Tokyo is Japan's capital, it’s largest city, making it an overwhelming destination for any Travel Clearancebargain holiday traveller. The best way to experience Tokyo is by foot, with the walking tours some of the best you will find anywhere. Take one of these guided tours when you first arrive to help you get your bearings, since Tokyo does not really have a centre or downtown.
Major Tokyo attractions include Buddhist and Shinto shrines,hip and trendy shopping districts, lush green parks, romantic boat rides, a Sushi breakfast in the fish market or a Japanese tea ceremony. Tokyo has a vast array of sights, such as the temples of Asakusa, the gardens of the Imperial Palace in Chiyoda, and the Meiji Shrine in Harujuku, a shrine dedicated to the Emperor Meiji, the first emperor of modern Japan. The Meiji Shrine is located in Yoyogi Park, where various events and festivals are held each year.
To get a goodoverview of the vast cityscape, Tokyo Tower is the best known viewing platform and offers an impressive view but the highest spot in Tokyo is the Tokyo Metropolitan Government building in Shinjuku. Its twin towers have viewing platforms that are absolutely free, and offer a great view over Tokyo and beyond. However, the best option is from the World Trade Center Building which offers stunning views of Tokyo Tower and the waterfront due to its excellent location, especially at dusk.
The attractions in this city include an exciting mix of shopping opportunities, which you will find in the famous Ginza and Roppongi Hills areas. Sundays are definitely the best time to schedule your visit to Ginza, when the streets come alive with music and lots of great seafood as well street vendors of every kind dotting the pavements. For upmarket shopping, entertainment and restaurants you have the Roppongi Hills district, which is a city within a city.Modern Tokyois dotted with museums, large and small, which centre on every possible interest from pens to antique clocks to traditional and modern arts. Ueno park is where you will find the Zoo, as well as the museum of history and fine arts. Riding a Sky Bus, an open-top double-decker bus is another good option to take a quick tour around the city center. A 45 minute bus ride on the will take you around the Imperial Palace via Ginza and Marunouchi district, showing the highlight of Tokyo's shopping and business centre.
Tokyo has many such commercial centres for shopping, eating and simply wandering around for experiencing the modern Japanese urban phenomenon. Each of these areas have uniquecharacteristics, such as dazzling Shinjuku, youthful Shiubuya and upmarket Ginza. These areas are bustling throughout the day, but they really come into life in the evenings. The dazzling neon jungle outside major train stations in the evenings, such as Shibuya and east Shinjukuat night really have to be seen to be believed.
Escaping the crowds is just a matter of stepping off the streets into one of Tokyo’s treelined city parks, where in Spring you will have the beautiful cherry blossoms surrounding you, or take aboat ride on the Sumida River from Asakusa. In the spring, take a boatride in Kichijoji’s lovely Inokashira Park, and afterwards visit the Ghibli Studios Museum.
Avisit to Tokyo is one of the most exciting tours you will find in Japan, so make sure to pack your walking shoes and a sense of curiosity and adventure.