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• pcricard
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• 6 December 2012 11:19pm
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• 8 December 2012 6:05am

to look at all of the other customers! But yea, depends on your interests. Also ... skip Odaiba.http://lmgtfy.com/?q=off+the+beaten+path+tokyo... Hi I will have 3 days in Tokyo. I would like your help on this. SInce I dont have alot of time what are the main sites I can't miss. Also, what are the "not to be missed" off the beaten track

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• coinlockerbaby
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• 10 October 2007 1:14pm
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• 7 December 2012 4:33pm

are on the beaten path. That said however if you know Tokyo well and another trip to the imperial palace doesn... Thought I`d share some "insider tips" on some of Tokyo's quirkier, less publicised attractions... " than the usual I guess. I have come to realise that Tokyo really is, unexpectedly, a very subtle city

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• eegiola
• Date Posted
• 11 April 2013 1:43am
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• 13 April 2013 9:28am

Hi there, Planning my second trip to Japan - any suggestions for where to get off the beaten path - ie. not Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka - with 2 weeks time frame. I love small towns and villages. Don... -Kanto corridor, including Tokyo-Kyoto-Osaka. From late spring to early autumn, I'd vote for Hokkaido

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• snowdive
• Date Posted
• 28 August 2012 11:20am
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• 29 August 2012 2:41am

I will be in Tokyo in three weeks, for one week, and I would like to find some obscure/weird/hidden stuff to experience (which shouldn't be hard to find in Tokyo I imagine). I haven't been there before but I usually prefer this kind of stuff anywhere I go...any suggestions?Nothing but the beaten path at

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• elitoons
• Date Posted
• 7 August 2012 6:21pm
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• 9 August 2012 6:31am

We have a two day layover in Tokyo, and have not been there before. Looking for recommendations of which area of Tokyo to stay in. We want to see as much as we can, but will also need easy access... typically), IMO the location does not matter much as long as you stay somewhere in central Tokyo, i

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• tricky9
• Date Posted
• 6 September 2012 4:52pm
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• 21 September 2012 4:52pm

Hello everyone My wife and I are lucky enough to be going to Tokyo for our very first visit... in Tokyo? We're in our early 40s (extremely old, I'm sure, to most people on these forums!), but keen... itinerary suggestions...what's nice on a Saturday afternoon in Tokyo? Sunday afternoon too? Where can we see

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• kiutravel
• Date Posted
• 10 April 2012 11:41pm
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• 16 April 2012 2:41am

! Thank you so much 4/29 4:20PM – Arrive Tokyo (NRT) 4/29 5PM - Travel to Kyoto (*** how exactly... Hiroshima) Travel back to Tokyo (probably spend day in Kyoto and then travel late night) 5/3 10PM Check in to Capitol Hotel Tokyu http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g1066443-d1832457-Reviews-The_Capitol_Hotel_Tokyu-Chiyoda_Tokyo_Tokyo

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• albino_peacock
• Date Posted
• 15 October 2009 11:43am
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• 2 November 2009 7:16am

'm a 22yo female, travelling solo to Tokyo in mid-november. I'm wanting info on the must-see places... going to Kyoto and anywhere else outside of Tokyo, or if I should just focus on Tokyo for this trip. I... |http://www.visiting-asia.com/asia/japan/2008/01/japanese-garden-at-hotel-new-otani-in-tokyo.html] at Hotel New Otani, the Akihabara district

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• nathan89
• Date Posted
• 4 August 2012 4:10am
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• 4 August 2012 1:49pm

nights. We love culture, food, off the beaten track experiences (not touristy traps) and photography... a open jaw ticket so we are flying in and out of Tokyo. Suggestions of order and critique of the places we have chosen would be welcome. Arrive 20th November: Tokyo 21st: Tokyo 22nd: Tokyo- Day trip

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• MStrik
• Date Posted
• 14 February 2013 11:02am
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• 14 February 2013 11:02am

I’m looking for a place to stay (and relax) a couple of days in a rural area (a little off the beaten track), in Kansai (Kinki), Shikuko, or Chugoku. In October we’re traveling with two young kids... a nice, rural and less touristy place? (our itinerary: first week in Tokyo, last 15 days in west Japan

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• wisefra
• Date Posted
• 14 December 2012 9:16am
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• 15 December 2012 10:38am

the ON the beaten track attractions in Tokyo.....3.5 days is indeed very little..but anyway ....off the beaten track... .Let me Google that for you. http://www.lmgtfy.com/?q=tokyo+off+the+beaten+path> {quote... the tuna auction? I am staying in Tokyo for 3 and half days, any sights/things that I shouldnt miss? I

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• mc41
• Date Posted
• 26 February 2012 2:09am
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• 27 February 2012 4:17am

. There are interesting things to see around Fukuoka, but if you are aiming for the main sights (Tokyo, Kyoto... to fly to either Tokyo or Kansai airport (for Kyoto). With 5 days only, I'd focus on either the Kanto region (Tokyo and around) or Kansai (Kyoto, Osaka and around). With 10 days, I'd see both Kyoto and Tokyo

