Álvaro Ramírez
19 April 2015 Tokyo travel bookmarks
updated: 03 December 2021
- 14 Things to Know Before You Go to Tokyo.
- 5 alternative things to do in Tokyo (by globalhelpswap).
- A History of Tokyo in 8 Dishes.
- Akasaka area (N/E of Roppongi).
- Cup noodle museum.
- Ginza Kimuraya (bakery). Try anpan (invented here).
- Ichiran Ramen.
- Pan No Tora Bakery (Kyoto?).
- Zauo.com "Let's fixhing enjoy". Catch your own fish to eat.
- Akasaka Sagamiya (also Mamekan, established in 1895).
- Akihabara: Electronics district, arcades and comic stores.
- Asakusa (tourist spot). Kaminarimon, Nakamise (oldest shopping street in Japan). Sensoji Temple.
- Asakusa hotel.
- Asakusa Shrine: Shinto shrine and market.
- Bar Epilogue.
- Bar Odin.
- Benten, Taito - 3-21-8 Asakusa, Ueno, Asakusa (Buckwheat noodles shop).
- Bentomi (Sushi).
- CHEESE STAND （チーズスタンド）.
- Coffee Tengoku, Asakusa (best hotcakes/pancakes). Noting is premade. After 12 years, best hotcakes.
- Daiwasushi (food). An account here.
- Dorayaki (in Ukenbukuru). Seijuken is long established in Ningyocho.
- Doteno-Iseya 土手の伊勢屋: 127-year old Tempura.
- Eateries around Takadanobaba eki
- Ebisu (area for izakaya experience, drink/chat with bartender). Look for Ebisu Yokocho.
- Fish market (6am sushi).
- Five of the worst areas to live in and around Tokyo | SoraNews24.
- Fu-unji & 風雲児 | Tokyo Eats.
- Ghibli museum (book in advance or try lawson).
- Ginza.
- Ginzakyuubee (food).
- Golden Gai (lots tiny bars).
- How to Spend a Magical Christmas in Tokyo (2019 update).
- https://www.timeout.com/tokyo/restaurants/tokyo-coolest-kakigori
- Imperial Palace: Book to go inside. Beautiful park, great for pictures.
- Irie known (sweet shop) for Mamekan. In Monzen-Nakacho.
- Isetan (upscale food market).
- Isozushi (food).
- Jimbocho Book Town (largest second-hand book town in the world, classic-style cafes, old school charm).
- Kaiden-don, near tsukiji (Sushi).
- Kajitsuen Libre. Peach Parfait. Fresh fruit.
- Kinozen restaurant for Matcha Bavarian cream (matcha bavaroa). Kagurazaka. Check out the backstreets.
- Kodai's Fukui restaurant (old tea house).
- Kushikatsu restaurant in Golden Gai, a karaoke booth in Ebisu, or drifting through the back alley izakayas of Akabane.
- Menya Musashi and Fuunji are both generally very well regarded and about a 5-7 minute walk from the SW part of Shinjuku station.
- Mikimoto building in Ginza.
- Mori Art museum.
- Musashiya ramen.
- Nakiryu: Tantalizing Tantanmen Noodles with a Michelin Star.
- Nezu museum.
- Odaiba.
- Okonomiyaki in Tokyo.
- Omoide yokocho: Alleyway next to Shinjuku station. Lots of yakitori restaurants.
- Omotesando Koffee (coffee and baked custard slice).
- Omotesando side streets.
- Pignon | French Restaurant.
- Pound cake from Patisserie Gondola in Kudanue.
- Roppongi.
- Savarin (brioge-based, of french origin) in Yokohama. Cafe Recherche.
- Seafood street south of Ueno eki
- Secret snapshots of Tokyo vivid street life.
- Shibamata: Snacking and Sightseeing in Tokyo’s Old Edo Neighborhood.
- Shibuya Crossing: Largest pedestrian crossing in the world.
- Shimokitazawa (Shimokita for short). Bohemian, vintage shopping.
- Shimokitazawa (thirft stores, music bands, pubs, and cafes).
- Sukiyabashi Jiro.
- Sushi dai (Sushi, long queue, maybe turisty).
- Sushi Kanesaka.
- Sushi places around Tsukiji market in the morning (much better than the market visit itself, these days)
- Sushi Saito.
- Sushidai (food).
- Sushitsu (food).
- Sutekihausukatsura.
- Takaosan (Mount Takao).
- Tempura Tsunahachi en Tokio: 4 opiniones y 7 fotos.
- Tenkazushi (food).
- The whole of Kabukicho (area in-between Shinjuku station and Shin-Okubo)
- Things to Do in Tokyo Japan - Sunday Spotlight.
- Tokyo Gov on Twitter: Higashikurume Station.
- Tokyo in winter: what to see, do and eat (Lonely Planet).
- Tokyo Municipal Government building: Only for observation deck with view to Fuji (if clear day).
- Tokyo on a budget: tips for making your yen go further (Lonely Planet).
- Tokyo play blog.
- Tokyo Salaries: all you need to know.
- Tokyo station: Friendly JR office (english spoken). They help book all trips/tickets/reservations.
- Tokyo Station: Massive station. Lots of restaurants and shops (check out ramen street).
- Tokyo Travel Tips: 5 Things You Need In Japan | Coffee and Passport.
- Tokyo Twitter: any Japanese breakfast restaurants.
- Tokyo, Japan - Condé Nast Traveller | CN Traveller.
- TokyoCheapo.
- Tokyu Hands and Loft (shops in Shibuya).
- Toritake (yakitori at Shibuya).
- Try Mos rice burger (fast food).
- Try out Pancan (bread in can).
- Tsukiji Fish Market calendar.
- Tsukiji Fish Market: Sushi bars and food vendors (get there early, visitor numbers restricted).
- Umemura in Asakusa (also Mamekan).
- Yurakucho Yakitori Alley
- 婁熊東京 (raw and grilled pork).
- 酒友 (Sake & good Shabushabu), Roppongi.