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Lucas AdlerUnited States

If you're visiting Tokyo for the first time, this article is all you need.

If you're visiting Tokyo for the first time, this article is all you need‼️||This is a comprehensive, beginner-friendly Tokyo travel guide compiled by someone who just returned from their 10th trip to Tokyo to help you have a worry-free, enjoyable trip🙌 - 🧾Travel Tips 🛃Entry: Visa or Shore pass, register for VJW in advance, follow the steps to fill out and screenshot the QR code or fill out the entry form 💳Pay: Bring foreign currency cards and a small amount of cash. If you don't have time to exchange money, you can withdraw cash at 7-Eleven or FamilyMart ATMs 🚇City transportation: Buy day passes (24/48/72h) at subway stations for unlimited rides on Toei lines. Add a Suica card to your mobile wallet (can be topped up with UnionPay) for occasional use, such as buses or JR lines 🗺️Navigation/translation: Google 🔋Power bank: Essential! 🛜Internet: Buy a SIM card/top up data/slightly more expensive to buy at the airport - 📌Must-visit spots 🔸Tokyo Tower: Six great photo spots at Roppongi Observatory, Sumitomo Mitsui Bank Mita-dori Branch intersection, MP3W+W63, Shiba Park, stairs opposite Ukai Tofu Restaurant & park slide 🔸Shinjuku Gyoen: Super comfortable Japanese park. When tired, rest at Rakuha-tei 🔸Omoide Yokocho: Alley full of lively izakayas 🔸Sensoji Temple: A must-visit in Tokyo. After getting your omamori, go to the 8th floor of Asakusa Culture Tourist Information Center opposite Kaminarimon Gate. It's free and offers views of the entire Sensoji Temple and Tokyo Skytree 🔸Nakameguro & Daikanyama: Great for shopping, drinking, and eating 🔸Shibuya Sky: Great view! Book one month in advance for sunset time slots - 😋Food & Drink 🔹Cafes: Repeatedly visited nadoya no katte, Onibus, Sidewalk Stand, FUGLEN, Passage. Check opening hours before going 🔹Sky Lounge Stellar Garden: Unbeatable night view of Tokyo Tower. Opens at 5pm. For walk-ins, arrive 30 minutes early. Average drink price 100+r. This window seat had a 2,000 yen fee. 7.5% service charge 🔹Torikizoku: High value-for-money yakitori chain 🔹Komoro Soba: Local chain serving cold noodles, popular among office workers - 🛍️Shopping ▪️Souvenirs: AUX PARADIS, a local niche perfume brand. I buy it every time I come to Japan ▪️Luxury goods: Enjoy shopping in Omotesando and Ginza ▪️Outdoor gear: Must-buy local brand mont-bell. Good value and stylish. In Tokyo, only the Tobu Ikebukuro store offers 10% tax refund. You can also use a 5% discount coupon
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Posted: Nov 27, 2024
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