Metro also sell one day pass 710JPY. Combination of Metro and Toei subways one day pass costs 1000JPY. With Tokyo Free ticket you can ride on Metro, Toei subways and JR local trains. These are very useful and economical tool for travelers.

Everybody wants to save transportation fees during travel. Tokyo Metro start selling new type of Metro pass combination of Narita Airport Limousine bus ticket plus one day Metro pass. One way Limousine bus ticket plus one day Metro pass cost you 3, 100JPY. Technically you can add only 100JPY to one way limousine bus ticket 3, 000JPY you can enjoy riding Metro all day. Also you can buy round trip limousine bus tickets plus 2 day Metro pass for only 6, 000JPY which means you can get 2 day Metro pass for free purchasing round trip limousine bus ticket. Sounds good isn’t it?

It’s going to be a big help visiting Tourist Information Center in Tokyo during your trip. Unfortunately it’s hard to find people who can speak English even in Tokyo metropolitan area.
It’s convenient to visit tourist center like this. http://www.jnto.go.jp/eng/topics/pdf/newtic.pdf/

You might not see number 4 or 9 at some places in Japan. All Japan based airlines skip seat number 4 why? the pronunciation of 4 in Japanese is SHI means death! You never see room number 4 in hospitals either. Also number 9 is not people’s favorite. The pronunciation of 9 is KU means suffer. Number 13 was no means for Japanese people until the movie Friday the 13th came out. Like American Japanese are not a big fan of number 13 either. Interesting isn’t it?

Used to be only places for exchange foreign currency to Japanese Yen are banks or airport. Now there are many ATM machines at many convenience stores in Major cities like Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, Yokohama. You can use your local bank card or credit card exchange rates are usually even better than local bank rates.

Kimigayo is the National Anthem of Japan. The Lyrics are taken from Kokin Waka Shu poem written in the Heian period about 8th century. The melody was chosen in 1880. Japan had no national anthem then Britain’s military band master John William Fenton suggested make one for a modern new era after Edo Shogunate period ended. One of the shortest national anthem in the world.

When you travel outside of your country eating different food is one of pleasure of trip. Japanese food is getting more popular in these days not only Shusi and Tenpura but also many other items. When you in Japan try something else new you ever experienced before.
Noodle shops and Japanese style family restaurants are easy and economical choices.

Imperial Palace used to be Edo Castle in Edo Shogunate period which lasted about 300 years. Japan was put under the control by members of Tokugawa Shogun family. It is the main residence of the imperial family now and surrounding by a large park area close to Tokyo Station mostly open for public. Please visit when you have a chance.

One of the shopping district of Tokyo called AMEYA YOKOCHO a.k.a AMEYOKO is unique. There are a lot of souvenir shops, grocery stores, novelty stores, even fish market along side of 400m long narrow street. Products are selling very reasonable prices. The visitors are not only local but also many tourists from all over Japan or outside of Japan. The busiest days are before New Year’s Day Holiday. People come to this town to shop for food and gifts just like Western people prepare for Christmas.

Shinjuku is a major commercial and administrative center in Tokyo Metropolitan area also geographically located in central Tokyo. Residents and visitors are going and coming through Shinjuku Station world’s busiest station nearly 4 million passengers a day. Shinjuku has many faces Major department stores, a lot of retailers consist one of the biggest commercial places and Tokyo Metropolitan Government is in Shunjuku as well. There is also a large park name Shinjuku Gyoen Garden. It was originally a residence of Naito Daimyo family in Edo period. Now it became a public garden you could call it miniature central park in Tokyo.