropolitan cities can get, that …

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  • 4

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  • 6

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  • 8

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  • 9

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  • 10

    Konichi-wa

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    ... to airport where we met a really nice Japanese man who spoke to us all the way about all sorts - sport, culture, our opinions on Japan. The people here have been incredibly polite (in the most part)and a few people have offered to help us find our way ...