hpulley wrote:



Three month waiting list, eight seats or so, ¥40000 (yen) for twenty pieces of nigiri sushi. It is supposed to be the best. It had better be! Oh and you get to use the subway toilets as his restaurant has no toilets. It is at a subway station in Tokyo in case that makes you want to go to Tokyo.

Kyrek wrote:

For sure. But doesn't he always have like month long waiting lists...?

GodWhomIsMike wrote:



What cities?

ShanHikari wrote:

Kyoto for many reasons. Many temples to visit, gardens, museums, restaurants, architecture etc. I've visited many times over my life to Japan and always found that Kyoto held the single most as a city. Sure there are other places that hold significance in Japan as historical sites but I feel Kyoto just had the most to do and see. Anytime I go to Japan I always stop in Kyoto for at least a week.

If you go South of Kyoto then there is Osaka, East would take you to Hiroshima, Agasaki if you make it all the way East is actually pretty nice as well, mostly a beachy kind of town though. Coming from San Diego it was similar.

I found that Kyoto being the old capital of Japan held most the history of it. Tokyo is nice, but to much hustle and bustle its not different than any other big city that you'll ever go to just add a section filled with anime, etc. Wasn't all that impressed with Tokyo. There is a lot to do in Tokyo gardens, museums, tours etc. Just don't feel the history and connection there. Subways are miserable in Tokyo as well, always packed.

If you speak a little more Japanese than the average bloke on here I would recommend checking out some of the smaller cities like Niigata or Aomori. Still gives plenty to do but definitely a much more rural setting. You will encounter people that still speak some English if your not that great at Japanese but you will assuredly have a harder time in those places.

I think the most bang for the buck is probably Kyoto if I only had a few weeks stay there. But If you have more than 2 weeks you can do a measurable amount of site seeing. I've been about 15 times in my life thus far, both for business and pleasure.