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1) Oak hotel

Price: Y4500 for single, book through Internet else Y6500, Y3500/person for double

Direction: east of Inaricho Station (Inaricho is one station east of Ueno JR on the Ginza line) you can also click on the map below...

The hotel is very nice (and s...

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Sun 2006-10-29 19:01:49
  
 hotel--oak hotel 
  
2) Akihabara

Akihabara is the place to shop for comics, electronics and other geek things.

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walk 1.77 km (or 27 mins) SW from last photo
Sun 2006-10-29 21:11:01
  
 shop--akihabara 
  
3) Fare adjustment machine

Use the fare adjustment machine if you forgot to pay the full fare.
If you don't know how much to pay for the train or subway, simply buy the cheapest ticket, when you arrive at the destination, insert your ticket to the fare adjustment machine, so ...

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same location as last photo
Sun 2006-10-29 21:11:18
  
 transport--fare adjustment machine 
  
4) Yodobashi near jr akihabara

Yodobashi is one of the biggest electronic shops in Japan. They have branches in all major city of Japan.

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same location as last photo
Sun 2006-10-29 21:18:12
  
 shop--yodobashi near jr akihabara 
  
5) Train in akihabara station

Used to travel in countries where anything within plus or minus ten hours were supposed to be "on time". In Japan, on time means up to the minutes. It sure took some time to get used to. The trains are awfully efficient and on time. You would surely...

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same location as last photo
Sun 2006-10-29 21:22:15
  
 transport--train in akihabara station 
  
6) Oak hotel toilet flush

Turn left for Biggy, turn right for smallgy...

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walk 1.77 km (or 27 mins) NE from last photo
Mon 2006-10-30 09:15:19
  
 hotel--oak hotel toilet flush 
  
7) Sleeper cart to hokkaido

Time: 19:00 to 6:50 (from Ueno to Hakodate in Hokkaido)

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walk 0.72 km (or 11 mins) NW from last photo
Mon 2006-10-30 19:31:32
  
 transport--sleeper cart to hokkaido 
  
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