Activity Ideas

  • Yokohama Bay Bridge Sky Walk --> check fireworks schedule
  • Absolout Ice Bar
  • canyoning
  • flea market

Teen Repellent

Shonan

  • Odawara Fish Market 食堂 2F

Tochigi

(Nasu)

Nihonshu Fair

The Nihonshu Fair 2008 on Wednesday, June 11, promises to be the world's largest sake-tasting event, offering fans the chance to try 500 award-winning premium brews (ginjoshu) and sake from every region of Japan.

The event combines two major public tastings at two locations within Ikebukuro Sunshine City; one ticket allows entry to both venues. From 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., you can sample sake to your heart's content and then pick up a bottle for later. All the sake exhibited at the event will be available for purchase. Nibbles will be on offer to add a taste of local flavor.

Tickets are ¥3,500 at the door. Advance tickets for ¥3,000 can be ordered at Sake Plaza in Nishi-Shinbashi ([03] 3519-2091) or online at eplus.jp/sake (only in Japanese). The fair will take place at the World Import Mart Bldg., 4F, and Bunka Kaikan 4F, Ikebukuro Sunshine City, 3-1, Higashi-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo.

Shibuya River origins in Shinjuku Gyoen

http://www.geocities.co.jp/Outdoors-River/1259/sby_old/sby_old.htm

Hiroo walk

http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fe20051111se.html

Reasonably priced restaurants around Ebisu

http://metropolis.co.jp/vg/ebisu.html

VEGETARIAN J's Kitchen Top-notch macrobiotic/vegan food in a New York loft-style environment. The menu includes original chahan (fried rice), red curry, macrobiotic-style sukiyaki and vegetable fajitas. No smoking. 5-15-22 Minami-Azabu, Minato-ku. Tel:03-5475-2727. Open Mon-Sat 11am-10:30pm, Sun & hols 11am-4:30pm. Nearest stn: Hiroo. ¥

MEXICAN Junkadelic Fun Mexican restaurant in Naka-Meguro owned by a Japanese traveler who, returning from Central America, missed the food so much he decided to open a restaurant of his own. 4-10-4 Kami-Meguro, Meguro-ku. Tel: 03-5725-5020. Open daily 6pm-2am. Nearest stn: Nakameguro. ¥

Onsen program