JAPAN TRIP 2004 WEB LINKS

Aids to help you in considering the possible tours in Tokyo. Remember that there are only 2 tour days in Tokyo and it is NOT possible to see it all! Therefore, of all the possible tour days given, ONLY TWO – again – ONLY TWO are possible with perhaps some small degree of being able to see other things in close proximity to the main tour items. NP:Ja will cover transportation and entrance fees only to those Building Blocks listed on the Study Day Planning Sheet, from which I have provided these web links. In order to keep costs in line, our group would need to bear the cost of any impromptu stops or visits on the Study days. If we make special requests to visit sites not listed on the Planning sheet, then the group will be responsible for covering the transportation and entrance fees if there are any. Be aware that the hot, humid summers weather will slow the pace of the day. This trip will involve LOTS OF WALKING. Thus, you will probably want to stop for refreshments regularly. Also note that most temples and shrines close around 5:00 p.m. and most museums are close on Mondays or Tuesday if Mondays falls on a national holiday – see, it is possible to have a national holiday and still take an additional day because you missed your holiday while you were having another holiday ;-)

GENERAL REFERENCE AREAS

Tokyo Weekender Guide

http://www.weekender.co.jp/new/guides/guide-hanami.html

One couples experiences in touring Tokyo

http://www.cmfdesigns.com/kenandcarol/adventures/tokyo/tokyo.html

Museums and other cultural links

http://www.nippon2007.org/eng/about/cult/e_cult.html

Metropolis areas of Tokyo

http://www.japanorama.com/tokyoprf.html

Edo Period Web Page

http://www.us-japan.org/edomatsu/

Metropolis E-zine

http://metropolis.japantoday.com/tokyo/432/restaurants.asp

POSSIBLE DAY TRIP #1 Links

Meiji Shrine

http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3002.html

http://www.japan-guide.com/a/html/tokyo_e.html

http://www.costkids.org/JapanWeb/MeijiShrine/Meiji%20Shrine.html

http://www.orientalarchitecture.com/tokyo/meijishrineindex.htm

http://luc.japon2.free.fr/tokyo/meiji%20shrine/

http://japan.chez.tiscali.fr/TokyoWeb/E-Meiji.htm

Takeshita Dori

http://www.jinjapan.org/atlas/communities/com07.html

Omotesando

http://ekhardt.com/tokyo/omotesando/Iomotesando.html

http://audiolicious.com/gallery/Omotesando_Outdoor_Art

http://www.style-arena.jp/english/street/omotesando/

http://www.trekearth.com/gallery/Asia/Japan/Kanto/Tokyo/Omotesando/

Imperial Palace

http://www4.justnet.ne.jp/~aoh/WELCOME008S.HTM

http://www.photoguide.to/japan/imperialpalace.html

http://studyabroad.wordtravels.com/Attractions/Countries/Japan/Attractions/Imperial+Palace/

this last link also has other Tokyo resources listed in the side bar

Ginza Dori

http://www.ginza.co.jp/eng/memo_e/index-e.html

http://www.ifoapplestore.com/stores/ginza/ginza.html

http://www.tcvb.or.jp/en/infomation/2area/01tokyo.html

Harajuku area in General

http://www.tokyoessentials.com/harajuku.html

http://www.jinjapan.org/nipponia/nipponia7/tour.html

http://www.hispic-cafe.com/street/e-index.html

http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3006.html

Shibuya area

http://www.tokyoessentials.com/shibuya.html

http://www.shibuyagame.fr/

http://www.angkor.com/japanomatic/shibuya.shtml

http://home.wanadoo.nl/cmgs/shibuyalink.html

http://www.t3.rim.or.jp/~kuri/panorama/pano0301e.html

http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3007.html

http://nooper.co.jp/showcase/gallery.php?s=4&l=en

NHK (nihon hoso kyoukai) Studio Park

http://www.tcvb.or.jp/en/infomation/7recom/swt04.html

http://homepage3.nifty.com/OpenSesame/English/etop/etop.htm

http://www.city.yokosuka.kanagawa.jp/speed/mypage/m-imajo/akari/akarimuseum/folder2/nhk-e.html

