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Two full days are required in order to gain a superficial feel for Japan's capital. At least one week to get to know it more intimately. Tokyo is the best place to experience modern, urban Japan.
Full day schedules:
From Asakusa to Odaiba: Old and new Tokyo
Start in Asakusa, where a touch of the old Tokyo is surviving. Explore centrally located Sensoji Temple and the surrounding streets. Then, take the boat on the Sumida River from Asakusa to Hama Rikyu, a nice landscape garden at the Tokyo Bay waterfront. From Hama Rikyu it is just a few steps to the elegant skyscrapers of Shiodome, where you can hop onto the Yurikamome elevated train over the rainbow bridge to Odaiba, a futuristic entertainment and shopping district on a man made island.
Imperial Palace, Shibuya, Shinjuku
Start the day with a visit to the Imperial Palace and its East Gardens. Then, take the Subway Hanzomon Line from Otemachi to Shibuya and experience some of Tokyo's most famous shopping streets on a walk from Shibuya to Harajuku Station. In the afternoon, visit nearby Meiji Shrine and take the Yamanote Line to Shinjuku. Spend the evening there.
Tokyo Disney Resort
Tokyo Disney Resort, just 15 minutes by train from Tokyo Station, consists of two separate theme parks: Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea.
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Half day schedules:
Old Tokyo
Visit the excellent Edo-Tokyo Museum about Tokyo's history. Afterwards, explore the nearby Asakusa area around Sensoji Temple where a touch of the old Tokyo can still be experienced.
Futuristic Tokyo
From Shimbashi Station take the Yurikamome, an elevated train across the Rainbow Bridge onto a man made island in Tokyo Bay. There, visit the shopping and entertainment attractions and view the futuristic architecture and landscape design around Odaiba and Tokyo Big Sight.
Shinjuku
In Shinjuku, visit the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Office, Tokyo's tallest building, for a free bird's eye view of the city. Then take a look at Japan's busiest train station and surrounding department stores. To escape the crowds, take a break in the Shinjuku Gyoen, a spacious city park. In the evening, experience the notorious Kabukicho entertainment district.
Shibuya, Harajuku, Meiji Jingu
Shibuya and Harajuku are the most popular shopping and entertainment districts of Tokyo's young generations. For some contrast, visit Meiji Shrine, located in a spacious wooded park just next to Harajuku Station.
Imperial Palace, Ginza
Visit Imperial Palace and its East Gardens before exploring Ginza, Tokyo's most expensive and famous shopping district.
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Side trips:
Kamakura
Kamakura, one hour south of Tokyo, is full of historic temples and shrines. It makes a perfect one-day trip from Tokyo.
Nikko
Nikko, two hours north of Tokyo, is the site of the famous Nikko Toshogu Shrine, the mausoleum of one of Japan's most influential personalities. The shrines and temples of Nikko can be seen in a one day trip from Tokyo, but if you also wish to visit Nikko's beautiful national park, at least two days are recommended.
Yokohama
Yokohama is Japan's second most populated city, only half an hour south of Tokyo. It makes a good one-day trip from Tokyo.
Hakone
Hakone is part of the Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park, two hours west of Tokyo, offering beautiful nature, good views of Mount Fuji, a few historic sites and many hot springs. Hakone can be visited in a one day trip, but an overnight stay at a ryokan with hot spring is recommended.
Kawagoe
Kawagoe, 30 minutes from Ikebukuro, is called "Little Edo" (Edo is the former name of Tokyo), because the city retains some of the architecture and atmosphere of past centuries, which have disappeared in Tokyo itself due to earthquakes, wars and redeveleopment.
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