Planning to go there for 5 days. Any recommendations on where to go/see and of course watch boutique Thanks in adv.

For watch shopping check out the archive section for the great post on watch shops in Tokyo, but note that the Boutique wasn't opened when it was written if I can recall correctly.

Temples
Best place to go for this is Kamakura and spend the day walking around the temples in this seaside town. It is about an hour from Tokyo by Train. If you don't have the time, then go to Meiji Shrine in Tokyo (where I was married). Take JR Yamanote train line to Harajuku station (look it up on a map).

Shopping
After going to Meiji Shrine, you should walk back to Harajuku station and then walk around the area on the other side of the station. Explore all the little back streets for cool fashion and design shops and watch people. Go check out the watch shopping on Omote Sando below the Ralph Lauren shop. Another cool area to walk around is Daikanyama and it is near Shibuya (one or two train stops away). For shopping malls I prefer Midtown (http://www.tokyo-midtown.com/en/) in Roppongi (there is also Roppongi Hills as well http://www.roppongihills.com/en/, but Midtowns in newer and nicer).

Gadgets
You can go to Akihabara station (on the JR Yamanote train line) or depending on where you are staying you can go to visit a Bic Camera store in Shinjuku, Shibuya etc. They are large electronic stores with everything in them. Akihabara is okay to walk around and look at the electronic shops, but it is more interesting for maid cafes, costume play shops and anime stores (if you're interested!)

Sushi
If you have the energy you can go to the fish market in the morning and eat fresh sushi. Or sleep in and go to another sushi restaurant later in the day. My favourite affordable sushi restaurant is Pintokona at Roppongi Hills shopping center http://www.roppongihills.com/jp/shops_restaurants/eng/details/restaurant.php?id=e201220002

Restaurants/Bars
A good place to browse through is http://metropolis.co.jp they have bar and restaurant reviews in English.

Have fun.
Justin

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if you have time for a day trip, a train ride to Kyoto is highly suggested. fantastic city. within tokyo, try gonpachi restaurant in nishi azabu. it's a cool spot that quentin tarantino modeled the restaurant in the final scene in kill bill volume I after.

cheers,
lou - oc, cali

Take a look in the Achieves and you will find a guide written by Max not so long ago. It is quite comprehensive and useful.

Lee

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What Justin said, Kamakura is a nice place to visit get a guide book about Japan before you go, start with the Tsurugaoka Hachiman-g Shrine, one of the best in Kamakura.

Tokyo is ... Tokyo, Ginza, Shibuya and Shinjuku are great places to visit - get around using the Subway and take a cab or a few cabs, the doors open & close automatically... Fun.

The food is... well... I will let you figure it out, just stay away from Sushi places which have plates going around in circle on a conveyor ... Not the best places.

Ginza was my favorite area of Tokyo while I was there for a week last spring...

Be ready for a cultural shock when it comes to going to the john...



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.... maybe one day you could .....

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They´re just outstanding!

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especially the ones with the beautiful girls !

Bien sur...

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This movie Tokyo No... not my movie but to satisfy a need until I get back there and come back with way better pictures... But later today I will work on something, I have dozens of unconverted images from Japan.... I'll fish some out...

BTW the song in the trailer is by a local Toronto band (local where I am located right now...) the band is called 'Tokyo Police Club' the song is a short one tittle "Be Good" from their album 'A Lesson in Crime & Smith'

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There's an event on the 5th of March at the boutique that I will be attending. Here's the post in GTG forum:
http://www.network54.com/Forum/597352/thread/1235467263/

And the guide, which desperately needs an update which I will do this summer, is here:
http://www.network54.com/Forum/353391/thread/1186974357/

If you will be there during or close to the time of the 5th let me know. I read, write, and speak fluent Japanese and would be happy to show you around. Martin (aka Issing-san) was there a few months ago and I met up with him and hit all the watch shops. http://www.network54.com/Forum/353391/thread/1230390825/

Shoot me an email if you have any questions.



Max / Seattle

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there's a chance that I might be there. I'll let you know if I am.



Max / Seattle

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sure you dont miss Tsukiji fish market. It is a must see but get there around 5am



Dont forget your camera, everywhere you turn is another great photo

Sushi is Great

And dont forget Max's post on watch shopping
http://www.network54.com/Forum/353391/message/1186974357/Max%27s+Panerai+shopping+guide+of+Tokyo+...................+Enjoy%21

You don't wanna miss Asakusa on the week-end! Asakusa is the oldest part of Tokyo, where "real" people live ! My favorite place in all Tokyo.


Check of course :


http://www.tourism.metro.tokyo.jp/english/


There "self walking tour" are great.


Here some shots I took this January, that you may have already see here. I add a few new ones
Look forward to your pictures and report!


All the best,


Daniel













































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