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Teeny tokyo5/29/2023 ![]() ![]() On our second night in Tokyo, our kids were completely exhausted and wanted to sleep so my husband and I went out in search of some food for everyone. Near Ueno Park you can also visit the Nezu Shrine which looks an awful lot like the famous tunnel of tori gates in Kyoto!Īmeyoko Shopping Street was another highlight for us. Just a temple, in a residential neighborhood with a bell that’s hundreds of years old! One thing that we picked up on quickly was that there are temples EVERYWHERE! This bell was at a temple a few buildings away from us. Ueno Park is particularly nice in springtime due to the numerous cherry blossom trees. We liked this neighborhood because it was a quiet residential area, but it was a very short walk to the Ueno Night Market as well as to the Asakusa. We stayed at the Mimaru Tokyo Ueno Inaricho and LOVED it. When we extended our stay we tried to stay in the same area however we couldn’t find availability. We stayed near this area of Tokyo (by chance) at the start of our trip and we really liked it. What to see the video highlights? Check out my Instagram Story! There is also a bus that you can take from Shinjuku station. Depending on which station is closest to you, it will vary how you get there. On our way home, we did use the train and found it fairly easy to use. Yes, this is the more expensive option but if there are 4 “adults” it really isn’t so much more expensive. We were not in any shape to figure out the train and get to our hotel. We arrived at Narita Airport which is quite a distance from Tokyo proper – about an hour drive! When we arrived I had booked a transfer and I am SO glad I did. It’s worth checking the cost of getting around. Sometimes it really was cheaper for us to use a taxi instead of the subway for 4 of us. The other mode of transport we used? Our feet! Yup lots of walking!įinally, there are taxis in Tokyo of course. This was great because it gave us some extra spending money at the end to pick up some food before we left! When you leave you can exchange your card at the station or at the airport train station to get back the balance plus your deposit amount. It is so easy to use and you can charge it at any stop and either on entering or exiting the station. There is a 500 yen deposit on the card and then you just charge it as you go. You can purchase a PASMO card at any station. The lines are color-coded and the stops are numbered. The number one question you’ll probably have is how in the world do you move around Tokyo? Easy my friend! The Tokyo metro is pretty easy to navigate. I think that an experience really varies depending on where the participants are at coming in. I wanted to share those things just to give some context. Japan was 8 hours ahead of our home time zone and this did have an effect on us.
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