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Odaiba-meaning 'fort', a man-made island at the eastern end of the Rainbow Bridge being construct to protect against attacks from the sea in history. Among the attractions of Odaiba are several shopping and entertainment centers, theme parks and museums.To get there, walk across the Rainbow bridge, take a water bus from Hinode Pier, or ride the Yurikamome monorail and get off at the Daiba stop.
Odaiba Seaside Park – This park has a real beach where kids can play in the water or build their own shogun sand castles. Leave a Comment |
Tokyo has over 12 million people or 10% of Japan population.
Many of the buildings are low in height due to the seismic consideration. There are several more stable parts of Tokyo which allow skyscrappers to be built.
Tokyo has over 23 wards each run as a small municipality. Together with other neigboring towns in the Kanto plain, Greater Tokyo is the unrivalled place of choice of place to live for many young Japanese professionals. The commute hours can be as long as 2-3 hours one way by a combination of train, bus, bicycles or walking.
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Here you can find a large Market, a park and a zoo, as well as the so called 'Motorbike Town'. In this area there are many motorbike and accessory stores. Prices are generally less than in many other countries also. The most famous store is Corin which had about 10 shops in the area including an 8 storey department stores full of motorbikes and gear. To make people want to stay in the shop longer there is a rest area and even a pretty good (and cheap!) curry restaurant in the basement. You can also buy bikes for export. Just about any part you want for any bike is available here. As always it pays to compare prices closely, but you can get some real bargains here. Leave a Comment |
Stay a few weeks! This megalopolis is bigger then big and not for nothing the largest city in the world. It's agglomerations counts 30 million people and according to the landmass that it's one, the people must be packed in boxes (which sometimes indeed is like that. Still the business of Tokyo makes it's littel secrets even more special. The parks, the temples and some other places where you can find a miracelous peacefullness. The city kept it's balance, which on it's own can be considered to be a miracle.
A drive over rainbowbridge at night gives you a breathtaking view of the million lights of Tokyo. Leave a Comment |
Tokyo is not only the high skyscrapers of Shinjuku. It is a picture you often see when it is about Tokyo, high skyscrapers. But even though the ones in Shinjuku are impressive, we preferred the areas where the buildings are a little lower. The small and winding streets with the colorfull lights, or the hidden temples. Leave a Comment |
Contrary to popular belief it is possible to see a lot of Tokyo and not spend much money. I spent a whole day in Tokyo and didn't spend a dime on any attractions. I found the free things and soaked up the atmosphere! You will probably have to pay for train fares but these are pretty inexpensive compared to the rest of Japan. Be careful about where you go to eat also. Buying a bento at the convenience store will fill you up and save money. One of the more interesting places I discovered on my trek around the city was Harajuku (pictured)... go and see for yourself! Leave a Comment |
Explore the different parts of the city. The main neighbourhoods are (I think) Shinjuku, Shibuya, Roppongi, Ikebukuro and Ginza. But actually most of the stations along the Yamanote-sen are worth jumping off at and have a look at, even though they may not be best described as neighbourhoods. I personally loved a place named Kanda that has a lot of bookstores!
I lived in Tokyo for one year, so I have difficulties finding one special memory. I think it is the sense of total freedom, though, that you can feel when you know there's a huge city waiting for you and you can go anywhere you want. Walking through the Kanda book store district were an absolute favourite, just as strolling around Shibuya or taking a walk from the Ueno station to the Okachimachi station, following the Ueno market along the tracks... Leave a Comment |
Come to the Shinjuku and Harajuku and feel the REAL energy of the young guys
Tons of shops for accessories, clothes, and... Too many things! Leave a Comment |
go SHOPPING! Man, shopping in Tokyo is an adventure in itself. The things here are ULTRA-EXPENSIVE but you can't claim to have seen the BEST department stores until you come to Tokyo.
Let's see, their LARGEST department store - TOBU is housed over 29 different floors (yes, of pure blissful shopping!)... and their SECOND LARGEST department store - SEIBU has 22-storeys of pure shopping floors. And mind you, I'm talking about the LARGEST and SECOND LARGEST department stores IN THE WORLD!
Other great places to shop in Tokyo - without burning a hole in your pocket include: Isetan Department Store (in Shinjuku). Kinokuniya Bookstores (fantastic!). Takashimaya Times Square - This is a large shopping complex in Shinjuku. You can find video game arcades, theaters... everything here. Yodobashi Camera Store - One of the BIGGEST discount camera shops in Japan. It is located right in front of Shinjuku station. Oriental Bazaar in Harajyuku - You can buy reasonably priced (compared to most other shops in Tokyo, that is!) traditional Japanese clothing and crafts. They also sell souvenirs. Akihabara - There are over 500 shops here that sell electronic gadgets! The prices are about 30% lower than the regular prices AND you can BARGAIN too. Now, isn't this great news?! Even if you aren't intending to shop here, it's still a FUN place to visit. Check out and marvel at the latest Japanese electronic inventions! Awesome....
Happy shopping!
Here's a little trivia for you:
TOBU closed its doors for an entire day when Michael Jackson (back in his hey days when he was the KING of Pop) decided to shop here.
Hm, maybe someday when you and I become reeeeeal famous, who knows... Tobu might just close its doors for us too. :-)
P.S. That's me (dressed in winter garb) attempting to find something that I like here in Tobu. But everything's just soooo expensive here! Or am I just poor? |
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