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Tokyo Slow Week: 7 Days

A full week in Tokyo done at a gentle pace — two day-trips outside the city built in so you don't burn out on trains. Tokyo rewards slowness, so I'm keeping mornings loose and wrapping each day before dinner rush.

7days
21stops
DAY01

Senso-ji → Akihabara

Overnight in Akihabara
  1. 10:00
    ⭐ Senso-ji· start
  3. 13:30
    Ueno Park
  5. 16:30
    Akihabara· overnight
Accommodation
Asakusa or Ueno area
DAY02

Meiji Jingu → Shibuya Crossing

Overnight in Shibuya Crossing
  1. 10:00
    ⭐ Meiji Jingu· start
  3. 13:00
    Takeshita Street & Omotesando
  5. 17:00
    Shibuya Crossing· overnight
Accommodation
Shibuya or Shinjuku
DAY03

Shinjuku Gyoen → Omoide Yokocho & Golden Gai

Overnight in Omoide Yokocho & Golden Gai
  1. 10:30
    Shinjuku Gyoen· start
  3. 14:00
    Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building
  5. 17:30
    ⭐ Omoide Yokocho & Golden Gai· overnight
Accommodation
Shinjuku
DAY04

Kotoku-in (Great Buddha) → Tsurugaoka Hachimangu

Overnight in Tsurugaoka Hachimangu
  1. 09:30
    ⭐ Kotoku-in (Great Buddha)· start
  3. 12:30
    Hasedera
  5. 15:30
    Tsurugaoka Hachimangu· overnight
Accommodation
Tokyo (Shinjuku)
Food
  • shirasu-don · tiny whitebait rice bowl — the local Kamakura specialty, available at shops along the Hasedera approach
DAY05

Tsukiji Outer Market → Ginza

Overnight in Ginza
  1. 08:30
    Tsukiji Outer Market· start
  3. 12:00
    ⭐ Hamarikyu Gardens
  5. 15:30
    Ginza· overnight
Accommodation
Shinjuku or Shibuya
DAY06

teamLab Planets → Odaiba Seaside Park

Overnight in Odaiba Seaside Park
  1. 10:30
    ⭐ teamLab Planets· start
  3. 14:00
    Toyosu Market
  5. 17:00
    Odaiba Seaside Park· overnight
Accommodation
Shinjuku/Shibuya
DAY07

Hakone → Owakudani

  1. 09:00
    ⭐ Hakone Open-Air Museum· start
  3. 13:00
    Owakudani
  5. 16:00
    Hakone Shrine
Accommodation
Tokyo (Shinjuku)
Heads Up
  • Buy a Suica or Pasmo IC card on arrival — works on every train, bus, vending machine, convenience store.
  • Reserve ahead: teamLab Planets, Shibuya Sky, the Romancecar to Hakone. Everything else you can walk up to.
  • Cash still matters at tiny bars, small shrines, and some ramen places. Keep ¥10,000 on you.
  • If your week hits rain, swap Day 6's Odaiba outdoor evening for Ghibli Museum (needs tickets a month ahead) or the Edo-Tokyo Museum.