zed200 Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 hey team,ill be in japan for 1 night in march..can any1 tell me some intresting places around tokyo?..apart from the car scene i want to see a bit of culture too,cheers in advance!. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/148287-japan/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoebox Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 One night!?! That's a bit tight, but here's a list of tourist hotspots you might want to check out: Culture: Imperial Palace Ueno Park Tokyo National Museum The Sensoji temple in Asakusa Imperial Gardens in Shinjuku Shopping Shinjuku, Ginza and Akihabara, depending on how much money you have, and what you want to get. I don't think you can visit all of them, but rest assured that the shops close very late there, so you can still do a lot at night. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/148287-japan/#findComment-2767665 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer Baron Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 well tokyo is a pretty big place so it really depends on where you are staying. but to be honest 1 night is good enough to do nothing really. BUT if I had just one night in tokyo I guess I would just go somewhere nice to dinner, then go to the Shinjuku Park Hyatt to the new york or peak bar for some drinks. that's about all you'll have time for. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/148287-japan/#findComment-2767981 Share on other sites More sharing options...
N/A® Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 Start off in .... Asakusa - Temple/Shrine (old Tokyo)... then 2 stations to Ueno - Ameyoko (street clothing stalls)/Park(boring)/Zoo(meh..) ...then 2 stations to Akihabara - Electronic District/weirdos/costumes... then 3/4 stations to Ginza - World Brand name District / Nissans 1 car show room... then 4/5 stations to Tokyo Bay - Tokyo Bay Super Autobacs (need I say more)... then a couple of lines and few stations to Odaiba - Amusement Centre and more!!/Fuji Television/Views of Tokyo Bay Bridge.. then few stations to Shibuya - Everything you want from a city here... Thats what Id recommend. The 1st 4 locations are Station Names as well as Location and they only require 1 line to get to. Also between stations its about 5-6 minutes including waiting time and cost about 130 yen. Hope the info helps.. Good luck. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/148287-japan/#findComment-2768162 Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiro240 Posted December 22, 2006 Share Posted December 22, 2006 Start off in ....Asakusa - Temple/Shrine (old Tokyo)... then 2 stations to Ueno - Ameyoko (street clothing stalls)/Park(boring)/Zoo(meh..) ...then 2 stations to Akihabara - Electronic District/weirdos/costumes... then 3/4 stations to Ginza - World Brand name District / Nissans 1 car show room... then 4/5 stations to Tokyo Bay - Tokyo Bay Super Autobacs (need I say more)... then a couple of lines and few stations to Odaiba - Amusement Centre and more!!/Fuji Television/Views of Tokyo Bay Bridge.. then few stations to Shibuya - Everything you want from a city here... Thats what Id recommend. The 1st 4 locations are Station Names as well as Location and they only require 1 line to get to. Also between stations its about 5-6 minutes including waiting time and cost about 130 yen. Hope the info helps.. Good luck. Man, that's a lot to do in one day--unless you're just going to get off at one station, look around for 1-2 minutes, and get back on the train! Be prepared to walk! PS- I know everyone recommends going to Asakusa, and not that it isn't a nice temple or anything, but have any of you been to Narita-san before in Narita, Japan? Even though it's a big tourist spot too, I think the omotesando-dori (road leading to the temple/shrine) is a much better experience than the equivalent at Asakusa. Also, the park inside the walls is worth the trip alone. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/148287-japan/#findComment-2769281 Share on other sites More sharing options...
N/A® Posted December 22, 2006 Share Posted December 22, 2006 Man, that's a lot to do in one day--unless you're just going to get off at one station, look around for 1-2 minutes, and get back on the train! Be prepared to walk! If your calculations are right then all he/she'll need is 2 and 1/2 hours. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/148287-japan/#findComment-2770700 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer Baron Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 yeah I would swap asakusa for Harajuku and do Meiji-jingu shrine whilst you are there. the garden leading up to the shrine from the omote-sando bridge is amazing. so tranquil. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/148287-japan/#findComment-2770886 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan_the_man Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 is it just a stop over? I had a similar thing last year. google it... there is heaps of places recommended by flight attendants who go out n party for 1 night stop overs before flying out the next day Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/148287-japan/#findComment-2770903 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rezz Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 is it just a stop over?I had a similar thing last year. google it... there is heaps of places recommended by flight attendants who go out n party for 1 night stop overs before flying out the next day ^^^ This would be my plan of attack too. Save all the touristy stuff for another time when you aren't so rushed. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/148287-japan/#findComment-2770999 Share on other sites More sharing options...
