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Old 02-17-2014, 09:45 AM   #10
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Originally Posted by Eff-1 View Post
If you are already comfortable with traveling in Asia, Japan is really no different. Trains and subways have English signage which makes it easy to get around. Taxis are easier but most drivers speak zero English and they are super expensive. So stick to trains. If only there for 24 hours, best advice is pick one thing you really want to see and focus on doing that. Tokyo is massive and finding things can be challenging, which makes it difficult to see a lot of things in little time. Not many people speak English which sometimes makes things like eating out a challenge, but it's really not that much harder than any Asian other city. In fact, in a lot of ways it's easier since I found Japanese people are often more friendly/patient than say HK or Thailand. If you have specific questions, let me know.
Thanks, that's great. I am getting in already at dinner time so I think really all I am hoping to do is go for some amazing sushi (I am prepared to pay pretty huge money if need be for an absolutely fantastic meal) and wander around a bit. I haven't done much homework yet, lots of places to go on that trip haha.

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