Country Info
- Tokyo
- Capital
- Yen (JPY)
- Currency
- 126,771,662
- Population
- JP
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Tokyo Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Tokyo, Japan
Where did half of Wednesday go!
This is a top pick! ... the Keisei Limited Express train which took a little over an hour. My first challenge was to navigate my way on the Tokyo subway system to Tawaramachi station which was some what disappointingly easy and was soon making my way a few streets to Toukaisou ...
Hello from Tokyo
This is a top pick! ... the flight we had to fill in an disembarkation card so that we could get our visa and entry to Japan. Under "Address in Japan" I wrote "Hotel in Tokyo" and still my visa was granted no worries. I now have a 90 day visa although I will only be staying for ...
Last Night
This is a top pick! ... people up that elevetor and telling them to go press their dirty faces against the glass, have a good look, and soak it all in until someone politely asks, "Can I help you?" ...
Go West Young Man
This is a top pick! ... of the four hour flight to San Francisco. From there it was just a short 11 hour flight over the Pacific to Tokyo. My first view of Japan was Mt. Fuji burning red with the setting sun. And since I would probably only recognize a half dozen landmarks ...
Tokyo by Night
This is a top pick! ... signs telling you a thousand different things. While at it's core it is overwhelmingly visually stunning, a walk through Tokyo's streets at night is a multi-sensory experience. Pachinko bells and music echo through the narrow walkways, the chatter of ...
It's go, go, go!
This is a top pick! ... in Tokyo so make sure you check them out. But here are a few things I, as a first time visitor in Tokyo, noted (I'm updating this having left Japan and these points are valid for the rest of the country as well as Tokyo). 1 Japanese people are so ...
Tonight Matthew I am....totally useless at singing
This is a top pick! ... wore eye pacthes so some reason and there were fruit cakes dressed up like nursey rhymn characters. Before heading back I checked out the big square at Shibuya for the flashing lights of Tokyo.....then crashed battered still from a weekend of ...
Building an appetite for a feast
This is a top pick! ... didn`t prove anything that`s for sure. Walking through some more of the malls I got the overwhelming feeling that everything in Tokyo seems to have a really polished finish to it. No half measures, and everything just works! Jumping back on the train ...
Kieran does Karaoke
This is a top pick! ... of Shiho and Yoshi were leaving Tokyo to go back to their home in the north, so we met up with them at a restaurant below Tokyo Station for an early lunch. After that we headed to the electronics hub Akihabara for a look at the latest gadgets. It was 7 ...
Sake, Sex and the Love Hotels of Tokyo
This is a top pick! ... yet so we thought we’d have a glimpse into the future. But sadly, we were in for a big disappointment. I guess coming to Japan we expected an ultra modern city with gadgets and gizmos we’d never seen before. I’m not sure what we expected ...
Karaoke King...
This is a top pick! ... one Metro Station to see if we were ok, probably after noticing us studying one of the maps on display! Strangely, the cinemas in Tokyo seem to close fairly early, and it almost scuppered our plans to watch a movie that evening. In the event, we ...
Window Shopping
This is a top pick! Headed to Akihabara in the morning, Tokyo's electronic shopping district, with no intention of buying anything but being attracted to most things techy felt I should make the pilgrimage. Certainly tempting once there though not to part with Yen on a ...
A long way down
This is a top pick! ... fill for the day. In the evening I scooted off to Shinjuku again to see a site I had planned on seeing before arriving in Japan, Tokyo's skyline at night. At the Tokyo Metropolitan building you can go up to the top floor of either tower where there are ...
Hello from tokyo everyone we are at the ...
This is a top pick! ... the flight in was surprisingly sparsely built on. There was a lot of agricultural land (rice fields I presume) and the roads around Tokyo were not crowded as I expected. The airport is very clean. calm and quite even though there are a lot of people ...
The land of the rising sun
This is a top pick! Tokyo, Japan - It was very exciting waiting for and boarding the bullet train to Tokyo. The bus was almost as expensive and four times longer. The trains are always on time, if not, the conductor will continue to apologize throughout the journey! Amazing! ...
Completely Lost In Translation
This is a top pick! ... An hour train journey over to the main bus station and a ticket over night to Hiroshima. So not long so far in Japan, but first impressions...... The people are soooo friendly. Theres not many westerners here, even in the main bus station, so when ...
Hard lessons in Tokyo
This is a top pick! ... down at a table and accepting "free" snacks ask if there is a charge, don't panic, just smile and wave. Tokyo day 2: After a good nights rest and some lessons learnt we were ready once again to tackle the city. This time we bought a 1 day ...
Tokyo!!
This is a top pick! ... that in a city, where people are normally colder and indifferent is an incredible surprise. We LOVE Japan! Canaussie rating: Shopping in Tokyo (ok, window shopping for us): 5 Shibuya crossing: 5! Coupon restaurants and vending machines: ...
Back to Tokyo
This is a top pick! ... wear and spent a few hours trying to wake up. Grabbed the free brekkie again before heading off to Kyoto station for the return to Tokyo. Our train passes ran out today so we would have to spend 2 more nights there. We had booked a place at the Guess ...
Tokyo
This is a top pick! ... out rupees and baht). The sushi in Japan by the way, can be divine! Anything we would have to say about Tokyo would equally apply to Japan, so I would first invite everyone who hasn't done so to read our entry on Kyoto where we discussed our impressions ...
Back to the mayhem...
This is a top pick! ... one year since it had opened, so plenty of beer was consumed that evening to celebrate its birthday. My previous visit to Tokyo coincided with the spring vacation, so it was full of groups of English teachers, whereas this time there were more ...
Climbing a ladder
This is a top pick! ... Tokyo metro area, simply because the space couldn't be spared. The Meiji period was a pretty damn important one for Japan and largely responsible for their top economic position enjoyed today. It took them from feudalistic to more democratic government, ...
Pardon? How much??
This is a top pick! ... in Tokyo. It was too short to venture into town, but I did manage to scratch another thing off the bucket list. Eating Sushi in Japan. Up until this point, I have always wanted to visit japan, mainly to eat sushi. Today, my dream was some what crushed. I ...