It was great. We did a lot of walking, despite the ease of using public transport. If you have a chance to visit the TeamLabs Borderless digital art experience, I highly recommend it. The shinkansen is also a neat experience if traveling between cities.
We didn’t really experience being sneered at or snubbed by locals at all. Some places you will need reservations, and if you don’t have one you’ll be turned away. I think some tourists just don’t understand that and instead assume it’s because they’re white. You have to remember that you’re in a city with millions of people. No one is special, lol.
One thing that surprised me was I had assumed it would be fairly easy to find food without dairy in it. Sushi and ramen were fine, but the fancier restaurants were mostly doing French or Italian fusion, both of which use a lot of dairy. Oh, and you won’t really find sushi rolls unless you go to more Americanized restaurants. Convenience stores are awesome and have a huge selection of cheap, fresh snacks.
It was great. We did a lot of walking, despite the ease of using public transport. If you have a chance to visit the TeamLabs Borderless digital art experience, I highly recommend it. The shinkansen is also a neat experience if traveling between cities.
We didn’t really experience being sneered at or snubbed by locals at all. Some places you will need reservations, and if you don’t have one you’ll be turned away. I think some tourists just don’t understand that and instead assume it’s because they’re white. You have to remember that you’re in a city with millions of people. No one is special, lol.
One thing that surprised me was I had assumed it would be fairly easy to find food without dairy in it. Sushi and ramen were fine, but the fancier restaurants were mostly doing French or Italian fusion, both of which use a lot of dairy. Oh, and you won’t really find sushi rolls unless you go to more Americanized restaurants. Convenience stores are awesome and have a huge selection of cheap, fresh snacks.