akeenan Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 if its just a stop over walk around the streets near your hotel in narita. go to the convenience store and buy some food then try some of the beer/ alcohol in the hotel bar. A first timer to Japan would not want to be rushed,.. trying to navigate your way around the first few times using the train system can be stressful Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/148287-japan/#findComment-2771117 Share on other sites More sharing options...
zed200 Posted December 23, 2006 Author Share Posted December 23, 2006 (edited) ...yeah its only a stop over to new york..i get in at 6pm...out the next day midday..so im going hard on the red bull...(or jap equivilant).....not really concerned about shopping for clothes/parts.........is the omote-sando bridge hard to get to from tokyo using public transport?...and is using public transport that hard to get around?(for non japanese)..thanks for the feed back...just wanna make the most of it while im there! p.s anyone wanna meet up!?? Edited December 23, 2006 by zed200 Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/148287-japan/#findComment-2771364 Share on other sites More sharing options...
akeenan Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 (edited) ull have no time! you get in at 6pm ... that means youll be at your hotel at about 9pm minumum. and you have to be back at the airport about 9- 9.30 the next morning. for the first few times.. yes its hard for japanese/ non japanese to use the trains Talking about even trying to get to the outskirts of tokyo let alone omote sando is crazy....and yes omote sando is far and you have to transfer many times from where you will be staying.. Narita is FAR from omote sando. the first time i went to japan it was for a stop over too, and i had a good time walking around narita/ checking out the car parks taking photos. Edited December 23, 2006 by akeenan Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/148287-japan/#findComment-2771978 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer Baron Posted December 24, 2006 Share Posted December 24, 2006 you must be kidding! land at 6pm, leave at 12pm the next day. man, seriously forget site seeing, or parts shopping or anything really. read my first post, but if you are staying outside of tokyo I doubt you'll even have time to get to the park hyatt for that drink. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/148287-japan/#findComment-2772271 Share on other sites More sharing options...
zed200 Posted December 24, 2006 Author Share Posted December 24, 2006 dang...oh well thank for the info anways guys.... Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/148287-japan/#findComment-2772472 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JapanAutos Posted December 25, 2006 Share Posted December 25, 2006 dang...oh well thank for the info anways guys.... Hey Man Just RELAX go for it and have a GOOD TIME ! 10 years in Japan myself and I always have a good time even now Just get talking to some girls on the street and go with it ! Take care a TAKE IT EASY Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/148287-japan/#findComment-2773868 Share on other sites More sharing options...
zed200 Posted December 25, 2006 Author Share Posted December 25, 2006 ^^girls might be a bit hard to get,my japanese is as good as my drunk english....any tips on what to say? Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/148287-japan/#findComment-2774136 Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoNg_ShaNks Posted December 26, 2006 Share Posted December 26, 2006 sumemason, etch shiyo! Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/148287-japan/#findComment-2775135 Share on other sites More sharing options...
15818 Posted December 26, 2006 Share Posted December 26, 2006 Get your ass in a taxi to the peak bar like beer baron said. Have a few smokey martinis..... see where it takes you. Oh yeah dress like a pimp too Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/148287-japan/#findComment-2775154 Share on other sites More sharing options...
akeenan Posted December 26, 2006 Share Posted December 26, 2006 sumemason, etch shiyo! and they will have no idea what your talking about if you pronounce it the way in which youve spelt it. because its wrong! Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/148287-japan/#findComment-2775201 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blitz Posted December 26, 2006 Share Posted December 26, 2006 yeah I would swap asakusa for Harajuku and do Meiji-jingu shrine whilst you are there. the garden leading up to the shrine from the omote-sando bridge is amazing. so tranquil. Especially when its snowing Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/148287-japan/#findComment-2775352 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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