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The Asakusa classic, Tokyo

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The Asakusa classic

One district done well — the oldest Tokyo there is. Timed from the gangway and back.

5 hr 30 min door to door6 stopsNeeds a 7.5-hour call
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Door to door
5 hr 30 min
From the gangway and back
Best for
A 7.5-hour call or longer
One district done well — the oldest Tokyo there is
Room to spare
None
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.
What it costs
~¥600–800 pp
Rail ~¥600–800 pp; Senso-ji is free, one paid deck or museum if you choose.
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 toward Asakusa (~55 min door to door)

    Yurikamome + Ginza line; IC card smooths it

    What you will see hereFull guide: Senso-ji
  2. +0:55
    Senso-ji: thunder gate, incense, the main hall

    Nakamise snacks on the walk in

    What you will see hereFull guide: Senso-ji
    The main hall of Senso-ji temple in Asakusa, Tokyo
    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
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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 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
Shibuya Crossing, Tokyo
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 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 first-timer's TokyoNeeds a 10.5-hour call · ~8.5hLong calls — three Tokyos in one loop
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