Tokyo: an itinerary
Where Kyoto is calm and peaceful with a slower pace of life, Tokyo is larger than life! So here is my dream Tokyo itinerary from way back when!
You can find my Kyoto itinerary here.
Tips
JRPass needs to be shipped to you in your home country so leave time for it to arrive.
*Note: Things I researched but didn’t end up doing are denoted with a `` (asterisk)*
Activities
Toyosu Fish Market
Tuna auction - EARLY WAKE UP CALL
Shibuya:
Experience the world-famous Shibuya Crossing, the busiest intersection in the world
Shopping in Shibuya
Neon-lit streets of Shinjuku
Walk around the Ginza area for Luxury Shopping
TeamLab Planets Tokyo
Attend a Robot Restaurant show in Shinjuku (go for dinner - the food isn’t great but you’re going for the vibes)
Rainbow Bridge at night
Walk around Harajuku at night grab sake and people watch
Akihabara - tech shopping or staring - you pick!
Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden
Nezu Museum
Tokyo Disney Sea at night - cheaper tickets + booze
Go to regular old Tokyo Disney
Temples
Sensoji shrine
Meiji Jingu
Meiji Shrine
Japanese green tea funs at Ippodo Tea Tokyo Marunouchi
Have drinks with a view of Tokyo tower at night
Day trips nearby
Cup of Noodles museum - SO MUCH FUN and you can personalize your own
Take a shinkansen (bullet train) to Kyoto or Osaka
Take a day trip to Hakone, a resort town in the Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park, and see the beautiful scenery.
Visit Lake Ashi, a crater lake with views of Mount Fuji, and take a boat ride.
Food
Meals
Tsukiji fish market - to eat the fresh fish you probably watched get auctioned
Sukiyabashi Jiro - Jiro dreams of sushi
ICHIRAN - touristy but fun
Pizza - yes Pizza - SAVOY Azabujuban
7/11!!!!!!!
Waffles and pancakes
Egg sandwiches
Their coffee is also good - sweet just the way I like it
Drinks
%ARABICA for coffee
Shopping
Live out your Stationery dreams - Tsutaya Books
Souvenirs to buy
Get something embroidered at Uniqlo - like a shirt or something else
Royce chocolates
Kit kats
Tokyo banana
