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What to see in Tokyo in 2 days

Not a list of tips: these are the first 2 days of our real Tokyo itinerary, with the stops in the order you actually do them.

9

stops in 2 days

15h 43m

of visits

1.The heart of Tokyo: Imperial Palace, Ginza and the bay

  • Kokyo Higashi Gyoen
  • Tokyo Station, Marunouchi
  • Ginza Yonchome, Wako
  • Hama-rikyu Onshi Teien

6h 58m of visits

2.Asakusa, the Sumida river and the Skytree

  • Senso-ji
  • Hoppy-dori, Asakusa
  • Asakusa Culture Tourist Information Center
  • Sumida Park e Tokyo Mizumachi
  • Tokyo Skytree

8h 45m of visits

And what gets left out

With 2 days, 25 of the 34 stops do not fit. Here they are — so you know what you are giving up, instead of finding out on the spot.

3. Shinjuku: the garden, the towers and the alleys

Shinjuku Gyoen · Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building · Hanazono-jinja · Okubo-dori, Shin-Okubo · Shinjuku Golden Gai

4. Kamakura: the Great Buddha, the bamboo and the sea

Tsurugaoka Hachimangu · Hokoku-ji · Hasedera · Kotoku-in · Kamakurakokomae

5. The neighbourhoods: Shimokitazawa, Kichijōji and the Meguro river

Shimokitazawa · Bonus Track, Shimokitazawa · Inokashira Park · Meguro-gawa, Nakameguro · Daikanyama

6. Toyosu, teamLab and the bay at Odaiba

Toyosu Market · teamLab Planets TOKYO · Unicorn Gundam, DiverCity Odaiba · Odaiba Kaihin Koen · Rainbow Bridge

7. Akihabara, the bookshops of Jinbōchō and a farewell from the tower

Kanda Myojin · Akihabara Electric Town · Kanda-Jinbocho · Zojo-ji · Tokyo Tower

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