Golden Week

My husband and I will be in Tokyo during Golden Week. This is our first trip to Japan and we had a few questions:

- We wanted to book a couple of tours (Mt. Fuji and Kamakura). Unfortunately, Viator and Sunrise will not be operating during that week. What is the easiest way to getting to these locations on our own?

- Any suggestion on hotels? I was thinking of either Sunroute Plaza Shinjuku or Grand Prince Takanawa. Budget is $125.

- How do I go about buying Giant baseball tickets?

- Any suggestions on restaurants?

- Must see or must do in japan?

Thank you!!!!

Golden Week

Baseball information - www.japanball.com

Good site to do some research:

http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e623.html

http://www.tokyoessentials.com/

';Must sees'; are different for everyone. What we like, you might not.

Tokyo to Mt. Fuji - http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e6905.html

Tokyo to Kamakura is best by train. It%26#39;s less than an hour. Schedules and fares - www.hyperdia.com/cgi-english/hyperWeb.cgi

Golden Week

If you pick the Grand Prince Takanawa, you%26#39;ve chosen a beautiful hotel. Ask for the older section with the garden, a real garden well before the hotel was built. I have a feeling that are is not as crowded during Golden Week since it%26#39;s more residential. Restaurants are good but not fancy. For those, look in Shibuya and Roppongi.

My favorite area is Kyoto, but probably not during Golden Week.

Baseball tickets are usually already sold-out. Try going through the hotel concierge for stand-bys.