Your guide to where to stay,eat and the must-see highlights. Tackle the city’s wildest nightlife in Shinjuku;explore old town Tokyo in Asakusa;hit the shops in Shibuya.
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This is a city of almost 40 million people across its greater limits,a megalopolis with infinite possibilities.
In 72 hours you can experience a vast spectrum of places and attractions,incredible food and a wondrous contrast of old and new.
Want to get to know this overwhelming city a little better? Here are 10 lesser-known highlights that will make you feel like a local.
Distilling this city to 12 restaurants,bars and izakaya is impossible,though the following guarantee a memorable experience.
From festivals and holidays to shows and fairs,there’s always some exciting event happening in this huge metropolis.
Tokyo is notorious for rooms barely big enough to fit a suitcase,but there are also plenty of unique and beautiful places to stay.
From clothing to stationery to guitars:if Tokyo is shopping heaven,then these to-die-for flagship stores are nirvana.
Suginami-ku hardly rates a mention in most travel guidebooks on Tokyo,but it is full of hidden gems for those eschewing the inner-city crowds.
There is tremendous respect and love for vintage items in Tokyo and if you’re shopping for vintage,the hard work has been done.
Tokyo-based Cody Mizuno thinks he’s eaten about 1000 bowls of ramen in his lifetime. That’s the equivalent of one ramen a day for three years.
With its vintage clothing stores,record shops,hip bars and flea markets,could Shimokitazawa be the coolest neighbourhood in Tokyo?
It’s no surprise that the largest city on the planet has a dizzying array of options for visitors,so we’ve whittled it down to some old and new favourites.
Part museum,part art installation and part amusement park – as one of Tokyo’s most popular attractions,it pays to know before you go to teamLab Planets.
From a seven-hectare forest to a majestic archway,Tokyo’s Meiji-Jingu shrine features hidden attractions worth lingering for.
Hushed reverence,fruit displayed like jewellery and white-gloved salesmen:you can bust your budget on fruit at specialist Japanese fruit stores.
Public bathrooms aren’t usually stars of travel itineraries,but The Tokyo Toilet scheme’s facilities deserve to be.