2 week Tokyo trip

[spacejase777]

Hi everyone,
Im making a trip to tokyo and was wondering if you guys could recommend a good starting point to stay. I want to be in the city and near places so i can leave and walk to eat, shop etc . Is there a particular part of Tokyo you guys can recommend? I'll be there for only a couple of weeks,,,maybe I'll stay in a capsule for the first few nights..thanks in advance.

 

[ArmandV]

Depending how old (or young) you are, I would say for a first-timer the place to stay near is Shibuya. There's capsule hotels and ryokans in the area. Plenty of eateries (McDonalds, Yoshinoya, etc.), record and video stores, bookstores, clothing stores, movie theaters, coffee houses (Starbucks, etc.) and just plenty of things to see and do. The main station can be reached by the Yamanote line as well as the Hanzomon, Inokashira and Ginza lines. When do you plan on going?

 

[spacejase777]

Hey thanks!!!
I'm 30...but mental status that if a 22-24yold.☝
But yea, that sounds like my kind of area...I just want to be somewhere where I can walk right out and explore without having to take a train or worry about where I am at night. On June 30th.~

 

[Hiroyuki Nagashima]

The cheap inn which there is in the downtown area of Tokyo.
"SAKURA HOTEL"
http://www.sakura-hotel.co.jp/index.html
There are many cheap set meal shops in Jimbocho
In addition, "Tokyo Dome" "Koraku-en Garden" is near because it is almost Suidobashi.
There are much "curry shops" in a secondhand bookstore street of Kanda
In Kanda, there are many sporting goods, musical instruments stores, too
Other than it
A capsule hotel information site of Tokyo
http://www4.ocn.ne.jp/~koshigoe/kenko/ken/toukyou/index.html
(Translation)
http://translation.infoseek.co.jp/?ac=Web&lng=en

 

[Hiroyuki Nagashima]

A restaurant with an English menu
サービス終了のお知らせ

 

[spacejase777]

wow...thanks!! I'm excited..but kinda nervous too...1st time in 30yrs to go to japan!

 

[Hiroyuki Nagashima]

Because I wrote information of some Tokyo here, please refer to it.
I am visiting Japan.

 

[spacejase777]

thanks hiroyuki~ you and the others have been so helpful~ I hope everything goes smoothly!

 

[Hiroyuki Nagashima]

This site is useful, too
http://www.tcvb.or.jp/en/infomation/7recom/top.html#keycon
The place that I recommend is "Shimokitazawa"
It is a popular place to a young person.
There are many strange shops.
photograph.
http://www.shimokitazawa.net/2001-ichiban/index-ichi.html
TOP - 下北沢南口商店街振興組合 -
http://www.daisybar.jp/index.html
http://www.shimokitazawa-loft.com/

Please use translation of a site of here
http://translation.infoseek.co.jp/?ac=Web&lng=en

A wholesale dealer street of Tokyo
"ASAKUSA BASHI"
http://www.f-banchan.net/tokyo/asakusabashi/asakusabashi.htm
http://www.tokyo-tonyagai.com/town_map.html

A wholesale dealer street in the suburbs of Asakusa
http://www.sumidas.com/asakusa/shiset/a-shiset3.html

 

[spacejase777]

thanks Hiroyuki, are sushi buffets (all-you-can-eat for one price) comon in tokyo?

 

[Hiroyuki Nagashima]

Sushi bar data
Tsukiji
http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~yi4e-yni/tsukiji.htm
It is 3000 yen from about 2000 yen by a course menu
The Kaiten sushi chain store which is cheap in Tokyo
"Otaru Sushi"
One dish of 100 yen
http://www.meiai.jp/data/1menu/1menu.html
Higashinakano shop is near in Tokyo
Subway Tozai Line
Ochiai station
http://www.meiai.jp/data/3store/images/higasinakano.gif
窶啀ﾆ谷ﾆ停?懌?啀窶唹窶唹窶ｰ~ﾋ?遺?ｰﾂｺﾂ〜窶啣窶啜窶唹窶ｰ~窶堋ｭ窶堙ｧ窶堋｢窶堙?十窶｢ﾂｪﾅ?y窶堋ｵ窶堙溪?堙ｩﾆ椎?ﾂーﾆ炭ﾆ段ﾆ置ﾆ停?ｹ窶堙遺?弭窶堙??堋ｷ
One ﾅ?ﾃ?
It is 250 yen from 100 yen
A list of a cheap sushi bar
http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~yi4e-yni/sushilst.htm

