What should I do in Tokyo?

Question

I have been lucky enough to receive 2 tickets for 7 days in Tokyo.
For those that have been, what would you recommend doing/seeing whilst there?

What times are best to go in terms of weather AND festivals etc?

Answer 1

Congrats on the tickets! I would recommend seeing the Imperial Palace, Tokyo Tower, Meiji Shrine, Sensoji Temple, the Ginza and of course, Mt. Fuji (about an hour by train from Tokyo or two hours by bus). There is just so many things to see and do, I could go on and on and on. These are the things that I tell friends to go and visit.

The best time to go would be in the Spring or Fall as the weather during that time is perfect. I would suggest the Sping, like the end of this month as the Cherry Blossoms will be in bloom and there will be a lot of festivals for the ocassion. If you want to hike Mt. Fuji, that's only available during July and August and then only for a few weeks. The weather in Tokyo compares to the weather in the southern US in that it is very humid during the summer as well as very cold in the winter.

For more info, check out this site:
http://www.tourism.metro.tokyo.jp/english/

Enjoy your trip to the Land of the Rising Sun!

Answer 2

I just got back from Japan, and I visited Tokyo on my trip. I'd go there in the spring, maybe April or May (maybe not during Golden Week though, http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2282.html).

BTW, that web site is the best for info regarding Japan.

I'd visit the most interesting parts of the city as listed here
http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2164.html

I personally liked Odaiba very much, very futuristic, but also some nice parks there, which a rarity in Tokyo.

Also I'd try to visit some other place outside of Tokyo, maybe Nikko or Kamakura.

Answer 3

Places to go in Tokyo:

Tskuji Market in the morning
Meiji Shrine in Yoyogi Park
Senso-ji in Asakusa
Ueno Park
Akihabara for electronic goodies
Kabuki at Kabuki-za in Ginza
Shinjuku and Shibuya for a look at modern Japan
Around Tokyo:
Kamakura 1 hour south is a good day trip with temples, seaside, and Giant Buddha statue
http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/7884/odawara3911xm.jpg

Best time to go is in spring: late march thru mid-may (avoid Golden Week: April 29-may 5!)

autumn october thru december.

In May you have Kanda and Sanja Matsuri. Late March and early April you have Cherry Blossoms everywhere.

In November Culture Day on Nov 3 Meiji Shrine has a number of martial arts demonstration and mounted archery:
http://samuraidave.wordpress.com/2006/11/18/26/
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Answer 4

tokyo tower the ginza district bars to drink and have fun are the acb bars but if you want to explore try the bullit train to chiba osaka kobe the japanese love kareoke and ching ching cherry blossem time the best but you must trty local food and drink sake sushi visit the giesha teahouses sumo temples and parks youll find a totally different culture and way of life .

Answer 5

There is sooooo much to do and many amazing things to see but I have to say you really must experience staying in a pod hotel. It's like being in a drawer in a really flash morgue......... The one thing that always comes up in conversations about Japan - nowhere else would be that ingenious....

Answer 6

visit the temples and go have look the rivers are so amazing. the flowers are lovely that one i like is SAKURA flower i am not sure that you know it. in that SAKURA flower time the land will aroma of those sakura flower and it remind me of love because when it first started will smell lovely in the end not long they fell off on the ground.

Answer 7

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