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Originally Posted by Troo
You're not seeing bins because you're supposed to take your rubbish home with you rather than ditch it in the street 
Seriously though I had no trouble finding bins in public spaces such as train stations, shrines, gardens, etc. If you've been carrying your trash around for a couple of hours, drop into a train station and see if you can't spot a bin - or just outside Metro station exists rather than inside the station. |
I thought the lack of bins was largely due to past incidences of bombs being placed in bins.
A fair bit you can do..
+ Asakusa - Kaminarimon, temple, chocolate bananas!
+ Ueno - Science museum
+ Shinjuku - Batting practise
+ Harajuku - not the shops along the main roads but along quiet alleyways
A little further out..
+ Odaiba - Future Science museum (also the Ooedo onsen might be worth checking out)
+ Roppongi Midtown - just a slice of snobbery, everything here is so upmarket (hope that the chocolate fountain is still there :P)
+ Motomachi / Chinatown - nice place to eat and go for a bit of a stroll (the Minatomirai line is a bit expensive though)
+ Kamakura
I loved the science museums!