| Look at Tokyo today and you will see what the | | | | overall.Things to do:Using JR trains, you can just |
| Tokyo- jin (meaning Tokyo people in japanese) | | | | about get to anywhere you want in Japan. |
| have that we don't have in our cities- bustling | | | | There's also a shinkansen (bullet-train) to get from |
| streets with thousands of people waiting to cross | | | | state to state but it's rather expensive for a ride. |
| the roads, giantic television screens on the sides | | | | Places like Ueno, Shibuya, Shinjuku, Akihabara, |
| of buildings, high school students roaming the | | | | Ikebukuro, Ginza and Harajyuku are places you |
| streets of shibuya after school and fashion | | | | should look out for as they are the main tourists |
| statements made everywhere you go! It never | | | | spots with heaps of Japanese culture and |
| cease to amaze travellers in Tokyo at the | | | | attractions.Ueno (pronounced as "ooo-a-no") - |
| amount of things all happening all the same time, | | | | famous park and zooShibuya- hotspot for young |
| and most are often left dazzled by everything | | | | people, high school kids and accessoriesShinjuku- |
| they see.So, what can you do in Tokyo when | | | | business center but lots of shopping and |
| you are there? (provided you are not "paralysed", | | | | interesting things aboutAkihabara- computer, |
| dazed and standing in the middle of the | | | | electronics and gadgets townIkebukuro- |
| street).What can you do there: Many things..But | | | | accessories, trendy clothes and more |
| before you have fun getting lost in a foreign land | | | | shoppingHarajuku- fashion, large variety of shops |
| without no knowledge, how about learning how | | | | and roppon-ni (bars)Ginza- trendy and expensive |
| the train works for a start? That's a good start, | | | | shopping areaThere are so many things and |
| if you are intending to use public transport, and | | | | places that you see in Tokyo; entertainment, |
| you can probably pick up the rest from | | | | traditional, cultural, food, shopping and tourist |
| there.Some quick points..1) Trains are called JR | | | | spots, and I will only spoil the fun of adventure to |
| (Japan Rail) and there are many trains stations all | | | | tell you about everything in Japan or Tokyo like |
| over japan. The whole system of train routes and | | | | guide books do. :-) |
| stops is a massive spider web and it takes some | | | | You easily find help and tourist information along |
| understanding of the sytem to get from point A | | | | your way, if you get lost in the bubbly Tokyo. |
| to point B in Tokyo.2) To get to most tourist | | | | Now that you know how to get around Tokyo |
| spots in Tokyo, you only need to know about | | | | using trains, why not take up the challenge and |
| Yamanote train travel. Learn to get on to | | | | explore Tokyo on your own?Adrian Curtin works |
| Yamanote train travel from your local train station | | | | full-time as a webmaster at Travel |
| and the rest is easy.3) If you are going to travel | | | | recommendations, travel forums and resources. |
| intensively by train, it's advisable to get a unlimited | | | | His interests lie predominantly in travel and |
| JR train ticket from major state train stations like | | | | creating his travel stories in his laptop while |
| Tokyo and Osaka train stations- costs savings | | | | travelling. |