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Don’t be fazed by Tokyo’s crowds and Tok Tokyo Nationalyo National
Museum
Museum
hyperactivity. The following itineraries
Senso-ji
Ueno Parkark
include the very best sights in this Ueno P Senso-ji
temple
temple
Tokyo
fascinating, multi-layered city. There’s also Koishikawa Amey Tokyo
Koishikawa
Ameyokooko
Skytree
Skytree
Asakusa
time for shopping, relaxing, and savoring Korakuen Mark Marketet Asakusa
Korakuen
Garden
Garden
Tokyo’s delicious culinary scene. The Edo-Tokyo Museum
has fabulous displays. Sumida
Sumida
River River
SUBWAY WATER BUS WATER BUS
SUBWAY
SUBWAY SUBWAY
SUBWAY
SUBWAY
Kabukicho
Kabukicho SUBWAY SUBWAY
National
Golden Gai National
Golden Gai
Museum of
Museum of SUBWAY SUBWAY Edo Edo-Tokyo-Tokyo
Modern Art
Modern Art
Museum
Crafts
Crafts Museum
SUBWAY
Shinjuku
Tokyo
Tokyo Shinjuku SUBWAY Gallery
Gallery
Metropolitan
Metropolitan
Government
Government Imperial
Imperial
Building
Building SUBWAY Palace
Palace
Grounds
Grounds Tokyo
Tokyo
SUBWAY
Station
Station
Tokyo
Tokyo
Odaiba
The interior of Senso-ji temple Meji Shrine International Odaiba
International
Meji Shrine
Island
Island
is just as beautiful as its exterior. Takeshita- Forum
Takeshita-
Forum
dori dori WATER BUS WATER BUS
Kabuk
Kabuki-zai-za
Two Days in Tokyo Midtown Theat Tsuk Tsukiji Outeriji Outer
Tokyo
Tokyo
Theaterer
Midtown
Market et
Mark
Omotesando
Omotesando Roppongi
Roppongi
Day 1 Tok Tokyoyo Sumida
Sumida
Nezu
MORNING Nezu Tow Towerer River River
Museum
Take a crash course in art and Museum Roppongi Hama
Roppongi
Hama
culture at Tokyo National Museum Hills Hills Zojo Zojo-ji-ji Gar Garden den
Rikyu
Rikyu
(see pp24–7). After, stroll around go shopping on Harajuku’s Temple
Temple
Ueno Park (see pp20–21) and the Takeshita-dori (see p56) and tree- Tok Tokyo Bayyo Bay
bustling Ameyoko Market (see p67). lined Omotesando (see p101). The
AFTERNOON nearby Nezu Museum (see p100) has
Explore the Edo-Tokyo Museum (see a serene garden with a teahouse.
pp18–19) before enjoying a bird’s-eye In the evening, enjoy the electric vibe
view of the city from Tokyo Skytree of Shinjuku (see pp106–11).
(see p89). Meander through Asaksua
and the grounds of the Senso-ji
Temple (see pp14–15). Board the water Four Days in Tokyo
bus and cruise down the Sumida
River (see pp16–17). Afterwards, catch Day 1
a show at Kabuki-za Theater (see p81). MORNING
Have breakfast in Tsukiji Outer
Day 2 Market (see p66), then tour the Hama
MORNING Rikyu Garden (see p82). View the old
Discover the moats, stone walls, wooden gates fronting Zojo-ji temple
and gardens of the Imperial Palace (see p97) with Tokyo Tower (see p96),
(see pp12–13). Then take in the an icon of the city, in the background.
excellent collection at the National AFTERNOON
Museum of Modern Art (see p12) Enjoy the galleries and museums of
and the Crafts Gallery (see p13). Roppongi and then browse the
AFTERNOON shops of Roppongi Hills (see p94) and
Crunch down the gravel pathway to Tokyo Midtown (see p95), where there
Meiji Shrine (see pp30–31), and then are also great places to eat and drink.
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