Hey guys. Nice to see this thread here.

Due to my weird itenary, I have about a day and a half (2 nights) in Tokyo en route to Shenyang in China. I'll land in Tokyo in the evening on the 10Nov 2008. Flight out is on the morning of 12Nov, so I've got a day or so in Japan. Is it worth going all the way to Tokyo, or should I just stay in Narita town?

I don't think I'll have much time, so I'll probably limit myself to one place. What can one do for 1 day in Tokyo? Akihabara has always been on my wish list, but I think my wallet will take a beating if I go there ''. Maybe somewhere "calmer", say Shinjuku (if only to see the locations featured in Digimon Tamers) or Odaiba. Any suggestions?

Also, does anyone know of a reasonable cheap place to just crash out for 2 nights? While the capsule hotels are interesting, I'm claustrophobic. My budget is around the range of RM100-RM150 (about 3200-4800 yen at the current rates). Motels/Hostels are fine.

Thanks for the heads up. Any hostels in particular that you recommend?

Sleeping in Cyber Cafe's.....I'm not quite ready to be Saki (Sakurai Mako; Maid in Akihabara) yet. Will put that on my list of things to do one day through.

Also, how hard is it getting a Japanese visa? A article in The Star has:



If I'm not physically in KL, what are my options? I've got a China and USA tourist visa (which the latter I got with minimal fuss despite my application being almost directly post-9/11) by posting my passport to their respective embassy's.

Whoa whoa whoa!

I can understand the need for a bank statement, but the company/relatives/friend letter? I am now confused, as it says on the website(http://www.my.emb-japan.go.jp/English/visit.htm):

then further down it says:

I don't belong to any company! I'm just a poor student, who happens to be transiting the Japan en route to my final destination. How does that affect my visa application?

I know the Japanese aren't the most open-minded people in the world, but this..................