Top Destinations in Tokyo

Tokyo offers so many attractives place to visit, from many destinations in this metropolis city We'll give some of the best place where Tourist visit the most in Tokyo :

#1. Tsukiji Fish Market

This place in the biggest markets for fruits, fish, and vegetables in Metropolitan Tokyo. And Tsukiji Fish Market also known as the world's largest fish markets, handling over 2,000 tons of marine products per day.

How to get there :

Tsukiji Market is located above Tsukiji Shijo Station on the Oedo Subway Line. Alternatively, it can be reached in a five minute walk from Tsukiji Station on the Hibiya Subway Line. The closest JR station is Shimbashi, from where you can walk to the market in about 15 minutes.

From Tokyo Station
Take the Marunouchi Subway Line from Tokyo to Ginza (3 minutes) and transfer to the Hibiya Subway Line to get to Tsukiji Station (3 minutes). The fare is 160 yen.

From Shinjuku Station
Take the Oedo Subway Line directly from Shinjuku Station to Tsukiji Shijo Station. The one way trip takes 20 minutes and costs 260 yen.

Basic Map of Tsukiji Market :

This market offers many attractives sight especially for foreign tourist. Tsukiji markets consist of inner market where wholesale business and famous tuna aucktions are taking place, and the outer market, you can find retail markets and restaurant in this area.

Tsukiji Guide :

• Visiting The Tuna Aucktion, The number of visitors to the tuna auction is limited to 140 per day, the maximum number which the market's infrastructure can accommodate. Tourists, who wish to see the auction, have to apply at the Osakana Fukyu Center (Fish Information Center) at the Kachidoki Gate, starting from 4:30am on a first-come, first-serve basis. A first group of 70 visitors will be admitted to the auction between 5:00 and 5:40, while a second group of 70 visitors will be admitted between 5:40 and 6:15.
  
  Expect that the maximum number of visitors is likely to be exceeded on busy days, and that some later arriving visitors may not be able to see the auction. Successful applicants will be able to view the auction from a designated visitor area. It is not allowed to view the auction from anywhere else or to use flash photography or to interfere with the business action in any other way.
  
  

#2. Shibuya

Shibuya is one of 23 city ward in Tokyo, this place it's popular for shopping and entertainment. Shibuya is buying capital in Tokyo, it has many boutiques and became Japan youth fashion and culture center. You can find many departement stores almost in every corner of this area, this place it's truly shopping paradise for every level of shoppers. The intersection is heavily decorated by colorful neon advertisements and giant video screens and gets flooded by pedestrians each time the crossing light turns green, making it a popular photo and movie filming spot. It's worth to visiting this area while you're in Tokyo.

How to get there :
Shibuya Station is one of Tokyo's busiest stations. It is served by the JR Yamanote Line, JR Saikyo Line, JR Shonan Shinjuku Line, Hanzomon Subway Line, Ginza Subway Line, Fukutoshin Subway Line, Tokyu Toyoko Line, Tokyu Den-Entoshi Line, Keio Inokashira Line and the Narita Express. Basically you can easily find transportation to Shibuya.

#3. Harajuku

Located between Shinjuku and Shibuya on Yamanote Line, Harajuku is refers to the area around Tokyo's Harajuku Station. This area is famous among japan young adults, in Sunday  many teenagers will gathered in  almost all over the station corner to sporting cosplay style, this is a good place to make some pictures.
Cosplay refers to wearing outfits inspired on anime character, sci fi characters, punk-rock ensemble, or just styling wild! with this particular, they just created Tokyo's subculture called Harajuku Style.
Not far from this area you also can find many locations to store such as famous Daisho Harajuku - 100-yen shop, all items in this place are offered for only 100 yen, and Oriental Bazaar, a souvenir store where you can find kimonos, handy crafts, dolls, furniture and any other local items. And ofcoure you can find malls here like LaForet Harajuku and Omotesando Hills.

How to get there :
Harajuku Station is a station on the JR Yamanote Line, two stations south of Shinjuku and one station north of Shibuya (130 yen from either station).

Only a short walk from Harajuku Station is the subway station Meijijingu-mae Station, which is served by the Chiyoda and Fukutoshin Subway Lines. At the eastern end of Omotesando is Omotesando Station, which is served by the Chiyoda, Ginza and Hanzomon Subway Lines.


Tokyo still had many other beautiful places to visit beyond the list above :

Central Tokyo
Marunouchi
Ginza => Greatest area for Shopping
Nihonbashi
Akihabara
Imperial Palace
Imperial East Gardens
Yasukuni Shrine
Hama Rikyu
Tokyo Dome City
Koishikawa Korakuen
Tsukishima

Western Tokyo
Shinjuku
Shibuya
Harajuku
Shinjuku Gyoen
Yoyogi Park
Meiji Shrine
NHK Studiopark
Yebisu Garden Place

Northern Tokyo
Asakusa
Sensoji Temple
Kappabashi Street
Tokyo Sky Tree
Ueno Park
Ameyoko
Ryogoku
Rikugien Garden
Koishikawa Botanical Garden
Ikebukuro

Southern Tokyo
Odaiba
Shiodome
Kyu Shiba Rikyu
Roppongi
Akasaka Sacas
Tokyo Tower
Zojoji Temple
Shinagawa
Sengakuji Temple
Institute for Nature Study

Outlying Areas
Tokyo Disney Resort
Kiyosumi Garden
Kasai Rinkai Park
Makuhari Messe
Ghibli Museum
Todoroki Valley
Edo-Tokyo Open Air Museum
Mount Mitake
Mount Takao

Enjoy your greatest adventure in Japan ! and make sure you give us feed back afterwards.
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Tokyo City Guide

Prior to 1868, Tokyo was known as Edo. A small castle town in the 16th century, Edo became Japan's political center in 1603 when Tokugawa Ieyasu established his feudal government there. A few decades later, Edo had grown into one of the world's most populous cities.

