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Japan is always one of my favourite country to visit in Asia. Let me share with you my itinery in my last trip. This tour took place when I last visited my parents in Hong Kong. Day 1... more

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  • 40 of 40 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 5 ickkate

    Member since 05/11/2002

    Reviews written: 65

    4 Stars Sore Feet City 05/09/2004
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages With a short visit you'll still be gagging for more and you get better value for money than London

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Some may find it impersonal, my feet were so sore by the end and its another long review!

    Originally known as 'Edo', meaning 'Gate of the River', Tokyo first became a significant city in 1603 when Tokogawa Ieyasu based his military government, or shogunate in the then unimpressive little town. Over the following years the city became a base from which the whole of Tokogawa clan ran the country, but only earned the term 'Tokyo' ('Eastern Capital') when the clan was deposed and the Emperor's power was restored towards the end of the 19th century; relocating from Kyoto. Despite two massive tragedies, the earthquake and subsequent fires of 1923 and the Allied bombing of 1944/45, Tokyo ... more
  • 27 of 27 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 4 gard

    Member since 26/06/2003

    Reviews written: 51

    4 Stars Trip report from Tokyo Review with images 27/07/2005
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Exotic for people from the west, it is a very safe place, toilets :-)

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Expensive accommodation, language barrier can cause problems, a bit crowded

    This trip report has also been posted on my homepage http://gardkarlsen.com. Here it is displayed with pictures, videos and links. So please feel free to visit my site. Millions of men in dark suits, crowded subway trains, sushi, taxi drivers with white gloves, neon lights, earth quakes, capsule hotels, sake, sumo wrestling, samurais, geisha, bullet trains, toilets so advanced that you need an instruction manual to use them, manga, polite people, Lost in Translation….this is our trip report from JAPAN. A short summary The dream team Nikki and Gard on another adventure :-) This time we headed ... more
  • 9 of 9 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 4 medgenie

    Member since 07/05/2008

    Reviews written: 134

    5 Stars My Tokyo experience 26/06/2008
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Very nice trip, worth going back again

    Disadvantages Disadvantages No

    Japan is always one of my favourite country to visit in Asia. Let me share with you my itinery in my last trip. This tour took place when I last visited my parents in Hong Kong. Day 1: Got up at 6 to get to the airport for the flight at 9am. After 3 and a half hours, finally arrived at Tokyo. Went to the toilet straight after, there are still two types of toilet(the Western and Japanese styles), like the way it was when i came a few years ago. Weather was not too bad, a bit cloudy but not too hot. Arrived at hotel at around 6 and started my Tokyo adventure after a brief break. Last time I ... more
  • 19 of 19 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 2 randymutley

    Member since 06/04/2004

    Reviews written: 14

    5 Stars So much to do, so little time 29/06/2004
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Vibrant city that doesn't disappoint

    Disadvantages Disadvantages it's big busy and confusing

    Everyone who visits Japan enevitably passes through Tokyo at some time. Somepeople love it and spend most of their trip there while others find it a confusing nightmare and quickly head on. It is the one place in Japan which completely encapsulates Japanese youth culture and you can find pretty much anything you want here. Getting there- Most people will arrive straight from the airport, most commonly Tokyo Narita. The airport is a bit out of the centre so you have to take about a one hour train journey from the centre. From the centre you can get connections to almost every other major city ... more
  • 13 of 13 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 1 zodiakclare

    Member since 22/03/2003

    Reviews written: 10

    5 Stars Tokyo in 3 days 03/03/2004
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages The world within a city

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Easy to get lost,

    I recently took a spur of the moment trip to Japan when i had 5 days spare. As a student i wanted to get the most out of the few days i was spending in Japan, but when i arrived i realised that Tokyo was only the beginning. From the plane the terrain was incredible varying from beautiful mountaineous peaks to forests and rice fields. Then arriving in Narita Aiport, (60Km from centre of Tokyo) I realised i would have to go back. On a budget the best way to get into Tokyo i have been told was the Narita Express which takes you from the Airport directly to Tokyo. I did not use this route however ... more