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3 DAY ITINERARY

DAY 1 (East/Traditional Tokyo)

  • Yanaka: old neighborhood, maze of alleyways and backstreets with small shops, cafes and restaurants

  • Ueno Park + Tokyo National Museum

  • Lunch at Kani Dorauku (crab)

  • Walk to Akibahara (anime and electronics district)

  • Asakusa Sensoji Temple (oldest temple in Tokyo) + Nakamise Dori Street

  • Dinner in Shinjuku: Kisoji (shabu shabu), omodoie yokocho (Memory Lane) for yakitori

  • Drinks at Golden Gai (Open Book) and Piss Alley

DAY 2 (West/Modern Tokyo)

  • Meiji Shrine

  • Yoyogi Park

  • Harujuku (Takeshita Dori Street, crepes) + Cat Street

  • Shibuya: Center-gai, Shibuya crossing, Ometesando (main shopping street), thrift stores

  • Daikanyama: T-Site, Log Road (Garden House Crafts), Non-Fiction

  • Nakameguro: walk along the river, TEIEN Metropolitan Art Museum

  • Dinner at Butagumi in Nishiazabu (best tonkatsu)

  • Cocktails at INC (Shibuya)

DAY 3 (Central Tokyo)

  • Tsukiji Fish Market

  • TeamLabs Borderless interactive digital museum (book tickets)

  • Imperial Palace

  • Subway to Ginza

  • Coffee at Glitch and Bongen

  • Shop at Itoya Stationary Store, Onituska Tiger, Uniqlo, Muji, etc.

  • Omakase dinner at Kyubey Honten (165,000 yen for 16 pieces)

ALTERNATIVE DAY

  • Kichijoji: Inokashirakoen, Ghibli Museum

  • Shimokitazawa: thrift shops, live music

Eunice Chin