Tokyo Itineraries
Day-by-day plans that account for jet lag, transit time, and the pacing mistakes most first-timers make. Pick your trip length, pick a theme, and go.
Multi-Day Plans
How many days changes everything. A 1-day blitz needs ruthless prioritization. Three days lets you breathe. These schedules are built around real transit times, not optimistic estimates.
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1-Day Tokyo Itinerary: How to Design a Day That Works
Most Tokyo itineraries pack in too much and explain too little. Learn the narrative arc approach: why 2-3 neighborhoods is the ceiling.
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2-Day Tokyo Itinerary: A Routing Framework, Not a Checklist
Why every 'Day 1 Modern, Day 2 Traditional' itinerary ignores hotel location, transfer times, and fatigue. A framework for building your own
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3-Day Tokyo Itinerary: A Framework That Adapts When Plans Chang
Most 3-day itineraries list attractions. This one explains why each day is structured that way—so you can adapt when energy, weather, or interests change.
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An hour outside Tokyo, the density breaks. Kamakura's ocean-facing Buddha, Hakone's volcanic valley, Nikko's gilded shrines, Fuji's fifth station — each one resets your perspective and makes the city make more sense when you return.
Theme Routes
Itineraries built around a specific idea rather than a day count — nightlife without alcohol, or a single evening that threads Shinjuku Gyoen's gardens into Golden Gai's six-seat bars.
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Tokyo Nightlife Without Drinking: What You're Not Missing
Neon walks, street food, karaoke, late-night ramen—none of it requires alcohol. What Tokyo evenings actually consist of and how to enjoy them sober.
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Shinjuku: Gyoen to Golden Gai
Shinjuku has a sequence most visitors miss. Gyoen closes at 5. Omoide Yokocho fills by 7. Golden Gai opens at 8. Get the order wrong and you're eating peanuts.
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