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The Asakusa classic

One district done well — the oldest Tokyo there is. Timed from the gangway and back, with the hour before all-aboard already set aside.

~5.5h door to door6 stops4–6 hours ashore
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Photo: Bob Owen / CC BY
Door to door
~5.5h
From the gangway and back
Best for
4–6 hours
One district done well — the oldest Tokyo there is
What it costs
rail ~¥600–800 pp; Senso-ji is free, one paid deck or museum if you choose
Transport spend: rail ~¥600–800 pp; Senso-ji is free, one paid deck or museum if you choose.
Booking
Nothing
Every stop here takes walk-ups
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 toward Asakusa (~40 min)

    Yurikamome + Ginza line; IC card smooths it

    What you will see here →Full guide: Senso-ji →
  2. +0:50
    Senso-ji: thunder gate, incense, the main hall

    Nakamise snacks on the walk in

    What you will see here →Full guide: Senso-ji →
    Photo: Supanut Arunoprayote / CC BY 4.0
  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

    What you will see here →
  5. +4:00
    Rail back to the terminal

    Allow the full hour for the transfer

  6. +5:10
    Back at the gangway
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
Hiroshige woodblock print of Nihonbashi bridge in EdoPhoto: Utagawa Hiroshige / Public domain
A woodblock print of two sumo wrestlers facing off with a referee
A woodblock print of two sumo wrestlers facing off with a refereePhoto: Utagawa Kuniyoshi / Public domain
Nigiri sushi on a wooden counter
Nigiri sushi on a wooden counterPhoto: kantokuruza / CC BY-SA
The Kabuki-za theatre in Ginza, Tokyo
The Kabuki-za theatre in Ginza, TokyoPhoto: Tak1701d / Public domain
Tsukiji Outer Market
Tsukiji Outer MarketPhoto: Big Ben in Japan / CC BY-SA
Shibuya Crossing
Shibuya CrossingPhoto: Benh LIEU SONG / CC BY-SA 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 island2–3 hours · ~2.5hEmbarkation eve or short windows — Odaiba without trainsThe first-timer's Tokyo8 hours or more · ~8.5hLong calls — three Tokyos in one honest loop
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