Four days across the two Tokyos: Asakusa and Ueno in the old east, Harajuku, Shibuya and Shinjuku in the west, a morning at the fish market and the bay, then Yanaka, Akihabara and a last night view. One train line at a time, paid with a tap of your phone.
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Checked October 10, 2026. That’s the day we last confirmed the hours, prices and closed days.
Late March to early April for cherry blossom, and late October to November for clear skies and fall color. The rainy season runs from mid-June to mid-July, and August is hot and humid at around 95°F (35°C). Golden Week in early May fills the temples and the trains.
Shinjuku or Shibuya for the west side and late nights; Asakusa or Ueno for the east and lower prices; Ginza or Tokyo Station for the shinkansen. Every one of them sits on the Yamanote loop or a metro line, so each day starts with a single ride.
The Yamanote loop and the metro cover everything in this plan. Tap a Suica or Pasmo card, or a Suica added to an iPhone wallet; Android visitors should buy a physical card and check that stations still have them. Most trains stop around midnight, and after that it is a taxi.
Asakusa · 75 min
Tokyo's oldest temple. Go through the Kaminarimon gate and down Nakamise lane before the shops open and the tour groups arrive; the grounds are open all day and the main hall opens early, at 6 a.m. (6:30 from October to March).
Sumida · 90 min
Walk 40 minutes along the river to the tower, or take the train. The Tembo Deck is from ¥1,800 online (¥2,300 at the counter); go up on a clear day and skip it in haze.
¥1,800
Asakusa · 60 min
Daikokuya near the temple serves tempura on rice and Unagi Irokawa serves eel, both in the old streets around Senso-ji. Expect a wait at peak lunch hours.
Ueno · 150 min
Walk Ueno Park past the shrine, then give the museum's Japanese gallery two hours for swords, screens and lacquer. Open 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., later on some Fridays and Saturdays; closed Mondays.
¥1,000
Ueno · 90 min
The market lane under the tracks south of Ueno: standing bars, grilled seafood and cheap, loud snacks. Bring cash and come hungry.
Harajuku · 75 min
Enter from Harajuku station and walk the gravel path through the forest to the shrine. It is free and opens at sunrise, so go early before the tour groups.
Harajuku · 90 min
Teen fashion and crepes on Takeshita Street, then architecture and flagship stores on Omotesando, a ten-minute walk away. Do Takeshita early, because it fills up by late morning.
Harajuku · 45 min
Two kinds of gyoza, boiled or grilled, with a beer and a line that moves. Cash only.
Shibuya · 45 min
Cross it a few times, then meet Hachiko outside the station. Shibuya Sky is up next, so use the free hour for coffee.
Shibuya · 90 min
Book the sunset slot online for the rooftop deck above Scramble Square: about ¥2,700 before 3 p.m. and ¥3,400 after. The open-air part can close in bad weather.
¥3,400
Shinjuku · 75 min
Yakitori lane by the Shinjuku station tracks: skewers, smoke and counters of six seats. Order a few skewers, pay cash and move on within the hour.
Shinjuku · 90 min
About two hundred tiny bars in six alleys. Pick one with an English sign and a free stool, and check the cover charge before you sit.
Tsukiji · 90 min
The wholesale market moved to Toyosu, but the outer market stayed: tamagoyaki on a stick, tuna bowls, knives. Most shops are cash only and close by early afternoon, and many close on Sundays and some Wednesdays.
Shiodome · 60 min
A daimyo's garden on the bay with a teahouse on the pond. It costs ¥300 and is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., twenty minutes on foot from the market; the water bus to Asakusa leaves from its pier.
¥300
Ginza · 75 min
Lunch omakase at a Ginza counter costs much less than dinner at the same place. Reserve a week ahead and arrive on time.
Ginza · 60 min
Walk Chuo-dori and the department stores: Mitsukoshi, Matsuya and the stationery floors at Itoya.
Toyosu · 120 min
Digital art you walk through barefoot, partly in knee-deep water. Tickets are timed and sell out, so book before you fly; Borderless at Azabudai Hills is the alternative.
Ginza · 60 min
A depachika: the food halls under Mitsukoshi or Matsuya. Assemble dinner from the counters and eat it back at the hotel.
Yanaka · 120 min
The neighborhood the war missed: wooden houses, cats, small shops on Yanaka Ginza and the cherry-lined cemetery. Walk it slowly in the morning before the shops fill.
Nezu · 60 min
Cold hand-cut buckwheat noodles with dipping sauce at a soba shop near Nezu shrine. Order plain zaru soba and add tempura if you are hungry.
Marunouchi · 60 min
The castle moats and stone walls, free to enter. Open from 9 a.m. and closing between 4 and 6 p.m. by season, with last entry 30 minutes before; closed Mondays and Fridays.
Akihabara · 90 min
Electronics, arcades and retro games on the upper floors of Super Potato. An hour is plenty unless it is your thing.
Marunouchi · 60 min
Several ramen shops under the station. Rokurinsha is the one for tsukemen, and the line at dinner is long.
Shinjuku · 60 min
The free observation deck in Shinjuku, with Fuji visible on clear evenings. Hours and closing days differ by deck, so check the Metropolitan Government site before you go.
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From Narita, the Narita Express reaches Tokyo Station in about an hour for around ¥3,100, or the Keisei Skyliner reaches Keisei Ueno in 41 minutes. From Haneda, the Keikyu line or the monorail gets you to the city in about 30 minutes. A taxi from Narita runs past ¥20,000.
About ¥9,000 to ¥14,000 a day per person for meals, museums and trains. Sushi counters and teppanyaki are where it climbs; the Skytree deck is ¥1,800 online, Shibuya Sky ¥2,700 to ¥3,400, the Tokyo National Museum ¥1,000 and the Metropolitan Government deck is free.
Plans change. Ask Chat and it proposes a reshuffled day you can apply, or just answers the question.
Yes, to get to know four neighborhoods well. Add a second evening in an area you liked rather than a fifth area.
Day 3: Ginza's department stores and teamLab Planets are mostly indoors, and the sushi lunch is under a roof. Day 1 has the Tokyo National Museum. Waystop's rain plan can add a wet-weather version of day 2, with Meiji Jingu swapped out, for you to switch to.
Haneda is about 30 minutes from the center by train or monorail; Narita is 60 to 90 minutes. Take Haneda when the fares are close.
Less each year, but small restaurants, shrines, Tsukiji shops and Golden Gai bars are still cash. Carry ¥10,000 and refill at a 7-Eleven ATM.
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