This 'climb' is good fun but massively overpriced. Prices start at $165 and you'll find yourself signing your life away on insurance waiver forms, donning silly blue jumpsuits, participating in safety drills and eventually climbing up, chained to the side lest you fall off! It has to be said that the 'climb' (more of a gentle stroll) comes as bit of an anticlimax. The view from the top is amazing, but a lot of places in Sydney offer fabulous views for free!

www.bridgeclimb.com

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Basically Tokyo-on-sea, a big slab of reclaimed land in Tokyo bay where you can go and chill out, eat/drink/shop, enjoy sea breezes, even go to the (artifical) beach! There are stunning views of Tokyo (especially at night), and it's one of the few places in Tokyo where you can enjoy the great outdoors. There's a massive ferris wheel for even better views and you can even rent a dog to walk!! One of the best things about it though is the journey there - it's worth going just to enjoy the monorail ride across the enormous Rainbow Bridge.

Yuirkamone monorail from Shimbashi. A one-day ticket gives unlimited travel on the monorail all day for around £7.

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One of dozens of department stores in the Ginza area; this is my personal favourite, mainly because of the food hall. You can find an absolutely stunning range of local and international delicacies here and best of all a lot of it is out on cocktail sticks for you to try - helpful where you're not sure what it is - so you can wander around, enjoy the frenetic atmosphere and have your lunch at the same time!

Ginza or Higashi Ginza subway

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This ski resort is easily daytrippable from Tokyo - by regular shinkansen (bullet train) it takes barely more than an hour to get there and the train station is adjacent to the cable car and equipment shop. It's around £60 for return travel and lift pass (combined ticket), but there is a super range of runs and reliable snow. You can hire absolutely everything you need there at reasonable rates and it's so well-organised that this makes a good value day out of town. A word of warning though - most Japanese snowboard, and if like me you ski, you my feel distinctly un-cool!

Gala Yuzawa

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