24hrs at Conrad Tokyo - What to do?

Hello! My girlfriend and I are flying from Dallas to Tokyo. We arrive at 2pm on a Friday and fly out at 10pm on Saturday. We are staying at the Conrad hotel. I%26#39;m trying to plan our time there. Any suggestions would be very helpful! Thank you!!

Also, is it true we must dress up in the evening to go just about anywhere for dinner?

24hrs at Conrad Tokyo - What to do?

Are you going to sleep or stay up the entire time? :-)

Conrad is out in Shiodome, so you could easily take the YuriKamome and go out to Odaiba. Or walk to Shinbashi Station and take the Ginza subway line all the way to the end to Asakusa. You%26#39;ll have a full day to do things on Saturday, but on Friday, although you%26#39;ll be arriving at 2 pm to Narita, you might not be at your hotel until dusk. If you want to ';party,'; you can check out the night scene at Roppongi.

And no, you don%26#39;t have to ';dress up'; to go just about anywhere.....unless maybe you want to eat dinner somewhere in the Conrad. Once upon a time, Trader Vic%26#39;s at the New Otani wouldn%26#39;t let my husband in with his brand new pair of Reebok walking shoes (black) because they had a rule that said ';no tennis shoes.'; But that rule has gone out the window. If you%26#39;re going to a Michelin restaurant, you%26#39;ll probably want to be dressed nicely, but I can%26#39;t imagine going to a yakitori underneath the train track in a coat and tie -- unless you%26#39;re a salaryman on your way home from work!

24hrs at Conrad Tokyo - What to do?

The Conrad is not too far from Ginza - you could spend your day there just walking around.

There are some spectacularly good restaurants in Ginza, some Michelin starred.

The Conrad has a great Chinese restaurant and two Gordan Ramsay ventures, both pretty good.

Shiodome has the restored rail station, Japan%26#39;s first, built by the British in the 1800%26#39;s, and across the street is Hamarikyu, the old Imperial garden, where Teddy Roosevelt staying on his visit to Tokyo. There is a nice tea house there.

Also, Tsukiji is quite close, so you could go there for a nice visit in the early morning. There are lots to TA reviews of Tsukiji.

Friday: Walk around Ginza a bit. Go to Shibuya to see the Shibuya crossing and feel Tokyo%26#39;s energy. Head to Shinjuku for dinner and just walk around to see the neon lights. If you want a view of the city, go to Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building on the west side where you can take the elevator up to the free observation decks. Walk around Kabuki-cho at night.

Saturday: Tsukiji Market is a good idea. Note that the earlier you go, the more you get to see. It%26#39;s pretty much shut down by 11:00am. Remember to walk the outer-market as well. This is a good cultural experience that should not be missed. From Tsukiji, you might want to go to Sensoji and Asakusa. Visit Akihabara if you like electronics. Yodobashi Akiba is the electronics store right next to the station and it%26#39;s huge with tons of things to look at. Alternatively, spend a few hours at Odaiba since it%26#39;s not far from where you are staying.

A good site to help you understand more about Tokyo:

http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2164.html

You don%26#39;t need to dress up unless you go to a more formal type of place. You%26#39;re staying in a very nice hotel for just 24 hours of being there.

Thank you to all! Some very good suggestions. I%26#39;m happy that I dont have to bring a suit with me - we are on our way to Thailand for two weeks and a suit will not be needed for sure! I will take all these suggestions and use them as a guide when we get there. Again, thank you so much!