Bonjour Nippori, Ohai-yoh Kamakura, Konichiwa Ikebukuro, Oishi Ueno

Logie, Lost in Shinjuku. Palagi naman eh - tapos mainit ang ulo. Iwanan at iligaw ko nga. Hehehe
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Hot in the heels of Yukio Mishima

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Day1 Take Keisei to go to Nippori or Ueno.

Daibutsu in Kamakura
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Booked a ryokan in Nippori. It will be our base to explore MetroPolitan Tokyo.

Bought a PASMO (Suica)r one-week pass for JR Lines/Subway and Buses (available in denominations of 1000/3000/5000. The pass includes a refundable 500 yen deposit.)

NRT to Nippori

JR Yamanote Green Line - the elevated circle line that goes round and around Tokyo. This is a most useful line. Any Tokyo visitor who wants to get a good and quick orientation of Tokyo is well advised to get familiar with the Yamanote Green Line. Most of its stations connect with the Tokyo Metropolitan Subway

Imperial Palace, Tokyo
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Ueno Station - Start of link to Tokyo Subway Metro.

Where one can go just by sticking to the Yamanote Green Line:

- Akihabara(electronics), Tokyo, Hamamatsucho(for the river ferry), Yarakucho, Tsukiji(fish market andriver ferry), Marunuochi(Imperial Palace), Shibuya(bars), Shinjuku(bars/gay district), Ueno (for its Museums), Ginza, Harajuku, Roponggi Hills (Fashion Districts).  You need not ever take the subway if you don't care for anymore subterranean navigation of the subway. It  is however so convenient and efficient and cuts across the Yamanote Circle Line thereby shortening the distance and time to reach another station, area or ward.

On the way to Mt. Fuji
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Shinjuku - one of the most complex/complicated of all Tokyo stations, and any that I've ever seen.

- Get off here if you want to see the Tokyo MetroPolitan Bldg.

- Explore the bright lights, and secret alleys of Shinjuku, Ni-Chome.

Day2 - To Mt. Fuji leave. Bus station is just outside the Shinjuku West Exit.  Kawaguchiko. The gateway to Mt. Fuji. Lunch here. Ride up to the 5th Station by bus to get a close-up view of Fuji-san.

Kamakura in My Mind
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TiP: Instead of taking the bus to the 5th station, buy instead a two day Kawguchiko pass which gives you unlimited rides on two railway lines around the Fuji lake district of Kawaguchiko. This is a better option.

Day3 - Kamakura. Yamanote Shinagawa station. Transfer to Chuoda Line to Kamakura. Get a roundtrip JR Kamakura Pass which allows you to go around

Searching for Nirvana
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Kamakura using the JR Lines, the local Enoden Line and the Kamakura Monorail. Kamakura has 70 "major" temples. If there is only one thing that you should see and take with you from Kamakura, it's a trip to the temple that houses the Daibutsu. Its a 13meter bronze Buddha just 300 meters from the Hasadera Temple. Its one of the most iconic monuments of Japan.

Wash away all the grime and tiredness in Ueno's 24H Kaikan........Uhmmmm..Ahhhh Les japonais muscle-ours. Ils sont delicieux.  24H Kaikan has 3 branches around Tokyo. 1 in Shinjuku, 1 in Asakusa and this one in UENO. Je le prefere parce que cet branch est frequente par les gros, forts et japonais muskles. L'etabllisement est tres grand. Il y a dix etages des baignes, des piscines, de chambres pour voir le tele, pour coucher ou "Jouer". Aux dixieme etage il y a un gym.

Chow Time in Kawaguchiko
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Day 4. All Day Tokyo... Roppongi, Harajuku, Omotesando Hills, Imperial Palace Grounds, Ginza....

Day 5. Ikebukuro. See the Myonikan Gakuen Historic building created by the American architect, Frank Llloyd Wright. It's tucked away in a very small, quiet and unpretentious Ikebukuro residential corner. Go to Tsukiji fish Market, for late breafast or lunch.

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

http://www.senso-ji.jp/

Pagod na sa Kamakura
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http://www.akiba.or.jp/