hello,
i have a few questions about my trip to Tokyo this autumn (early October- 1week).
it's still some time before we go but i want to gather lots of information beforehand.
didn't make a checklist with stuff i have questions about and i figure i'll be back to post more questions anyway, haha. but right now there's a few questions that i thought i'd just make a thread and maybe people who've been there before will respond.
I read this forum from time to time and have found some useful information already.
My girlfriend has been there before but not long because she mainly spent time in Osaka when in Japan. We're also meeting up there with someone who lives there but obviously we don't have a daily private guide for a whole week.
When we arrive at narita we will make use of the airport limousine bus to get to the hotel in shinjuku
(it's the Sunroute Plaza hotel very close to the Shinjuku main station).
It'll be more comfortable not having to haul around with baggage on the subway and all too and the bus stops right at the sunroute's entrance so no need to search for it when i arrive.
when going back to narita at the end of the trip i heard bus service from the hotel is a bit limited but there are more airport buses going from Shinjuku station to Narita ?
we will have to take a bus back quite early in the morning to be in time for check-in time at the airport.
I also have a question about walking distances, subways are fast and once you're used to it quite easy but when there obviously we want to see lots of streets instead of hopping from train to train.
Not too worried about getting lost, i guess it's how you get to know a city best; getting lost and finding your way around.
On google earth you get an idea of distances but i still want to hear from people who've walked around a lot in Tokyo.
For instance, can you walk from shinjuku station to shibuya station, harajuku etc, how long do you think it takes at a normal pace ?
is it complicated or are there main roads you can sort of base yourself on to have an idea of where you are ?
How long would it take to walk from shinjuku station to shimokitazawa ?
is it better to just take the subway ? or is it not needed when you're not in a hurry and want to do some strolling and sightseeing going from one spot to the other ?
ochanomizu is also definitely on my list of spots to go to, there's lots of guitarshops and instrumentshops there ?
is it centred around two streets or bigger ? i guess it's more widespread than denmark street in london. haha.
it's on the other side of tokyo compared to shinjuku but is it managable on foot ? (shinjuku to akihabara, ochanomizu, ueno, asakusa)
visiting a cat café is definitely on our list of things to do too, any recommendations ?
we'll probably visit tsukiji fish market too on one of the days to have sushi for breakfast. any tips on this ? (timing, picking the right foodstall etc)
I'm checking lonelyplanet from time to time to make a list of bars, shops and other things i want to visit making screenshots of the locations in google maps.
any tips on good bars and eateries near Sunroute Plaza ? i also really want to try mos burger but love the traditional food, i'm crazy about unaju and unadon.
another small question; will i be able to use an lg ku990 viewty to make calls ?
i know it's a lot of asking and asking and there's probably more to come but i guess that's what forums are for. many thanks for your help already !
i have a few questions about my trip to Tokyo this autumn (early October- 1week).
it's still some time before we go but i want to gather lots of information beforehand.
didn't make a checklist with stuff i have questions about and i figure i'll be back to post more questions anyway, haha. but right now there's a few questions that i thought i'd just make a thread and maybe people who've been there before will respond.
I read this forum from time to time and have found some useful information already.
My girlfriend has been there before but not long because she mainly spent time in Osaka when in Japan. We're also meeting up there with someone who lives there but obviously we don't have a daily private guide for a whole week.
When we arrive at narita we will make use of the airport limousine bus to get to the hotel in shinjuku
(it's the Sunroute Plaza hotel very close to the Shinjuku main station).
It'll be more comfortable not having to haul around with baggage on the subway and all too and the bus stops right at the sunroute's entrance so no need to search for it when i arrive.
when going back to narita at the end of the trip i heard bus service from the hotel is a bit limited but there are more airport buses going from Shinjuku station to Narita ?
we will have to take a bus back quite early in the morning to be in time for check-in time at the airport.
I also have a question about walking distances, subways are fast and once you're used to it quite easy but when there obviously we want to see lots of streets instead of hopping from train to train.
Not too worried about getting lost, i guess it's how you get to know a city best; getting lost and finding your way around.
On google earth you get an idea of distances but i still want to hear from people who've walked around a lot in Tokyo.
For instance, can you walk from shinjuku station to shibuya station, harajuku etc, how long do you think it takes at a normal pace ?
is it complicated or are there main roads you can sort of base yourself on to have an idea of where you are ?
How long would it take to walk from shinjuku station to shimokitazawa ?
is it better to just take the subway ? or is it not needed when you're not in a hurry and want to do some strolling and sightseeing going from one spot to the other ?
ochanomizu is also definitely on my list of spots to go to, there's lots of guitarshops and instrumentshops there ?
is it centred around two streets or bigger ? i guess it's more widespread than denmark street in london. haha.
it's on the other side of tokyo compared to shinjuku but is it managable on foot ? (shinjuku to akihabara, ochanomizu, ueno, asakusa)
visiting a cat café is definitely on our list of things to do too, any recommendations ?
we'll probably visit tsukiji fish market too on one of the days to have sushi for breakfast. any tips on this ? (timing, picking the right foodstall etc)
I'm checking lonelyplanet from time to time to make a list of bars, shops and other things i want to visit making screenshots of the locations in google maps.
any tips on good bars and eateries near Sunroute Plaza ? i also really want to try mos burger but love the traditional food, i'm crazy about unaju and unadon.
another small question; will i be able to use an lg ku990 viewty to make calls ?
i know it's a lot of asking and asking and there's probably more to come but i guess that's what forums are for. many thanks for your help already !