How To Spend a Cold Day in Tokyo

When you have to deal with not so desirable weather on vacation, what do you do? Below is a list things to do on cold winter day in Tokyo, it's categorized into entertainment, shopping, and education.

Entertainment

Ooedo Onsen Monogatari

Theme park of onsen (hot spring) in Tokyo. It is in the Odaiba Area and easy to get by the Yurikamome Line. A suitable place your first onsen experience!!
You may be wondering how you should behave in the public bath, where to take off your cloths or is it really all naked.. and so on. There will be pamphlets and signs to tell you where and what to do in this place. Also you will be able to wear yukata, which is a summer style kimono, and of course relax in the hot spring.

Address

2-57, Oume, Koto-ku, Tokyo

Tel

03-5500-1126

Access

Approximately 2 minutes walk from Telecom Center Station on the Yurikamome Line
Approximately 7 minutes by shuttle bus (free of charge) from Tokyo Teleport Station on the Rinkai Line

Hours

11:00~9:00A.M. next Morning

Web

http://www.ooedoonsen.jp/daiba/index.html

Ticket

All Day Ticket
Adult(12+)
Weekdays　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　1980yen
Sat, Sun, Holiday　　　　　　　　　　　　2180yen
On the Selected Days　　　　　　　　　　2380yen
Evening Ticket(Enter After 18:00)
Adult(12+)
Weekdays　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　1480yen
Sat, Sun, Holiday　　　　　　　　　　　　1680yen
On the Selected Days　　　　　　　　　　1880yen
Kids (4 to 12)　　　　　　　　　　　　　　900yen
Kids (under 4 years old)　　　　　　　　　　 Free
Staying After 2:oo A.M.　　　　　　　 Add1700yen
Morning Bath　　　　　　　　　　　　　 1380yen

Credit Card

American Express Diner’s Club JCB Master Card VISA

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Tokyo Joypolis

In Japan, people love to make things small and neat, in Tokyo, people made even amusement parks small and neat. In fact it is small enough to fit under the roof!! Joypolis is one of the theme parks of SEGA and people are able to enjoy the fusion of the digital and the reality!! Surely, you will be able to enjoy exciting rides indoors even on a rainy day!

Address

1-6-1 Daiba, Minato-ku

Tel

03-5500-1801

Access

Approximately 2 mins walk from Odaiba Kaihin Kouen Station on the Yurikamome Line.
Approximately 5 mins walk from Tokyo Teleport Station on the Rinkai Line.

Hours

10:00~23:00

Web

http://tokyo-joypolis.com/language/english/index.html

Ticket

Admission
Adult(18 yrs and over) 800yen
Child(7 to 17 yrs) 300yen
Passport(Admission & Rides included)
Adult(18 yrs and over) 3900yen
Child(7 to 17 yrs) 2900yen
Night Passport(Admission & Rides included)After17:00
Adult(18 yrs and over) 2900yen
Child(7 to 17 yrs) 1900yen
Late-Night Passport(Admission & Rides included)After21:00
Adult(18 yrs and over) 2400yen
Child(7 to 17 yrs) 1900yen

Credit Card

JCB Master Card VISA

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Shopping

Odaiba (Diver City Tokyo Plaza and its surrounding)

Yes... we did it, we finally made an actual robot that lights up with smoke. In front of Divercity Tokyo, there is a full size robot from the Anime series Gundam!! The surrounding shopping malls include Venus Fort, which has outlet areas, and wide varieties of restaurants. Even on the rainy day, it is easy to walk to the different malls because they are so close together.

Address

1-1-10 Aomi, Koto

Tel

03-6380-7800

Access

Approximately 7 mins walk from Daiba Station on the Yurikamome Line.
Approximately 3 mins walk from Tokyo Teleport Station on the Rinkai Line.

Hours

Shopping Area 10:00 to 21:00
Food Court 10:00 to 22:00
Restaurants 11:00 to 23:00

Web

http://www.divercity-tokyo.com/en/

Credit Card

Varies on the shops
There is also foreign currency exchange Travelex at the site.

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Ekinaka (which means inside of the station)

One other way to entertain yourself on a rainy day without getting wet is to stay inside major train stations such as Tokyo, Shinagawa, and Ueno. A new concept called “Ekinaka” has been recently coined to describe such places inside the stations.There are many different varieties of shops, not just convenience stores or Kiosk, but actual good quality restaurants and shops. You will be able to find a cafe to rest and warm your body up, then maybe a shop to change your wet socks, and even possible for last minute souvenir shopping from great selections.

Address

Tokyo Station
Ueno Station
Shinagawa Station

Access

By train (directly to the stations)

Hours

Varies on the Shops, generally 8:00 to 22:00

Web

http://www.ecute.jp/

Ticket

Just go in need to buy entering ticket 130yen

Credit Card

varies on the shops
Tokyo Station

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Ueno Station

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Shinagawa Station

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Education

Tokyo National Museum

How about learning something on a rain day? Just get into this museum and you will come out with a whole wealth of knowledge about the history and culture of Japan! Inside the museum there are wide varieties of national treasures of Japan. It also has the biggest collection of Japanese arts, pottery, armors and swords. This collection goes from the ancient Japan to the modern Japan, so you will be able to learn about Japan through the history and by looking at the things from that time period you will be able to feel Japanese culture.

Address

13-9 Ueno Park, Taito-ku

Tel

03-5405-8686

Access

15 minutes walk from Ueno Station

Hours

9:30 - 17:00 (last admission at 16:30)

Web

http://www.tnm.jp

Ticket

Adults: 600 (500) yen
University Students: 400 (300) yen
High/Junior High/Elementary School Students and persons under 18 and over 70: Free

Credit Card

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Edo-Tokyo Museum

This museum focuses on Tokyo in the Edo period. In the museum there is a life size replica of Nihonbashi, which was the most famous bridge in Edo. It is often used as the starting point of the well-known Ukiyoe, and Nakamuraza, which is the famous theater of Kabuki. In this museum you will be able to learn deeply about the history of Tokyo.

Address

1-4-1 Yokoami, Sumida-ku

Tel

03-3626-9974

Access

Approximately 3 mins walk from Ryogoku Station on the JR Sobu Line from the west exit of the station.
Approximately 1 mins walk from Ryogoku Station on the Oedo Line, use A3 or A4 Exit.

Hours

9:30 to 17:30
Closed on Monday

Web

http://www.edo-tokyo-museum.or.jp/english/index.html

Ticket

Adult 600yen
Students (Junior highschool & High school) 300yen
Students (College & Vocational School) 480yen
Over 65 years old 300yen
Special exhibitions require additional fees.

Credit Card

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