Tokyo Things to Do

This month, one lucky traveler will win 2 tickets to a Mt Fuji, Lake Ashi and Bullet Train Day Trip from Tokyo and Kamakura, Yokohama and Tokyo Bay Day Trip from Tokyo! Read on to find out more…

For fans of Japanese animation, March means only one thing –The Tokyo International Anime Fair (TAF). Held annually at Odaiba’s Big Sight convention center in Tokyo Bay, it is one of the largest animation related events in the world.

The Tokyo Game Show is one of the world’s biggest video game exhibitions. A highlight on every avid gamer and developers calendar, the show offers the chance for technology giants such as Sony, Microsoft and Sega to launch new products and shout about their latest innovations.

The show is open to the general public for two days only on September 17-18, 2011 at Makuhari Messe in the Chiba Prefecture (just outside central Tokyo). The exhibition is split into several different areas so you can focus your attention on the various sections without getting too lost. They are as follows.