Tokyo as we see it

Hotel:

We will be staying at the Shinagawa Prince Hotel. Visit the hotel website and check out the amenities (follow the menu choices "Facilities" and "Experiences" in the menu at the top):

• 2 minute walk from Shinagawa station, one of the most important train stations in Tokyo
• A wide variety of restaurants and bars
• On site aquarium
• 11 screen cinema
• Bowling Alley
• Indoor golf practice
• 9 indoor tennis courts
• Free Internet WiFi and ethernet connection in room
• Swimming pool
• All rooms are non-smoking

Some things to do in Tokyo

Here is a list of suggested sites to see / things to do in Tokyo. Feel free to suggest additions. When we are in Tokyo, this will be our first source in deciding what we'd like to do next.

• Go [window] Shopping on the famous Ginza
• Visit the digital art exhibit mounted by teamLab in the Odaiba area
• Shop for electronics in Akihabara
• Stroll in the Hama-rikyu Gardens
• Float down the Sumida River on the Sumida River Line
• Visit Asakusa - old town
• Take a half-day trip to Kamakura - ancient capital
• Visit the imperial palace (actually not much to see: we won't be able to go inside, but can wander around the area)
• Watch the art of kabuki at the recently restored Kabuki-za theatre
• Take the elevator up the Tokyo Tower or the newer Tokyo SkyTree or the free observation decks of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government building
• Visit Harajuku to see the youth counter culture