Not cycling related* looking for teenaged Tokyo attractions
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Fujikyu Highland (bit far in Kawaguchi-ko, but has world class roller coasters), Oedo Onsen (in Odaiba - onsen with Japanese matsuri feel), Hanabi taikai, skatepark in Miyashita Koen (Shibuya), Yoyogi park/Takeshita dori/Meiji shrine combo (on Sunday), Joyopolis (in Odaida - one of the world's largets indoor amusement parks - think TONS of high tech electronic/arcade games), baseball game (like Swallows)
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He should hang out in Shibuya in the evening and try to bag some chicks.
In all seriousness: tsukiji? yawn. odaiba? view of the skyline is nice but otherwise just ok.
Shibuya, miyashita park, harajuku, yoyogi park is where it's at for a 16 yr old. Shimokita is cool too, but the crowd is more university-age.
In all seriousness: tsukiji? yawn. odaiba? view of the skyline is nice but otherwise just ok.
Shibuya, miyashita park, harajuku, yoyogi park is where it's at for a 16 yr old. Shimokita is cool too, but the crowd is more university-age.
Buy a new board in Japan! Sure it will be a great thing for him to show his mates back home
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If he's into punk (tenuous skateboarding connection) I'd take him around Koenji. Aside from that, yeah Harajuku and Shibuya are never boring for young 'uns.
You could take him to Ameyoko for lunch. Poor man's Tsukiji. Get him decked out in one of those satin Drive-esque bomber jackets while you're there. Or take him to Kabuki-cho to pick out some yakuza tracksuits.
You could take him to Ameyoko for lunch. Poor man's Tsukiji. Get him decked out in one of those satin Drive-esque bomber jackets while you're there. Or take him to Kabuki-cho to pick out some yakuza tracksuits.
The Hachioji Matsuri is happening this weekend (Fri to Sun). As a young lad I think he might enjoy the Robot Restaurant too. Apparently another festival happening on Wednesday in Tsukiji, some kind of taiko/dancing thing.
This has to be one of my bigger regrets in life. If I knew then what I know now I doubt I would have put in so much effort at the young farmers disco in my local village.
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I'm not into punk but I can still enjoy Koenji. As for Harajuku, what's there to see? Yes, shops selling stuff (which doesn't seem particularly innovative), and people windowgazing and shopping. Anything much else?
Takao-san. I mean, walk up it (sweat sweat) and back down. It's encrusted with mumbo-jumbo, a lot of which is highly photogenic and amusing. Observe tengu and his/their ippon-geta. And then go up and come back down by chairlift, which is cheap, because it's great fun too.
Tokyo Skytree (not that I've ever been there myself), a view of the Asahi golden bowel movement, and of course a wander around nearby Asakusa. Google beforehand for a geta shop that sells ippon-geta. Now they'd be real conversation pieces back home, especially if he could learn to walk in them.
Takao-san. I mean, walk up it (sweat sweat) and back down. It's encrusted with mumbo-jumbo, a lot of which is highly photogenic and amusing. Observe tengu and his/their ippon-geta. And then go up and come back down by chairlift, which is cheap, because it's great fun too.
Tokyo Skytree (not that I've ever been there myself), a view of the Asahi golden bowel movement, and of course a wander around nearby Asakusa. Google beforehand for a geta shop that sells ippon-geta. Now they'd be real conversation pieces back home, especially if he could learn to walk in them.