I'm contemplating Worldcon, though I don't know how likely it is for me. There's actually a lot of Japanese food that doesn't have raw fish; you might have a harder time with soy sauce in Japanese restaurants, given that it's used a lot like salt. But then, like Rachel says, there should be lots of western restaurants around. One of my favorite things to do was just go to a convenience store and buy the little pre-packaged things there, which were often quite good. I'd also go to the bakeries, which have things like tuna in a roll and other nifty stuff. The train stations will always have tons and tons of little food places.
Futons are actually really comfortable, but if you don't want to sleep on the floor, that will probably rule out all ryokan (little inn) style hotels like the one in Rachel's icon.
I'd recommend finding an onsen (hot springs) hotel to relax, but they do require you to go in naked to soak in the baths. But it's sooooooo comfortable. And you can wander around the hotel in yukata all day.
My favorite place in Kyoto was the old shogun's castle with the squeaky floors intended to catch assassins. But that's because I bounced around and made the floor squeak instead of paying attention to the guide. Still! Fun!
Akihabara in Tokyo will have tons and tons of anime/manga stores with merchandise, if you like that sort of thing ^_^. Also, they'll have tons of cool electronics. I like going to Harajuku (in Tokyo) and eating Japanese-style crepes and people-watching; that's where all the loligoth girls go. People wear some pretty incredible stuff!
You may want to get a JR pass; it covers all the trains and subways and buses in Japan. That way, you can take the bullet train from Kyoto to Tokyo ^_^. Also, the trains/train stations will serve local specialties in bento boxes. It's also nice because Tokyo and Kyoto and probably all of Japan has excellent public transportation.
Alas, it's been too many year's since I've been there to rec restaurants. But there will be lots of curry houses, if you like Japanese-style curry! If you're willing to do hole in the wall places and hit convenience stores and bakeries, it's actually not that hard to eat cheaply.
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Date: 2007-01-03 03:55 am (UTC)Futons are actually really comfortable, but if you don't want to sleep on the floor, that will probably rule out all ryokan (little inn) style hotels like the one in Rachel's icon.
I'd recommend finding an onsen (hot springs) hotel to relax, but they do require you to go in naked to soak in the baths. But it's sooooooo comfortable. And you can wander around the hotel in yukata all day.
My favorite place in Kyoto was the old shogun's castle with the squeaky floors intended to catch assassins. But that's because I bounced around and made the floor squeak instead of paying attention to the guide. Still! Fun!
Akihabara in Tokyo will have tons and tons of anime/manga stores with merchandise, if you like that sort of thing ^_^. Also, they'll have tons of cool electronics. I like going to Harajuku (in Tokyo) and eating Japanese-style crepes and people-watching; that's where all the loligoth girls go. People wear some pretty incredible stuff!
You may want to get a JR pass; it covers all the trains and subways and buses in Japan. That way, you can take the bullet train from Kyoto to Tokyo ^_^. Also, the trains/train stations will serve local specialties in bento boxes. It's also nice because Tokyo and Kyoto and probably all of Japan has excellent public transportation.
Alas, it's been too many year's since I've been there to rec restaurants. But there will be lots of curry houses, if you like Japanese-style curry! If you're willing to do hole in the wall places and hit convenience stores and bakeries, it's actually not that hard to eat cheaply.