Tokyo
東京 — TŌKYŌ
A mega-city decoded through its stations. The rhythm of Tokyo starts on the platform — and everything else follows.
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- Spring / Autumn
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Why Tokyo
Tokyo is not one city. It is a stack of villages glued together by trains — and once you understand that, everything else about the trip stops feeling overwhelming.
Our approach: pick two or three neighbourhoods, walk each one for a full afternoon, and let the trains connect them at the pace they were built for. The mega-city reveals itself in the smaller streets, not the famous crossings.
From our shoots
SHOT ON LOCATIONTravel Smart Japan, 2024–2026
Getting there & around
| From | How | Time | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Narita Airport | Narita Express (NEX) | 53 min | ¥3,070 |
| Haneda Airport | Tokyo Monorail + JR | 30 min | ¥690 |
| Kyoto | Tōkaidō Shinkansen | 2 h 15 min | ¥14,170 |
| Osaka | Tōkaidō Shinkansen | 2 h 30 min | ¥14,720 |
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What we'd actually do
- 01
Morning at Tsukiji Outer Market
Before 8 a.m. — we cover which stalls are worth the queue and which are tourist noise.
Read the guide - 02
Yanaka on foot
A 3-hour walk through the pre-war Tokyo that survived, with tea stops mapped.
- 03
Shibuya at three different hours
The famous scramble at 8 a.m., 3 p.m., 10 p.m. — three different cities.
- 04
A calm afternoon at Meiji Jingū
The forest built for the Emperor, and the shrine ritual explained.
- 05
Ginza after dark, without ¥40,000 kaiseki
Where to eat well in Ginza on a normal budget.
Neighbourhoods that make sense
Ginza / Marunouchi
¥¥¥¥First trip, luxury hotels, walking distance to everything central.
Shibuya / Ebisu
¥¥¥Nightlife, restaurants, fashion — for return visitors who like density.
Yanaka / Nezu
¥¥Old Tokyo, ryokan-style stays, walkable neighbourhood atmosphere.
The Tokyo we filmed
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10:20Trains in Tokyo EXPLAINED — in 10 mins!
JR, subway, private lines — the map that finally makes sense once you see the pattern.
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