5 days in Tokyo
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Tokyo rewards a plan: neighborhoods are worlds of their own and distances are real. This route balances the icons, the food and one perfect day trip — walkable blocks in the morning, one big sight per day, dinner where locals actually eat.
Day 1
Shibuya and Shinjuku — the electric first day
Cross the Shibuya Scramble, ride up Shibuya Sky at sunset, then get lost in Shinjuku's Omoide Yokocho alleys for yakitori. If energy holds, Golden Gai for a tiny-bar nightcap.
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Asakusa and Ueno — old Tokyo
Sensō-ji temple early (before 9am beats the crowds), snack your way down Nakamise street, then Ueno Park and its museums. Finish in Yanaka, the low-rise neighborhood that survived the century.
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Tsukiji, Ginza and teamLab — food and light
Breakfast at Tsukiji Outer Market (tamagoyaki, tuna bowls), browse Ginza's depachika food halls, then book teamLab Planets for the afternoon — it's Tokyo's best rainy-day card too.
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Day trip to Kamakura — the Great Buddha
One hour by train: the Great Buddha of Kōtoku-in, the Hasedera temple gardens, and the Komachi street for lunch. Back in Tokyo by evening for ramen in Ebisu.
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Harajuku, Meiji Shrine and goodbye views
Meiji Shrine's forest at opening time, Takeshita street chaos next door, vintage shopping on Cat Street, and a final skyline from the free Tokyo Metropolitan Government towers in Shinjuku.
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