Where are the must go places if I am visiting Tokyo for the first time?

Answer 1

Well you should go Tokyo Disneyland. This is a must go place if you visit Tokyo. Don't miss this chance.
Tokyo has many tourist sightseeing, cultural and sport attractions. These include famous temples, shrines, annual festivals and events, parks, scenic views, popular shopping and nightlife districts. Cultural highlights of Tokyo include museums, concert halls, and theaters.
In Tokyo you can also visit their shrines or temples. The Imperial Palace, Meiji Shrine, and Sensoji Temple are the three most popular ones in Tokyo. For scenic views you can go to Tokyo Tower, Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, Rainbow Bridge and Sunshine City Observatory in Ikebukuro.
Tokyo Tower is a tower in Shiba Park, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan (35°39′31″N, 139°44′44″E). It is 332.6 m (1091 ft) tall, making it one of the world's highest self-supporting steel towers and the tallest man-made structure in Japan. As it is mainly surrounded by low-rise buildings, Tokyo Tower can be seen from many points in the central wards of Tokyo, such as Roppongi Hills, Tokyo Bay, the east gardens of the Imperial Palace, and the southern promenade of Shinjuku Station. The Rainbow Bridge is a suspension bridge crossing northern Tokyo Bay between the Shibaura Wharf and the Odaiba waterfront development in Minato Ward, Tokyo.
Tokyo has various shopping districts famous for specific products. Akihabara is well-known for electronics stores, Shinjuku for camera and book shops, Ginza for department stores and luxury goods, Shibuya and Harajuku for teenage fashion, and Jinbocho for used (and new) books.
Shibuya is known as one of the fashion centers of Japan, particularly for young people, and as a major nightlife area. Harajuku became famous in the 1980s due to the large numbers of street performers and wildly dressed teens who gathered there on Sundays when Omotesando was closed to traffic. This was stopped at the end of the '90s and the number of performers, Visual Kei fans, rockabilly dancers and punks has steadily decreased since. Today on Sundays one can see many Gothic Lolita as well as many foreign tourists taking pictures of them on the way to Meiji Shrine in Harajuku. Near the train station there is the Meiji Shrine, which is a popular tourist attraction for, as well as Yoyogi Park. Also nearby are Takeshita Street, a street lined with fashion boutiques and various goods, mostly for young teenagers, and Omotesando, a very long street with cafes and upscale fashion boutiques popular with residents and tourists alike.

Answer 2

There is so much to see, but a few places to see are
The new Sky Tree (if the weather is clear)
Sensoji Temple in Asakusa
Harajuku/Meiji Shrine on a Sunday to see the bizarre fashions.
Odaiba at night for a real trip.
See Love Hotel Hill in Dogenzaka at night for something uniquely Japanese.
Tsukiji Fish Market at the crack of dawn.
Akihabara for the electronics.
Shinjuku and Shibuya at night for the endless lights and neon.
Shinjuku Gyoen Park
Hamarikyu Gardens
Kabukicho for the seedy and sleazy side of Tokyo
Kappabashi for the mindblowing realistic plastic restaurant displays for sale
Ginza for the overpriced shopping
Kiyosumi Garden
Yasukuni for a real experience of NIhonjinron
Tokyo Metropolitan Gov't Building in Shinjuku (better view from the top than the Tokyo Tower, and
all free!). Otherwise try Roppongi Hills.
Roppongi for the ex-pat environment

Better still, get out of Tokyo when you can and take some day trips to Kamakura, Nikko, Hakone, the Fuji 5 Lakes, and Kansai.

If you want a preview of Sensoji, take a look at:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwjnQDjwaPQ

Answer 3

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Answer 4

1. Disneyland
2. akihabara
3. National Museum
4. All PArk
5. Fuji MOuntain

Answer 5

Kamakura - Statue of the Amida Bhudda
Tokyo Tower
Roppongi for night life
The Edo Muesem in Ryoyogi (Also location of the sumo stadium)
The Palace

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

Everywhere except the places you see at home. When I went my friends wanted to go to TGI Fridays ( we live like 5 minutes from one). So that was lame. We found this roller coaster that goes through the shopping mall and that was pretty cool.

Answer 8

i remember the tokyo tower when i was a kid in the 1950s. go there for ME!

Answer 9

tokyo disneyland
akihabara
tokyo tower
ueno park
tokyo sealife park

Answer 10

Go to the street that sells only the newest elctronic.. you should go see the new technology there. Sorry i don't remember the name of the street but you can find it online.