Sorry for keeping you guys waiting! I was supposed to blog about this once I finished my Kyoto post but I have to share the Beige Alain Ducasse post with you guys first hahaha. It was one of the highlights of this trip yo. The title of this post is just simply Tokyo, Japan Trip 2022, I blogged about Tokyo a couple of times and I don't know what to name this one. Today, I'm gonna share with you all about the attractions, some food recommendations and accommodations in Tokyo.
Access from Narita Airport to the Tokyo city
Every time whenever I want to go to the Tokyo city area from Narita Airport, I always take the train. But then I found out, actually, the bus ride is way cheaper and more convenient!
Airport Bus TYO-NRT buses operate multiple times per hour between Narita Airport, Tokyo Station and Ginza Station. The one-way fare is around 1,000 yen.
You can purchase the bus ticket at the right side of the arrival gate. Then you have to queue and the driver will help you carry the luggage into their storage. It's free seating so make sure to queue early.
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Attractions
Tokyo Tower
The Tokyo Tower is a communications and observation tower in the Shiba-koen district of Minato, Tokyo. At 332.9 meters, it is the second-tallest structure in Japan. A symbol of Japan's post-war rebirth as a major economic power, Tokyo Tower was the country's tallest structure from its completion in 1958 until 2012 when it was surpassed by the Tokyo Skytree.
The closet subway stations to Toyko Tower are Onarimon Station on the Mita Subway Line, Akabanebashi Station on the Oedo Subway Line and Kamiyacho on the Hibiya Subway Line, which is all about a 5-10 minute walk from the tower. Alternatively, you can reach the tower in about a 15-20 minute walk from Hamamatsucho Station on the JR Yamanote Line or Daimon Station on the Asakusa or Oedo subway lines.
Details
Location : 4 Chome-2-8 Shibakoen, Minato City, Tokyo 105-0011, Japan.
Business hours : Daily (9.00am - 10.30pm)
Sensoji Nitenmon
Sensoji (浅草寺) also known as Asakusa Kannon Temple is a Buddhist temple located in Asakusa. It is one of Tokyo's most colourful and popular temples. Sensoji was built nearby for the goddess of Kannon. The temple was completed in 645, making it Tokyo's oldest temple.
When approaching the temple, visitors first enter through the Kaminarimon (Thunder Gate), the outer gate of Sensoji Temple and the symbol of Asakusa and the entire city of Tokyo.
A shopping street of over 200 meters, called Nakamise, leads from the outer gate to the temple's second gate, the Hozomon. Alongside typical Japanese souvenirs such as yukata and folding fans, various traditional local snacks from the Asakusa area are sold along the Nakamise. The shopping street has a history of several centuries.
Omikuji are written fortunes offer at shrines and temples in Japan. Usually, omikuji require a small offering like 100 yen and are chosen randomly from a box. Pick up an omikuji to try your luck.
And I found this when I was walking around! Japanese strawberry candy is juicy strawberries coated with amazingly delicate and crispy candy coating. This special treat from Japan is fun to make and so tasty! Something like 冰糖葫芦 but a Japanese version.
Details
Location : 2 Chome-3-1 Asakusa, Taito City, Tokyo 111-0032, Japan.
Business hours : Main hall - Daily (6.00am - 5.00pm) | Temple grounds (Opens 24 hours)
How to access : Sensoji Temple is a few steps from Asakusa Station, served by the Ginza Subway Line, Asakusa Subway Line and Toby Railway. Once you exit from the Asakusa Station, you can spot the Sensoji Temple on your right.
Tsukiji Outer Market
Tsukiji Outer Market (筑地场外市场) also known as Tsukiji Jogai Shijo is a district adjacent to the site of the former Tsukiji Wholesale Market. It consists of a few blocks of wholesale and retail shops, as well as restaurants crowded along narrow lanes. Here you can find fresh and processed seafood and food-related products such as knives etc.