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• Drew345
• Date Posted
• 23 January 2012 11:21am
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• 23 January 2012 12:13pm

day and 9 nights. We arrive in Tokyo and Depart from Fukuoka. We have been to Japan several times... in Tokyo! My first glance at a schedule is like this: Tokyo 2 days Hiroshima 1 day Kyushu 5 days... ? By this schedule we would be going from Narita to Tokyo to Fukuoka to Kitakyushi without a railpass (on our own

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• tatzking
• Date Posted
• 21 February 2012 4:49pm
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• 25 February 2012 10:30am

Hi, is it better to hire a freewill guide when I am in Tokyo, Kyoto and Nara? or is it better to travel by myself?Depends on your preference/style of travel and on the potential freewill guide... guide, I would want him/her to take me to off the beaten track places.Scuse my ignorance, but what

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• oconee2004
• Date Posted
• 9 February 2012 9:07am
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• 11 February 2012 8:01pm

Hi, I'm preparing my route in Japan. I already decided on spending some days in Tokyo, Kyoto... bit of landscape/rural Japan/off the beaten track (if that exists in Japan). Which area would you... or for long distances). Thanks!There are lots of rural/off the beaten track (at least for foreigners

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• sarahsjf
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• 24 April 2012 7:42pm
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• 27 April 2012 9:22am

in Japan and he recommended not even bothering with Tokyo and instead concentrating on the Osaka... ? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!Did he say why not to bother with Tokyo? Tokyo is one of the most interesting cities I've been to and with two weeks in Japan it would

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• noisegirl2008
• Date Posted
• 6 December 2012 3:08am
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• 7 December 2012 6:52pm

://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2011_when.html+"unusual things to do in these cities"+ http://www.lonelyplanet.com/thorntreeSearch?q=tokyo+beaten... :( My friend lives in Shizuoka area not too far away from Tokyo. I was thinking I will only have time... in Tokyo. I am looking for the best plan of things to do. I love tea, hiking and also nightlife

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• Pantagruel
• Date Posted
• 7 December 2012 8:08am
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• 9 December 2012 12:08am

an excellent time by spending about 5 days each based in Tokyo and Kyoto. Either city has plenty to see... quick (2.5 hours) connection between the two and the major airports (KIX, NRT, HND) are near Tokyo... off the beaten path but you can have a great holiday without leaving the beaten path, lots to see

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• dabraham001
• Date Posted
• 25 November 2012 6:27pm
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• 27 November 2012 11:41pm

the beaten path markets in Tokyo? There looks to be one in Minowabashi (at the end of the Toden Arakawa line... ://ponkanchan.blogspot.jp/2011/05/mukojima-hyakkaen.html For off the beaten path Tokyo shitamachi with a lot of researched... in Tokyo, 4 nights in Kyoto, and the last 3 nights in Tokyo. A few questions for the forum: 1) We plan

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• TheTramp
• Date Posted
• 29 April 2012 9:56am
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• 3 May 2012 6:28pm

suggestions? :P Thanks in advance!!!! Day 1: Arrive in Tokyo Day 2: Tokyo Day 3: Tokyo Day 4: Tokyo - Kamakura day trip – hiking? Stay the night? Day 5: Tokyo Day 6: Tokyo to nikko day trip? Day 7: Tokyo to Hakone overnight Day 8: Hakone to Fuji 5 lakes over night - should I stay more than

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• klauslabuttis
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• 9 June 2013 9:34am
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• 10 June 2013 11:12pm

and nurturing. I have to fly out of Tokyo on the 19th of June, so another obstacle is to find this place in a manageable distance to Tokyo. Thank you for your advice and shared experience. KlausHmm, if you don't like... . Nevertheless there are some nice areas not too far from Tokyo. Kamakura and Nikko are very nice, you can also

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• zerby
• Date Posted
• 8 November 2012 12:48am
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• 12 November 2012 6:09am

such as Tokyo or Kyoto. Finding somebody to team up with should not be a problem if you stay in hostels. However with 4 weeks it will make sense to head out to more off the beaten track places where hostel... good chances of seeing Mt Fuji from as far away as Tokyo.You will meet foreign and japanese like

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• Cab_Sav
• Date Posted
• 31 August 2012 3:15am
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• 5 September 2012 2:22pm

Second trip to Japan but first trip for my partner. Have 15 days, In Tokyo and out of Osaka. Originally wanted to see more off the beaten track parts of japan but found myself drawn to the usual tourist... arduous from Hakone unless we backtrack back to Tokyo. Itinerary as follows: 21Oct - Tokyo (11pm

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• countrynese
• Date Posted
• 16 August 2012 2:24am
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• 5 September 2012 12:23am

. countryneseYokosuka to Shinagawa Station in Tokyo is less than 45 minutes, so obviously all of Tokyo is available... Slightly off the beaten path but a really nice place to visit is Nokogiriyama which can be accessed by a ferry across Tokyo Bay from Kurihama to Kanaya. Kurihama Station is 10 mins from Yokosuka Station

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• Bugsbunny
• Date Posted
• 7 November 2012 8:44pm
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• 16 November 2012 12:45am

I am planning a 2 weeks stay in Japan in December this year. I have been to Japan a few times already, and have visited places like Tokyo, Kyoto, Nara, Hiroshima, Hakone and Osaka. This time, I would like to see something else, maybe off the beaten track. I was first thinking of Sapporo, but am

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