http://anime.jyu.fi/doi/events/events.html

http://www.turnoffyourtv.com/international/japantv.html

http://tokyo-i.tripod.com/tokyo/shibuya.htm

Kudanshita and the Yasukuni Jinja

http://www.yasukuni.or.jp/english/

http://www.geocities.com/gatoesmuchogor/

http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2321.html

http://mdn.mainichi.co.jp/politics/0301/17yasukuni.html

http://www.orientalarchitecture.com/tokyo/yasukuniindex.htm

http://gopkorea.blogs.com/flyingyangban/2004/01/koizumi_visits_.html

http://www.fpcj.jp/e/shiryo/jb/0133.html

http://www.links.net/vita/trip/japan/spirit/yasukuni/

Sony Building

http://metavurt.typepad.com/photos/tokyo_2002/dsc00008.html

http://www.tcvb.or.jp/en/infomation/7recom/sec5.html

http://www.dave-golden.com/images/places/japan/tokyo03/pages/page_18.html

http://www.frommers.com/destinations/moreattract.cfm?a_id=23488

POSSIBLE DAY TRIP #2 Links

Edo-Tokyo Museum

http://www.ellipsis.com/guides/tokyo/introduction/tokyo.edo.html

http://www.edo-tokyo-museum.or.jp/museum-e/guide.htm

http://www.dnp.co.jp/museum/edo/edo-e.html

Sensoji / Nakamise / Asakusa

http://www.jinjapan.org/atlas/communities/com04.html

http://travel.yahoo.com/p-travelguide-1227467-the_senso_ji_complex_tokyo-i

http://www.terragalleria.com/asia/japan/tokyo/picture.japa6245.html

http://www.35degrees.com/PhotoPages/asakusa.html

http://www.asakusa-nakamise.jp/e-index.html

http://luc.japon2.free.fr/tokyo/senso%20ji/

http://kesavinchi.typepad.com/photos/tokyo/cimg0268.html

http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3001.html

http://www.virtualtourist.com/m/tt/348b5/

http://scoopman.com/gallery/album70

Roppongi

http://www.infocreate.co.jp/hometown/roppongi/roppon-e.html

Don’t let this next link give you ideas, this is a bar district – but it is also the home of the Hard Rock Café

which is a popular tourist attraction. We will NOT be splitting up in any way shape or form for you to explore Roppongi!!!!

http://www.links.net/vita/trip/japan/tokyo/roppongi/

Hard Rock Café link in Roppongi

http://www.hardrock.com/locations/cafes/Cafes.aspx?Lc=Toky

Shinjuku Area

http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3011.html

http://www.shinjukugyoen.go.jp/english/english-index.html

http://www.t3.rim.or.jp/~kuri/panorama/pano9608e.html

http://www.the-shinjuku.ne.jp/

http://www.jnto.go.jp/eng/RTG/RI/kanto/tokyo/sinjuku/shinjuku.html

http://www.trekearth.com/gallery/Asia/Japan/Kanto/Tokyo/Shinjuku/

http://peterchow.com/photos/Japan/Shinjuku/

http://www.artisandevelopers.com/web/tokyo/shinjuku.htm

architectural link – premier vantage point to see the entire city!!!

http://travel.yahoo.com/p-travelguide-1227490-tokyo_tocho_tokyo-i

http://www.travelabouttokyo.com/6-2.htm

Museum of Future Science & Technology

http://www.tourism.metro.tokyo.jp/english/route/19.html

http://www.miraikan.gr.jp/flatop.html

http://metropolis.japantoday.com/tokyo/486/tech.asp

www.jnto.go.jp/eng/RTG/PTG/pdf/pg-813.pdf

Honjo Bosaikan (Disaster Museum)

http://japan.gandulazul.com/photos/2003-10-14%20-%20Honjo%20Bosaikan%20Disaster%20Museum/

http://www.greenbar.org/

Taikokan Drum Museum

http://216.119.116.77/living/Entertainment/museums/

http://jpatokal.iki.fi/text/j2j/06quake.html

http://tv-europe.cnn.com/TRAVEL/CITY.GUIDES/WTR/internat.profiles/ip.tokyo.html

Kappabashi

http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3020.html

http://www.tcvb.or.jp/en/infomation/7recom/net4.html

POSSIBLE DAY TRIP #3 Links

See the links for Senso-ji and Nakamise under day 2 links

Hamarikyu (Sumida River) boat ride

http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/XJ&sdn=gojapan&zu=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.suijobus.co.jp%2Fenglish%2Findex.html

Hamarikyu and Hamarikyu Garden

http://www.maniza.com/Asia/sumida_river_cruise.htm

http://transit-port.net/Galleries/Japan/pages/Hamarikyu.htm

Photo gallery by the same photographer regarding locations in Japan

http://transit-port.net/Galleries/Japan/index.html

http://www.edo-ya.com/guide/gardens/hamarikyu.htm

http://www.tcvb.or.jp/en/infomation/7recom/net5.html

Odaiba Kaihin Koen

http://www.tcvb.or.jp/en/infomation/7recom/set02.html

http://www.geocities.com/tokyo/flats/7374/odaiba.html

http://metropolis.japantoday.com/tokyofeaturestories/380/tokyofeaturestoriesinc.htm