With the Meiji Restoration of 1868, the emperor and capital were moved from Kyoto to Edo, which was renamed Tokyo ("Eastern Capital"). Large parts of Tokyo were destroyed in the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923 and in the air raids of 1945.

How to get to Tokyo
By Air - Tokyo has two airports: the international Narita Airport is located 60 km outside of central Tokyo, and the domestic Haneda Airport located centrally of this metropolist.

By Shinkansen - Almost all shinkansen (bullet train) lines lead to Tokyo. The trip from Osaka/Kyoto takes about three hours. There are also direct bullet trains to/from Kyushu, Nagano, Niigata and various destinations in the Tohoku Region.

Tips - Avoid Taxi due to it's very expensive cost.


Basic Orientation

Tokyo is covered by a dense network of train, subway and bus lines, which are operated by about a dozen different companies. The train lines operated by JR East and the subway lines are most convenient for moving around central Tokyo.

Major JR train lines in Central Tokyo

The map below shows Tokyo’s major railway stations and the five JR lines that are most relevant to people who travel within central Tokyo.

Tokyo’s most prominent train line is the JR Yamanote Line, a circle line which connects Tokyo’s multiple city centers. The city’s 13 subway lines are operated by two companies and run largely inside the Yamanote circle and the areas around Ginza and Shitamachi. Most of the countless suburban train lines commence at one of the six major stations of the Yamanote Line (Tokyo, Ueno, Ikebukuro, Shinjuku, Shibuya and Shinagawa).

Yamanote Line
Circle line that connects all major city centers.

Keihin-Tohoku Line
Runs parallel to the Yamanote Line on the eastern half of the circle.

Chuo/Sobu Line
Runs across the Yamanote circle (local slow service).

Chuo Line (Rapid)
Runs across the Yamanote circle (rapid service). Connects Tokyo and Shinjuku.

Saikyo/Rinkai Line
Rapid service parallel to the Yamanote Line on the western half of the circle. Connects to Daiba.

Shinkansen
Tokaido Shinkansen trains stop at Tokyo and Shinagawa, while bullet trains to the north stop at Tokyo and Ueno.



Subways

Tokyo's subway network is operated by two companies, the Toei Subways with four lines, and Tokyo Metro (formerly known as Eidan Subways) with nine lines. Together, they densely cover central Tokyo, especially the area inside the Yamanote circle and the areas around Ginza and Shitamachi.

Note, that at their terminal stations, the trains of some subway lines continue to operate on the tracks of different companies on suburban train lines. For example, the Chiyoda Subway Line is directly connected with the suburban Odakyu Line at Yoyogi-Uehara Station, and some trains on the Hibiya Subway Line continue to run on the tracks of the Tokyu Toyoko Line at Nakameguro Station.

Other railway companies

Besides JR East and the two subway companies, most other railway companies connect Tokyo with the metropolis' outer regions and surrounding prefectures. Their lines typically start at one of the stations of the JR Yamanote Line. Many of the private railway companies also operate department stores usually at their train lines' major stations.

Tokyu Railways

Serving southwestern Tokyo and Kanagawa.

Tobu Railways
Serving Saitama and Tochigi.
Connection to Nikko.

Seibu Railways
Serving the Tokyo Tama Region and Saitama.

Keio Railways
Serving the Tokyo Tama Region.

Odakyu Railways
Serving Kanagawa.
Connection to Hakone.

Keisei Railways
Serving Chiba.
Connection to Narita Airport.

Keikyu Railways
Serving Haneda Airport and Kanagawa.

Tsukuba Express
Connecting Akihabara with Tsukuba City, Ibaraki.


Special Tickets

A whole variety of day passes is available for the Tokyo area. Day passes are sold at train stations and vending machines and are valid from the first train in the morning until the last train in the evening.

• Tokyo Free Kippu (1580 yen)
  Unlimited use of all subway lines (Toei and Tokyo Metro) and JR trains in the central Tokyo area on one calendar day. It is also valid on buses and streetcars operated by Toei.

• Toei and Tokyo Metro One-Day Economy Pass (1000 yen)
  Unlimited use of all subway lines (Toei and Tokyo Metro) on one calendar day.

• Tokyo Metro Open Ticket (1-day: 600 or 710 yen; 2-day: 980 yen)
  Unlimited use of the nine Tokyo Metro subway lines, but not the four Toei subway lines. A regular one day pass costs 710 yen, while a tourist version is available for 600 yen (one day) and 980 yen (two consecutive days). The tourist version is only available at Narita Airport.

• Toei One-Day Economy Pass (700 yen)
  Unlimited use of the four Toei subway lines, buses and streetcars on one calendar day. It is not valid on the nine Tokyo Metro subway lines.

• Tokunai Pass (730 yen)
  Unlimited use of JR trains in the central Tokyo area on one calendar day.

• Holiday Pass (2300 yen)
  Unlimited use of local and rapid JR trains in the greater Tokyo area (including Yokohama and Kamakura) on one calendar day. It can only be used on Saturdays, Sundays, public holidays and certain holiday seasons. Elsewhere on the site is a guide devoted to the Holiday Pass.

Prepaid cards don't give you any discounts, but they make the process of taking trains easier, as you do not always need to buy a ticket before riding a train.

• Suica and PASMO
  Suica and PASMO are prepaid IC cards, that can be used interchangeably on most trains and buses in Greater Tokyo, including JR trains, subways and other non-JR trains. Elsewhere on the site is a guide devoted to Suica and PASMO.

The Japan Rail Pass is valid only on JR trains. It cannot be used on subways or any other non-JR train.

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