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Originally Posted by kunkstyle
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Heading to Japan in a few weeks and looking for some tips
- We're doing a couple nights in Tokyo, any suggestions on what area to look at to stay in?
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We went for a week over Christmas last year, miss the hell out of it and can't wait to head back.
We stayed in
Shinjuku, which was great as Shinjuku station is one of the largest in the Tokyo and connected to everything, lots of restaurants/shopping, and very close to
Shibuya &
Harajuku areas.
The
Yamanote Line (Green line loop) will take you pretty much everywhere major you'd want to go, with the exception of the Tsukiji fish market which required a transfer in Roppongi Hills.
We also really enjoyed the
Shiba-koen area (Where the tokyo tower is) and would consider staying there next time, lots of shops/restaurants and felt pretty relaxed when we were there.
In terms of cash... it's a crap shoot. You just have to get over the mental block of carrying a ton of cash in Japan, I did use my visa a few times, without issue, but there weren't a ton of merchants that accepted credit cards. We purchased YEN at the exchanges here in Calgary before we left.
Have fun! It's awesome. On your flight home (assuming your flying out of Narita) spend all your remaining yen at
Sushi Kyotatsu. Even if your wife says "we've had enough, we don't need any take out" you ignore her and get some to go. You'll regret it imnensly if you don't.