Your favorite little things about Tokyo
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Your favorite little things about Tokyo
It seems many of you are so well-versed with Tokyo, I wanted to see what were your most favorite tiny "pearls" that you must see/get whenever in Tokyo, i.e. little things that added to the wonderful memories of the trip, like a little pastry in a tiny shop off the beaten path, a cup of coffee in a scenic area, or a store that sells amazing Pokemon toys, etc. Anything that you had a special experience with in Tokyo. I will be going for the first time in three weeks and would love to try your experiences.
Regards,
Curt
Regards,
Curt
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I'm no expert but I really enjoyed walking the back streets from Asakusa to Ueno.
The blacklight drawings on the ceiling of the Akasaka-Mitsue subway tunnel (from Hotel New Otani towards the trains) were great. Only visible very very early in the morning. A very nice way to ease into harsh neon reality =)
The blacklight drawings on the ceiling of the Akasaka-Mitsue subway tunnel (from Hotel New Otani towards the trains) were great. Only visible very very early in the morning. A very nice way to ease into harsh neon reality =)
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I've only been once for four days, but here are my favourite experiences:
-Yakitori and beer at the stalls under the train tracks (can't remember the station name)
-A Suntory Times at the top of the Park Hyatt listening to Jazz
-Sushi at Tsukiji fish market at 6:00 AM
-Ramen noodles (of course)
-Girls in their crazy costumes at the Meikji shrine (Sunday mornings only)
-Delicious croissants (IMO better than Paris even); we had some at a chain called Choco-cro
-Yakitori and beer at the stalls under the train tracks (can't remember the station name)
-A Suntory Times at the top of the Park Hyatt listening to Jazz
-Sushi at Tsukiji fish market at 6:00 AM
-Ramen noodles (of course)
-Girls in their crazy costumes at the Meikji shrine (Sunday mornings only)
-Delicious croissants (IMO better than Paris even); we had some at a chain called Choco-cro
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Thank you distinguished Fodorites very much. Please continue on--I am writing this stuff down! Its valuable material to me since its really these small things that make it for me.
Curt
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mrwunrfl, you mean uni (urchin) or unagi (eel)? I, my wife and some other friends I know were afraid of uni (urchin) before going to Tokyo. We all tried it our first time at Tsukiji and since then we all loved it!
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Frappes! My first experience to this treat was in an Osaka shopping center. It contained a large bowl of finely shaved ice with grape syrup poured over. But at the bottom, the grape syrup had turned into gelatin. There was a surprise ball of frozen orange shebert in the middle of the mountain of ice. And then there was a variety of freshly sliced fruits around the mountain of snow. I'll never forget that--it was in the middle of a hot and humid summer. Ahhh...
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The shaved ice treats are called kakikori/kakigori. They come in simple form, just ice and flavored syrup...or more complex, with ice cream, mochi, corn flakes, bean paste, sweetened condensed milk...Very nice on a hot day. Most widely available in the summmer...street stalls, coffee shops, restaurants, noodle shops...you'll find them just about anywhere.
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Maisen, a restaurant in a converted bath house in Aoyama Dori for the most amazing deep freid pork chops, tonkatsu. Tokyuu Hands, the most well stocked department store in the world where you will find things you did not know you needed and further you did not know existed. The chopsticks emporium in Ginza, a narrow shops tuffed to the gills with chopsticks of every variety. Sake. Bidet attached to the toilet in Japanese loos - love the clean feel!
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It has been a loooong time sine I was in Tokyo but one of my favorite memories is that one minute you can be in the middle of the most up to date high tech high fashion high everythng shopping districts and then you can wander down a small street and come to a 1000 year old temple or even just a tiny traditional Okonomiyaki restaurant. Wow I loved that Okonomiyaki and it was then really student food don't know about now because as I said it was a loooooong time ago!
Happy travels
J
Happy travels
J
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The gigantic peonies at HamaRikyu Gardens (they should still be in bloom when you get there.) The shops on Kappabashi Dori that sell the plastic food you see in restaurant windows. The fabulous crepes, stuffed with every kind of sweet and savory filling you can imagine, from the street stalls in Harajuku. Buying a lovely soft blue and white cotton yukata robe from Oriental Bazaar on Omotesando. Strolling the Ginza at night, just soaking up the lights and music from the street performers. The Beatles impersonator shows at the Cavern Club in Roppongi (I swear, they look and sound just like them!!).
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Leaving this Wed. for 3 weeks in Tokyo visiting my daughter and family. Can hardly wait to get there, seeing that there are so many things to see and do, will post upon return, also going to Singapore, Bangkok and Chiang Mai for an additional two weeks. Thanks for all your info.
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capsule toys! you can get everything from miniature figures, chains, coin bags... of Doraemon, Ultraman (of course), Thomas train, Power Rangers (or something... ), Hello Kitty... I bought a whole suitcase full of them to bring back as souvenirs.