Shinjuku or Roppongi? (better for 1st time traveller)

zachary · (#1 (**permalink**))

What do you recommend? Generally speaking? according to:

-close to the city
-close to train stations
-nightlife
-good restaurants

etc

being a 1st time traveller to Tokyo, what area would you suggest to me? It's crunch time for me, I'll be there in 3 days

godwine · (#2 (**permalink**))

Quote:

Originally Posted by zachary

What do you recommend? Generally speaking? according to:

-close to the city
-close to train stations
-nightlife
-good restaurants

etc

being a 1st time traveller to Tokyo, what area would you suggest to me? It's crunch time for me, I'll be there in 3 days

Shinjuku is your best bet if you are relying on JR services. Otherwise they both offer everything you mentioned above, with Roppongi being more of a Foreigner settlement.

Be ready to spend if you are going to stay around Roppongi

MMM · (#3 (**permalink**))

Shinjuku
Shinjuku
Shinjuku

zachary · (#4 (**permalink**))

With Godwine saying Roppongi is expensive and MMM saying "shinjuku, shinjuku, shinjuku" I think I'll aim for the shinjuku area hehehehe

reptilesandsamurai · (#5 (**permalink**))

Quote:

Originally Posted by MMM

Shinjuku
Shinjuku
Shinjuku

What he said.

Rogozhin · (#6 (**permalink**))

Had a lot of fun at Shinjuku last night and I`ll be heading back there sometime soon.

Roppongi`s Midtown might be worth checking out, if you like window shopping at *incredibly* overpriced stores.

godwine · (#7 (**permalink**))

Yeah I totally agree. I mean, there are things of specific interests in Roppongi. But mostly things are highly over price

In all honesty, if I am to spend the kind of money that I would be spending in Roppogi, I might as well go to Ginza and dump it on something with a brand name

Wasabista · (#8 (**permalink**))

Why not visit both? They're only about 10 minutes apart on the new subway line, the Toei Oedo line.

spicytuna · (#9 (**permalink**))

Shinjuku is close to Kabukicho. /discussion

zachary · (#10 (**permalink**))

ok folks i just checked into my hotel here in shinjuku

i'd like to head to kabukicho for a few beers at first, then to some good nightclubs afterwards (now it's near 8pm, is this good time to head out?)

any and all tips would be greatly appreciated

if you have names of good bars, clubs, lady bars, restaurants near here in Shinjuku please speak up

thanks!!!!!!