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Hop of the Yamanote train to Harajuku.  An interesting stop between Shinjuku and Shibuya where you can find many teens dressed in their Gothic Lolita outfits.  Sundays tend to be the busiest where many of these costumed teens are happy to pose for you.  These wildly dressed teens are there to show off their shocking outfits.  If you are lucky, you may ...

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With the warmer weather here in Tokyo, flower viewing is coming early this year!  Japanese people gather at parks to sit under the blossomed trees and drink with their friends.  It is a big deal for the Japanese....many of them come prepared with their food, booze, blankets, and nabe pots.  Right ...

Tokyo Shopping - Hundred Yen Shops

Sprinkled here and there (building codes seem to involve structure more than content or activity in Japan) and very commonly around Tokyo, wonderful 100 yen shops – sometimes 99 yen, maybe a competing firm – offer resident and visitor a wild array of basic items. Almost everything is for sale for the basic fee plus a small consumption tax, which means these are the dollar ...

Getting around Tokyo in the train system is one of the most convenient things and also one of the most maddening things you can experience in Japan. Let me give a couple of pros and cons:

Pros

You can get anywhere in Tokyo riding the subway/train system.
Trains are always on time so you know exactly when it's going to pull into the station.
Most train announcements have English now, so it makes it ...

Tokyo – Day Excursions - Hakone
Less than a hundred kilometers from teeming Tokyo, Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park, internationally famous for hot springs (including Owakudani), hiking and outdoor activities, majestic natural beauty and fabulous views of nearby Mount Fuji is deservedly one of the most popular destinations for visitors and Japanese alike. Well served with and by mass transit, including on Lake Ashi, the big park offers tourists a range of ...

Here's what I love about this country. You DON'T have to tip!!! That is such a relief as I hate to calculate how much someone's tip should be worth. In the US, oftentimes I get a waiter who provides lousy service, but you don't want to deal with the hassle of giving a bad tip so you grudgingly put down 15% even thought you want to give zero. To my ...

EuropeByAir--While in Tokyo, pick up your EuropeByAir FlightPass, FlightPasses are valid for flights solely within Europe and are sold in countries outside of Europe to non-European residents only.  Aigle Azur Airlines based in Paris , France has recently joined the EuropebyAir FlightPass program. Further information and a Route Map are available at www.EuropebyAir.com.

Bill Wolf, President of EuropebyAir stated, "Continuing forward with our expansion plans to add new and exciting destination ...

Mori Art Museum -

The Smile in Japanese Art: From the Jomon Period to the Early Twentieth Century.
Through May 5: All About Laughter: Humor in Contemporary Art, show continues through May 5.

Lucy Birmingham Fuji, art reviwer with Japan Times, pointed out in her coverage of this show with two parts, “Funny and dark, the Mori laughs” that "The Smile in Japanese Art," subtitled "From the Jomon Period to the Early ...

1) Bring money! Some restaurants and shops only accept cash and even a few places that accept credit cards only accept Japanese credit cards. Cash is good, but you'll get a better exchange rate if you carry travelers checks. I always recommend exchanging at least half of the money you're going to spend at the exchange counter at Narita airport. Otherwise it's sometimes hard to find exchange places around the ...

In Tokyo,whether you are resident or tourists there are various Japanese native

foods and theme park is fameous.The attraction of theme park is we have the opp

ortunity to taste many kinds of foods in place.Head to,Ikebukoro gyoza shops,conveniently located at the heart of Tokyo.

Here,over 15 gyoza shops are ready to serve you without delay.Apart from gyoza,beer

and juice are available.Prices ranges from 450yen to 600yen.

Nerest station:JR Ikebukoro.

Address:3-1-3,Higashi ikebukoro,

sunshine city.World import-mart 2F,

Namco namja-town.

Telephone:03-5950-0765.

Open:10am-10pm.(daily)

Addmision:300yen ...