Travel notes: Shinkansen!

[seichan]

Today we took the Nozomi to Tokyo (12,710 yen - nonreserve seat); transferred at Shinagawa to the Yamamote line to Shinjuku. Riding the train means bento box! I am impressed by the overall tastiness of all the takeaway food everywhere, but I find that there aren't enough calories to truly keep me filled. Anyway, the train ride was so smooth and speedy. Any chance we could get the Japanese to construct a railway system in the US? Shinjuku Station definitely challenged our navigation skills. The place could definitely use more maps and more signs. The station connects directly underground to WSH where we are staying...but I wouldn't recommend this hotel to larger individuals. Actually, I wouldn't recommend the one in Kyoto to larger individuals either. We took the rest of the day off from sightseeing, and spent some time browsing the shops around Shinjuku. We had to get something warmer for tomorrow's trip to Hakone & Mt. Fuji as it is slighter colder (and wetter) here than we originally thought it would be. Anyone have any restaurant recs in Shinjuku? There are too many choices online.

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[(Anonymous)]

I don't know anything in Shinjuku ... but if you come by where we are, I have lots of places :)

Do you have a list of things you want to eat?
http://r.tabelog.com/washoku/tokyo/A1304/A130401/R6754/
Use the price filters. Anything 3.2 and above is usually pretty decent. Sometimes they have coupons (in red on the right).

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[(Anonymous)]

Oh, also, here:
http://bento.com/ra-nshin.html

Places I've tried at the site have all been good.


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[sara-tanaquil.livejournal.com]

Monjaya! A chain of okonomiyaki restaurants which has at least two branches near Shinjuku station; ask your hotel for directions (what is the WSH?).

There is also a branch of Tsuki no Shizuku right by the station (I think -- I always mess up the name) which is an izakaya style place focusing on tofu dishes, but also including a fair amount of meat items. Not entirely cheap (all those little plates add up, figure on at least 4000 yen per person) but so worth it.

I am enjoying your trip notes! Have a fantastic time. Have you been to Otome Road yet??

[nokiirat.livejournal.com]

thx for the recs! wsh - washington shinjuku hotel..conveniently connected to the station which is very good since a typhoon predicted to pass by. i hope the jp weather people are as bad as the american ones and the typhoon passes farther out from the coast.

otome road..not yet. :D