Wolfgang said:
Dear All,
Just wondering if anyone can help....
I have abt 5 hrs + for transit at Narita and was wondering if it would be practical to take a train (bullet train?) down to Toyko for a quick walk around and a bowl of ramen?
If so, do advice how i can go about it. I really do not want to get lost in Japan.... :sweat:
Thank you.
Narita to Ueno via Keisei Skyliner to Keisei-Ueno (in Ueno district) takes approximately 50mins and Narita to Tokyo station via JR Narita Express takes abt the same time.
In all, it takes 2hrs to & fro. Since the JR Narita Express & Keisei Skyliner are not bullet-trains travelling at 250km/h, thus the long travelling time.
Which leaves u 3hrs in Tokyo. During which u can grab the JR Yamanote line (which effectively is a circle line, with Tokyo as the main terminal station going in a circle) to goto popular places like Shinjuku, Shibuya, Harajuku, Ikebukuro, Akihabara, etc.
If I'm u, I'll head straight to Akihabara since its the electronics central in downtown Tokyo. Den again, temptations might be so great that u'll end up being a bankrupt.
Harajuku's the youth fashion capital. And Meiji Shrine (which is dedicated to the Meiji Emperor) is located just outside the station and will take u like an hour or two to tour it?
How abt popping over to Asakusa? Its just like 1 or 2 subway rides from Ueno station and u've got the famous Asakusa Sensoji there.
Prolly since u're travelling within this month, u can go to Ueno Park which is just outside Ueno Station to see some Sakura?
I'd personally give Tokyo Tower (which u can alight at JR Hamamatsucho Station and take a short 20min walk) a miss though. There isn't really much u can do around that place.
If u're feeling rich, grab the subway down to Ginza (just like 5 or 6 stops away from Asakusa?) have a coffee and go over to the Apple Store?
U can fire off like a hundred shots in ur short 2.5 - 3hrs there. Enjoy!
On a shameless pertext of 'soft-launching' my website, u can probably browse thru this link to read up on information in Japan.
http://www.jeffphototravel.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=10