The Serene & the Surreal: 10 Unique Experiences in Tokyo

Above, the Narita Express passes through a Tokyo neighborhood with the Sky Tree in the background.  Photo by Armand Vaquer.

If you are planning on a visit to Tokyo, you may want to take the advice of Ikimasho.net and get off at a "small random" train station that is not one of the main ones that are "in your face" in most travel guides and visit a Japanese neighborhood. You may also want to take their advice and check out ten different places that the travel guides don't feature.

They have a post on "The Serene & the Surreal: 10 Unique Experiences in Tokyo."

They start it with:

Tokyo is a great place to live, but a difficult one to visit. The sheer size of the metropolis can be daunting for first-time visitors, many of whom clutch to their guidebooks for dear life as they navigate the city. The result is that many tourists in Tokyo only scratch the surface, taking in the traditional ‘must-see’ sites such as Tsukiji Fish Market, the Imperial Palace and Shibuya’s famous scramble crossing. 

Here are ten unique places that may not feature in your guidebook that are sure to make your trip to Tokyo even more memorable.

To read the article, go here.