Jet Lag morning
Feb 2nd, 2007, 01:47 PM
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Jet Lag morning
We arrive in Tokyo on a Saturday afternoon; given past history, my bet is we'll be awake WAY early on Sunday. Unfortunately, the fish market is not open on Sunday! Any suggestions of what to do at o'dark thirty when new to Tokyo (first timers)??? We'll be at the Westin.
Feb 2nd, 2007, 02:07 PM
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For our early morning arrivals in Japan, we are almost always in a hotel too. We typically get to the hotel for dinner and are asleep by around 10. We usually are all awake by 4:00, starved...but no breakfast service until at least 6:30. We tend to read, watch TV, watch the sun rise. If the weather is nice, we often walk around the streets after it begins to get light...kind of interesting to watch a city wake up. There are convenience stores and room service should you not be able to wait to eat and the rice crackers in the mini bar are already all gone. Sometimes temples have activity as early as 5:00 am, with drums and bells....the one next to our house has a 5:00 am wood block wake up call, and the other side rings bells at 6:00, then the first one has drums at 7:00....kind of like snooze alarm. You may be able to stumble upon something like that if you are out and about.
Feb 3rd, 2007, 05:25 PM
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Thank you for these ideas; I'm realizing that another advantage of the safety of Japan is that we could feel comfortable exploring at an early hour; that might not be such a good idea in other countries.
Feb 6th, 2007, 09:26 AM
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