Tokyo travel guide

At a glance

capital and largest city of Japan. For a first visit, Mode Gakuen Cocoon Tower, Tokyo Skytree, Tokyo Tower are strong starting points. This guide brings together 10 places, practical 1/3/5/7-day routes and a concise food shortlist so you can understand the city before shaping the trip around your pace.

Highlight stops

• Mode Gakuen Cocoon Tower — building in Tokyo, Japan
• Tokyo Skytree — tower in Tokyo, Japan
• Tokyo Tower — tower in Tokyo, Japan
• National Diet Library — national library in Japan
• Tokyo National Museum — art museum in Tokyo, Japan
• Yasukuni Shrine — Shinto shrine in Tokyo, Japan
• Odaiba — town located in Minato-ku, Tokyo
• Tokyo Imperial Palace — main residence of the Emperor of Japan

Food and drink

Use these well-documented flavours as a practical tasting shortlist; open an item to understand it and add it to your trip plan.

• takoyaki — ball-shaped Japanese snack with octopus
• tonkatsu — Japanese dish of deep-fried pork
• osechi — assortment of food delicacies celebrating Japanese New Year
• oyakodon — Japanese chicken and rice dish
• yakiniku — Japanese term meaning grilled meat

1-day itinerary

Day 1 · Architecture and city fabric

Mode Gakuen Cocoon Tower · Yasukuni Shrine · Tokyo Imperial Palace · National Diet Library

3-day itinerary

Day 1 · Architecture and city fabric

Mode Gakuen Cocoon Tower · Yasukuni Shrine · Tokyo Imperial Palace · National Diet Library

Day 2 · History and landmarks

Tokyo Tower · Tokugawa shogunate · Tokyo Stock Exchange · Tokyo National Museum

Day 3 · History and landmarks

Tokyo Skytree · Odaiba

5-day itinerary

Day 1 · Architecture and city fabric

Mode Gakuen Cocoon Tower · Yasukuni Shrine

Day 2 · History and landmarks

Tokyo Imperial Palace · National Diet Library

Day 3 · History and landmarks

Tokyo Tower · Tokugawa shogunate

Day 4 · Local flavours

Tokyo Stock Exchange · Tokyo National Museum

Day 5 · History and landmarks

Tokyo Skytree · Odaiba

7-day itinerary

Day 1 · Architecture and city fabric

Mode Gakuen Cocoon Tower · Yasukuni Shrine

Day 2 · History and landmarks

Tokyo Imperial Palace · National Diet Library

Day 3 · History and landmarks

Tokyo Tower · Tokugawa shogunate

Day 4 · Local flavours

Tokyo Stock Exchange · Tokyo National Museum

Day 5 · History and landmarks

Tokyo Skytree · Odaiba

Before you go

This route distributes nearby source-backed stops across balanced days. Opening times and ticket conditions can change; check the official source before visiting.