Tokyo

ThundyCat · Friday at 04:26

Hi gents,

Jetting off to Tokyo next month for Star Wars celebration, will also spend a couple of days at Disney Tokyo. We're going for 10 days.

Any suggestions for day trips out of the city, and interesting things to do in and around the city.

Reuben klang · Friday at 06:32

Both Disney lands
Tokyo tower
Day trip to Hakone
Shibuya Go Karting

I’d probably do a day trip to Mt Fuji as well.

EdwardTeach · Friday at 07:04

Where is the Nintendo theme park?

Reuben klang · Friday at 08:23

EdwardTeach said:
Where is the Nintendo theme park?

That’s in Osaka. It’s a part of Uni studio.

If going there I’d spend a day or three in Osaka.

Raymond Lin · Friday at 10:46

Don’t do the Mario Kart…it’s such a tourist trap and all the locals hate it. Seriously, it’s not a race but a poodle around the city in traffic, it’s an annoyance to everyone else. I feel a sense of shame when I see people driving round in them.

Day trips…

Yokohama - China Town, Cup Noodle Museum, Ramen museum
Enoshima
Kamakura
Hakone (not NOT on the weekend)
Lake Kawaguchi / Mt Fuji

Things to do in Tokyo

Odiba - Team Labs/Gundham
Akihabara
Ikebukuro / Sunshine City
Asakusa/Sensoji
Skytree/Tokyo Tower
Meji Shrine

kaku · Friday at 12:45

Went to team labs planets earlier in the week and I would honestly say give it a miss.

Absolutely rammed, people shouting/talking loudly everywhere, children running around and generally just being rude. It was a huge disappointment.

Raymond Lin · Friday at 12:59

kaku said:
Went to team labs planets earlier in the week and I would honestly say give it a miss.

Absolutely rammed, people shouting/talking loudly everywhere, children running around and generally just being rude. It was a huge disappointment.

Oh dear! (Glad I went when it first opened!)

I really enjoyed it…this was 2019.

kaku · Friday at 23:44

It's a real shame because it was highly recommended to us by people who also visited very early on.

I'm not usually one to write negative reviews, but it seemed like people were treating it as a public play area for their kids. It more or less felt like an end to end queue the whole way around with how tightly people were packed in.

Ahleckz · Sunday at 21:07

Raymond Lin said:
Don’t do the Mario Kart…it’s such a tourist trap and all the locals hate it. Seriously, it’s not a race but a poodle around the city in traffic, it’s an annoyance to everyone else. I feel a sense of shame when I see people driving round in them.

Day trips…

Yokohama - China Town, Cup Noodle Museum, Ramen museum
Enoshima
Kamakura
Hakone (not NOT on the weekend)
Lake Kawaguchi / Mt Fuji

Things to do in Tokyo

Odiba - Team Labs/Gundham
Akihabara
Ikebukuro / Sunshine City
Asakusa/Sensoji
Skytree/Tokyo Tower
Meji Shrine

Re Mario Kart, Of course it’s a tourist trap but it’s amazing fun. And; whereas can you do it?
Not one of my highlights, but it was terrific fun, a unique way to see the city and I’d recommend it to anyone!

ThundyCat · 2025-03-10T08:54:38+0000

Raymond Lin said:
Don’t do the Mario Kart…it’s such a tourist trap and all the locals hate it. Seriously, it’s not a race but a poodle around the city in traffic, it’s an annoyance to everyone else. I feel a sense of shame when I see people driving round in them.

Day trips…

Yokohama - China Town, Cup Noodle Museum, Ramen museum
Enoshima
Kamakura
Hakone (not NOT on the weekend)
Lake Kawaguchi / Mt Fuji

Things to do in Tokyo

Odiba - Team Labs/Gundham
Akihabara
Ikebukuro / Sunshine City
Asakusa/Sensoji
Skytree/Tokyo Tower
Meji Shrine

Many thanks will start doing some research on these suggestions.