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Nergol · 2007-06-15, 02:07

Shiko:

1) Booze

2) Not at all

3) The Meiji Shrine, Tokyo Tower, the Shinjuku Governent Office Building (especially if you're a CLAMP fan), Akihabara, Nakano Broadway, Yokohama Chinatown, Odaiba...

Things to remember:

Bring an AM/FM radio and tune it to 810AM in Tokyo. The sake you get from vending machines is pretty good - try it. MOS Burger and Becker's Burger are awesome. Make sure to go to the Becker's that's a left turn out of Akihabara station, across from the hentai cosplay shop. Book Off is your friend. If you can find it in the maze of streets out the east end of Shinjuku Station, have a drink at Dubliners - the best Irish pub in all of Japan. The easiest place to use a foreign debit/ATM card to withdraw money is at the Post Office - Post Offices in Japan have ATMs in them. The ATMs there also have an option for an English menu - a lifesaver. They combine the virtues of being everywhere, and also being basically your only choice to withdraw money from a foreign account. Make sure not to be in a Women Only subway car after 9PM - I don't think JR does that, but the Keio line does.

Tokyo is really hot in July. Keep hydrated.

Have fun.

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Nergol Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006	Shiko: 1) Booze 2) Not at all 3) The Meiji Shrine, Tokyo Tower, the Shinjuku Governent Office Building (especially if you're a CLAMP fan), Akihabara, Nakano Broadway, Yokohama Chinatown, Odaiba... Things to remember: Bring an AM/FM radio and tune it to 810AM in Tokyo. The sake you get from vending machines is pretty good - try it. MOS Burger and Becker's Burger are awesome. Make sure to go to the Becker's that's a left turn out of Akihabara station, across from the hentai cosplay shop. Book Off is your friend. If you can find it in the maze of streets out the east end of Shinjuku Station, have a drink at Dubliners - the best Irish pub in all of Japan. The easiest place to use a foreign debit/ATM card to withdraw money is at the Post Office - Post Offices in Japan have ATMs in them. The ATMs there also have an option for an English menu - a lifesaver. They combine the virtues of being everywhere, and also being basically your only choice to withdraw money from a foreign account. Make sure not to be in a Women Only subway car after 9PM - I don't think JR does that, but the Keio line does. Tokyo is really hot in July. Keep hydrated. Have fun.