I just booked an apartment using arbnb.com for my trip in November. Reading reviews helps a lot on how near it is to the station, whats near by, and what you can/cannot do.

yeah the limousine bus. Thanks for the info. Will try it out then. Was it ever crowded when you board? Am thinking whether its necessary for me to reserve a seat.

At the moment I'm still checking and listing out the places I want to visit in Tokyo. Haven't started studying on the trains yet. Hearing how big the stations are makes me scared. Might end up the whole day there looking for the right way out.
I expect the compile all the places I want to go by next month. After that study the train stations and then a bit of the language for my November trip.

This post has been edited by masterelr: Apr 23 2014, 09:52 PM

Thanks for the info. I'm also renting an apartment from airbnb, in Shinjuku.

Where/which shop did you buy it from? I was told a box cost around RM60. Inside got 10 miniboxes with 4 sticks. So total per box is 40 sticks. But I think that's probably at the airport.

Must visit then. Looks like a good place to bring something home. Thanks.

Are there any nice places to visit in Roppongi during the day time? I checked around and seems like Mori Tower at Roppongi Hills is the only place I'm interested in. I like being in tall buildings.
Is visiting Mori Tower even necessary when I'm already planning to visit Sunshine 60 Observation Deck, Tokyo Skytree and Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building?
There's also Mori Garden, a museum, Kyu Shiba Rikyu Garden in Roppongi which I'm not that interested in. Thinking on whether to skip Roppongi all together.

I heard the night life is good but I'll probably spend my night life in Shinjuku since I'm staying there.

This post has been edited by masterelr: May 2 2014, 10:58 PM

Thanks for the info. For SkyTree I'm planning to reach there earliest in the morning on a weekday to beat the queue. Not sure if that will work though. I just don't want to go there and later being told to come back a few hours later. There are some lucky people who were able to go in immediately or within 30 minutes.

Oh yeah definitely.

Since I'll arrive at Henda around midnight, I'm thinking whether to stay at the First Cabin capsule hotel (cost around RM160 a night) at the airport or save up and sleep on the chairs. The capsule hotel looks nice and there are some good reviews. Anyone been there?

Did you reserve online or walked in?

Wah that's good. Means I can still choose to sleep on the chairs if I changed my mind at the airport.

Did you have to wait long for the Skytree and was it worth it?

I calculated my travelling expenses for my Tokyo trip in November and its around RM200/7000yen for 7 days. I'm planning to top up my Suica card with 7000yen and just use it throughout the trip. Is that a good idea or is there a better way?

Wow that's pretty expensive. Can't remember it thats the standard price for their t shirt though.
Which Hard Rock cafe is worth visiting in Tokyo? Roppongi or Ueno? I'll most likely visit Ueno because they seem to have their own unique Ueno T shirt design there. Planning to buy a few T shirts and caps since I do collect them.

This post has been edited by masterelr: Jun 9 2014, 08:14 PM

Thanks!