Saitama Super Arena (8 Shintoshin, Chuo-ku, Prefectura de Saitama, Tokio): esta es otra arena importante donde se celebran eventos deportivos y conciertos. Este lugar tiene 37,000 asientos y ha atraído actos musicales internacionales como Beyonce, Marial Carey, Coldplay, Lady Gaga, Muse, Radiohead, Taylor Swift y U2. Los viajeros pueden visitar el sitio web de Saitama […]
Ryogoku Kokugikan (1-3-28 Yokoami, Sumida, Tokyo) – this 13,000-seat indoor sports arena is best known for its sumo wrestling matches (with major sumo events held every January, May and September. The first level of this venue also acts as a museum dedicated to sumo wrestling (which offers free admission). Details on future events can be […]
Roppongi Minato (Tokyo) – this district is the center of international nightlife in Tokyo and has an array of restaurants catering mainly to foreigners (especially English-speaking ones). Other activities, such as art festivals, dart and billiard tournaments, pub crawls, and beauty pageants are held here as well. In addition, a number of foreign embassies and […]
Orix Theater (1-14-15 Shinmachi, Nishi-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka) – located in Osaka (3 hours & 45 minutes southwest of Tokyo), this indoor arena (which holds 2,400 seats) hold various rock & pop concerts. International acts that have performed there include Black Sabbath, Pink Floyd, Deep Purple, Queen, and Santana. Them, as well as various Japanese pop […]
Nippon Budoken (2-3 Kitanomarukoen, Chiyoda, Tokyo) – located within Kitanomaru Park in the center of Tokyo, this 14,000-seat indoor arena is world famous for the rock & pop music events that are booked there. Rock artists such as Cheap Trick, Ozzy Osbourne, and Bob Dylan have recorded live albums here. Other international musical acts that […]
Konica Minolta Planetarium Manten (3-1 Higashi-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo) – equipped with the latest “SkyMax” system, the Konica Minolta Planetarium “Manten” features full-dome projection of high-resolution full-color CG motion imaging. The planetarium offers three different programs scheduled throughout the day. The wide reclining seats allow the show to be enjoyed in comfort. Hours: 11:00 am – […]
Kidzania Tokyo (Urban Dock LaLaport Toyosu, North Port 3rd floor 2-4-9 Toyosu, Koto-ku Tokyo) – located in Tokyo’s Toyosu district, this amusement park lets children performs various occupations (going as far as providing them with uniforms and even vehicles related to that job). Participating children can become pilots, policemen, firemen, newspaper reporter, doctor, can dealer, […]
Kawana Resort Hotel Golf Course (1459 Kawana, Ito City, Shizuoka) – located about 2 ½ hours southwest of Tokyo, this two-course site attracts both local and international golfers because of its picturesque view of Mount Fuji, as well as the local landscape (consisting of elevated greens and sunken fairways bordering cliffs that plunge 100 feet […]
Kabukicho (Tokyo) – located just northeast of Shinjuku Station (the world’s busiest railway station), this 100-square block area is Tokyo’s entertainment and red-light district (consisting of countless restaurants, bars, karaoke lounges, hostess & hosuto clubs, love hotels, shops, arcades, movie houses, and of course red-light businesses). The area’s name comes from unrealized plans to build […]
Sunshine City (3-1 Higashi-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo) — Sunshine City features two shopping centers: “Alpa” and “Alta.” About 200 shops line the “Alpa” shopping area, offering a wide range of merchandise from the latest fashions to trinkets and character goods. Targeting teenagers and young adults, the shops in “Alta” offer the latest trends in apparel and […]