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12 places · 18 h 25 min of sightseeing · 4 days
How many days do you need in Tokyo?
12 places add up to 18 h 25 min of pure sightseeing. At 6 hours a day, not counting walking and meals, that's 4 days.
The best-known places in order, as long as they fit into 6 hours of sightseeing a day. Sightseeing only, without walking and meals — build the day-by-day plan with opening hours and the route in a RouteMarket notebook.
1 day — 5 h 45 min
- Mode Gakuen Cocoon Tower (45 min)
- Tokyo Skytree (1 h 30 min)
- Tokyo Tower (1 h)
- Tokyo National Museum (2 h 30 min)
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2 days — 11 h 55 min
- Mode Gakuen Cocoon Tower (45 min)
- Tokyo Skytree (1 h 30 min)
- Tokyo Tower (1 h)
- Tokyo National Museum (2 h 30 min)
- Meiji Shrine (1 h)
- Asakusa (2 h)
- Sensō-ji Temple (1 h)
- Yasukuni Shrine (40 min)
- Imperial Palace (1 h 30 min)
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3 days — 15 h 25 min
- Mode Gakuen Cocoon Tower (45 min)
- Tokyo Skytree (1 h 30 min)
- Tokyo Tower (1 h)
- Tokyo National Museum (2 h 30 min)
- Meiji Shrine (1 h)
- Asakusa (2 h)
- Sensō-ji Temple (1 h)
- Yasukuni Shrine (40 min)
- Akihabara (2 h)
- Imperial Palace (1 h 30 min)
- Edo Castle (1 h 30 min)
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Top sights
Ordered by how well known each place is. Data: OpenStreetMap and Wikipedia.
- Mode Gakuen Cocoon Tower — 45 min visit
- Tokyo Skytree — 1 h 30 min visit
- Tokyo Tower — 1 h visit
- Tokyo National Museum — 2 h 30 min visit
- Meiji Shrine — 1 h visit
- Asakusa — 2 h visit
- Sensō-ji Temple — 1 h visit
- Yasukuni Shrine — 40 min visit
- Akihabara — 2 h visit
- Imperial Palace — 1 h 30 min visit
- Edo Castle — 1 h 30 min visit
- Odaiba — 3 h visit
- Ginza — 2 h visit
- Ueno Park — 2 h visit
- National Museum of Western Art — 1 h 30 min visit
- Harajuku — 2 h visit
- Sumida River — 1 h visit
- Tsukiji Outer Market — 1 h 30 min visit
- Roppongi Hills — 2 h visit
- Hama-rikyu Gardens — 1 h 30 min visit
- Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building — 45 min visit
- Takeshita Street — 45 min visit
- Kabuki-za — 2 h visit
- Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden — 1 h 30 min visit
Where to eat
What to see in Tokyo in one day?
Mode Gakuen Cocoon Tower, Tokyo Skytree, Tokyo Tower, Tokyo National Museum.
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- Tokyo business trip — 1 day
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