Ginza, Tokyo

Advantages: night life's fun, sing-along's a blast! Love the shopping.
Disadvantages: none unless you'd rather be elsewhere

Ginza street or the Ginza district is probably one of the busiest districts I have seen in Tokyo. It's comprised of about eight blocks put together and has some ten thousand or so shops, business offices, karaoke night clubs, spas and restaurants. It also has lots of those Japanese malls you can visit-one I'm particularly agreeable of is-what they call it again?-Roponggi Hills where the interior is quite cozy and of the rural-modern type: sleek but ...
...visit their Kabuki Theaters (yes, this puppet show play is still the "in" thing in Tokyo and I don't believe it will go out of fashion either); or just wine and dine on saki and sushi... Delicious! Careful though because I think they have this anti-smoking-while-walking and no-throwing-of-butts ordinance there. You wouldn't want to get caught; or else you'll lose some time to shop. Bottomline, it's cool. If you want to experience tripping the Tokyo ... Read review

Advantages: Interesting country
Disadvantages: No

...Korea is an interesting country and in many ways, she resembles cultures from both China and Japan. I am going to share with you the diary of my last trip to Seoul. Day1: After checking into our hotel in the Gangnam area, we went out for dinner and explored the area. The Gangnam and Apgujeong areas in Seoul are excellent places to start if you want to have firsthand experience of the modernization of Korea. You will find many shops. Apgujeong(the equivalent of Ginza in Tokyo), where Korea's latest fashion trends always start first, can be described as the No. 1 fashion area. It's the place where famous foreign brands launch their first shop in Korea. Nearby, you also have the COEX Mall. It is a entertainment facility in the heart of the city. With over 250 large commercial stores and over 100,000 visitors on weekdays... Read review

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Advantages: An amazing, fascinating city. Great food.
Disadvantages: Too much concrete.

.... Still, you don’t fly a third of the way around the world to go to a zoo do you? Instead, walk around the Imperial Palace, shop in Shibuya and Shinjuku, take an early morning trip to Tsukiji fish market, go clubbing in Roppongi, investigate the market at Harajuku, visit a few temples and if you can possibly arrange it – take in some Kabuki in the Ginza area. Tokyo is also a brilliant starting point for some excellent day trips – Nikko, Kamakura and Hakone (where you can climb Mount Fuji if the weather / time of the year is right). All in all, a fascinating city well worth a few weeks holiday at anytime of the year.... Read review

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Advantages: With a short visit you'll still be gagging for more and you get better value for money than London
Disadvantages: Some may find it impersonal, my feet were so sore by the end and its another long review!

.... The Museum of the Imperial Collections, Sannomaru Shozokan (Free) The Emperor has made available a number of beautiful examples of pottery from the Imperial collection. Although the exhibit is not large, it is a welcome break from the heat and contains a number of breathtaking pieces. The colour of one blue vase and the detail on it were simply stunning. - Ginza This area is famous for having Tokyo's first department stores, and they probably are worth wandering round for a bit if you have a little time to spare. You won't find anything particularly different, but it will give you a chance to see the more conservative fashion on display - a great deal of which tends to be pretty baggy. Ginza is also a prime area for good restaurants. We met up with a work colleague of mine who showed us a small sushi restaurant that served it in its... Read review

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