Welcome to Tokyo Travel Tips! This website is created to help tourists and visitors prepare for an exciting trip to the throbbing heart of Japan. Long known to be a very expensive city, Tokyo can be pleasantly affordable through careful budgeting. Through this website, I want to help you find ways to enjoy a visit to Tokyo without breaking the bank. I accumulate useful tips to share which I hope will help you create a smooth and enjoyable trip to Tokyo. If you need to get help when you are in Tokyo, pick a youngster, preferably a student. Do not expect that years of learning English will translate into an ability to speak the language fluently. Still, a youngster may be your best bet as his English is still fresh. Speak clearly and slowly. Most people are astonishingly helpful to foreigners despite their language handicap.
The information in Tokyo Travel Tips is arranged in the list of topics below. I must apologise that this website is still very much a work in progress. It takes time to write, verify and research the information I want to share with you, and I seek your patience as this website gradually takes shape. Please check back regularly for new updates. You can also subscribe to my Tokyo RSS Feed or join my Yahoo Forum, where you can also interact with fellow travel enthusiasts.
Sightseeing Tokyo
The sightseeing section of this website showcases the most popular sights within central Tokyo. For sights within the specific wards, start by select a ward of your choice.
Shopping in Tokyo
Tokyo's 23 Municipalities
The most populous part of Tokyo comprises 23 municipalities called "special wards" or "city" in English, or "ku" in Japanese. These "special" wards were formed after "Tokyo City" was fragmented in 1943. Each special ward is further subdivided into districts and neighborhoods, called "chome" in Japanese. Each ward functions autonomously from the Tokyo metropolitan government, but come under the metropolitan government with regards public services such as water supply, sewage management and fire services. Each special ward has its own elected mayor and assembly with legal status approaching that of a city. The following is a list of the special wards (called nijusan-ku) in alphabetical order:
- Adachi
- Arakawa
- Bunkyo
- Chiyoda
- Chuo
- Edogawa
- Itabashi
- Katsushika
- Kita
- Koto
- Meguro
- Minato
- Nakano
- Nerima
- Ota
- Setagaya
- Shibuya
- Shinagawa
- Shinjuku
- Suginami
- Sumida
- Toshima
- Taito
Practical Travel Information
- When to visit
- Visas and Passports
- Customs
- Tourist Information Centers
- Events & Tickets
- Electricity
Tokyo Travel Information
Getting Around in Tokyo
Accommodation in Tokyo
Japanese Etiquette
- Taboos
- Social Hierarchy
- Bowing
- Body Language
- Physical Contact
- Shoes
- Temple Etiquette
- Japanese Names
- Tipping
Japan Banking Info
- Banking Hours
- Travelers' Checks
- Credit Cards
- Changing Money
- ATM
- Currency
Communications in Japan
- Telephone
- Internet Facilities
- Newspapers & Magazines
- Television and Radio
- Postal Services
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About the Author
Timothy Tye, or Tim for short, is a travel enthusiast and web-based author. He has written numerous websites, the majority of which are related to travel. Tim lives in Penang, Malaysia. In addition to writing, photography and traveling, Tim manages a couple of travel businesses in Malaysia and Thailand.
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Tokyo Metropolitan Government
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Tokyo International Forum
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Tokyo International Airport Terminal 2
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Bullet train, Tokyo
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New National Art Center, Tokyo
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Asakusa, Tokyo
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Chidorigafuchi Imperial Palace, Tokyo
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Tim at the Imperial Palace, Tokyo (4 April 2008)
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Tokyo
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