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- Buy souvenirs at Tokyu Hands, Loft, Daiso or Don Quijote
Fun stores for non traditional gifts
The Japanese mostly buy food and sweets as souvenirs. If you want something other than that visit these three cool shops. Don’t leave it until the airport! - Visit a lesser known area
Avoid the crowds
More info @ japan-guide.com- Kichijoji, a microcosmos of Tokyo central. - Koenji, the former ‘punk rock’ area. Lots of cute 2nd hand stores. - Nakano Broadway is better than Akihabara for nerdy stuff (action figures, vintage Star Wars merch, etc) - Go to a free Observatory
Don’t pay for the SkyTree
More info @ japan-guide.comTo get a great view over Tokyo, SkyTree and Tokyo Tower and the Mori tower are the best known options. But they all ask entrance fees. Go to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government buildings in Shinjuku, or the Bunkyo Civic Centre and it’s completely free! - Tokyo Architecture tour
A walk around some beautiful buildings in the Omotesando area. Architects like Kenzo Tange, Tadao Ando, Kengo Kuma featured.
More info @ viator.com - Sensō-ji
Buddhist temple
The trick to Sensō-ji is to go near and or after dark. It is beautifully lit and you avoid the - massive - crowds - Nezu-jinja Shrine
A tunnel of torii gates
You don’t have to go all the way to Kyoto to see a vermillion torii gates tunnel like at Fushimi Inari. You can get a taste of what that is like right here in Tokyo. - Tokyo Ramen tour
Go beyond Ichiran and Ippudo
More info @ 5amramen.comThere are no rules to ramen. That’s what makes it exciting.
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Buy souvenirs at Tokyu Hands, Loft, Daiso or Don Quijote
Fun stores for non traditional gifts
The Japanese mostly buy food and sweets as souvenirs. If you want something other than that visit these three cool shops. Don’t leave it until the airport!
Visit a lesser known area
Avoid the crowds
More info @ japan-guide.com
- Kichijoji, a microcosmos of Tokyo central.
- Koenji, the former ‘punk rock’ area. Lots of cute 2nd hand stores.
- Nakano Broadway is better than Akihabara for nerdy stuff (action figures, vintage Star Wars merch, etc)
Go to a free Observatory
Don’t pay for the SkyTree
More info @ japan-guide.com
To get a great view over Tokyo, SkyTree and Tokyo Tower and the Mori tower are the best known options. But they all ask entrance fees. Go to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government buildings in Shinjuku, or the Bunkyo Civic Centre and it’s completely free!
Tokyo Architecture tour
A walk around some beautiful buildings in the Omotesando area. Architects like Kenzo Tange, Tadao Ando, Kengo Kuma featured.
More info @ viator.com
Sensō-ji
Buddhist temple
The trick to Sensō-ji is to go near and or after dark. It is beautifully lit and you avoid the - massive - crowds
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Nezu-jinja Shrine
A tunnel of torii gates
You don’t have to go all the way to Kyoto to see a vermillion torii gates tunnel like at Fushimi Inari. You can get a taste of what that is like right here in Tokyo.
