Tokyo · 3 to 5 days
Tokyo Itinerary
Tokyo is not one city, it is a cluster of districts connected by rail. Plan by neighbourhood rather than by sight and the days stop feeling exhausting.
- Ideal length
- 3–5 days
- Transport
- Suica or Pasmo IC card
- Daily budget
- $95–560 per person
- Base yourself
- Shinjuku, Shibuya or Ueno
Day by day
One district in the morning, one in the afternoon, one meal district at night. That is the whole formula.
- ◆Asakusa & Ueno: Senso-ji early, museums and the market after
- ◆Shibuya & Harajuku: the crossing, Meiji Shrine, Omotesando shopping
- ◆Akihabara: anime floors, retro arcades, gachapon halls
- ◆Shinjuku: Omoide Yokocho yakitori, Golden Gai bars, the city view
Book these ahead
The Ghibli Museum, teamLab and Shibuya Sky all sell timed tickets that go weeks in advance. Everything else can be decided on the morning.
Easy days out
Hakone for onsen and Fuji views, Kamakura for the Great Buddha and the coast, Nikko for shrines in cedar forest — each under two hours each way.
Turn this into your trip
Your dates, your budget, your interests — same route, built around you.
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