You have maybe got bored with sightseeing by Train in tokyo, haven't you??

Why not see the other side of tokyo by Water Cruise?

Date: February 04, 2007

Do you know "Mr. Hayao Miyazaki" who is well known all over the world as one of the most famous anime creator in Japan?
Maybe, you have ever heard some names of his films like My neighbor Totoro, Kiki's Delivery Service, Princess Mononoke, or Howl's Moving Castle...!?
There is a museum in Tokyo where you can feel the atmosphere of "Miyazaki-world".
*more information for the museum:
*Hayao Miyazaki

Date: January 27, 2007

There are Volunteer-Guided Free Walking Tours every weekend from 20th January to 25th February.
This tour is gaved by TCGC ( Tokyo City Guide Club ) which is the group of certifled volunteer tour guides after passing the exam conducted by the Tokyo Convention & Bureau.
You can get more information about the tours on their webpage.
click hier!

Meeting Site is in front of the Torii Gate of Meiji Shrine ( Meiji Jingu ) at South Entrance.
Meiji Jingu is located near JR Harajuku Station or the Subway Meiji-Jingu-mae Station.

***Direction from OAK-Hotel:
If you take a JR train, it takes about 30mins and the fare is 190 yen for one way.
JR Ueno Station ( →10mins on foot from OAK-Hotel )
↓ by Yamanote-Line
JR Harajuku Station

If you take a subway, it takes about 30 to 40 mins and you need to transfer to Chiyoda-Line at Omotesando Station. The fare is 230 yen for one way.
Inaricho Subway Station ( →1min on foot from OAK-Hotel )
↓by Ginza-Line
Omotesando Station
↓by Chiyoda-Line
Meiji-Jingu-mae Station

Date: January 16, 2007

Do you have no idea how to see the big city of tokyo?
For you, we recommend the bus tour which is called "Hato Bus".
more infos ⇒　click here!

How to get the Hato Bus?
JR-Ueno Sta.
| by Yamanote-line (13min, 160yen for one way)
JR-Hamamatsucho Sta.
↓
south exit　(more details on their website)

Date: January 03, 2007

Gonpachi is known Izakaya as the former Prime minister Junichiro Koizumi went there with the president of America, George W. Bush when he visited Japan.
They serve excellent Yakitori ( grilled chicken on sticks), Soba (buck wheat noodle) and homemade Japanese food with reasonable price in the Japanese traditional surroundings with the paper lanterns.
Some of the staff speak English. Reservation are recommended.

How to get there from Oak hotel.
Take Ginza line from Inaricho subway station to Tameike-sanno station. Then transfer Yoyogi line to Nogizaka station.

See the website below, more details are here
http://www.gonpachi.jp/jp/nishi_azabu/home/location

Date: November 02, 2006

Guest from Luxembourg wrote.

Go to HARAJUKU!!!
Most of all visit the bridge on sundays to see all the Gorgeous Cosplayers
Go to Takeshita Dori to see the nice shops and young Japanese fashion.
Don't forget Laforet on the last floor are beautifully designed shops even though expensive.
Visit Marui Young in Shinjuku, of course don't miss Shibuya by night and take PURIKURA

To get there from OAK HOTEL
Take JR Yamanote Line from Ueno Station for Ikebukuro.
Get off at the Harajuku station.
It takes about 30mints from Ueno Station.
It's 190yen for one way.

Date: October 29, 2006

Guest from Swiss wrote.
For Rollercoaster Fun Go To Amusement Park Behind The Tokyo Dorm Between Suidobashi and Korakuen Station.
See more Info

To get there from Oak Hotel is take JR Yamanote line from Ueno Station for Akihabara,
at the Akihabara station change line to sobu line for Suidobashi station.
Tokyo Dorm is just 1mint from Suidobashi station.

Date: October 29, 2006

Shibuya is one of the most wicked area in Tokyo. Many Japasene youngsters, school kids hang out there. Don't miss the pedestrian crossing at the JR Hachiko exit that was seen in the film "Lost in translation." Apparently, it is the busiest intersection in the world!! How about observing the people crossing there from the Starbucks with a cup of coffee on the 2nd floor?
Also it's a good place for shopping. There are lots of department stores ( Parco, Tokyu Hands and Seibu ) and shops which you can get fashionable and unique clothes.

Date: October 29, 2006

Hotel Oak is the best! So helpful !
Bike rental is a great way to see the city. From USA

Thank you for comment. We are very happy to hear that.
There is a rental place within 10minutes on foot from our hotel.
The fee is only 200 yen for less than 24 hours.

If you want to tour with bike, there is a cycling tour.( on every Saturday)
more information:

Date: October 24, 2006

With 333 meters, Tokyo Tower is 13 meters taller than its model, the Eiffel Tower of Paris, and the world's tallest self-supporting steel tower. It was completed in the year 1958 as a symbol for Japan's rebirth as a major economic power, and serves as a television and radio broadcast antenna and tourist attraction. Visitors can ascend to the main observatory at 150 meters and the special observatory at 250 meters to get a bird's eye view of Tokyo. Under good weather conditions, Mount Fuji can be seen in the distance. A ride to the top floor, the special observatory, costs roughly 1500 Yen per adult. An aquarium, wax museum and several more attractions can be found on the ground floors of the tower. Separate entrance fees apply.

Business Hours
Main Observatory(150m)
9:00 - 22:00
Special Observatory(250m)
9:00 - 22:00

Fees Individuals

Description To the Main Observatory
Adults (senior high school students or older) 820yen
Children (junior high school students and primary school pupils) 460yen
Children (four years old and over) 310yen

From the Main Observatory to the Special Observatory
Adults (senior high school students or older) 600yen
Children (junior high school students and primary school pupils) 400yen
Children (four years old and over) 350yen

How to go from OAK HOTEL

Tokyo metro hibiya-line
Ueno station to Kamiyacho station.--- 22min 11stops 190yen
7min walk from Kamiyacho station.

Date: October 23, 2006

Guest from England wrote.

You should go to the Koishikawa-Korakuen(Garden) in Tokyo. It's very nice.

The construction of this park was started in 1629 by Mr. Yorifusa Mito, the Daimyo (Japanese feudal lord) of Mito Tokugawa family, and was completed by his successor, Mr. Mitsukuni Mito, a very famous Daimyo in the early Edo period.

To get there -Take Toei Subway Oedo Line from Sin-Okachimachi Sta, get off at Iidabashi Sta.
It's about 3mins walk from Iidabashi Sta. It takes about 15mins to get there from
Oak Hotel

Date: October 23, 2006

Tsukiji Market is without a doubt the largest wholesale fish market in the world. More than 5,000,000 lbs ( $28,000,000 worth) of fish imported from 60 countries on every continent passes through daily. It supplies Japan with one third of all the seafood it consumes. The market's maze of stalls showcases a huge variety of seafoods from squid, sea-urchins, sea eel to pickled octopus and crab. Daily tuna auctions are held at which each tuna depending on quality can fetch up to $10,000. The market which covers over 56 acres of reclaimed land south of Ginza also handles meat, fruit and vegetables. For many, visiting the market is one of the highlights of a visit to Tokyo. Tsukiji Fish Market Officail website How to get to fish market? Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line Ueno Station to Tsukiji station ---　12 minutes 6 stops 160 yen The first train starts 5:09am at Ueno station. Search for access from other station

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Date: October 22, 2006