There's a 1:1 scale model of a Gundam mobile suit and a whole Gundam themed area (not park) in Odaiba. You'll also get good photos of the Tokyo skyline from Odaiba, especially at night.

You should also try to find an onsen to go to, if you like being adventurous.

Def go visit Tsukiji, but keep in mind, if you want to witness the morning auctions, you should line up starting like 3am. Otherwise, just check out the market itself around 8-9am.

Don't know if this Wall Street Journal link will work - but it's about super extreme scarey haunted houses:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000...439933930.html

Robyn

Is it fun to walk around here and go to whatever shows it has (we're probably too old for most rides)? Would it be super-crowded on a weekday in September? About how long a trip is it from Tokyo Station? Is the food decent?

Although we only live about a 2 1/2 hour drive away - we gave up on Disney Orlando for things like the garden festival and the food festival because of the way people acted in the parks. There were shows/demos/concerts. And groups of like 10 people would have one person who would show up 2 hours ahead of time - sit in one chair - put 9 pieces of paper on 9 chairs - and then guard all 10 chairs. So when we would show up 20 minutes in advance - all the seats would be "taken" - although bodies in seats were only about 10%. We complained to Disney about it - but the complaints fell on deaf ears. So we haven't been to Disney for maybe 8-10 years now.

Perhaps the Disney properties in Tokyo are different? Robyn

Do any that you know of welcome male/female couples (as well as foreigners)? I thought my husband might get a kick out of one of those. But he's not going to one without me :D. Robyn

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I'm amazed at all the posts, I was on another forum and didn't get half the replies, thank you very much :-)

OskiBear; I think what I'll do is get a three day pass and use the first two at Disney Sea and see what happens from there. Thanks

Nivek; Tokyo Tower and Sky Tree are on my list and I will check out your blog. I will also check out the Temples and Shrines. Thanks

RichardInSF; SEGA Joyopolis is also on my list. Do you have the website for where I can book tickets? I heard some bad reviews of Fugi Q and that was the main reason for asking if there was a better park. I'll look into the Robot Restaurant. Thanks

hailstorm; Not much of a beach person, is there anything else to do out there? Thanks

I didn't realize that there was a page two already :-)

LAXative; Gundam area is on my list :-) Thanks

RichardInSF; I was thinking about a maid cafe, Do you know which ones like foreign visitors? Thanks.

Here's a nice write up on it and other areas of Odaiba.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/gail-n...b_3010363.html

I can't speak to crowds as I've always gone during the fall or winter - not sure how Sept crowds would be.

People in Japan are very orderly. One thing that was amusing was that everyone seems to own a 2'x2' square of plastic tarp. Instead of the giant 15'x15' sized versions you see in the US, everyone in Japan has their own and it's just big enough for them to sit on. There is lining up before shows/parades (which appear to be even more popular than in the US) but it's very orderly.

I don't usually line up, being taller than everyone. I just show up when the start and stand in the back with a perfectly fine view :D

I think you would enjoy wandering through without the rides. There are also plenty of tame rides that you could enjoy without getting heart palpitations so it's a good mix.

From Tokyo Station, it's not a bad trip. The annoying thing is transferring to the proper train when you get to Tokyo Station. On my prior trips, I believe I was transferring from the Yamanote Line at Tokyo to another line that takes you out to Maihama, which is where the Monorail can get you to the parks. That transfer at Tokyo is a killer! Amusing in that you just follow interminable walkways underground and wonder when it all ends.

I think the @Home maid cafe in the same building as the Akihabara branch of the Don Quijote drug store is fine with foreign customers and couples. However, I don't know for sure as I have never been to a regular maid cafe including that one.

To find Don Quijote (their signs are all in Katakana, not English), just ask anyone where "Donkey" is -- everyone will know what you mean. Same bulding as AKB48.

Last time I was in Tokyo with my relatives I took them to a non-maid cafe in Akihabara called "Little TGV." It has a sort of silly, schlocky railroad scheme and my family enjoyed it for 45 minutes or so, while repeatedly commenting on the waitresses acting like subservient little girls. The place is not expensive and might well meet the need but is rather hard to find as it is quite a ways from JR Akihabara station on a back street.

http://www.timeout.jp/en/tokyo/venue/8396/Little-TGV

If you want a really tacky amusement park that is in Tokyo, try Namja town in the Sunshine Building in Ikebukuro. If you go there, be sure to taste miracle-fruitsu.

BTW, that "haunted hospital" at Fuji-Q sounds pretty cool, especially since I am a student of schlock.

That rail line is called the JR Keiyo line, not to be confused with the private Keio rail line (which is from Shinjuku). And yes, the walk is interminable. From Shinjuku station it is a lot less hassle, although about Y200 more, to instead take the Rinkai line going south to the end of the line and there transfer to the JR Keiyo line. This doesn't require much walking and is only a few stops from Disney.

Absolutely. Everything about the way these parks are run is different, as the company running them, Oriental Land, has no connection to Disney other than licensing their trademarks.

Yes, but not really recommended at that time of year (too hot for mountain hiking, and you've already stated that you're not much of a temple person.)

I'm 5'0" - wouldn't work for me ;).

No palpitations. Just 3 herniated discs and a bum leg.

Our hotel is only a couple of blocks from Tokyo Station - so we don't have to worry about the transfer. We've only done one transfer at Tokyo Station - from the train from Kyoto to the Narita Express. You're right IMO - getting from "here" to "there" seemed endless. Robyn

http://www.cafe-athome.com/about-english/

Also (why are blood types listed????):

http://cn.japanweb.net/maidcafe/maid...ang=en#top_img

Don't know what to make of it. Perhaps Disney is a better bet :D. Robyn

In Japan, blood type is seen as a personality/compatibility indicator. I've seen fictional characters' blood type listed.

But you digress... ;)

All travel in a place that's relatively exotic for the traveler is a digression. Unless you just travel by checklists (have to see A/B/C - saw A/B/C). I like to poke around and discover all kinds of footnotes when I travel (and before a trip). Weave them into my imperfect quilts of impressions :).

And thanks - many thanks - for the explanation. I am LOL - really LOL - because it ran through my mind that perhaps the reason for the blood type was that if the "maid" was engaged in "hanky panky" with the "master" - the blood type could be used to establish paternity of any surprise children. But what do I know??? Thanks for setting me straight :D.

Robyn

Thanks again for all the info and help. Now the problem is what to do or what can I squeeze in, just wish I could stay longer.

Look what I found :-) anyone know about this?
http://skybus.jp/d02.php?lang=en&no


Whom ever knows about amusement parks I would like your opinion on weather to go to Fugi Q or Nagashima Spaland?