Ask HN: Tech Things to See in Tokyo?

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by chadcmulligan • 3 years ago

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Spending a week in Tokyo in November and was wondering if there are any recommendations for tech related things to see and do there. Thanks

billylo• 3 years ago

1:1 Gundam in nearby Yokohama: https://gundam-factory.net/en/

secondnaturals• 3 years ago

You should go to the National Museum Of Emerging Science And Innovation (Miraikan). It has many artistic and educational exhibits, including a demonstration on how networked computers work from scratch with rolling ball machines.

totetsu• 3 years ago

Nice gift shop too.

boolean• 3 years ago

Akihabara

ahoka• 3 years ago

It’s awesome, I also recommend it.

rockyperezz• 3 years ago

Second this as well. Entire buildings with multiple floors just filled with anime, tech-related goodies. It's leaning on being quite overwhelming haha

chunk_waffle• 3 years ago

Yeah, if you're there you have to at least check it out. though sadly every year the neat tech stuff seems to keep shrinking.

alphablended• 3 years ago

There is this bar in the center of Tokyo which hosts live coding sessions:

https://metropolisjapan.com/hackers-bar/

To be honest, I've only heard of this place, but it sounds very promising.

gcheong• 3 years ago

Ride the fastest shinkansen you can get a ticket for.

Take the elevators up to the top of Yokohama Landmark Tower (https://www.businessinsider.com/the-8-fastest-elevators-in-t...).

Take the Yurikamome train to Odaiba (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yurikamome).

_kb• 3 years ago

If you like synths, electronics and related beauty: https://fiveg.net/.

When I was there some years ago they had a full wall modular video synth in.

pfannkuchen• 3 years ago

Not sure if it counts as tech but the skytree is extremely cool. It makes the city look like a toy set. I stayed there for way longer than I expected to and went twice over a ten day trip (once during the day and then again at night). I think it’s something people often miss doing.

rainclouds2• 3 years ago

You can stay in this area for good rates in off season. I walked less than 2 blocks to the tree with great Airbnb hosts 2 times last year. Walking distance to lots of other things too. I walked pretty close to aki from there without thinking about it wondering over a 1/4 day.

rainclouds2• 3 years ago

Teamlabs is worth checking out.

clubm8• 3 years ago

go to the top of the tokyo goverment building in shinjuku great for picture taking or just looking

(they were so nice they had to look in my dslr bag. you are forgiven senpai, you can't control what came before)

https://www.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/english/offices/observat.html

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