Ueno National Museum

http://tv-europe.cnn.com/TRAVEL/CITY.GUIDES/WTR/internat.profiles/ip.tokyo.html

http://www.tokyoessentials.com/tokyo%20national%20museum.html

http://www.fjordaan.net/photos/2003_04_japan/09b_harajuku_ueno.html

http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3019.html

http://www.bork.embl-heidelberg.de/~shah/pics/tokyo2/tokyo2_index.html

http://www.theculturedtraveler.com/Museums/Archives/Calligraphy_Japan.htm

Map of the Ueno area and reference points

http://accessible.jp.org/tokyo/en/map/ueno.html

Fuji Television

http://www.fujitv.co.jp/en/index2.html

Palette Town

http://arch.cside.com/ef-palettetown.html

http://www.tcvb.or.jp/en/infomation/7recom/set10.html

http://www.globetown.net/~karodisi/ChineseGB/Palette%20Town.html

Tour #4 Musashikoganei – Shinjuku

http://www.tokyo-park.or.jp/english/park_detail2.html

http://216.119.116.77/living/West_tokyo/shopping/

http://www.japantips.net/english/school/jpschool_colle.html

Tour #5 Kamakura

http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~QM9T-KNDU/

http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2133.html

http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2166.html

Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine

http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~QM9T-KNDU/hachiman.htm

http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3102.html

http://photojpn.org/matsuri/fukagawa/ha25.html

http://www.city.kamakura.kanagawa.jp/english/stroll/scene/turuoka.htm

Hasedera – Hase Temple

http://www.city.kamakura.kanagawa.jp/english/stroll/scene/hasedera.htm

http://www3.kiy.jp/~tourj/yokohama/hase-1.html

Tour #6 Kawagoe

http://www2c.airnet.ne.jp/kawa/index_e.htm

http://www.35degrees.com/PhotoPages/kawagoe.html

http://metropolis.japantoday.com/tokyotravel/tokyojapantravel/378/tokyojapantravelinc.htm

http://www.sainokuni-kanko.jp/english/sights/kawagoe.html

http://metropolis.japantoday.com/tokyotravel/tokyojapantravelarchive349/319/tokyojapantravelinc.htm

http://peterchow.com/photos/Japan/Kawagoe/

Other points of interest in Tokyo

Tsukiji – be prepared to get there early (4-5 a.m.) to see a fascinating auction and phenomenal market

http://www.tsukiji-market.or.jp/youkoso/welcom_e.htm

http://www.tsukiji-market.or.jp/tukiji_e.htm

Flea Markets

Hanazono shrine (8 minutes walk from JR Shinjuku Station) phone 03-3200-3093

Every Sunday of each month

http://www.weekender.co.jp/new/guides/templemarkets.html

http://metropolis.japantoday.com/worldcup/shopping03.asp

Nogi Shrine – 1 minutes walk from Nogizaki station, Subway Chiyoda Line Phone 03-3478-3001

Second Sunday of Each Month

http://metropolis.japantoday.com/worldcup/shopping03.asp

Fourth Thursday and Friday of each month: Roppongi Roi Building, 5 minute walk from Roppongi Station, Subway Hibiya line, Phone 03-3583-2081

http://mdn.mainichi.co.jp/cityguide/tokyo/roppongi/

http://www.timeout.com/tokyo/shop.xml?ar=2&cg=1

other flea markets listed on the previous URL
Aoyama Oval Plaza Antiques Market

Aoyama Oval Plaza, 5-52-2 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku (info 3917 5962). Omotesando station. Open 6am-8pm. No credit cards.

Attracts 45 dealers every third Saturday of the month. Open if it rains.

Arai Yakushi Antique Fair

Arai Yakushi shrine, 5-3-5 Arai, Nakano-ku (info 3319 6033). Arai Yakushi station (Seibu Shinjuku line). Open sunrise to sunset. No credit cards.

This market features around 50 dealers every first Sunday of the month. Cancelled if it rains.

Iidabashi Ramura Antique Market

Central Plaza Ramura, 2-1 Kagurazaka, Shinjuku-ku (info 3917 5426). Iidabashi station. Open 6am-sunset. No credit cards.

This market attracts around 50 dealers on the first Saturday of every month. Open if it rains.

Nogi Shrine Antique Market

Nogi Shrine, 8-11-27 Akasaka, Minato-ku (info 0426 91 3572). Nogizaka station. Open 8am-3pm 7am-3pm. No credit cards.

This market features around 35 dealers and takes place on the second Sunday of every month. Cancelled if it rains.

Roppongi Antique Market

Roppongi Roi Bldg, 5-5-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku (no phone). Roppongi station. Open varies. No credit cards.

You'll find around 25 dealers at the Roppongi Antique Market on the fourth Thursday and Friday of every month. Open if it rains.

Yasukuni Antique Market

Yasukuni Shrine, 3-1-1 Kudan-Kita, Chiyoda-ku (info 3791 0006). Kudanshita station. Open sunrise to sunset. No credit cards.

This market includes about 100 dealers on the third Sunday of every month. Open if it rains.

KYOTO

Study Day 3, 4 and 5 in Kyoto (Kansai region)

Hiroshima (so many good web sites – too hard to choose)

Imperial Palace in Kyoto

http://gojapan.about.com/b/a/2004_01_21.htm