Hi everyone. Two adult males going to Tokyo in September. What’s worth seeing and what not worth the time to go see. Looking for cultural things and just all around fun things to do. Note: neither of us are Japanese or speak Japanese. Thanks in advance.

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Download the Hyperdia app for the subway & trains. It's free for a month. Will save you from a lot of headaches.

We rented a pocket wifi and it was very helpful. Also using the takkyubin (https://www.kanpai-japan.com/.../takkyubin-sending-luggage) services was great, they even held are bags for the day because our flights left at night. Getting a Suica or Pasmo card made public transit really easy (https://tokyocheapo.com/.../pasmo-suica-cards-tokyo-travel/).
In Tokyo we enjoyed:
* Tokyo Metropolitin Building
* FAB Cafe (https://fabcafe.com/tokyo/)
* Tokyu Hands stores
* Edo Museum
* Asakusa area
* Kappabashi Street (https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3020.html)
* Ueno Park
Plus we really just enjoyed wandering around and just discovering new things.

Oh and prepare for lots of walking on hard surfaces. The next time I go I'll probably bring the most comfortable shoes I can find (Sketchers!) and plan for some activities that don't involve me on my feet quite so constantly like day trips with bus rides, movies, or theatre.

Tara I agree on getting pocket wifi, it was awesome. I pre-ordered mine online from Sakura mobile and picked it up at Narita when I landed. So convenient!

Get the book or just visit online Tokyo Cheapo for great tips. I’ve been to Tokyo 6 times and would agree with the above comments except I’d add if you go to the Edo Museum, go to the information desk on the second floor. Volunteers do English tours and they’re usually excellent. Also, in Ueno park is the Shitamachi Museum, which is really good and also will have free English guide. You need not worry about speaking English, all train and subway announcements will also be in English. You’ll likely be approached by kindly people studying English and offering their help.
I’d also suggest visiting Yanaka, which was an area not destroyed by the earthquake or WWII bombing. I’d also suggest visiting the shrines in Asakusa (go early) and Meiji shrine. Perhaps book a good tour of the fish market?

Fish tour is at sunrise

Pocket WiFi and Google Maps got me around Japan no problem. Conveyor Belt sushi is the way to go! Cheap and English menu. Don't even need to talk to anyone until you have to pay.

Fish market! They are supposed to move to the other location soon and it won't be the same...they have lots of small stores/restaurants around it too. http://www.tsukiji-market.or.jp/tukiji_e.htm

I recommend Tsukiji Fish Market too. Since you’ll have jet-lag anyway, go on ur first day, very early, it’s all over by 8/9am. To see the live Tuna auction, I think I lined up just after midnight, it’s so popular & restricted numbers allowed in.

Definitely try to see a Sumo match if there is one happening during your visit! And if you go elsewhere in Japan, Kyoto is magical.

I did
MariCar in Tokyo and had a blast, but you need to get your international driver's permit in advance. It's about $20 at BCAA and takes a few minutes to do the paperwork.

Did MariCar from Shinagawa in Oct, so much fun!!

Maricar! Super fun!

VR arcade

Senso-ji Temple (Buddhist) and Meiji Jingu Shrine (Shinto).
Tsukiji Fish Market.
I suggest skipping the Skytree observation tower (long lines). If you want a panoramic view of the city, you can do the same thing at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building (it's free, and the lines are much shorter).
I do recommend renting a portable wifi, or getting a local SIM card because public wifi is not readily available in Tokyo.
You shouldn't have too much difficulty with language. The vast majority of the locals I met in Tokyo had a reasonable working English vocabulary. Enough to get directions to where ever you need to go. If in doubt, look for a Police Koban (cubicle) and they will be quite happy to help.
If you are going to use a smart phone to navigate around the city, bring an external battery pack. I found I was draining the power in my cellphone in about 5-6 hours. Or find a McDonalds (many have wall sockets where you can recharge).

Pocket wifi the greatest. I was there in April. Solo senior female and had no problems getting around. The only time I used google translate was in a bakery or deli at lunch time to translate the signs. Japan is a wonderful destination

Ping Pong... that is all.

Shinjuku

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Judging from your profile pic, you may be a bit of a petrolhead, in which case I highly recommend the History Garage and Megaweb. It's been awhile since I was there, but it was interesting.

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Definitely Robot Restaurant in Shinjuku. A true Tokyo experience! Also Shidax if you want to experience an epic karoake bar.

Instead of pocket wifi I ordered a SIM card - http://www.bmobile.ne.jp/english/index.html or https://www.mobal.com/japan-sim-card (this one comes with a phone number). Less stuff to haul around with this option though it's less data.

Odaiba lost to see here including a hugh gangnam

https://maricar.com/en/akihabara.html

Tokyo disney seas is an awesome day As is Disneyland

Toyota Headquarters in Odiba is free and definitely worth a look. There is also a test track if you have an international license.

If you're in Tokyo in September, I might suggest catching a pro baseball game. It's a different fan experience than north american baseball. Especially if you can get seats near the cheering sections.
They have 5 pro teams in and around the Tokyo area
Tokyo Giants
Yakult Swallows
Lotte Marines
Seibu Lions
Yokohama BayStars

Giants Vs Tigers is wicked fun if they're in town. Go Tigers!

For temples & shrines do the central Tokyo ones of Meiji-jingu & Senso-ji shrines but also day trips to Kamakura, Nikko(both can be done on JR’s Kanto area pass. For great less visited ones in the Kanto area, look up Narita-san & Mount Nokogiri.

Golden Gai and the red light district of shinkuku on a early Friday evening

Definitely the “Odaiba” , joypolis, Shinjuku , Tsukiji Fish Market is a must if you are a foodie !

Kabuki

Hats juju

Tre dessert is awesome

Tsukiji market, odaiba, Tokyo tower, Tokyo station, Akihabara, Shinjuku, Shibuya, harajuku, sensoji temple... https://www.japan-guide.com

On the very first night, you probably wake up super early. If that happens, go to Tsukiji fish market. It opens very early in the morning. I've just done this with my family. There are several subway lines you could take.

There is so much to do but I recommend just finding some people, a couple of bars, and some serious all night karaoke. I had a lot of fun and met a lot of people.

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Robot bar in Shinjuku, maricart (go cart around Tokyo)

maricart!! book the one in the afternoon so you can have daylight and night time experience. also , nissin cup noodle museum. too many things to list but have fun!!