We understand that you may be traveling far to be a part for our big day, and we want to make it as easy as possible for you. If you have any questions or need any advice, please don't hesitate to ask for help.

GoTokyo is a great site for discovering things to do around Tokyo and for planning your trip!

Below are some of our favorite areas and tips for traveling in Tokyo.

Shinjuku and Shibuya are the quintessential places to stay for first-time tourists in Japan. Centrally located and filled with things to do, you could fill an entire trip just in these neighborhoods. Within a 30 minute walk, you could enjoy fine dining, old-style izakaya, Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden, and the world-famous Shibuya crossing. And that doesn't even scratch the surface for sight-seeing you could do in this area.

Ueno is primarily known for its zoo, a great family-friendly neighborhood with plenty to do. It is easily accessible to the rest of Tokyo and has an abundance of parks and areas to enjoy being outdoors while still being centrally located inside one of the biggest cities in the world. Asakusa is where an atmosphere of the Tokyo of past decades survives. The main attraction is Sensoji a very popular temple, built in the 7th century. The temple is approached via the shopping street that has been providing temple visitors with a variety of traditional, local snacks and tourist souvenirs for centuries.

If you want high-end dining and shopping, then Ginza is the area for you. Packed with major retailers and Michelin-star restaurants, these areas are exciting to walk around and, due to the favorable exchange rates, surprisingly affordable!

We highly recommend getting transit (IC) cards at the airport for you and your family at the airport when you arrive in Japan. These can be used for almost all trains and buses in Japan and will make traveling around much easier. Depending on the airport, here's where you can get them:

The JR-EAST Travel Service Center at Narita Airport Terminal Stations 1 and 2/3

The Welcome Suica vending machine on the Arrivals floor at Haneda Airport Terminal 3 Station, Tokyo Monorail Haneda Airport Line

Google Maps and Apple Maps both work perfectly well with Japan's rail system and will give you good directions (including train transfers, etc) to get you to where you want to go, even in English.

It is very common to use taxi service to get around in Japan; moreso even than rideshare services like Uber that we use in the states. They are generally quite affordable for traveling within the city and as long as you can show the driver your destination (consider using the translation service on your phone), they will have no problem getting you to where you need to go.

There are trains that go to both Haneda and Narita airports. Once you know where you'll be staying just put your hotel in your maps app with your airport as your origin point and it will most likely instruct you to use one of these trains (Tobu Skyliner from Narita and the monorail from Haneda).

Of course, please feel free to confirm your travel plans with us and we'll be happy to look over anything you're unsure of to make sure everything goes smoothly.