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.
*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
