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# Tokyo
- URL: https://mattstravelblog.co.uk/tokyo/
- Published: 2023-06-10T10:42:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-15T18:44:26.000Z
- Author: Matthew Alfred Jones
- Tags: Abu Dhabi Airport, Japan, Manchester Airport, Tokyo, Narita Airport

Yo everyone, so I know I am bit late posting this, so without further delays, I want to tell you a little about what I will be doing in Tokyo and how I will be getting there.

![View through an airplane window at an airport gate, with raindrops on the glass and part of a parked aircraft visible outside during boarding preparations.](https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1500116642963-1e00378bc1bc?crop=entropy&cs=tinysrgb&fit=max&fm=jpg&ixid=M3wxMTc3M3wwfDF8c2VhcmNofDN8fG1hbmNoZXN0ZXIlMjBhaXJwb3J0fGVufDB8fHx8MTc4NDA1NzYxM3ww&ixlib=rb-4.1.0&q=80&w=2000)

Photo by [Joel Barwick](https://unsplash.com/@joelbarwick?ref=mattstravelblog.co.uk) / [Unsplash](https://unsplash.com/?utm%5Fsource=ghost&utm%5Fmedium=referral&utm%5Fcampaign=api-credit)

After I travel out of Manchester Airport it will be about 20 hours and 25 mins (Manchester to Abu Dhabi - 7 hours, Stop over \~ 3 hour 25 mins, Adu Dhabi to Narita - 10 hours) and I won't land there till 13:00 JST (Japan Standard Time)  
  
The Hotel that is booked for Tokyo is called Hotel Tavinos Asakusa which is a Anime themed hotel based in the Taito Ward (Formerly know as Asakusa before it merged with Shitaya back in the 1940's) ([https://hoteltavinos.com/en/asakusa](https://hoteltavinos.com/en/asakusa?ref=mattstravelblog.co.uk))

Some of the things on my to do in Tokyo are Go Karting around Akihabara, going up the Tokyo Skytree and going to a 1 Star (Michelin) ramen restaurant called 'Sosakumenkobo NAKIRYU' and having a bowl of ramen for about £8-9

![Large Robot Soldier statue from Studio Ghibli's Castle in the Sky standing outdoors at Ghibli Park, with weathered metal details, trees and a clear blue sky behind.](https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1622446555437-bd11e97ae93f?crop=entropy&cs=tinysrgb&fit=max&fm=jpg&ixid=M3wxMTc3M3wwfDF8c2VhcmNofDN8fGdoaWJsaSUyMG11c2V1bXxlbnwwfHx8fDE3ODQwNTc2NzZ8MA&ixlib=rb-4.1.0&q=80&w=2000)

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I had planned to go to the Studio Ghibli Museum, but trying to get the tickets was a nightmare and was all sold out by the time I got out of the queue on the website.  
  
Fun Fact: Narita Airport is about 50 miles away from the centre of Tokyo (I'll be getting a train there)