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Hey, I know a lot of TLers live in Asia/have spent lots of time in Asia. I'm looking to plan some sort of ~3ish week excursion to Asia in mid-late May, and am looking for suggestions on where to go and what to do.
Originally, I planned on stopping in Shanghai, Beijing, Tokyo, Taiwan, HK, and Seoul - but upon actually writing out an itinerary it seemed that I was spending a lot of money and time on the plane/train instead of actually in places. So I'm thinking about cutting out Seoul and maybe another place (Seoul mostly because I don't know any people in Seoul and it seems like not the most friendly city for non-Korean Asians).
A lot of this is based on impression and intuition (for places I want to go/things to do) - if anyone had suggestions, I would really appreciate it. Or if anyone wants to meet up that'd be sweet too!
 
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I would probably do a week and a half in China and a week and a half in Japan, rather than trying to fit in a bunch of places. Then if you end up really liking a city or location you can spend more time there.
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Tokyo is pretty good. I'd say a week and a half as alQ suggested is a pretty good time frame. ~5 days in Tokyo, ~3 days in Kusatsu/Osaka would be perfect really. Trying to visit so many places in so little time will leave you feeling like you didn't experience much.
You can visit Akihabara (anime/gaming/technology place, very popular), Asakusa for some temple/souvenir stuff, Ikebukuro for some nice ramen shops (mainly Ichiran/Mutekiya), Roppongi/Ginza for some nice rich type sight-seeing, Ueno park for scenery and stuffs.
You can buy a Suica card, put on ~ $50 worth of yen on the card and that should be more than enough for a week and a bit of travelling on the train.
However you may need to pay a bit if you plan to head on the Shinkansen out of Tokyo. D:
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Don't miss Kyoto! The mix of modern and ancient is just awesome. That famous temple in the hills above the city is beautiful, as is the temple of 1000 Buddhas.
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Be careful in China. Lots of places like to scam people who are only in town for a short time like what happened to Mr. Bitter.
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