| Look at Tokyo today and you will see what the | | | | to do:Using JR trains, you can just about get to |
| Tokyo- jin (meaning Tokyo people in japanese) have | | | | anywhere you want in Japan. There's also a |
| that we don't have in our cities- bustling streets with | | | | shinkansen (bullet-train) to get from state to state |
| thousands of people waiting to cross the roads, | | | | but it's rather expensive for a ride. Places like Ueno, |
| giantic television screens on the sides of buildings, | | | | Shibuya, Shinjuku, Akihabara, Ikebukuro, Ginza and |
| high school students roaming the streets of shibuya | | | | Harajyuku are places you should look out for as they |
| after school and fashion statements made | | | | are the main tourists spots with heaps of Japanese |
| everywhere you go! It never cease to amaze | | | | culture and attractions.Ueno (pronounced as |
| travellers in Tokyo at the amount of things all | | | | "ooo-a-no") - famous park and zooShibuya- hotspot |
| happening all the same time, and most are often left | | | | for young people, high school kids and |
| dazzled by everything they see.So, what can you do | | | | accessoriesShinjuku- business center but lots of |
| in Tokyo when you are there? (provided you are not | | | | shopping and interesting things aboutAkihabara- |
| "paralysed", dazed and standing in the middle of the | | | | computer, electronics and gadgets townIkebukuro- |
| street).What can you do there: Many things..But | | | | accessories, trendy clothes and more |
| before you have fun getting lost in a foreign land | | | | shoppingHarajuku- fashion, large variety of shops and |
| without no knowledge, how about learning how the | | | | roppon-ni (bars)Ginza- trendy and expensive shopping |
| train works for a start? That's a good start, if you | | | | areaThere are so many things and places that you |
| are intending to use public transport, and you can | | | | see in Tokyo; entertainment, traditional, cultural, food, |
| probably pick up the rest from there.Some quick | | | | shopping and tourist spots, and I will only spoil the |
| points..1) Trains are called JR (Japan Rail) and there | | | | fun of adventure to tell you about everything in |
| are many trains stations all over japan. The whole | | | | Japan or Tokyo like guide books do. :-) |
| system of train routes and stops is a massive spider | | | | You easily find help and tourist information along |
| web and it takes some understanding of the sytem | | | | your way, if you get lost in the bubbly Tokyo. Now |
| to get from point A to point B in Tokyo.2) To get to | | | | that you know how to get around Tokyo using |
| most tourist spots in Tokyo, you only need to know | | | | trains, why not take up the challenge and explore |
| about Yamanote train travel. Learn to get on to | | | | Tokyo on your own?Adrian Curtin works full-time as |
| Yamanote train travel from your local train station | | | | a webmaster at Travel recommendations, travel |
| and the rest is easy.3) If you are going to travel | | | | forums and resources. His interests lie predominantly |
| intensively by train, it's advisable to get a unlimited JR | | | | in travel and creating his travel stories in his laptop |
| train ticket from major state train stations like Tokyo | | | | while travelling. |
| and Osaka train stations- costs savings overall.Things | | | | |