11-Days of Free and Easy: Japan (Tokyo Highlights), Tokyo, Japan

With its deep cultural heritage inter-weaved with technology advancements, Japan is an extremely dynamic country with many self-contradictory聽aspects.

Japan聽is one of the most desirable travel聽addresses in Asia though聽its relatively high cost means that it would burn a rather big hole in the pocket.

Thus, when the Japanese Yen started weakening from聽late-2012, it was the trigger for budget conscious travellers like myself to embark on our Japanese adventures. In addition, Japan being a safe and organised environment, I figured it鈥檒l make my job of 鈥渂aby-sitting鈥澛爐he kids easier.

The language barrier used to be a reason why some visitors聽to Japan chooses to visit via guided tours; as compared going 鈥渇ree & easy鈥�.聽However, as I realised from my recently concluded trip, this concern is generally unfounded.

Most tourism related businesses and聽public聽transportation entities have staffs that are able to converse in basic English. Almost all tourist attractions and stations/stops that I鈥檝e come across are clearly labelled in English. In fact, many聽public transport modes (e.g trains, buses) announces their stations/stops in both languages; albeit via recordings. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).

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Guide Name: 11-Days of Free and Easy: Japan (Tokyo Highlights)
Guide Location: Japan » Tokyo
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Allan See Toh
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Sight(s) Featured in This Guide:

Akihabara station
Maid Cafes
Yodobashi
Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden
Tokyo DisneySea
Senso-ji temple
Hachiko Statue
Sakura Hostel

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