<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by RichardInSF:
One exception: In Tokyo, you ALWAYS want to be near a station. Indeed, the areas around the two most important stations (Tokyo and Shinjuku) are filled with stuff to do.
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And, except for the the Okura and the FS Chinzan-so, every fine hotel in Tokyo is near one or the other of those two stations.