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    Where to stay in TOKYO – Don’t make THIS mistake! | Japan Travel Guide



    Ep.75 If you pick the wrong place to stay in Tokyo, you’ll waste time on trains and may be very disappointed with your first experience. We take you through the dramatically different locations in Japan’s capital so you can make an informed decision before booking your visit.

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    Chapters:
    00:00 – Start
    00:44 – Traveling to Tokyo
    04:57 – Shibuya, Tokyo
    09:34 – Shinjuku, Tokyo
    12:49 – Chuo, Tokyo
    15:08 – Asakusa, Tokyo
    17:45 – Chiyoda, Tokyo
    20:25 – Minato, Tokyo
    21:17 – Where do we recommend you stay in Tokyo?

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    20 Comments

    4. @objc on

      Thanks for the video! Some cool places I didn't see the first time and will have to check out when I go back. I really enjoyed going to Tokyo, it is massive, there is just so much to see, it's all so walkable and you can hop on the subway to get somewhere fast. We stayed in Chiyoda near the British Embassy and Akihabara both very central and this made it easy to get around and get the trains. I really enjoyed Tsukiji, it has a bad reputation online but I found the prices fine while it is touristy it's vibrant and there are a lot of shops. My favorite area is Omotesandō in Shibuya, it is very upscale with a lot of small shops, fun shopping and restaurants. The real question is – did Kevin go to Guitar Street and also get a good bottle of whiskey?!

    6. @user-ot8gn5vx9u on

      We loved staying in Asakusa as well, just down the street from the temple. We were able to take a direct train from the airport to the station and then a five minute walk to our hotel.

    8. @edkwon on

      Good lord, there are now photo lines for the Hachiko statue? 😰 I remember not that long ago when ppl could just walk up for random photos

    9. @jacquesmevel947 on

      Congrats for your way of travelling. "Happy to leave, happy to come back home". We live in south of France.
      We travel every year for two or three month . Our target is always the far-east as we feel the world is too big to be seen as a Whole and we love Asia.
      We are 70 and 73 and are still backpakers :No plan, no booking, we stay in small clean hotels. A few years ago we stayied in a small hotel in Yunan, China.
      The name of the place was (in french) : Auberge de la couleur du vent" – Guest house colored like the wind This is about our philosophy of travelling.
      Wish you all the best.

    10. @lolsaLlama on

      The place I always stay now is Shin-Ōkubo, it's a neighborhood in Shinjuku but on the edge so on a night is a lot quieter. I enjoy punk shows and underground idol scene so it is a location that I can go to these shows with little travel but still get back for a good rest. It also has a large Korean community so there is a lot of Korean food (chicken, bbq etc). A 3* hotel for 2 weeks will cost around £580. Not as fancy as APA but clean and friendly staff.

    11. @jordankirby7632 on

      Try to avoid APA in the future. They are well priced but have a myriad of problems. One of the worst companies you can give money too in Japan. (It will take 1 min of research to figure out why)

    13. @davidvasta on

      I am 7 min into the video and already so much misinformation and just ignorant details. You all clearly don't know much about Tokyo. You know where all the tourist are….but you don't know Tokyo or Japan. You made a ton of mistakes and instead of just not posting because you don't know the actual answer you just chose to post misinformation. DO NOT do the Karts, they are despised by the locals and such a horrible problem. We need to put a stop to that as a thing to do. It's not a thing to do. Spending a few minutes to learn how to pronounce the locations and names would have been nice. You murdered half the places you describe and unless you know all about Tokyo it would be hard to follow your video and know where the hell you are. On the train filming and talking is a HUGE NO NO! If you go to Japan and all you do it the thing in Tokyo and Osaka that every other tourist is doing then you failed to see Japan. You saw the Japan that tourist have created and it all started after WWII. Tokyo and Osaka are nice, but that's not Japan. Staying in the areas you suggested are OK but it's just filled with tourist and you don't get to see Tokyo or Japan. I think it's sad when people go to Japan, stick to the major tourist areas, do all the "Instagram" things and go home and tell everyone they went to Japan….you didn't and this video just pushes that tired narrative. Stop being tourist in a country and try to go some place and learn about it and how it is what is it.

    14. @AzeharaCh on

      I went a month ago and stayed in Ueno (Inaricho) in an APA Hotel. 15 minutes from Ueno Station and 5 minutes from Inaricho Station (Subway). I had views of the Skytree and it was a 35 minutes walk from Senso-ji. I spent roughly $50 a night for 5 days. One of the best locations honestly. Never had I used a public transportation system in my life and with Google maps I managed not to get lost and it only took a 1hour 10 minute trip from the Airport (Monorail to Tokyo Station then transfer to JR Line to Ueno). The area is very peaceful and out from the hustle and bustle of the main roads. Overall a very quiet place with a ton of accessibility.

      I later stayed in the Shinjuku Prince Hotel in Kabukicho (large Brick Building near Shinjuku Station). Great place also but a bit more pricy. Overall the Ueno hotel and area was way better for me.

    16. @gilbs72 on

      Kabuki cho was great. I stayed for a week right in the center as a visiting trainee. The sights, shopping, and food are amazing. I never felt unsafe as with other countries' red districts.

    18. @ductritran8637 on

      I prefer Ueno , stay close to the JR station and used the Yamanote loop line to travel around Tokyo or the Shinkansen bullet train for sight seeing outside Tokyo . Ueno is the best area in Tokyo . Ueno Parks , Tokyo zoo , , national museum and famous Ameyoko market street food where you can see hundreds of different restaurants where local Japanese enjoy theirs drink and eating.

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