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Tokyo Checklist: Unique part of Tokyo
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2016/5/17 19:55
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Based on what i read on internet, have made this must do check list( It doesn't include gardens,temples as i will be definitely visiting them)
1. See new Hatchiko statue at University of Tokyo
2. Visit theme café ( Cat Café, Owl Café, rabbit cafe and hedgehog café)
3. Robot Restaurant in Sinjuku
4. Experience Japan Tea Ceremony
5. Make a wish Sensoji temple and Meiji Shrine
6. Time Lapse pics at Shibuya crossing (Early Morning, Afternoon, Night)
7. View of Tokyo from Metropolitan Government Building
8. Stay overnight at a capsule
9. Use all the Buttons on a Japanese Toilet
10. Click nighttime picture of Tokyo Tower from Roppongi Hills Mori Tower
11. Evening walk at Odaiba, Tokyo Bay and Rainbow Bridge
12. Get Souvenirs from 100 yen stores
13. Eat sushi, yakitori
14. Satisfy my sweet tooth at Ice Cream City Ikebukuro
15. Take funny photos on those booths (forgot whats it called)
If i am missing out something, please suugest? :)
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by Anubhav17
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2016/5/18 13:33
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10. The Seaside Top Observatory above Hamamatsucho Station has a great view of Tokyo Tower - really close up and you can see it from the ground up (no buildings blocking it).
13. I agree with the first poster - get some Japanese curry! A popular chain is Coco Curry; you'll probably come across one at some point. Also try tonkatsu - breaded and fried pork cutlet.
14. I've heard Icecream City is overrated, and you need to pay the entrance fee for the indoor theme park it's in in order to get to it. Stick to the amazing soft serve sold at many of the tourist attractions.
Another shopping suggestion is Tokyu Hands; I spend so much time there every time I go to Japan. It's a chain store so there are a few around Tokyo, but my favourite is the one in Shibuya.
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by sq (guest)
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Re: Tokyo Checklist: Unique part of Tokyo
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2016/5/18 15:46
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If you like cooking you might wanna visit Kappabashi street, lots of kitchen utensils and stuff. http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3020.htmlThere are also several stores selling those food samples you can find at restaurants, it's pretty cool.
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by ruby (guest)
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2016/5/18 19:42
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14. I've heard Icecream City is overrated, and you need to pay the entrance fee for the indoor theme park it's in in order to get to it. Stick to the amazing soft serve sold at many of the tourist attractions.So you've never been there, but you're advising against it? I actually have been to Ice Cream City, and I can tell you it was a very different experience from eating soft-serve ice cream from a stand. Lots of strange flavors like basil and avocado, but made with real ice cream. Anyway, Ice Cream City closed a few years ago, but there is a shop called Ice Parlor that has around fifty flavors of ice cream, and you can try six at a time. It's next to the Namja Gyoza Stadium ( http://bento.com/rev/2159.html ), so it makes sense to go to both of them, since you have to pay the admission fee (Y500) for the amusement park as a sort of cover charge.
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by Umami Dearest
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2016/5/18 19:47
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Visit theme café ( Cat Café, Owl Café, rabbit cafe and hedgehog café)I think the hedgehog cafe is terribly overpriced, as is the rabbit cafe connected with it. I would recommend Mimi in Ikebukuro for rabbits, and Dog Heart from Aquamarine if you like dogs: http://animalcafes.com/rabbits.htmlWherever you go, try to avoid weekends at any animal cafe - they get very crowded, and they're not as much fun as on weekdays.
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by Umami Dearest
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