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Tokyo Tower   Tokyo

Tokyo Tower, Tokyo

 10 Reviews  When you are in a crunch time, you don't have to visit the Tokyo Tower. There are many other places to see close to the Tokyo Tower. The line going to the Tokyo Tower just to purchase tickets is very... 

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Amusement Facilities / Theme Parks   Tokyo

Amusement Facilities / Theme Parks, Tokyo

 7 Reviews  These shops at the entrance sell all the Disneyland merchandises. You may just keep swiping you plastics (credit cards) because all your friends expect you to bring back some souvenirs. Most of the... 

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Dining / Drinking   Tokyo

Dining / Drinking, Tokyo

 7 Reviews  Not quite a trap, its all usually authentic enough, but unless you're happy sitting on the floor on your knees for 4 -four- hours where the prize is a terribly tasting green poridge- like tea, well... 

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Shinjuku Station   Tokyo

Shinjuku Station, Tokyo

 2 Reviews  Don't bother going to Asakusa to look for overpriced, unimaginative souvenirs. It's crowded and over-hyped!! If you're feeling adventurous, walk along the small lanes and streets and look for mom &... 

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Ginza   Tokyo

Ginza, Tokyo

 5 Reviews  Ginza, the famous shopping and entertainment district in Japan, full of department stores, expensive boutiques, art galleries, restaurants and theatres. Here you will find the department stores... 

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Asakusa   Tokyo

Asakusa, Tokyo

 2 Reviews  DON'T shop around this area i.e. Asakusa. The souvenirs here are exhorbitantly priced. DON'T shop at major department stores too unless there's a MAJOR sale going on. If you can, refrain from shopping... 

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Time Zone   Tokyo

Time Zone, Tokyo

 3 Reviews  Almost every traffic in Tokyo gets too heavy within these time zone.7:00-9:3017:00-19:00I mean almost all. Both railways and roadways including The Metropolitan Expressway. Every train will get... 

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Akihabara   Tokyo

Akihabara, Tokyo

 2 Reviews  Be forewarned that before you buy any electronic items like phones and music gadgets, be sure to check with the store if they will work in your home country since a lot of items appear to be cheaper... 

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*Day Trip out of Tokyo   Tokyo

*Day Trip out of Tokyo, Tokyo

 1 Review  I would NOT suggest this TOKYO big buddha for your itinerary. I can't really remember the entrance fees for this one, but in short it's just NOT worth to visit. And it's about 30minutes away from... 

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Rainbow Bridge   Tokyo

Rainbow Bridge, Tokyo

 1 Review  Strong winds, clouds of dust, heavy and noisy traffic, endless one way walking without any additional scene......Excellent preparation if you'd like to become a maintenance staff of the Rainbow... 

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Imperial Palace Garden East- Really ONLY a garden

by Nissanmit

I can't exactly say its a "trap" per se cos it cost you nothing to enter the gardens. However, if you think you can see any buildings, structures remotely japanese or imperial, then drop this off your itinerary. There is NOTHING worthy to see in the gardens. Its just a huge park. Even the landscaping is non-Jap. A better option is to register a guided tour with the IHA (website) and get a guided tour of some parts of the inner palace. Although it is conducted only in Jap, I think it will be a more insightful trip.

Tokyo Tower - Don't Pay the Admission Price

by cgutierrez

Tokyo Tower is the oft photographed sympol of Tokyo, a orange and white radio station with two observation decks. Admission to the first observation deck is pricey and I didn't even bother to pay the extra fee to gain entrance to the second observation deck. I'm told other FREE observation spots around the city get you better views. It could be kind of cool to see the city from up high and get a 360 view where you can even spot Mt. Fuji on a clear day, however in the end you're just paying to see the tops of a lot of buildings and at night you're paying to see the lights from those buildings. In the end, the most interesting pictures I have are OF Tokyo Tower from a distance and not from inside as the windows can get quite dirty and smudgey and its generally packed especially with middle school and high school students making it difficult to get a good view even if you wanted to. The...

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TOURIST HAVEN

by Onedragon

THIS WAS FAR FROM A TRAP..BUT RATHER A FOOD HAVEN FOR THOSE WANTING TO SHOP AT ANY TIME OF THE DAY OR NIGHT....AND IT WAS ONLY TWO SHORT BLOCKS FROM THE PLACE I STAYED AT IN ASAKUSA...IN THE "ROX" BUILDING... THE NAME OF THE STORE IS "SEIYU" WHICH IS A POPULAR STORE CHAIN IN JAPAN.. a GREAT A CONVIENT PLACE AND ALSO WITH FABULOUS PRICES FOR EVERYTHING!! !!Seiyu l ROX B1F, 1-25-15 Asakusa l 03-3836-7888 SHOP. ... .SHOP... SHOP.. ..!!!!!!!!! SHOP.......SHOP.......SHOP....!!!!!

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Gyoza Town... not worth the effort!! (Namja Town)

by tigerjapan

Inside Sunshine City in Ikebukuro there is a game centre called "Namja Town. It's noisy and often so crowded you can hardly move, let alone try the gyoza you came for. The Gyoza Town costs 300yen to enter and then you have to buy your gyoza from the dozen or so gyoza shops inside. Known as a gyoza theme park you'd be better to try gyoza in a ramen shop, from the food section of a department store or anywhere else. The only good thing about the gyoza here is the sheer range.Gyoza are actually chinese and for those not sure what they are, they are a dumpling served in a variety of ways.Gyoza are VERY good, but the namja town will do your head in before you've had a chance to really enjoy them If you must go then go and hope there aren't many people. Weekdays will have less people. If you are there in a crowd then log elbows and get in line... gyoza is worth the wait if you love a good...

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 1 Review and 0 Opinions  In a good location (right in the entertainment area). Costs 3500 yen per night. Great place to... 

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 1 Review and 2 Opinions  Less than two minutes on foot from the train station. Rooms are very small (not by Japanese... 

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Q:  HI...below is my plan, will it works? Day 1 : arrive at Haneda Airport at 23:30 - any tranport to Tokyo? or we need to... 

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A: too little time, so skip osaka entirely (similar to tokyo) and stay the whole time in kyoto. you will need at least 2 days for kyoto alone. i would all in all stay... 

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