JAPAN - TOKYO
If you arrive at Narita airport use the good bus connections to Tokyo as a taxi can cost several hundred Euro. Staying in Shiyuku offers diversion due to the many nearby restaurants. In the quiet side streets you can quickly find restaurants that serve excellent noodle soup for little money. If you want to travel cheaply (and in Tokyo this still means expensively!) in some hotels you can book single cabins - these are somewhat generously dug out wall caves, with blanket, pillow and reading light. Bathroom and toilet must be shared with all other cave inhabitants - a real experience! If on the other hand you would like to experience the traditional Japanese way of living you should look round for a Ryokan. | It is an advantage if you can manage a bit more Japanese than 'domo arreagto'. You should at least know that the traditional bath is for relaxation and not getting washed: a shower is taken beforehand. If you don't like the hurly-burly in Shinjuku you can look for sushi and sashimi in Ginza or the 'night markets' near the station, and finish off the day after an exotic meal with a 'small crate' of sake. |
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