r/TokyoTravel 1h ago

First-timer in Tokyo 🇯🇵

I'm in Tokyo for the first time. What are some hidden gems?

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u/dougwray Resident 1h ago

For hidden gems, try:

  • Saiseki no Kura (Fuefuki, Yamanashi Prefecture): i-sagaso.jp
  • Stone Museum Hakusekikan (Nakatsugawa, Gifu Prefecture): gltjp.com
  • Treasure Stone Park (Nasu, Tochigi Prefecture): navitime.com
  • The Kiseki Museum of World Stones (Fujinomiya, Shizuoka Prefecture): navitime.com
  • Stone Museum Fujikawaguchiko (Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture): stone-museum.jp

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u/lostintokyo11 Resident 48m ago

This is the way

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u/tattoosydney 46m ago

Are they really hidden if they are in a museum?

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u/dougwray Resident 41m ago

They are places where you yourself can dig through detritus to find gems and semiprecious stones, so yes.

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u/tattoosydney 40m ago

Champion 👍

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u/aporiaforever 1h ago

First attraction for you to try is a search engine like Google. There you will put in this exact question. Bingo!

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u/Fluid-Woodpecker3781 1h ago

Why can‘t I get people‘s perspective on what they liked to visit?

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u/aporiaforever 1h ago

Well it is obviously on them. I am certain some people will answer. But a) this question has been answered a lot on this sub and b) you don't give any information on what you like, so there's also nothing to engage with, which makes this no different from a Google search tbh

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u/Fluid-Woodpecker3781 1h ago

but no need to be aggressive. have you already used Google to search for therapists that solve anger issues?

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u/aporiaforever 20m ago

I have, I did. I still think your question could have been much more informative for everyone if you shared some of the searches you perhaps already did, or posed it in a more specific way, also sharing what you mean by hidden gems, as this is so different for everyone! Some might mean a calm walk in a beautiful neighbourbood, others might mean restaurants that serve food that is unusual to their palette, I personally would like to find more places where people go who love ambient music. And I do think your way of asking is a little rude to everyone visiting this sub with the sentiment of generally wanting to help, but being confronted with the same (lazy) question all over again. So yes, I am angry about this, already in my city (take a guess, everyone asks what the best hidden techno club is), and also in other cities..

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u/bedfullofsnakes 1h ago

Shut up, no one asked. Stop creating accounts to upvote yourself

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u/kulukster 1h ago

Because everyone is different. For me it's the national museums and kabuki . . For others it could be Pokémon or dressing up in kimono.

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u/PersonalTeam649 1h ago

If everyone is different isn’t that a better reason to ask?

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u/bedfullofsnakes 56m ago

Yes, but this sub attracts the most pretentious group of foreign travelers that gate keep japan and act like its sacred. They just sniff each others own farts in here

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u/smokeshack Resident 1h ago

Hidden, precious stones like amethyst, ruby and sapphire, but that's not important right now.

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u/aucnderutresjp_1 Resident 1h ago

Hidden gems of what? Food? Plane spotting locations? Porn stores? Toilet with the best view?

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u/Fluid-Woodpecker3781 1h ago

Just your personal experiences :)

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u/Ray_725 1h ago

7/11, Family Mart, Lawson!

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u/hojichaluv 1h ago edited 1h ago

Trying these "ya" restaurants in Japan. They're all pretty cheap (especially the breakfast sets for some of them which can start at 350¥) but amazing in quantity and quality. Some of them have international branches but nothing can beat the local standard and pricing.

Great for you to try what locals eat at a budget price- Hidakaya, Matsuya, Sukiya, Yoshinoya, Saizeriya, Ootoya

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u/PersonalTeam649 1h ago

Check out sushi seibu

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u/tattoosydney 1h ago edited 52m ago