The Tokyo List of Top 10 Lists To See, Eat, and Do
There are a ton of resources out there for visiting and seeing Tokyo. I'm posting a list of top 10 lists with some category breakdowns to organize this. I'm planning for a trip over there myself so I thought I would share everything I found interesting. This list was originally compiled in August of 2012 and last updated on October 12, 2012.
About Tokyo in General
This is a great big city with fantastic diversity to see and do. You could museum once every week for a year and not see all the museums. You could eat your way through city and never finish finding the next best restaurant. The city also seems to be the city of the future with its blend of tech, urbanism, and coolness.
Tokyo is a foodies paradise with excellent food from the cheap to expensive with 3 Michelin stars.
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| Tokyo Tower Flickr / Alexxis |
- 50 Reasons Why Tokyo is the Worlds Greatest City from CNN
- 30 Things To Do For Free in Tokyo
- I think this is one of the best sites with general Tokyo Information at Japan Guide. See the district overviews and see for yourself.
- Sources of Information on Japanese Pop Culture (this site - includes Akihabara and Anime)
- Tokyo City Official Site.
- Top 10 Cool Things About Tokyo
- 101 Things To Do In Tokyo
- 88 Unmissable Things To Do In Tokyo
- Tokyo's Strangest Vending Machines (10 Vending Things...)
- Japan has the highest number of vending machines per capita
- Tokyo trivia: 40 facts to wow your mind
- Tokyo on the Cheap
- 101 things to do in Shibuya
- 25 things to do in Tokyo for free
- Top 10 Buildings in Tokyo
- Top 9 Things That Surprise Foreigners About Japan
- 46 Things That Surprise Foreigners In Japan
- Things That Surprise You In Japan
- Explain Japan In 7 Words
- 10 Extraordinarily Useful Phrases For Japanese Travelers
- 100 Most Important Japanese Words
- Top 60 Japanese Buzzwords of 2011
- Top 10 High Tech Gadgets From Japan For 2011 (some of these are not going to happen).
- Japan is Crazy About Robots and Mecha
- Ten Spots For Gamers To Visit In Japan
- Top 10 Video Game Shops In Tokyo
- Top 10 Otaku Shops for Anime Manga
- Top 10 Anime Studios
- 2012/10/12 - 30 Titles Essential To Anime History To get an idea of what anime are significant based on a Japanese poll)
- Science Fiction Anime Connections (this site)
- 2012/10/12 - Anime Figurines Beginners Guide
- 2012/10/12 - An Afternoon Visit To A Maid Cafe
- 2012/10/12 - The Maid Cafe named "@home cafe" This is a nice long post about it.
- Top 10 Depachika (Department Stores) Japan is the king of department stores.
- Top Fashion Shops in Tokyo
- 30 Must Have Souvenirs From Japan
- Tokyo Best Souvenirs (shopping locations)
- Top 10 Places To Shop In Tokyo
- 5 Japanese Gifts That Will Fit In Your Carry-on.
Tokyo is a foodies paradise with excellent food from the cheap to expensive with 3 Michelin stars.
- 2012/10/12 - Japan Food (an overview of Japanese Cuisine) - good introductory article.
- The Three Star Michelin Restaurants of Tokyo
- 40 Tokyo Foods We Can't Live Without
- 2012/10/12 - 9 Nostalgic Japanese Foods
- 2012/10/12 - Some Unusual Pizza Menu Items In Japan
- 2012/10/12 - Tokyo's Best Cafes
- 2012/10/12 - Japanese Bakeries - talks about some of the bakeries that Tokyo is famous for.
- The Hottest Coffee Shops in Tokyo
- Japanese Coffee Pop Culture (this site)
- 10 Japanese Fast Food Joints That Should Be Exported
- These Japanese Fast Food Chains
- Gyudon From Yoshinoya and Sukiya (this site)
- Ramen Shop Basics (how they work, glossary of terms, and other good info here).
- 2011 Top 10 Ramen Restaurants
- The Top 5 Ramen Shops Any Ramen Lover Shouldn't Miss
- Tokyo Ramen Joints: 6 Top Spots for Noodles
- Ten Ramen Shops Worth Visiting
- Best Tokyo Maid Cafes
- Tokyo Offbeat Theme Cafes (this site)
- Strange Drinks That Come and Go In The Japanese Market
- Pocky Cookie Sticks Pop Culture (this site)
- Nissin Cup Noodle Pop Culture (this site)
- Top Ten Instant Noodles Of All Time
- Japanese Drinks For Beginners
- Japan's Superb Cheap Eats
- Top 10 Izakayas
- Top 10 Budget Restaurants
- Ten Stops For Japanese Food Lovers - also talks about depachika food floors!
Hey thyanks for including my Top Ten Instant Noodles Of All Time in your food category - I also have a Top Ten Instant Noodle Bowls list which is pretty dominated by Japanese products here -> http://ramenrater.wordpress.com/top-ten-lists/the-ramen-raters-top-ten-instant-noodle-bowls-in-the-world/
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No problem including the top 10 instant noodles. I've actually tried a few of the ones you have listed such as the Number 7 – Korea – Nong Shim Shin Ramyun Black Premium Noodle Soup and it was pretty tasty. My tastes don't run to the spicy usually, but it is from Korea (land of spicy noodles and kimchee)! I'm kind of partial to the Nissin brand myself (from Hong Kong or Japan only) and I even did a post about Nissin Pop culture about their cup of noodles myself. Ever think about doing a post about just the best Japanese instant noodles? Anyhow, keep on tasting!
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