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Anybody been to Tokyo, Japan
Posted on 4/26/17 at 7:14 am
Posted on 4/26/17 at 7:14 am
Thinking about doing a family vacation to Tokyo. Not too long. Any must do's? Must see's? Thoughts? Our youngest is 11 years old.
Posted on 4/26/17 at 8:43 am to Jp1LSU
Consider going somewhere a bit less oppressively urban. Somewhere like Kyoto, Nara, Fukuoka etc. The real Japan is the outlying villages around the major cities, the beautiful seaside or mountain villages with temples and quaint ryokans. Imho, Tokyo gets monotonous after about three days. It's too crowded and every intersection looks the same.
Posted on 4/26/17 at 2:35 pm to Jp1LSU
2-3 days is enough there, spend most of your time in Kyoto as it is way better. Also rail system is awesome and very easy to get to destination cities within a couple hours
Posted on 4/26/17 at 3:46 pm to BigVoodoo
Just came back. Did 3.5 days in Tokyo and 3 in Kyoto and thought that was perfect.
In Tokyo, you should definitely go to Ginza, the Tokyo Station area, Roppongi Hills, and Harajuku. Since you have kids, the area around the Tokyo Dome could be a nice change of pace. Batting cages, bowling alley, and a roller coaster are all right by and pretty affordable.
Kyoto used to be the capital of ancient Japan up until the 1600s so there are lots of historical places to visit, including Shinto and Buddhist temples as well as the palace with 1000 Buddhas.
Train from Tokyo to Kyoyo is less than 3 hours and about $120 per person each way
In Tokyo, you should definitely go to Ginza, the Tokyo Station area, Roppongi Hills, and Harajuku. Since you have kids, the area around the Tokyo Dome could be a nice change of pace. Batting cages, bowling alley, and a roller coaster are all right by and pretty affordable.
Kyoto used to be the capital of ancient Japan up until the 1600s so there are lots of historical places to visit, including Shinto and Buddhist temples as well as the palace with 1000 Buddhas.
Train from Tokyo to Kyoyo is less than 3 hours and about $120 per person each way
Posted on 4/26/17 at 9:09 pm to Lsupimp
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Fukuoka
Just got back from a 6 city trip in Japan and I agree with pimp.
Fukuoka is probably a little better for the younger kids.
Tokyo is great but it's just a super crowded urban stretch of different shopping and food.
It was great though.
You know what.... do tokyo also and take the hata bus tour for the hour. It was cool and usually hate that type of thing.
The tokyo train station was very nice also.
Posted on 4/27/17 at 10:11 am to Keys Open Doors
Yep, no more than 3 days in Tokyo. Then head south to Kyoto. We stopped at a resort town near mt Fuji called Hakone and it was the highlight of the trip. Kyoto also super cool. Nara also a good day trip.
Posted on 4/27/17 at 1:57 pm to Lsupimp
It would feel strange to go to Japan and not spend some time in Tokyo. I've heard that it's an amazing restaurant town, and great things about the shopping. I'm glad to hear that 2-3 days is enough because then we could hit up another place to get a real change.
Thanks for the info thus far
Thanks for the info thus far
Posted on 4/27/17 at 10:21 pm to Jp1LSU
Yeah I lived there for a couple of years so I have some strong opinions. It's like if you asked somebody to recommend an LSU football game in tiger stadium and they told you you should pick the ULL game , not tailgate, show up for kickoff and watch the game. Yeah that's cool, but not optimum. Tokyo is cool though. There are just better ways to see Japan.
Posted on 4/28/17 at 5:17 am to Jp1LSU
Yes, went twice.
Hamarikyu Gardens is really pretty since it's a great balance or urban/japanese garden. Odaiba is really neat for walking, the mall, and also views of Tokyo skyline
Hamarikyu Gardens is really pretty since it's a great balance or urban/japanese garden. Odaiba is really neat for walking, the mall, and also views of Tokyo skyline
Posted on 4/28/17 at 5:18 am to lsugradman
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hen head south to Kyoto. We stopped at a resort town near mt Fuji called Hakone and it was the highlight of the trip. Kyoto also super cool. Nara also a good day trip.
Kyoto is fricking awesome
I really liked Osaka too from when I was there in 2012. Just wish I had more time
Posted on 4/28/17 at 10:09 am to SpartyGator
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Hamarikyu Gardens is really pretty since it's a great balance or urban/japanese garden.
Agreed. This was my only escape from the craziness when staying in the Ginza area.
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