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[wonkavision]

I am heading to Japan for Xmas, the tentative plan at this point is to ferry over from Busan, get the JR pass, and slowly make my way east towards Tokyo, arriving a couple days before NYE, then celebrate the night of the 31st there and fly back to Seoul the next day, on Jan. 1st.

I am weighing the option of taking the ferry back as well though, (although I'm not sure this would be worth the money I'd save with all the added hassle --I would still have to take a train from Busan back to Seoul), and getting to the ferry would be much easier if I wasn't in Tokyo for New Year's Eve.

Has anybody spent NYE there? Is it totally crazy? And if so, in a good way, or a bad way? Would it be equally fun to spend it in osaka or somewhere else, or is Tokyo just the place to be.

[valkerie]

New Year in Japan is all about family and going to the temple (for a lot, not everyone)... so Tokyo is quieter than usual. If you look for metropolis magazine online and do a sesrch you may turn up an article they did on what to do at New year.

The article covered a famous shrine and a boat trip etc. (All in the middle of the night). If you are after info on the nightlife...pretty sure there will be something in the foreigner area.

Enjoy.