Going to Tokyo Next January, Please Give Me Some 1st Time Tips for Weebs (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

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I've compiled a list of some sorts of what I should do, but just wanted more input.

Download Google maps of Tokyo area (for offline use)
Google Translate with Downloaded JP Package (for offline use, I have to check if this is reliable).
Get a Suica card, most transactions can use Suica Cards
DiDi Taxi App (tourist friendly taxi app).

Book an AirBnB instead of a hotel (bonus if AirBnB gives out Portable Wifi)
Buy data sim/portable wifi in the airport (expensive but useful if no other options).
Try International data instead

Hopefully I'll have time to visit some real life anime places like

Gyonmae Park in Shinjuku (Garden of Words).
Cafe La Boheme (Your Name)
ofc Akihabara

What other tips/places can you give to this weeb.

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[-] PonyOfWar@pawb.social 16 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Always book a hotel (or AirBNB) close to a Yamanote line station. 90% of attractions are along the Yamanote line.

Nakano broadway is worth seeing if you like older anime from the 80s and 90s.

For cheap used retro games, anime goods etc go to Bookoff. The well known stores in Akihabara like Super Potato etc are a bit of a ripoff.

If you want to visit the Ghibli museum, you need to book it at 10AM (Japan time) on the 10th of december. Tickets sell out in less than an hour. Found the museum to be slightly underwhelming though, personally.

[-] counselwolf@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 year ago

Ghibli museum tickets gets sold out in an hour for the whole year?

I'll keep in mind the Yamanote Line AirBnB thing, that seemed extremely useful.

I don't know if I'll be buying figures tbh, but I heard that I should at least go to akihabara just for the atmosphere and the experience.

[-] SatouKazuma@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Nah you can only book a month ahead of time. OP, if you're in the US, that's going to be anywhere between 19:00 and 22:00 on the 9th for the booking, depending on what part of the US you're in.