The fishmonger whom I used well
When 19:00 passes away, sushi becomes bargain
A place is Nakano:
A fish shop in B1F of Nakano Broadway
"NAKAMURA SUISAN"
http://www.nbw.jp/b1/index.htm
Nakano Broadway
http://www.darkmirage.com/2006/06/16/japan-day-seven-nakano-broadway/

 

[ghettocities]

Shibuya, you won't sleep your first day/night so you might aswell be surrounded with the hottest women in Japan.

Josh

 

[spacejase777]

thanks...are there any reasonably priced clubs you recommend?

 

[ghettocities]

The only way you'll find a reasonably priced nightclub/bar is if you meet, befriend and exchange contacts with the people who are in charge of the clubs, bartenders, DJs etc. - so instead of you spending hours online trying to find a cheap nightclub or anything you should just go to Tokyo, wear your best outfits, be friendly, make friends with everyone and you'll have free drinks, free nightclub VIP entry and the greatest time for free.

It's either that or being a jerk and paying for it, no pun intended.

Josh

 

[spacejase777]

The only way you'll find a reasonably priced nightclub/bar is if you meet, befriend and exchange contacts with the people who are in charge of the clubs, bartenders, DJs etc. - so instead of you spending hours online trying to find a cheap nightclub or anything you should just go to Tokyo, wear your best outfits, be friendly, make friends with everyone and you'll have free drinks, free nightclub VIP entry and the greatest time for free.
It's either that or being a jerk and paying for it, no pun intended.
Josh

HAHA...nice. I guess this shouldn't be too bad...do the bars/clubs close early? like here its 1-2am..everything dies down big time. I guess ppl gotta sleep.
thx.

 

[Ewok85]

Some close around 1am when the trains stop, but most only really get started then and will kick you out about 5:00-6:00

 

[Mike Cash]

Shibuya, you won't sleep your first day/night so you might aswell be surrounded with the hottest women in Japan.
Josh

Does the phrase "one trick pony" mean anything to you? How about the words "tedious" or "tiresome"?

 

[yukio_michael]

I still don't understand why anyone would willingly subject themselves to a capsuel hotel. I get claustrophobic just thinking about it.

 

[ArmandV]

I still don't understand why anyone would willingly subject themselves to a capsuel hotel. I get claustrophobic just thinking about it.

My feelings exactly! Why would someone want to travel half way around the world to Japan and sleep in a capsule? It really makes no sense to me. I can understand it if you were a local and got drunk and needed a place to sleep. And, as I mentioned in the capsule hotel thread, where would you put your luggage if it couldn't fit in their lockers?

 

[spacejase777]

Yea, I've been pondering the capsule thing...seems kinda a waste of time..so, I booked some nights at a youth hostel in Asakusa. Should I buy an umbrella there or take one from the states?

 

[ArmandV]

Umbrellas are inexpensive in Tokyo. I bought one for about 500 yen at a street vendor and still use it.

 

[spacejase777]

thanks armand~
I was wondering, should I buy a rail pass if I plan on staying within Tokyo? Or would I be using subways within the city? Thanks

 

[MeAndroo]

A rail pass is really only worth it financially if you'll be taking long trips or traveling a LOT. The two week pass is 45,000 yen, which is more than you should be spending in and around Tokyo.

 

[spacejase777]

is it worth it if i stay within tokyo only?

 

[MeAndroo]

I'd say no. Within Tokyo, you'd probably only be dropping 120-500 yen on any one train line at any one time.