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The first-timer's Tokyo

Long calls — three Tokyos in one loop. Timed from the gangway and back.

8 hr 30 min door to door7 stopsNeeds a 10.5-hour call
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Photo: Bob Owen / CC BY
Door to door
8 hr 30 min
From the gangway and back
Best for
A 10.5-hour call or longer
Long calls — three Tokyos in one loop
Room to spare
None
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.
What it costs
~¥800–1,200 pp
Rail ~¥800–1,200 pp across the day; entries per your picks.
Booking
Nothing
Every stop here takes walk-ups

Timed from the gangway with the port's official timetables · updated · Takumi Yamada

Numbers follow the route below. Pins are the places themselves; walking lines are not drawn because the best way between two stops can change with the tram, the tide or the weather.

The route

How the day runs

Times are from the moment you step off, not from the scheduled arrival. Everything shifts if your ship is late; the order does not.

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

    Beat the 10am tide

    What you will see hereFull guide: Senso-ji
  2. +2:00
    Ginza line across town to Shibuya

    One line, no transfers, ~35 min

    What you will see hereFull guide: Shibuya Crossing
    Shibuya Crossing & Meiji Shrine, Tokyo
    Photo: Syced / CC0
  3. +2:45
    The Crossing + Hachiko + one department basement

    Depachika lunch upstairs-downstairs

    What you will see hereFull guide: Shibuya Crossing
    Depachika treasure hunt, Tokyo
    Photo: espinr / CC BY
  4. +4:00
    Walk/train to Meiji Shrine forest

    The city goes silent in 400 meters

    What you will see hereFull guide: Meiji Jingu
    Meiji Jingu, Tokyo
    Photo: Hyppolyte de Saint-Rambert / CC BY-SA 4.0
  5. +5:15
    Harajuku Takeshita-dori sugar rush

    Crepes are the law here

    What you will see hereFull guide: Meiji Jingu
  6. +6:00
    Rail back to the terminal — allow 70 min

    Rush hour swells from 17:30

  7. +7:30
    Back at the gangway
Would rather have it arranged?Harajuku Meiji Shrine Walking Tour in TokyoCovers Meiji Shrine and Takeshita-dori together with a walking guide · from US$20 · 5.0★ — why we list it
The margin is not optional. This route ends an hour before all-aboard on purpose. If you are running late, drop the last stop, not the hour.
What the day looks like

Tokyo, along this route

Real photographs of the places above and the streets between them. Every one is credited.

Hiroshige woodblock print of Nihonbashi bridge in Edo, Tokyo
Hiroshige woodblock print of Nihonbashi bridge in EdoPhoto: Utagawa Hiroshige / Public domain
A woodblock print of two sumo wrestlers facing off with a referee, Tokyo
A woodblock print of two sumo wrestlers facing off with a refereePhoto: Utagawa Kuniyoshi / Public domain
A plate of nigiri sushi at Tsukiji, Tokyo
A plate of nigiri sushi at Tsukiji, TokyoPhoto: Dale Cruse - 12M views / CC BY 2.0
The main hall of Senso-ji temple in Asakusa, Tokyo
The main hall of Senso-ji temple in Asakusa, TokyoPhoto: Supanut Arunoprayote / CC BY 4.0
The Kabuki-za theatre in Ginza, Tokyo
The Kabuki-za theatre in Ginza, TokyoPhoto: dozodomo / CC BY-SA 2.0
Tsukiji Outer Market, Tokyo
Tsukiji Outer MarketPhoto: Dale Cruse - 12M views / CC BY 2.0
Different hours, different day

The other routes in Tokyo

The rainy-day TokyoA wet day · ~6hWet weather — go underground and stay thereThe terminal islandNeeds a 4.5-hour call · ~2.5hEmbarkation eve or short windows — Odaiba only; add teamLab in Toyosu only with a timed ticket and a call of 5 hours or moreThe Asakusa classicNeeds a 7.5-hour call · ~5.5hOne district done well — the oldest Tokyo there is
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