How long are you ashore in Tokyo?

For a 4.5-hour call or longer · 2 hr 30 min door to door

The terminal island

Embarkation eve or short windows — Odaiba only; add teamLab in Toyosu only with a timed ticket and a call of 5 hours or more

Fits a 4.5-hour stop with nothing to add (off the ship 30 minutes after arrival, back at the gangway an hour before all-aboard). A longer call gives you the extra time; on this one, do not add a stop.

1. +0:00
   Odaiba seaside park walk from the terminal area

   Rainbow Bridge arcs home; Liberty poses for the gag

2. +0:50
   Only on a call of 5 hours or more: teamLab Planets, with a timed ticket bought online

   It is in Toyosu: Yurikamome from the Cruise Terminal to Shin-Toyosu (¥330) or taxi (~4.6 km); closed 5 Nov and 3 Dec 2026 · tickets are sold online only, never at the door

3. +2:20
   Return walk/shuttle

   One short Yurikamome ride, no train changes

Running late? On a call under 5 hours, or with no teamLab ticket, skip Toyosu: the bay malls and the bridge deck walk fill the window well.

Transport spend: rail ~¥400–600 pp for the loop. Full route, map and photos

For a 7.5-hour call or longer · 5 hr 30 min door to door

The Asakusa classic

One district done well — the oldest Tokyo there is

Fits a 7.5-hour stop with nothing to add (off the ship 30 minutes after arrival, back at the gangway an hour before all-aboard). A longer call gives you the extra time; on this one, do not add a stop.

1. +0:00
   Rail toward Asakusa (~55 min door to door)

   Yurikamome + Ginza line; IC card smooths it

2. +0:55
   Senso-ji: thunder gate, incense, the main hall

   Nakamise snacks on the walk in

3. +2:20
   Jumbo melonpan at Kagetsudo, warm

   Then anmitsu at Umezono, since 1854

4. +3:10
   Sumida riverside + Tokyo Skytree view

   The photo without the tower queue

5. +4:00
   Rail back to the terminal

   Allow the full hour for the transfer

6. +5:10
   Back at the gangway

Running late? Crowds crushing at Senso-ji? Slip two blocks west to Kappabashi kitchen town — Tokyo’s oddest shopping street.

Transport spend: rail ~¥600–800 pp; Senso-ji is free, one paid deck or museum if you choose. Full route, map and photos

For a 10.5-hour call or longer · 8 hr 30 min door to door

The first-timer's Tokyo

Long calls — three Tokyos in one loop

Fits a 10.5-hour stop with nothing to add (off the ship 30 minutes after arrival, back at the gangway an hour before all-aboard). A longer call gives you the extra time; on this one, do not add a stop.

1. +0:00
   Rail to Asakusa — temple + Nakamise early

   Beat the 10am tide

2. +2:00
   Ginza line across town to Shibuya

   One line, no transfers, ~35 min

3. +2:45
   The Crossing + Hachiko + one department basement

   Depachika lunch upstairs-downstairs

4. +4:00
   Walk/train to Meiji Shrine forest

   The city goes silent in 400 meters

5. +5:15
   Harajuku Takeshita-dori sugar rush

   Crepes are the law here

6. +6:00
   Rail back to the terminal — allow 70 min

   Rush hour swells from 17:30

7. +7:30
   Back at the gangway

Running late? Behind at 5:15? Skip Harajuku entirely — Meiji Shrine to the terminal is the clean exit.

Transport spend: rail ~¥800–1,200 pp across the day; entries per your picks. Full route, map and photos

Rainy day · 6 hr door to door

The rainy-day Tokyo

Wet weather — go underground and stay there

Fits an 8-hour stop with nothing to add (off the ship 30 minutes after arrival, back at the gangway an hour before all-aboard). A longer call gives you the extra time; on this one, do not add a stop.

1. +0:00
   Train in from the terminal

   Photograph your return connection before you start

2. +0:45
   Tokyo National Museum, Ueno

   The largest collection of Japanese art anywhere, and entirely indoors. Closed Mondays (on a holiday Monday it opens and closes the next weekday): on those days spend the time in the Ginza department stores instead. Free at 70+ with ID

3. +2:45
   Depachika lunch at a department store food hall

   A basement the size of a supermarket, all of it prepared food

4. +4:00
   Ginza arcades and the Kabuki-za

   Single acts vary in length. No shows between monthly runs (26 Nov–1 Dec, 26 Dec–1 Jan, 27 Jan–1 Feb, 27–28 Feb) or on the dark days 9 and 17 Nov, 9 and 17 Dec, 8 and 18 Jan, 9 and 18 Feb. Check kabukiweb.net for your date

5. +5:15
   Head back

   Rain slows Tokyo trains; leave earlier than feels necessary

Running late? Asakusa and Shibuya are both outdoor experiences. In real rain, swap both for Ueno and a food hall.

Transport spend: ~¥1,200 pp. Museum entry ~¥1,000. Full route, map and photos