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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.
Route: Tokyo (Asakusa) → Shibuya/Shinjuku → Tsukiji/Imperial Palace → Hakone (overnight) → Kamakura → Tokyo (teamLab/Akiba) → Roppongi/Ebisu
Primary area: Tokyo
Sakura late Mar-early Apr (Kyoto/Tokyo). Koyo (autumn leaves) mid-Nov to early Dec. Jun-Jul tsuyu (rainy season).
7days
21stops
11drive km
Trip Highlights
- Book ahead: teamLab Planets, Shibuya Sky sunset slot, Hakone ryokan, Romancecar seats
- Passes worth it: Suica for everything daily; Hakone Free Pass on Day 4; skip the JR Pass — you're not covering enough ground
- Cash: carry ¥10,000 — Golden Gai, small shrines, older shops still prefer it
- Takkyubin your suitcase Hakone → Tokyo hotel on Day 5, thank me later
1
Asakusa & old-town Tokyo
3 stops · 1h 2m · 26km
2
West Tokyo neon crawl
3 stops · 3m · <1km
3
Central Tokyo, markets to palace
3 stops · 21m · 12km
4
Hakone hot-spring escape
3 stops · 20m · 11km
5
Back to Tokyo via Kamakura
3 stops · 1h 26m · 62km
6
Modern Tokyo, digital art & otaku
3 stops · 1h 6m · 62km
7
Soft landing
3 stops · 16m · 5km