Originally Posted by
geilux
My point here is really to discover Tokyo "downtown" as well as some other popular sites around Tokyo (Nikko and Akone) which can be reached on a daytrip.
Of the list, the MO is the hotel closest to one of the more 'interesting' (to me anyway) downtown areas in Tokyo; Kanda. Very interesting to walk from the heart of this quintessential 'downtown'/shitamachi area to a quintessential 'uptown'/yamanote area - Ginza. Both within a long walk/short taxi ride from the MO.
Originally Posted by
geilux
You mention the Yamanote Line. This is more, as far as I can imagine, for "downtown Tokyo".
Shibuya, Ebisu, Shinjuku, Harajuku, Yurakucho(next to Ginza) are all on the Yamanote line.
There aren't
that many places popular with first time tourists that aren't on the Yamanote or interconnecting JR lines (Roppongi being one of the exceptions)