Tokyo Travel Guide 10 Nakameguro : Shopping Malls | wifi rental japan

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Nakameguro is a popular tour spot for tourists during spring season. The thing makes here famous is sakura, which can be translated in cherry blossoms in English. There is a river called Meguro River in this area and every spring about 800 cherry blossom trees surround here, which covers more than 2 kilometers in total. There is an annual event of making these trees get illuminated beautifully.

However, cherry blossom is not the only thing about Nakameguro. Nakameguro is a popular residential area for Japanese people due to its peaceful and convenient environment. There are a lot of cafes and boutiques which satisfy people’s demand of high-end lifestyle. Yes, here is a place for people who can afford upper class lifestyle. In addition to this, it is hard to find hotels or hostels since here is mainly considered as residential area. But I never said there’s nothing you can enjoy other than walking under cherry blossom trees. In this article, we will look for shops in Nakameguro. Read More

Tokyo Travel Guide 9 Roppongi : Attractions | wifi rental japan

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Roppongi’s transformation surprised the world. Originally it had the image of ‘dangerous’ since the city was strongly connected to mafia. Drug related crimes frequently happened in this district, though it happens from time to time now as well, Roppongi successfully transformed its image from dark to bright. Roppongi is famous for both museums and nightlife. In this article, we will look for attractions you can enjoy daytime and nighttime.

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(1) Mori Art Museum

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Tokyo Travel Guide 9 Roppongi : Restaurants | wifi rental japan

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One of the best things you can enjoy in Roppongi is the fact that Tokyo Tower is quite near. If you go up to the top floor of Roppongi Hills building, you can enjoy the night view of skyscrapers in Tokyo for free. Of course, you will also have to see the illumination of Tokyo Tower if you are lucky enough. Personally, I believe where to eat and what to eat, these two are the most important factors to make good travel.

In my previous posting, I explained about Roppongi Hills area shortly. To summarize, Roppongi Hills was planned and made. Roppongi area was considered to be dangerous before since it was strongly connected with mafia in Japan, however, the atmosphere totally changed after its development. Many countries focused on the process and the owner tried their best to persuade landlords who lived there for a long time. It took long time and they succeeded. Read More

Tokyo Travel Guide 9 Roppongi : Shopping Malls | wifi rental japan

Have you heard the term ‘Roppongi Hills’? Roppongi Hills is located in the heart of Roppongi and this initially was a development project in Tokyo. Though it has become well-known to foreign tourists, the history of Roppongi Hills is not so long. Here opened in 2003 and the building complex filled with a lot of offices was established. Roppongi somewhat has an image of grey since people usually think of offices and companies when hearing the word Roppongi.

However, this area has become popular tour spot for both Japaneses and foreign tourists with Roppongi Hills project. It is true that a lot of companies including world leading international corporations moved to this area, however, this mega complex started incorporating shops, restaurants, museum, and hotel as well. There also are high places where you can enjoy the view of skyscrapers. In this article, we will focus on shopping malls in Roppongi. Read More

Tokyo Travel Guide 8 Ginza : Attractions | wifi rental japan

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This fascinating high-end district in Tokyo offers fabulous shopping opportunities and fancy restaurants to you. If you could have a lot of fun at upmarket fashion shops and fine dining restaurants, it’s time to enjoy attractions. Some of you may not be really interested in shopping so you might think you don’t have to visit Ginza. However, there still are a lot of things you can enjoy in Ginza except going for shopping and dining.

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Tokyo Travel Guide 8 Ginza : Restaurants | wifi rental japan

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In my previous article, we have looked for some shopping places in Ginza. Ginza is basically famous for luxury shopping so here will be the greatest place if you want to buy high end brand products with tax free price. However, this is not all about Ginza. There are also a lot of places where you can have nice meals. As Ginza is well-known for luxury shopping, let’s focus on luxury eats in this article as well.

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It is usually called as BVLGARI RESTAURANT but the original name is “BVLGARI IL RISTORANTE LUCA FANTIN”. This restaurant got Michlin one star and was ranked 28th on Asia’s best restaurants in 2018. The restaurant is located inside BVLGARI TOWER and you need to go through information center where will check if you made a reservation or not. The restaurant itself is decorated well with luxurious goods and servers there will treat you well. Read More

Tokyo Travel Guide 8 Ginza : Shopping Malls | wifi rental japan

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If you are planning to visit Japan, you may have heard of this area at least one time. Ginza! The most expensive area in Tokyo! Ginza is definitely high-end shopping district in Japan. This area is full of department stores and high-end international brands. Just having a cup of coffee will cost JPY 800~1,000. If you need a piece of cake with coffee at a fancy cafe, well, you will have to pay at least JPY 2,000~3,000. (Of course there are places where you can have coffee with reasonable price as well.) Read More

Tokyo Travel Guide 7 Harajuku : Attractions | wifi rental japan

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Do you remember that I said Harajuku represents ‘kawaii’ things on my previous article? Haruajuku is a place where you can buy unique and usually extremely cute fashion items as well as enjoy sweets decorated with candy powders. Every single stuff you face in Harajuku will make you feel ‘cute’ and this theme of being kawaii applies to attraction as well.

However, I understand that some people are totally not interested in this kind of kawaii things. Don’t worry. There are other things as well you can enjoy in Harajuku. You can enjoy these activities even in quiet and monotonous atmosphere. In this article, I am going to introduce attractions you can enjoy in Harajuku by two separated sections, which are kawaii and non-kawaii things. Read More

Tokyo Travel Guide 6 Yokohama : Attractions | wifi rental japan

Many people fall in love with this beautiful port city in Japan. In particular, the night view of Yokohama makes people feel sentimental. Calm and peaceful waves of water, soft wind coming from sea, and gorgeous meal with your favorite people… Everything is so perfect here. (Sorry to bother your imaginary but it’s extremely humid and hot during summer, though.) So, it’s time to check which interesting attractions you can try in Yokohama.

CHINATOWN

It is usually said that you can find Chinatown wherever you visit in this world. Yes, there is a Chinatown in Yokohama as well. As I described on my previous article about restaurants in Yokohama, you can try Japanese-Chinese cuisine here in Chinatown. However, that’s not all about here. If you visit Chinatown at night time, you will be able to see beautiful illumination which decorates whole area. The harmony of dark sky and shining lights will make you feel like you are in China for real. Read More

Tokyo Travel Guide 5 Odaiba : Attractions | wifi rental japan

We have figured out that there are a lot of places where you can enjoy shopping and dining in this beautiful artificial island on Tokyo Bay. Yes, the pattern is always same. We looked for things to buy and eat, and now, it’s time to check which amazing attractions Odaiba presents. Traditional and modern aspects of Japan coexist in Odaiba and this makes profound and mysterious atmosphere of this island. Through this article, you will get to know why Odaiba is being loved by tourists including Japanese and foreigners. Read More