Tokyo layers a two-century-old shogunate capital under skyscrapers and elevated train lines, with some of the world's best food available at every price point. It rewards wandering between wildly different neighborhoods — Asakusa's temples one morning, Shibuya's chaos and Shinjuku's bars the same evening.
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How long to stay
5–8 days is the sweet spot.
Flight time
About 13h from the US East Coast, 11.5h from Europe, 9h from South Asia.
Good to know
- Get a Suica or Pasmo IC card on arrival — it works on nearly every train, bus and convenience store.
- Carry cash; many small restaurants and shrines still don't take cards.
- Trains are silent by custom — calls are for platforms, not carriages.
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