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7 Days in Tokyo, Slow & Deep

Tokyo is a subway-and-train city, so I'm routing day trips by rail (Hakone and Kamakura) — flagged with 🚄 so you know when to swap the Suica for a limited express. Otherwise walk and metro your way through, pace is easy, 2–3 anchor stops a day.

7days
20stops
DAY01

Tokyo Skytree → Yanaka Ginza

Overnight in Yanaka Ginza
  1. 11:30
    ⭐ Tokyo Skytree· start
  3. 14:30
    Tokyo Skytree
  5. 17:30
    Yanaka Ginza· overnight
Accommodation
Asakusa or Ueno
DAY02

Meiji Jingu → Shibuya Scramble & Sky

Overnight in Shibuya Scramble & Sky
  1. 10:00
    Meiji Jingu· start
  3. 13:00
    Harajuku & Omotesandō
  5. 16:30
    ⭐ Shibuya Scramble & Sky· overnight
Accommodation
Shinjuku or Shibuya
DAY03

Toyosu Market → Imperial Palace East Gardens

Overnight in Imperial Palace East Gardens
  1. 08:00
    Toyosu Market· start
  3. 12:00
    Tsukiji Outer Market
  5. 15:00
    ⭐ Imperial Palace East Gardens· overnight
Accommodation
Same as last night
DAY04

Romancecar to Hakone → Lake Ashi & Ōwakudani

Overnight in Lake Ashi & Ōwakudani
  1. 08:30
    Romancecar to Hakone· start
  3. 11:00
    Hakone Open-Air Museum
  5. 14:30
    ⭐ Lake Ashi & Ōwakudani· overnight
Accommodation
Hakone ryokan (Gōra or Hakone-Yumoto area)
DAY05

Kamakura → Komachi-dōri & Tsurugaoka Hac…

Overnight in Komachi-dōri & Tsurugaoka Hachimangū
  1. 09:30
    Kamakura Station· start
  3. 11:30
    ⭐ Kōtoku-in Great Buddha
  5. 15:00
    Komachi-dōri & Tsurugaoka Hachimangū· overnight
Accommodation
Tokyo
DAY06

teamLab Planets → Shinjuku

Overnight in Shinjuku Golden Gai
  1. 10:30
    ⭐ teamLab Planets· start
  3. 14:00
    Akihabara
  5. 17:30
    Shinjuku Golden Gai· overnight
Accommodation
Same Tokyo base
DAY07

Nezu Museum & Omotesandō → Ebisu Yokochō

  1. 10:00
    Nezu Museum & Omotesandō· start
  3. 13:00
    Roppongi Hills / Mori Art Museum
  5. 17:00
    Ebisu Yokochō
Accommodation
Depends on your flight — if you're on a red-eye out of Haneda/Narita: none (head to airport after dinner). Otherwise same Tokyo base
Booking timeline
Book these before you go
  1. Day 5Train · Komachi-dōri & Tsurugaoka Hachimangū
  2. Day 7Train · Ebisu Yokochō