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Originally Posted by josebrown
Should I get a Visa before hand? I was reading that you dont need a Visa beforehand but am I just better off getting one before going?
Total random trip. I have vacation time that needs to be used. So I would like to be going in about a month.
plan:
get visa
get JAL flight (should i use another?)
Stay in capsule hotel possible? I dont need nice accommodations, I would rather live in the heart of tokyo rather than have a room which I really wont use.
Figure not going there to stay in a room.
bring $500 cash /rest on credit cards?
See a cartoon Katoon concert. Is it even possible?
Ride the roller coaster that is somewhere in the middle of Tokyo I heard about.
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Not being American I am not sure what your visa rules are.
Same with flights, from Europe I find Emirates to be the nicest and air france the worse. No idea about airlines from America but I guess JAL will be one of the more pricey ones.
From research I found capsule hotels to be actually expensive, the ones that are foreigner friendly anyway, as they are seen as a novelty.
Chain business hotels like toyoko inn are what I found the cheapest en-suit accom in Tokyo, look into backpackers hostels and such if you don't mind sharing facilities. If you want to stay longer than a couple week, look into weekly mansions.
Japan is not a massive card culture, especially non-Japanese cards, unless you pay for your accom in advance you want a lot more than that, and in cash.
It cost me over £1000 back when it was 200Y/£1 for a 2week stay in transport and spends and stuff and I got my travel pass flights and most of the accom in advance.
Sorry I don't know what cartoon Katoon concert is.
*edit* just read from above that you might have meant KAT-TUN, like any concert you would need to find out if they are touring, get tickets in advance, and if it is some TV show they do, probs little to no chance to find these and book them without a japanese speaking friend to help.
Greater Tokyo is massive! There are various themeparks around, but none in what I would call the centre of Tokyo unless I am being dense (maybe there used to be one in Odaiba?) There is quite a big one in Yokohama port area.