Archived:ThingsToDoInJapan: Difference between revisions

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* Sat 31st: Castle tour, Himeji (scaffloding mafia), Kyoto, and Hikone all on Shinkansen line to Tokyo. Stay in Tokyo. ''BOOKED''

* Sun 1st: All but Ben fly home. Ben does some more stuff mostly booked.

~~=== In Osaka ===~~

=== In Tokyo ===

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* '''Shibuja''' is the central shopping district, and the place to wallow in the iconic Tokyo-is-a-Gibsonian-dystopia feeling.

* Further south are more boutiquey shops, a clumping of love hotels, and a photography museum.

* Shinjuku-ni is full of gay bars and readily accessible by tube (woof)

East, Ueno to Ginza:

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The above is largely "places", and doesn't include generic activities, like seeing sumo wrestling, kabuki (or noh, or the creepy puppet thing), onsen, or any particular nighttime activities, eating/drinking/karaoke/cinema/etc.

=== In Osaka ===

=== In Kyoto ===

Google suggested, and I quote, that:

* this temple is the best - incredible views: http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3901.html

* I'd recommend this walk, especially in blossom time, and it has a good 10 small temples on the way: http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3906.html

=== In Kamakura ===

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History, or something

=== In Hiroshima ===

I don't know if we'll have the time for a train and ferry journey, but I'm told that the floating torii gate on this island is well worth seeing http://wikitravel.org/en/Miyajima

=== In $CITY ===

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 * Sat 31st: Castle tour, Himeji (scaffloding mafia), Kyoto, and Hikone all on Shinkansen line to Tokyo. Stay in Tokyo. ''BOOKED''
 * Sun 1st: All but Ben fly home. Ben does some more stuff mostly booked.
-=== In Osaka ===
 === In Tokyo ===
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 * '''Shibuja''' is the central shopping district, and the place to wallow in the iconic Tokyo-is-a-Gibsonian-dystopia feeling.
 * Further south are more boutiquey shops, a clumping of love hotels, and a photography museum.
+* Shinjuku-ni is full of gay bars and readily accessible by tube (woof)
 East, Ueno to Ginza:
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 The above is largely "places", and doesn't include generic activities, like seeing sumo wrestling, kabuki (or noh, or the creepy puppet thing), onsen, or any particular nighttime activities, eating/drinking/karaoke/cinema/etc.
+=== In Osaka ===
+=== In Kyoto ===
+Google suggested, and I quote, that:
+* this temple is the best - incredible views: http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3901.html
+* I'd recommend this walk, especially in blossom time, and it has a good 10 small temples on the way: http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3906.html
 === In Kamakura ===
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 History, or something
+=== In Hiroshima ===
+I don't know if we'll have the time for a train and ferry journey, but I'm told that the floating torii gate on this island is well worth seeing http://wikitravel.org/en/Miyajima
 === In $CITY ===