Kantō, Japan

Tokyo

Metropolis areaCityHeritageRiver

4.6 / 5· HidengoEditor's pick

The notebook of Tokyo

Take the pulse without following the crowd.

A huge but legible metropole in neighbourhoods, between sanctuaries, museums, gardens, markets and contrasting urban scenes.

At your own pace

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Identity summary

Ideal duration

4 to 8 days

Best time

Spring · Summer · Autumn · Winter

Car

Possible without car depending on area

Type of stay

Metropolis area · City · Heritage · River

Accessibility

Good accessibility

Rhythm

Sweet rhythm

General presentation

Tokyo

A huge but legible metropole in neighbourhoods, between sanctuaries, museums, gardens, markets and contrasting urban scenes.

The Tokyo discovery is based around Temple Sensō-ji, Tokyo National Museum and Shibuya Carrefour. The stay thus alternates between the big city, urban life, heritage and riverscapes, giving a concrete picture of the destination beyond its only best known site.

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For a stay of 4 to 8 days, a quiet rhythm works well. Also to be anticipated: variable influx depending on the season. The trip can be organised without a car if the drop point and local connections are selected in advance. The main sites are generally easy to access.

Strengths and constraints

Strengths

Sensō-ji Temple
Tokyo National Museum
Carrefour de Shibuya

Before you choose

Variable frequency depending on season
Parking to anticipate in the center

Places worth visiting

A selection to start dreaming and organizing the stay — not an exhaustive list of everything there is to see.

Temple

Temple Sensō-ji

4.7 / 5· Hidengo30 min to 1 hr 15

Sensō-ji opens on a long shopping alley before reaching a vast enclosure of temples, doors and pagodas. The district of Asakusa keeps around this well-used sanctuary a lower ladder, conducive to a morning walk between stalls, incense and banks of the Sumida.

Remarkable location

Tour de Tokyo

4.6 / 5· Hidengo1 to 2 hrs

The Tour de Tokyo keep its red and white look above Minato, between temples, buildings and fast axes. Its platforms give a legible view of the capital, especially at the end of the day, when the neighborhoods light up and the silhouette of the tower itself becomes a landmark from the nearby streets.

Temple

Sanctuaire Yasukuni

4.5 / 5· Hidengo30 min to 1 hr 15

Yasukuni is a Shinto shrine in Chiyoda associated with Japanese war deaths, with massive tori, ginkgo alleys and sober ritual buildings. The place requires a careful visit, because its political history remains sensitive; the atmosphere varies greatly between ordinary days, ceremonies and cherry season.

Remarkable location

Odaiba

4.5 / 5· Hidengo1 to 2 hrs

Odaiba is holding a Tokyo facing the bay, with waterfront walks, shopping malls, big wheel, museums and views of the Rainbow Bridge. The neighborhood works particularly well at dusk, when the glass facades, ferries and the skyline of Minato give a very different atmosphere to the narrow streets of the center.