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Hear about journey to Tokyo because the Newbie Traveler talks to Matthew Yashik from The Nerd Vacationer about one in all his favourite, if nerdy, cities. 

Day 1: Arrival and Meals Tour

Afternoon: Arrive in Tokyo and verify into your resort.
Night: Be part of a meals tour or discover a native information to go to a standard Japanese restaurant. Discover the eating tradition with the assistance of a information who can navigate by nuances.

Day 2: Tsukiji Outer Market and Senso-ji

Morning: Go to Tsukiji Outer Marketplace for a wide range of meals stalls. Attempt grilled eel and different native delicacies.
Afternoon: Discover Senso-ji Temple. Participate within the custom of shaking a metallic container to get a fortune. Take pleasure in extra avenue meals across the space.
Night: Select between visiting Odaiba for futuristic buildings and the Unicorn Gundam statue or exploring Shimokitazawa, a hip neighborhood identified for classic outlets and reside music.

Day 3: Shibuya Scramble, Harajuku, and Meiji Shrine

Morning: Expertise the well-known Shibuya Scramble and go to the statue of Hachiko. Head to Harajuku Station.
Afternoon: Discover Meiji Shrine and Takeshita Road in Harajuku. Take pleasure in crepes, Shiba Inu Cafe, and distinctive latte artwork at Cafe Reissue.
Night: Select between visiting Ikebukuro for anime-related points of interest or Nakano Broadway for conventional procuring and distinctive ramen.

Day 4: Nerd Day

Choice 1: Take a guided tour of Akihabara, the hub of nerd tradition, exploring anime outlets and arcades.
Choice 2: Go to real-life anime areas utilizing on-line sources or guided excursions. Think about Studio Ghibli Museum, Totoro no Mori, or Shirohige Cream Puff Manufacturing facility.
Night: Expertise Tokyo’s nightlife with actions like Mari Automotive go-karting or attempting Monjayaki in Monja Road.

Day 5: Kamakura Journey

Go to the Nice Buddha of Kamakura
Discover Zeniarai Benten Shrine and wash your cash.
Go to Hokokuji Temple Bamboo Forest Temple, and wander by the bamboo forest.
Optionally, pay further to drink tea on the little tea home within the again.
Discover Kamakura’s primary points of interest just like the Tsurugaoka Hachimangū Shrine.
If in April, think about attending the Kamakura Pageant (second to the third weekend).
If in September (14th to sixteenth), expertise Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Reitaisai Pageant with horseback archery.
Go to the grave web site of Minamoto no Yoritomo, the primary Shogun.
Go to Jufuku-ji Temple, the grave of Hojo no Masako (the Nun Shogun).

Day 6: Enoshima Island Journey

Journey to Fujiwara Station and take the Enoshima Electrical Railway to the Shirahata Shrine.
Go to Shirahata Shrine devoted to Minamoto no Yoshitsune.
Board the Enoshima Electrical Railway and trip to Enoshima Island.
Discover the lengthy street resulting in sea caves, outlets, and the Dragon Bell.
Go to the botanical backyard with the ocean candle lighthouse.
Attempt the native delicacy Shirasu Don at one of many eating places.
Go to the Enoshima Shrine complicated

Bonus Day:

Think about non-nerdy actions:

Attend a tea ceremony.
Lease a kimono and expertise a standard tea ceremony.
Attend a sumo match or witness a sumo apply.
Catch a baseball sport.
Take a classic tram to Gotokuji, the temple that invented the beckoning cat statue.
Be part of a tattoo-friendly Tokyo bathhouse tour.

Ideas:

Keep in Akihabara for a central location.
Use apps just like the Go to Japan app for customs info, TableCheck for reservations, and Line for communication.
Put together for lots of strolling.

There may be at all times a lot to see in and close to Tokyo, for nerds and non-nerds alike.

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Present Notes

Tokyo
The Tsukiji Outer Market
Sensoji Temple
Viral ¥10-Formed Bread – Shibuya, Tokyo – Japan Journey
Issues to do in Odaiba (Tokyo)
Shibuya Crossing
Statue of Hachiko
Meiji Shrine
Harajuku
Cafe Reissue
Ikebukuro
Namja Gyoza Stadium
Nakano Broadway
Shimokitazawa
Shelter Membership
Akihabara
Otaku in Tokyo
Day by day Otaku Life
Studio Ghibli
Ghibli Museum
Shirohige’s Cream Puff Manufacturing facility
The Big Ghibli Clock
Tokyo Skytree
The Big Ghibli Clock
Kirby Cafe
Asahi Beer Corridor
Tokyo Godzilla Statues: The place to Discover the King of the Monsters
Lodge Gracery Shinjuku
Monjayaki
Kamakura Day Journey from Tokyo
Kamakura Pageant
Minamoto no Yoritomo
Hōjō Masako
Enoshima Electrical Railway
Naoshima Journey Information
Shirahata Shrine
The Oni Cave
Dragon’s Love Bell | Tokyo Cheapo
Enoshima Sea Candle
Enoshima Shrine
Gotokuji Temple
9 finest onsen and sento in Tokyo for individuals with tattoos
Tokyo Itinerary – 3 Days (with 4 Day and 5 Day choices)
Go to Japan Net
TableCheck
Line app

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