We took our sinful breakfast at Tsukiji Magoemon (筑地右卫门). It is a humble small shop which provides a variety of fresh seafood. We tried uni, tuna and ikura don, tempura don, maguro nirigi, maguro tempura, mentaiko tempura etc.
Everything is so fresh and yummy! How I wish my breakfast is like this every day (but my cholesterol will be overloaded) lol.
There is a stall that is selling uni + beef and it became popular lately! Since I don't eat beef, so I didn't take it. But my colleagues said it is delicious. There are also some oyster sampling which is very huge and fresh.
A visit to Tsukiji Outer Market is best combined with a fresh sushi breakfast at one of the local restaurants. The restaurants are typically open from 5.00am to around noon. Because most of the fish served and sold at Tsukiji Outer Market is delivered directly from Toyosu Market, this is one of the best places in Tokyo to enjoy fresh seafood.
Details
Location : 4 Chome-16番2号 Tsukiji, Chuo City, Tokyo 104-0045, Japan.
Business hours : Varies by the shop, typically (5.00am - 2.00pm) | Closed on Sundays and national holiday
How to access : A short walk from Tsukiji Shijo Station (Oedo Subway Line) or Tsukiji Station (Hibiya Subway Line). The closest JR station is Shimbashi, the walking distance is about 20 minutes.
Kabukicho
Kabukicho (歌舞伎町) is a famous entertainment district best known for adult-oriented nightlife. Small clubs, smoky pubs, and late-night snack bars are crammed into lantern-lit alleys in Golden Gai. Robot Restaurant hosts kitschy sci-fi dinner shows, while rock bands play at Marz and Ashibe Hall. Daytime visitors can dress up in warrior armour at the Samurai Museum and learn sneaky feudal combat tactics at the Ninja Trick House.
Can't share more photos here because some of them are quite sexy lol.
Omoide Yokocho
Landmark alleyway featuring a selection of food stalls for simple fare and alcoholic drinks.
Omoide Yokocho (思い出横丁), located at the west exit of Shinjuku Station in Tokyo, is a nostalgic atmosphere of the old days. It has its roots in a street vendor market that was built in a burnt field immediately after the war.
Currently, there are approximately 80 shops, including about 60 restaurants, mainly motsuyaki (grilled offal) and yakitori (grilled chicken skewers) shops, and ticket shops. It has become a popular spot.
We pay a visit to one of the restaurants to take our dinner/supper because we finished our high tea session late. Since we are not that hungry, so we ordered several giant meatballs, okonomiyaki, chicken wing and some high balls. We suppose to try horse meat but they forgot our order so we didn't get the chance.
Details
Location : 1 Chome-2 Nishishinjuku, Shinjuku City, Tokyo 160-0023, Japan.
Business hours : Open 24 hours
Shibuya Sky
Shibuya Sky is a new landmark with direct access from and right above Shibuya Station which is also the place that I look forward in this trip.
A 360-degree open-air observation deck located on the roof of the Shibuya Scramble Square skyscraper. Rising to a height of about 230 m, and with 47 floors aboveground, Shibuya Scramble Square is the tallest building in the Shibuya area.
As a new landmark facing the world-famous Shibuya Scramble Crossing, it aims to be a stage for disseminating movement from the heart of Shibuya and giving birth to a new culture based on the concept of "Intermixing, creating, and transmitting to the world".
We also booked a package to enjoy the spectacular city view with some champagne and snacks on the sofa seat. The snacks are a selection of chocolate or peanuts etc. The whole viewing duration is 45 minutes.
Shibuya Sky comprises three zones - Sky Gate (a transitional space on the 14 - 45F ; Sky Stage (an outdoor observation area) ; Sky Gallery (an indoor observation corridor on the 46F).
Details
Location : Japan, 〒150-6145 Tokyo, Shibuya City, Shibuya, 2 Chome−24−12, Shibuya Scramble.
