Japanese Travel Guide

Odaiba

Odaiba is a large artificial island in Tokyo Bay across the Rainbow Bridge from central Tokyo. It was first built for defensive purposes in the 1850s and was expanded during the late 20th century as a seaport district, and has developed since the 1990s as a major commercial, residential and leisure area. Since Odaiba is built on reclaimed land, it is flat and easy to walk around. In Odaiba, there are several shopping and entertainment centers, theme parks, museums and the futuristic architecture and city planning.

There are some ways that you can use to visit this artificial land.

By Yurikamome

The Yurikamome is an un-manned, elevated train with rubber tires

By Boat

You can ride Tokyo Water Cruise, also known as Suijo Bus,

By Rinkai Line

This is an underground railway line

On Foot

It is possible to cross the Rainbow Bridge on foot. The walk across takes about 30 minutes and offers nice views of the waterfront area.

Ikebukuro

Ikebukuro is the center of commercial and entertainment district of Tokyo, Japan. If you visit there, you would get surprise by the numbers of departments stores, restaurants, and buildings. Also, the city is famous for subways and trains since the place is center of Japanese transportation. Sunshine city is famous in Ikebukuro. It is complex of four buildings and one of them is the second highest in Tokyo. The building is 240meters high. There are shops, a planetarium, an aquarium, a small oriental museum, a theatre and the Namja Town theme park for children in Sunshine city.

Shinjuku

Shinjuku is a major commercial and administrative center. There are also busiest train station in the world (Shinjuku Station) and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, the administration center for the government of Tokyo.

I will introduce some famous places that are wonderful place for the tourists.

Ōkubo: Tokyo's best-known Korean district

Shinjuku Gyoen: It is a large park, 58.3 hectares, 3.5 km in circumference. There is a Japanese traditional, English Landscape and French Formal style garden.

Yotsuya: An upscale residential and commercial district; the Arakichō area is well-known for its many small restaurants, bars, and izakaya. (Japanese bar that also sells snacks.)

Kagurazaka: One of Tokyo's last remaining ‘hanamachi’ or ‘geisha’ districts. Hanamachi originally means ‘Flower Street’ but nowadays; the term ‘hanamachi’ is commonly used in modern Japan to refer to the areas where modern-day geisha are still operating. Geshia is female Japanese entertainers whose skills include performing various Japanese arts such as classical music and dance.