I am planning on going to Tokyo? Anything I should do around there i am going in July?

Answer 1

Tokyo Tower, Imperial Palace, Meiji Shrine and Park, go to a baseball game.

There are lots of options.

Answer 2

If you're a IT geek, you should visit Akihabara cos they have all the electronics store over there, and all the latest gadgets.

If you will be in tokyo until the last saturday of july, you can even take a look at the Sumida River Fireworks Display where the evening sky of oldtown Tokyo is brightly colored with several tens of thousands of fireworks.

If you're an anime fan, all the more you should visit the this 2 shops: "animate" and "mandarake" where you can get all your anime merchandise.

In addition, you should try the hot spring(onsen) over at japan for a unique experience.

You can also try taking a side trip to Yokohama, Nikko, Hakone etc using the shinkansen(bullet train).

Hope it helps.

Answer 3

Go to Harajuku and Yoyogi park on the weekend. If you get off at Harajuku station you can walk around and check out the shops and the atmosphere. Then a short walk and you will be at Yoyogi park . The park turns into a huge entertainment area with market , bands and food stalls. We have a image that Japanese are a little serious and sometimes shy people . Yoyogi will show you another side to the Japanese that is fun and a little crazy. The bands all play a variety of music and wear often very colourful outfits. It was one of my favourite places to hang out when I lived in Japan.
Also I agree with the other answer Nikko is lovely . Also there is a place called Nikko Edomura. It is a small theme park that takes you back to the Samurai days . A lot of fun.

Answer 4

I went there. You simply must go to Nikko. It is about 75 miles north of Tokyo. You can get there by train from the asakusa station. It's not to expensive. Nikko has it's own national park. Nikko also has some really cool japanese temples. These temples are really decorated and in my opinion are the best looking temples in Japan that I know of. If you want to know more about nikko, you could look it up in a search engine. In tokyo itself I would recommend seeing the tsukiji fish market. It is a large seafood market where you can buy raw fish. This place is not for the faint at heart as there is a lot of blood lyeing near the seafood. Adjacent to the tsukiji fish market is a large produce market. Great place to visit even if you decide not to eat any fish.

Answer 5

I would really recommend you get out and experience the culture as much as possible while you are there. If you’re in Tokyo you have to hit up the giant Buddhist temple in Asakusa. Plus there is a lot of good tourist shopping right outside the temple. If you have the time you really should check out Niko it’s an hour north of Tokyo but its one of the best places in Japan for seeing ancient temples.
If your into night life or clubbing check out Roppongi or Shibuya!
if you like Techno i would recommend Club Womb in shibuya or maybe vanilla in Roppongi.

Good luck and have fun!

Answer 6

This is what I call my "generic" tour of Tokyo for 3-5 day visitors. It is geard towards one or two people.
If you arrive from the USA, you will be jet lagged in the morning. My first suggestion is to go to Tsukiji fish market and see the fish being sold. The hours for general public are about 0500-0900 and this might fit well with your jet lag. You can see some huge pieces of tuna being cut and sawed for sale and distrubution. There are also tons of fresh and live fish. The activities are very interesting. I suggest this with the though that you like fish, sushi and have a sense of adventure. After the fish market you can walk to the adjacent area and have sushi.
Next for a bit of traditional Japan, you can take visit Meiji Shrine. The location is the JR Harajuku station or the Tokyo Metro Meiji Jingu Mae station. Both stations are in the same area, just different lines. This is a good glimpse of beatifull traditional Japan. Of course many know that the best of traditional Japan is Kyoto, this is a good taste if you only have time for Tokyo.

If you are not tired, you can take the JR Yamanote line to Shibuya and drown your senses with ultra modern young Japan. If you are into the "Lost in Translation Tour" the Hachiko crosswalk one of your destinations. I suggest walking through the crosswalk and then going upstairs to Starbucks to watch the tidal waves of people cross the street. Next take a walk down Senta Gai (Center street) and observe what the youth of Japan is doing this hour.

To continue on the theme of ultra modern Japan, take the train to Akihabara and drown your senses with the electronics and manga/anime. Historically Akihabara was the center for everything electronic, now it is electronics, computers and manga/anime. On Sundays from 12-6, the streets are closed to cars and open for pedestrians.

If your taste are more refined and scrutinizing, I can suggest a stop and stroll through Ginza. Ginza is an upper crust area of shopping and life. On Sundays from 12-6, the streets are closed to cars and open for pedestrians.

While out in this side of Tokyo you can also include stops at Asakusa and Ueno Park. Ueno is one of the oldest areas of Tokyo. It is considered an older and rustic living historical area. There is not much to see of the old days, but the park, zoo and adjacent Ameya-Yokocho are nice places to visit. Asakusa is another must see of Tokyo.

One cannot visit Tokyo and not stop by Shinjuku. Since I live near Shinjuku, I have found it to be less exciting, but there is a world of bars, restauraunts, pubs, dart bars, watering holes, izakayas, and all night establishments all over the Kabuki-cho area. On Sundays from 12-6, the streets are closed to cars and open for pedestrians. Another nice time to walk and take in the sights and sounds.

If you like drinking and all nighters, I can direct you to Roppongi. First you should take a tour of Roppongi Hills and experience what ultra modern Civic Tokyo life has to offer. Roppogi Hills is a planned community from the ground up. It contains a Virgin-Toho Cinema, Mori Art Museum, Asahi TV, and an upper priced mall called West Walk. For most visitors, buying Ralph Lauren, DKNY and Gucci does not rank high, but seeing the prices is an amusing activity. If the weather is warm, take a walk down to Cold Stone Creamery and see how people are wating up to one hour to have ice cream from Cold Stone. Sure ice cream is everywhere, but there are very few Cold Stone Creameries in Tokyo. I am guilty of waiting 30 minutes for my Cold Stone ice cream.

OK, so by this time you are about to head home. Ahead of you is a flight and the only thing you can do on an airplane is sit. So why not make that time pass by sleeping through the entire flight. You can do that by staying up all night bar hopping in Roppongi. The crowds and action differ from night to night, so I suggest to bar hop. There will be people at all corners everywhere offering their bar to you. Take a look, if it looks like there is action, jump in. If it sucks, well you know what to do, bail and hop to another bar.
So you say, why would I want to hang around gaijin? Well, you can also do the same in Shinjuku's Kabuki-cho, or Shibuya.

Take a taxi back to your hotel, pack your stuff, and sleep all the way back home.

Answer 7

If you love gadgets, I'll bet Akihabara is fun place for you.
My favorit is "Spa Laqua" in Korakuen, they have nice hot spring.

Answer 8

enjoy yourself!