Business hours : Daily (10.00am - 10.30pm)
Admission cost :
Online ticket
1,800 yen (Adults) | 1,400 yen (High school students) | 900 yen (Elementary school students) | 500 yen (Infant 3-5 years old) | below 3 years old is free
Same day window ticket
2,000 yen (Adults) | 1,600 yen (High school students) | 1,000 yen (Elementary school students) | 600 yen (Infant 3-5 years old) | below 3 years old is free
How to access : Direct access from and right above Shibuya Station, B6 subway exit.
Miyashita Park
Miyashita Park (宫下公园) is a park in the 6th district of Miyashita-mae, in the Shibuya Ward of Tokyo. Miyashita Park is situated in one of the few green spaces within the business neighbourhood of Shibuya Ward, surrounded on one side by the tracks of the Yamanote Line and Saikyo Line running between Shibuya station and Harajuku station, by Meiji Street on another side, the Shibuya river and Udagawa river (both currently used as covered drainage conduits).
Details
Location : 6 Chome-20-10 Jingumae, Shibuya City, Tokyo 150-0001, Japan.
Business hours : Daily (8.00am - 11.00pm)
How to access : 3 minutes walking from the station via JR Yamanote Line, Saikyo Line, Shonan Shinjuku Line, Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line, Ginza Line, Fukutoshin Line, Tokyo Toyoko Line, Den-en-Toshi Line, Keio Inokashira Line.
Ginza
The Ginza (银座) is Tokyo's most famous upmarket shopping, dining and entertainment district, featuring numerous department stores, boutiques, art galleries, restaurants, nightclubs and cafes.
One of the city's top shopping districts, Ginza is packed with upmarket boutiques and ritzy cocktail and sushi bars. Fine jewellery is sold in the 1930s Wako Honkan department store, while ultramodern Ginza Place specializes in high-tech electronics. On weekends, the main drag Chuo Dori becomes a stylish pedestrian promenade. Traditional Japanese dance and drama are staged at the landmark Kabuki-za theatre.
Accommodation
Tsuki Hotel
Amid shops and eateries, this polished hotel is a 3-minute walk from the Tsukiji metro station, 8 minutes on foot from seafood vendors at the bustling Tsukiji Market and 5km from the Imperial Palace.
( Image source : booking.com )
Streamlined rooms feature minibars, tea and coffeemakers, and safes. Upgraded rooms come with flat-screen TVs and free Wi-Fi. Some add sitting areas and en suite bathrooms with deep soaking tubs. Amenities include a tranquil private bathhouse and a sleek, sophisticated sake bar. Breakfast is available for a fee.
Details
Location : 1 Chome-9-4 Tsukiji, Chuo City, Tokyo 104-0045, Japan.
Park Hotel Tokyo
All guests arriving at the Park Hotel Tokyo will first witness the Atrium, which is one of the largest atriums in Tokyo, spreading through ten floors. Through the glass windows behind the reception counter, visitors can see the Tokyo Tower, which shows different scenery from day to night. This view is also one of the reasons why I booked this hotel.
( Image source : booking.com )
Since ancient times, the Japanese had the wisdom to integrate various aspects of nature into daily life. They have an untiring love affair with four seasons (trust me, that's true). At Park Hotel Tokyo, in the areas of ART - Atrium, Restaurant and Travel, they offer their guests a first-hand experience of Japanese aesthetics.
( Image source : booking.com )
Each room features colour-coordinated curtains and bedcovers, and bathroom amenities including the luxurious THANN Aromatic Wood Collection. Naturally invigorating amenities help to relax the body and mind.
Park Hotel Tokyo is holding an art exhibition throughout the year in the hotel. You can make online purchases of the works of artists who created an "artist room", where pictures are painted directly onto the walls of a guest room.
Park Hotel Tokyo is in Shiodome Media Tower, ideally situated in a flourishing centre of business and culture. Having access points from the B2, 1st and 3rd floors. It is possible to reach the hotel from all the stations in the area via an extensive Pedestrian Deck or the Underground Passage.
Details
Location : Japan, 〒105-7227 Tokyo, Minato City, Higashishinbashi, 1 Chome−7−1 汐留メディアタワー フロント25F.
Cost : RM700+ per night (tax included)
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