Advantages: Service, rooms, standards
Disadvantages: It is not a cheap place to stay!

...have never stayed in a Mandarin Oriental Hotel before, but it is a chain I have been hoping to try out for a long time. As we had already decided that Japan was going to be a holiday of indulgence, Mandarin Oriental Tokyo seemed a very good place to tr ... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average very helpful
Ciao members have made 8 comments about this review View comments

Excellent review x by MarcoG

sounds a decent hotel by mumsymary

read all comments

Advantages: Very nice trip, worth going back again
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. Af ... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average very helpful
Ciao members have made 2 comments about this review View comments

Great review definitely a place I want to go to. by Maestrolover

Very good review..... Fresh fish from the market and sushi... I want to go there.... Thanks. J. by headcase44

read all comments

There are 9 other reviews on this product: View other reviews

Frenetic!
by moraghewat

Toyko is tops
by jonyee

To people who use ATMs
by me_envies

read all reviews

Advantages: Interesting
Disadvantages: NA

Kaminarimon(or Gate of Thunder) is the symbol of Tokyo and it leads to the temple of Sensoji.At the entrance of the temple, there are shops selling charms for difference purposes-safe journey, good health, getting rich, meeting the right girl/guy etc. The ... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful
There is 1 other review on this product: View other reviews

Traditional Japan!
by justoz

read all reviews

Advantages: interesting
Disadvantages: NA

The Tsukiji Fish market which is world famous. Every morning fishermen bring their catch in at about 4am and started the auction at 5. If you want to see the auction, you better start early!! After that the fish is distributed to various sushi bars and r ... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful
Ciao members have made 1 comment about this review View comments

Hi, welcome to Ciao. An interesting review and somewhere that would be near the top of my places to visit in Tokyo - but for higher ratings you could think about saying how you get to this place, is it easy to find? How do you get there? You said the selling was over by the time you got there - these places start business very early, what time would you recommend visitos arrive to see the auction taking place? Fiona by fizzytom

read all comments

Advantages: Free! Great to browse the stalls and absorb the atmosphere
Disadvantages: Crowded at times otherwise none

Senso-ji Temple (also known as the Asakusa Kannon Temple) is found in the Asakusa quarter of Tokyo, which is renowned for being "Old Japan". It originated in the 7th century and although damaged by earthquakes and fires it has always been rebuilt look lik ... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful
Ciao members have made 5 comments about this review View comments

re-rated as promised x by hlmccarron

Much better. Well done. Matt :- ) by matty0501

read all comments

There is 1 other review on this product: View other reviews

Sensoji and the Gate of Thunder
by medgenie

read all reviews

This is a large tall hotel in the centre of Shinjuku close to the Metropolitan Offices. For many young people it is there first sight of Japan - crammed three to a room for the Annual JET Programme Induction seminar - before being sent off to teach English in schools across the country. That the government chooses this hotel tells you a lot. It is a perfectly adequate hotel - clean, central, all the basic facilities you expect but is pretty much regarded as nothing special, past its best and even a bit run down. If you are forking out for a top Tokyo hotel you can do much better.

Advantages: peace, fun, tradition--rolled in one
Disadvantages: ??

This is the Japan's first public park opened in 1873 if my memory serves me right, and definitely, any tourist should visit it just before they go. It has a highlight of enjoyable pasttimes you might want to consider such as boat rides or a stroll aroun ... Read review

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 al ... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful
Ciao members have made 3 comments about this review View comments

Sorry, but you have some factual errors here. Roppongi Hills is in the Roppongi district, not Ginza. Kabuki has nothing whatsoever to do with puppets - perhaps you're thinking of bunraku. If you correct the errors and expand the review I will happily re-rate. David by Mitsudan

I've always wanted to go to Japan, thanks. by minhhon

read all comments

Park - teenagers Yoyogi Victoriana Vivienne Westwood Nu Metal Bands downright odd Vegetarians/fish - don't like to say no - impolite Eating customs slurp soup chopstick rituals Noodle bar - machine on outside Shopping t ... Read review

There are 10 other reviews on this product: View other reviews

Frenetic!
by moraghewat

Toyko is tops
by jonyee

To people who use ATMs
by me_envies

read all reviews

Advantages: A spiritual paradise admist an urban jungle
Disadvantages: none whatsoever

Japan is bursting at the seams with shrines and temples. For the first-time visitor, deciding which one to visit is like trying to choose a chocolate from the box without having the content card to hand. Conveniently, my brother and his wife live in To ... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average very helpful
Ciao members have made 24 comments about this review View comments

This brought back memories of my visit there. Good review! by Mitsudan

I love the Meiji shrine and the whole area... especially on New Year's! It is so magical. x by Delicate_Orchid

read all comments

...is a temple located in Asakusa, a central part of the Shitamachi. Shitamachi ("downtown") is the old town of Tokyo. The legend says that in the year 628, two brothers fish ... Read review

There is 1 other review on this product: View other reviews

About as traditional as you will get in Tokyo
by worm1976

read all reviews

Advantages: clean, the views, complimentary goodies, location
Disadvantages: limited non-japanese TV, have to pay to use pool

Cerulean Tower Tokyu Hotel is a 5 star hotel which looms over the other buildings in the hip district of Shibuya in downtown west Tokyo. It was built in 2001 and refurbished again last year. There are 414 rooms and it caters for both holiday-makers and b ... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average very helpful
Ciao members have made 32 comments about this review View comments

Nice review, lots of help. Probably a bit too pricey for an extended stay, but I'll definitely consider it. by ElFreakoKid

I found this helpfull as I am planning to travel to tokyo next year by bekki669

read all comments

Advantages: delicious cuisine and friendly staff
Disadvantages: not very intimate

Stellato is on the top floor of a beautiful Moorish looking building in the Minato-ku district of Tokyo (an area allegedly haunted by many ghosts!). You get to the restaurant via a dimly lit lift and then you are escorted by the incredibly attentive ... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average very helpful
Ciao members have made 15 comments about this review View comments

Dont think I will make it to Tokyo but sounds a nice place if I did by AJ26

Good luck in the Travel competition. I have now entered this review for it. Fionaxx by COOOEEE

read all comments

Advantages: Traditional, lively
Disadvantages: Crowded

If you can fight your way through the crowds A visit to the temple Sensoji is worth it. The area of Asakusa has many temples and is potentially a cheaper area to stay in than most parts of Tokyo as it has many Ryokan, which makes for a nice traditional p ... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful
Ciao members have made 4 comments about this review View comments

As you acknowledge, there's a lot more you could have said! by Mitsudan

Asakusa is great . Unfortunately I went the day every school in Tokyo decided to as well! Cheers, Nicola by kollarosie

read all comments

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

Ciao members have rated this review on average very helpful
Ciao members have made 15 comments about this review View comments

Great review :D by ElFreakoKid

Exceptional Essay! Well-done, very indepth and interesting. I like the layout and the way that you explored each point. by LukeyBoy

read all comments

There are 9 other reviews on this product: View other reviews

Frenetic!
by moraghewat

Toyko is tops
by jonyee

To people who use ATMs
by me_envies

read all reviews