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5 Days in Tokyo

• Browse galleries by day
and bar-hop by night in
lively Roppongi
• View national treasures
and exquisite art at the
Tokyo National Museum
• Enjoy a relaxing soak at
the colorful Oedo Onsen
Monogatari bathhouse

Day 1
Morning Pass under the The distinctive exterior of the National Art Center, Japan’s largest exhibition space
wooden torii (gate) to reach
Meiji Shrine (p66). Later, in the Afternoon Delight in the from where a connecting line
backstreets of Harajuku, look powerful incense burned in goes to Ryogoku (p76), four stops
for the Ukiyo-e Ota Memorial front of Senso-ji Temple (pp58– away. Whether or not there is a
Museum of Art (p67), with its 9) before heading to the colorful basho (tournament) happening at
splendid collection of prints. district of Asakusa. Cruise down the National Sumo Stadium (p76),
Walk down chic Omotesando the Sumida River to the Hama- it’s still worth coming to this dis-
(p67), famous for its shopping. rikyu Gardens (pp42–3), then trict for the colossal Edo-Tokyo
walk to the skyscraper develop- Museum (p76). Next, visit Fuka-
Afternoon It’s a short subway ment of Shiodome (p43), where gawa (pp76–7), where there’s the
ride to the lively district of ADMT, the Advertising Museum Kiyosumi Teien garden (p77) and
Roppongi (pp70–71). As well Tokyo, is well worth a look. the Fukagawa Edo Museum (p76).
as shops and restaurants, there
are several art spaces here, Day 3 Afternoon Back on the west
including the Mori Art Museum Morning After taking a free side of the Sumida River, the
(p71) in Roppongi Hills, the guided tour of the Imperial Akihabara Electronics District
striking National Art Center Palace grounds (p45), head (p47) is associated with anime,
(p71), and the Suntory Museum across the northern moat to visit manga, and other aspects of
of Art (p71) in Tokyo Midtown. the National Museum of Modern Japanese pop culture. Visit the
Art (p46) and the Crafts Gallery Tokyo Anime Centre (p47), then
Day 2 (p46). Due east of the palace is the take the short walk to the Kanda
Morning Visit the world’s largest Marunouchi District (p44), home Myojin Shrine (p47). Round the
collection of Japanese art at the to the contemporary architecture day off with shopping and
Tokyo National Museum (pp52– of the Tokyo International Forum dinner in Ginza (pp40–41).
5). After, stroll around Ueno (p45) and the restored 1914
Park (pp50–51), home to the section of Tokyo Station (p44). Day 5
Shinobazu Pond, the Tosho-gu Morning Explore Yanaka (pp82–
Shrine, and the Shitamachi Afternoon Take a stroll through 3), one of the best-preserved quar-
Museum (p56). Don’t miss the the neatly clipped Koishikawa ters of early 20th-century Tokyo,
bustling Ameyoko Market Korakuen Garden (p47). A few with its shrines, temples, and
(p56), found by the raised subway stops to the west, the traditional shops. From Nippori
train lines between Ueno skyscrapers of Shinjuku (pp62–5) Station take the Yamanote Line to
and Okachimachi stations. beckon, including the Tokyo Shimbashi and change trains to
Metropolitan Government the monorail. Ride the monorail
Offices (p64), seat of the local over the Rainbow Bridge to
government; there’s a free Odaiba (p77 and pp84–5),
observation deck on the 45th location of many futuristic buil-
floor. Experience the neon-lit dings, such as the Kenzo Tange-
buzz of Kabukicho (p62) and designed Fuji TV Building (p16).
the cozy warren of drinking
dens in the Golden Gai (p63). Afternoon Learn all about
Japanese robot technology
Day 4 at the National Museum
Morning Reach Toyosu (p77) of Emerging Science and
fish market early enough to Innovation (p77). Afterwards,
view the world-famous tuna relax in the extraordinary
The vermilion Tsukenkyo Bridge in auctions, then travel one stop bathhouse at Oedo Onsen
Koishikawa Korakuen Garden on the subway to Tsukishima, Monogatari (p77).

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