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How many days do you need in Tokyo?
Not an estimate: the arithmetic of our Tokyo itinerary, stop by stop. You can open it and check.
7days
34 stops50h 33m of visits10h 24m of travel
Day by day
| Day | Stops | Visits | Travel |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. The heart of Tokyo: Imperial Palace, Ginza and the bay | 4 | 6h 58m | 1h 18m |
| 2. Asakusa, the Sumida river and the Skytree | 5 | 8h 45m | 55m |
| 3. Shinjuku: the garden, the towers and the alleys | 5 | 6h 39m | 1h 22m |
| 4. Kamakura: the Great Buddha, the bamboo and the sea | 5 | 6h 9m | 2h 3m |
| 5. The neighbourhoods: Shimokitazawa, Kichijōji and the Meguro river | 5 | 6h 52m | 1h 48m |
| 6. Toyosu, teamLab and the bay at Odaiba | 5 | 7h 49m | 1h 44m |
| 7. Akihabara, the bookshops of Jinbōchō and a farewell from the tower | 5 | 7h 21m | 1h 14m |
And if you have less time
- With 2 days you get as far as “Asakusa, the Sumida river and the Skytree”: 9 of the itinerary's 34 stops.
- With 3 days you get as far as “Shinjuku: the garden, the towers and the alleys”: 14 of the itinerary's 34 stops.
- With 4 days you get as far as “Kamakura: the Great Buddha, the bamboo and the sea”: 19 of the itinerary's 34 stops.
- With 5 days you get as far as “The neighbourhoods: Shimokitazawa, Kichijōji and the Meguro river”: 24 of the itinerary's 34 stops.
- With 6 days you get as far as “Toyosu, teamLab and the bay at Odaiba”: 29 of the itinerary's 34 stops.
Itinerary budget€85-130 (¥16,000-24,000) per person / day
These numbers do not say “how long it takes to see Tokyo”: they say how long OUR itinerary runs, at a balanced pace, for two adults. With different tastes the arithmetic changes — which is exactly why you can generate your own.