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Originally Posted by Cman333

I just got back this week from Japan.

Robot Restaurant is in Kabukicho (red light ditrict), it's 8000 yen per person (105CAD) plus food/drinks. I skipped out but checked out that area. There's Golden Gai which is pretty cool. Have like 200 puny little bars in a small area. Each have their own theme, but pretty pricey (500-1000 yen entrance then 700-1500 for each drink). Some places don't have cover before 7pm, others don't welcome new people, but still interesting to walk through.

Otherwise there's the Imperial Palace, Temples (Asakusa Disctrict), if you like that sort of stuff.

Tsukiji Market (fish market) is a foodies paradise. Nothing weird other than trying "weird" foods not native to North Americans.

Shibuya is shopping district which is walking distance to Harajuku. Which is more shopping and snacking. Harajuku during the afternoon weekend is kind of when the cosplay people come out.

Akihabara is the Anime/Toy shopping area. Basically shopping and Maid Cafe's.

Odaiba is a man made island with shopping and a Carnival theme (Ferris wheel, etc).

Roppongi is more the clubbing/nightlife district.

I'd suggest to just youtube things to do in Tokyo. Watch the videos and see what floats your boat.

I'd say Tokyo is really more for shopping and eating. Everything is food/drink related (ie. Maid/Monster/Cat/Owl/etc Cafe's, Robot Restaurant, etc).

My suggestion bring a good small sized umbrella with you. When it randomly rains it POURS. Like soak through all your clothes in minutes kind of rain.

Bring comfortable shoes, something you can walk 5+ hours in. It gets painful. You won't have the luxury of driving/cabbing. 5 min cab rides are like $30 bucks. And being stuck in traffic it will add up fast. So walking and public transit are pretty much your only way around unless you're balling.

Make sure to rent a portable wifi (700yen/day), it'll be your lifeline to getting around without wasting too much time with maps. All the airports have booths to rent it from. Make sure to plan out what to do roughly so you're not wasting time going from one side of town to another then back again.

this is awesome!! Thanks a lot!