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Sawanoya Ryokan Typical Japanese style room in a budget inn (©Sawanoya Ryokan) When backpack-toting travelers arrive at Narita Airport and inquire about low-priced lodgings, the people at the i

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A 100-yen shop A 100-yen shop Tokyo used to be known as the most expensive place in the world, but economic conditions over the past decade have led to a breakdown in the traditional price structure

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Japan Rail Pass Japan Rail Pass (©Japan Railways Group) Though Japan is long from north to south, it takes only two hours to travel by plane from Tokyo to Wakkanai Airport at the northern tip o

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Shinjuku map 1. To the center of Tokyo 1. To the center of Tokyo 2. Kabukicho/Golden Gai (east Shinjuku) 2. Kabukicho/Golden Gai (east Shinjuku) 3. Skyscraper forest: The Southern Terrace (west and

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Japan's Largest Entertainment District: Shinjuku Shinjuku Station Near the west exit of Shinjuku Station (©PANA) Shinjuku started out as an inn town in the Edo period (1603-1868), back when Tok

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hot springs map 5. O-Edo Onsen Monogatari 5. O-Edo Onsen Monogatari 6. Toshimaen Niwa-no-Yu 6. Toshimaen Niwa-no-Yu 8. Tokyo Dome Natural OnsenSpa LaQua 8. Tokyo Dome Natural OnsenSpa LaQua 7. Heiwa

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5. O-Edo Onsen Monogatari O-Edo Onsen Monogatari The entrance of O-Edo Onsen Monogatari (©O-Edo Onsen Monogatari) Located near Telecom Center station on the Yurikamome Line, this onsen - whose

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5. Hachijojima: Food and Access sake Sake made on Izu Islands (©PANA) Gourmet Food Two culinary specialties of the island are goshamen ryori ("amnesty cuisine") and shimazushi ("island sushi").

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7. The Ogasawara Islands: Food and Access sushi Sushi from the Ogasawara Islands (©PANA) Gourmet Food The cuisine revolves around locally caught fish. Another highly recommended treat is tropic

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Subtropical Island Paradise: Izu/Ogasawara Islands Await island (©Ogasawara Village Municipal Government) Tokyo, which is centered on the city that is the capital of Japan, also encompasses a c

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3. Oshima: Food and Access camellia fondu Tsubaki fondue, a dish in which ingredients are deep fried in a mix of camelia oil and vegetable oil (©PANA) Gourmet Food Epicurean highlights include

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F. Yurakucho Shopping After a day in the Ginza area, you will surely have found some nice souvenirs. Turning left onto Yanagi-dori from Chuo-dori and going straight on and under an expressway overpa

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An outdoor cafe An outdoor café (©JNTO) Tokyo has plenty of fast-food restaurants as well. Along with the American-born establishments that started entering Japan in the 1970s, today the

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Areas of Tokyo index | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 1. Imperial Palace/Tokyo Station Area: The Political and Financial Nucleus

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Areas of Tokyo index | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 5. Roppongi and Shiodome: The Changing Face of Tokyo

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Omotesando boulevard Omotesando boulevard Another stylish part of Tokyo is the zone formed by Omotesando and Aoyama. Omotesando, a boulevard shaded by tall, leafy zelkova trees and lined with tony c

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Shibuya Shibuya Bunkamura Bunkamura Takeshita-dori Takeshita-dori In Shibuya and Harajuku, youth reigns supreme. Over 90% of the crowd pouring out of Shibuya Station and into the entertainment distr

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Roppongi Roppongi Shiodome Shiodome Roppongi has long been known as a cosmopolitan playground, in part because of the concentration of foreign embassies in the area. Facilities like the Haiyuza thea

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Sensoji Sensoji (©JNTO) Nakamise-dori Nakamise-dori (©JNTO) Sanja Festival Sanja Festival (©JNTO) Having taken a beating in the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923 and World War II, Tokyo'

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terakoya enlarged picture A terakoya class for girls in the Edo period. (©Kumon Children's Research Institute) terakoya enlarged picture An exhibit of schoolchildren's calligraphic works. (&cop