I will be traveling to Tokyo soon. I am fortunate to belong to a global community of friends who have traveled to and enjoy Tokyo and Japan, so I am asking everyone to send me their recommendations and tips for traveling there.
I am sharing each resource in this topic as I receive them. 
Going to Japan was the best trip of my life. We spent 2.5 weeks there in 2024 and I can’t wait to go back. Some of my favorite experiences were:
“Okubo” neighborhood
We stayed at an Airbnb here in Tokyo. We discovered it was a “korea town” while there and enjoyed it. Lots of local restaurants, grocery stores, and konbinis for your enjoyment. It was right near the “Shin Okubo” station, which is one stop from Shinjuku.
Hakone
A super nature oriented getaway spot about 1-2 hours from tokyo by train. There are multiple routes to get there. I suggest getting the Hakone Pass and using it to ride the scenic train there, along with the access it gives you to the sky tram, the pirate boats, and busses in the location.
Fuji-q Highlands
You can get here from Hakone by bus. It was awesome. It’s a super cool theme park set near Mt Fuji. Amazing roller coasters, some of them were world record breakers when released.
Tokyo Disney
I like Disney a lot, but this park is the best disney park I’ve been to. It is surprisingly not owned by the Walt Disney megacorp. It consists of two parks, Tokyo Disney Sea, and Tokyo Disneyland. They are both amazing, but if you want a truly unique experience, spend more time at Tokyo Disney Sea as it is the only theme park of it’s existence in the world.
One fun element aside from being there was trying the unique flavors of popcorn they had at different stalls. Butter & Soy sauce was my favorite.
Thanks for the recs!
Did you stay overnight, or was this a day trip? We are considering possibly staying a single night, but are not sure if that makes sense. 
We stayed 3 nights actually, but one night is probably ok! Arriving in the morning-mid day, then leaving the next afternoon is long enough to get down to the lake & walk around a bit.
I was looking at places in Tokyo Solamachi, the arc-mall at the base of Tokyo Skytree. I came upon a scone place that has the best translated description of their apparently very dry scones:
This popular scone specialty shop has the concept of “the violence of flour that robs your mouth of all moisture.” Using generous amounts of Hokkaido wheat and domestic butter, the dough, which has been kept to a minimum with moisture content, is characterized by a crunchy texture and the flavor of the ingredients that spreads the more you chew. There are always more than 10 unique products in stock, including the most popular “Salted Butter Wolf” and “Tokyo Desert.” Stylish individual packaging makes it the perfect gift. Enjoy the rich flavor that is a must-have with a drink.
That is amazing… I’ve never heard baker’s refer to the “violence of flour”!
I went to their website to see if that was a translation error; their site is in Japanese, and I used Firefox to translate…
All the water in your mouth.
The violence of the flour to take away
