Tokyo Trip
 

HY guys!

I am from Italy and I'm going to Tokyo and Kyoto Tokyo - 4 days stay

I have done a little research on internet and I plan this for Tokyo :

Day 1
Odaiba
Joypolis Sega ,Panasonic and so on...

Day 2

tokyo tower, INSTITUTE FOR NATURE STUDY
NATIONAL SCIENCE MUSEUM, ! , Roppogi nightlife

Day 3
Tsukiji Fish Market,Tokyo Imperial Palce,Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden,Sensoji Temple,Akihabara Electric Town

I really don't know about other things to do in those few days..

Any suggestion?

THANK YOU!!!!!

You are doing a lot in 4 days. Make sure you eat and sleep. But anyway I really enjoyed the view from the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building. It sounds weak, but if you are in Shinjuku go up there. It's like, "Wow. Tokyo is not as itimidating as i thought. It's actually quite little." LOL.

Hmm, you may want to move your Akihabara trip to Day 2 and skip Roppongi. I would be really careful around Roppongi at night. Roppongi hills is a totally different story though...

Thank you for reply!

Yes I want to do a lot of things.. maybe I must change something.. anyway is plan work in progress and I'm interested to know your opinion about the place to visit.
So Roppongi is not a safe place ... in the night ok I take the suggestion Akihabara in day 2 skip Roppongi.
Just two question .. in Akihabara at what time shops closed ? Is good to stay here for nightlife (I mean early from 8pm to 12pm)
I also change my plan and I add a new day in Tokyo at Shinjuku and i will visit the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building and maybe Shibuya just for a little walk.

:D

Are you reserving the fourth day for Kyoto?

If so, I would reverse your plans and spend three in Kyoto, one in Tokyo.

I lived in Japan for six years, went to Tokyo once for a job interview on the Shinkansen, then went back to Kyoto.

Osaka, Kyoto and Nara was my home ground and a mighty fine choice at that.

Kyoto is so REAL Japan as is Nara..

Oh, and if you want a tower, Kyoto and Osaka have one;)

Total plan day:

4 days in tokyo (the first one and last one is a half-day)

3 days in kyoto

the fourth days in tokyo is a necessity to bring narita without stress :)

Maybe best way to plan my trip in Tokyo is focusing on major zone attraction and forget about the other (like tokyo tower and institute of nature)
I'm really interested to feel the life of Tokyo and I'm not really interested about story (I mean museum) so now I'm trying to focus my trip in those hot zone
-Central Tokyo (Akihabara,Imperial Palace and so on...)
-shinjuku zone (Shibuya and Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden)

If you have some suggestion about a Re-Plan of my trip it will be so appreciated (especially about nightlife)

My first Hotel is in Shinagawa and second one is in Shinjuku

For Kyoto plan is in progress ... :)

I really THANK YOU for all your reply!

I have no idea about Tokyo and it doesn't really interest me.

If your budget is good and medioka, stay at the Hotel Granvia at Kyoto station as your base.

That way you have access to the trains in the surrounding Kyoto and Kansai regions.

If you are interested in culture, go and see a Kabuki show, and even a Maiko dancing show in Gion followed by Maiko serving you Green Tea. It's a great cultural experience.

You can walk around Kyoto city at night, and head to Kiyamachi Dori to an authentic Japanese restaurant. Sit on the floor on the wooden balcony overlooking the river.

A half day trip to Uji Shi, the home of green Tea is also worthy. A beautiful Ujikawa river, and you can eat an oishi green tea ice-cream watching the river.

Fushimi Momoyama down the road offers traditional Sake factories, you can go on a tour, and you can also see a few old Samurai residences in the small streets.

Really, their is so much to see and do in Kyoto..

Then again, you may opt for more traditional tourist attractions like the golden temple. Kiyomizu temple is absolutely worthy of a vist. It's huge,, built onto the mountainside, and not one nail is used to hold the temple together. It's all wood.

Arashiyama in North Kyoto is also nice.. A walk up the surrounding mountain to see the wild monkeys is also good. Be careful, they can be rather nasty!

The City of Kyoto should be paying you, Ozkai.

Oh, I know. My fond memories will be with me forever.

Unfortunately, it is not possible nowadays, although the prize is worth it.

A great place:)

If you're in Tokyo on a Sunday, go to Harujuku to see the cosu-play girls in their costumes and the rockabilly clubs dancing away to 50's rock n' roll. This is next to Yoyogi Park where you can also visit the Meiji shrine.