Tokyo, Japan

Overview

Entry: Regarding tourist/business "visa free" durations of up to 90 days, you have to have a valid passport and an onward/return ticket. Your passport has to be valid for the duration of your stay in Japan.

Population: 13.96 million

Currency: The Yen

Language: Japanese

Climate: Humid, Subtropical

Best Time to Travel: March, April, September-November

Tokyo is known for: The Tokyo Skytree and Shibuya Crossing are two of the city's most popular monuments. It is well-known for its sakura-lined avenues, shrines and temples, otaku culture and amazing food, and world-class transportation. It's an eccentric metropolis that blends millennia-old customs with cutting-edge technology.


Fun For the kiddos

  • TeamLab Borderless - a group of artworks that form one continuous, borderless world. Located in Palette Town.

  • Yomiuri Island - Toyko's great amusement park in Inagi. Opened in 1969, Full of coasters, flumes, other rides, and a water amusement island. There's also many shops & food courts.

  • Kidzania - A Family Edutainment Center in LaLaport Toyosu. Aimed for children 3-14, but fun for the whole family.

  • Saving the best for last is, Tokyo's Disney Resort. For those who know and love Walt Disney World, this will be your wonderland! Located just East of Toyko in Urayasu Chiba, Japan. The most magical place on earth!

Things to do

  • Senso Je -Historic temple to the Goddess of Mercy

  • Toyko Skytree -Huge tower with an observation deck

  • Tokyo DisneySea -Huge Disney theme park inspired by the sea

  • Imperial Place - Emperor's residence with gardens and tours

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  • Ueno Park -Large park with a zoo, lake, and museum.

  • Ghibli Museum-Famed animation Studio's museum

  • Odaiba -Waterfront sushi bar and a Ferris wheel

Know before you go

  • Always Book Ahead

  • Take your passport with you

  • Take a train

  • Bow to greet people

  • Remember, you look weird

  • Beware not to be rude

  • Not everything is as expensive as you hear

  • Don't be scared of Japanese toilets

  • Don't look for the trash bins

  • Pay for a wireless hotspot

  • Don't Tip, but bring enough cash

  • You can't just smoke where-ever

  • Always walk on the right side of the road