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TOKYO
Shopping in Harajuku
Tokyo National Museum
Meiji-jingū
Pop Culture in Akihabara
Sensō-ji
Shinjuku After Dark Walking Tour
Sights
Activities
Courses
Tours
Shopping
Eating
Drinking & Nightlife
Entertainment
Information
Getting There & Away
Getting Around
Where to Stay
Tokyo at a Glance…
Tokyo (東京) is a city forever reaching into the future, resulting in sci-fi streetscapes of crackling neon and soaring towers. Yet it is also steeped in history, and you can find traces of the shogun’s capital on the kabuki stage or under the cherry blossoms in Ueno. There are excellent museums here, along with everything else you could ask of Japan – historic temples and shrines, fascinating contemporary architecture and, yes, even hot springs. To get to know the city, enjoy it as the locals do: by splurging on sushi in Ginza, scouting new looks in Harajuku or raising a glass in Shinjuku.
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Tokyo in Two Days
The west-side neighbourhoods of Harajuku, Shibuya and Shinjuku make a strong first impression: this is the Tokyo of giant video screens, bold fashion statements and intoxicating nightlife. Start with a visit to the shrine, Meiji-jingū; end in the bars in Shinjuku. On day two, see the city’s traditional side in Ueno and Asakusa, home to big-ticket sights such as the Tokyo National Museum and Sensō-ji.
Tokyo in Four Days
Building on the first two days, spend a day exploring Tokyo’s more polished side in the central districts of Ginza and Marunouchi, home to the Imperial Palace, Tsukiji Market and the theatre, Kabukiza. On your last day, hit the Ghibli Museum and pop-culture hot spo...
Table of contents
- Table of Contents
- Welcome to Japan
- Japan’s Top 12
- Need to Know
- Hot Spots For…
- Essential Japan
- Month by Month
- Get Inspired
- Itineraries
- Family Travel
- Tokyo
- Nikkō
- Kyoto
- Nara
- Central Japan & the Alps
- Fuji Five Lakes
- Hiroshima
- Osaka
- Himeji-jō
- Naoshima
- Hokkaidō
- Kagoshima
- Okinawa & the Southwest Islands
- Kii Peninsula
- In Focus
- Japan Today
- History
- The People of Japan
- Food & Drink
- Arts & Architecture
- Onsen
- Ryokan
- Directory A–Z
- Language
- Behind the Scenes
- Our Writers