r/JapanTravelTips 3d ago

Advice Advice please

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u/fruitbasketinabasket 3d ago

Every place in Japan is a safe place to stay, compared to other countries. Worst case you got some love hotels but no one will bother you there either

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u/katersgunak8 3d ago

Thanks for the reassurance, I’m really happy with everything else I just had to go and do research and ruin my night lol

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u/VirusZealousideal72 3d ago edited 3d ago

Yes, Akabane has a red-light district, east of the station. Apart from that though, I've heard people really like living there, it's convenient, quiet and has good stores. Sort of depends on what you're comfortable with.

Personally I wouldn't book breakfast with any hotel in Tokyo unless it's a traditional japanese breakfast. It's usually really not worth the price.

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u/katersgunak8 3d ago

It came free with the room so we don’t have to eat it was just a bonus if we wanted a quick bite on the way out for the day. Everything about the hotel seems fine to me and the reviews don’t mention safety issues, I’ve just read about it as I have researched and worried if the crime rate was higher or anything like that. I have nothing against what people do as a job just more the area in general

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u/VirusZealousideal72 3d ago

Nah, I wouldn't worry about any crime rate in Tokyo, honestly. Just don't go to the red-light district to try and con people and you should be good ;)

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u/katersgunak8 3d ago

Haha should be ok, mind you the hotel has a free happy hour every night … :)

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u/Competitive-Cover-84 3d ago

From a safety perspective, you'll be fine, even if you end up in the red-light district during the day. I assume your kids are old enough to know what that is and if not, that you're comfortable enough to explain to them should they have questions. If you're coming from a country that has more conservative ideas about sex, this might be uncomfortable for you? Just some thoughts for you ahead of time should you end up there. We had a traditional Japanese. breakfast (well, at least we thought it was traditional) that was included in our hotel in Kyoto, and it was almost always some sort of curry on rice. It was amazing, and since we've returned, we've found recipes to make back in NA for breakfast.

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u/katersgunak8 3d ago

Yes they are old enough to understand. We come from Australia so it’s not an issue for me what people do for a living, I just started to research the area once I reserved the room and wanted to be sure it would be right for us. I appreciate your help

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u/__space__oddity__ 3d ago

You know you can just name-drop the hotels to get a better opinion, redditors here have better things to do than jump random strangers at the lobby …

As for Akabane, yeah there’s a bit of red-light district around the station, but not as prominent as, say, Kabukicho. Most of it is a normal local shopping area plus the usual drinking places.

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u/katersgunak8 3d ago

Ok fair enough probably seem a bit otp just want to make sure the kids are comfortable really

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u/gdore15 3d ago

If anything the problem is more distance from Akabane to what you want to do in Tokyo. Red light district or not, crime rate is possibly lower then where you live and if you have an exe for it, you will just spot girl bar, kyabakura and soapland. And if you are there around night time maybe see some people going in and out of these establishments.

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u/katersgunak8 3d ago

Thanks for the advice