Tokyo is a city accommodates any travelers
with different interest and ages, but it's also a vast city that you can easily get lost
or don't know what to do next or tomorrow so in this video, I'd like to introduce you
to 100 ideas of things to do in Tokyo! Let's dive into one of the 100 and
something you cannot miss is Sensō-ji Temple. In the modern city of Tokyo that things are
renewed and reconstructed in fast speed, the area keeping traditional feeling of old
Tokyo is Asakusa. The Sensō-ji Temple and its gate called Kaminarimon which means "Thunder
Gate" are the must see scenes in Tokyo. Asakusa is filled with tourists all around the year so you
can enjoy the festive and energetic atmosphere. Something you'll notice when you enter the temple
is the sound of shaking metal boxes. It's to get the fortune-telling paper "Omikuji". Maybe
you can try and see how your Tokyo trip will go! If you have time, I recommend to go both
in daytime and late nighttime. In the late evening time after all the visitors are gone,
you can stroll the temple and towns lighten up in a quiet environment. Sometimes time like that
can be the most memorable times of your travel. Once you come to Asakusa, how about finding
all-time favorite souvenirs from Tokyo? From Kaminarimon Gate to the temple there's
Nakamise Street. This is the best spot to purchase typical souvenirs for yourself
from Tokyo. Asakusa has lots of other streets with various shops and places to eat, so
you can enjoy some shopping and eating snacks. When it comes to the shopping in Asakusa area,
something common to purchase is the Japanese kitchen tools like knives. If you are interested
in looking around something you cannot skip is the Kappabashi Street in the west of Asakusa.
Kappabashi Street was originally a town wholesale stores of kitchen tools for restaurants and
manufacturers gathered but now many stores are open for visitors and becoming a popular spot
to visit to get something more than typical souvenirs. You can find state-of-the-art
knives to the cute bowl for your kitchen or some food-shaped figures for your
interiors. To dive into the culture of Japan. how about trying wearing Japanese traditional
clothes 'kimono' in Tokyo? Asakusa is a perfect area for that. There are many shops that
you can try and rent kimonos. Of course, you can purchase one too. In the summertime,
you can wear yukata, which is a lighter version of kimono. It's not easy to walk on long
distances with this kimono so it can be one of the challenges you can try in Tokyo and Asakusa
is a perfect spot to walk around with kimono. When you stroll around Asakusa, you might see
Tokyo Sky Tree peeking between buildings. Now let's see Tokyo from the sky! Tokyo Sky
Tree is 634 meters high, which can be read as "Musashi" in Japanese, which is the old
country name of Tokyo. There's an observatory at 350 meters and 450 meters above ground. And
since Sky Tree is located at the northeast edge of Tokyo City Center, you can see the
whole Tokyo in one go. When they get busy, they stop selling tickets at the counter so
I recommend to make a reservation in advance, especially if you like to go up on
specific times like twilight time. Under the Sky Tree, there's a Sky Tree Town. You
can enjoy shopping and dinner at the food court and it also has some aquarium. The total cost
can add up so if you are looking for something more easygoing, the best spot to visit is
Asakusa's Tourist Center on the higher floor. There's an observation deck that
you can see Asakusa. It's not as high as Tokyo Sky Tree but you can enjoy the illumination
of Tokyo Sky Tree from the other side of the Sumida River and also see Sensō-ji Temple from
above. It's one of my favorite spots in Tokyo. Between Asakusa and Sky Tree there's a pedestrian
bridge and a little path along the Tobu Line and the canal. It's not widely known yet so it's a
perfect spot to stay away from the crowd and enjoy walking. Along the route there's a Sumida Park
that is famous for cherry blossoms. You can also find several coffee shops and benches that you can have
a seat and take a rest. From the bridge along the Tobu Line you can see the view of Tokyo's east
side along the Sumida River. If you like to enjoy the view of Tokyo water front more something you can
ride is the Tokyo sightseeing ferry. It takes you all the way to Tokyo Bay's Odaiba. It gives you diverse
view of Tokyo that you cannot see from trains or walking. In about 1 hour you go under the symbol
of Tokyo Bay Rainbow Bridge and arrive Odaiba. If you prefer shorter ride on the boat there's
also the route just going around near Asakusa and connecting the Odaiba and pier near Tokyo city center.
Visit Daiba. Odaiba is an area of the Tokyo Bay that connected by Rainbow Bridge from Tokyo city center.
This manmade area has office and some condos too, but it's more known as an entertainment district.
Daiba used to be a small island with battery that used to protect Tokyo; now it's connected to the land
and you can enjoy the view of Tokyo Bay. In summer you can see people enjoying the beach volley and just
getting some bathing on the beach. Odaiba has several hotels and shopping center such as Decks Tokyo Beach
and Aqua City Odaiba so so it's a place you can enjoy all day. See a big Gundam statue. One of the
popular shopping mall in Odaiba is Diver City. What makes this mall famous is the big statue of
Gundam. after you filmed enough of Gundam you can enter the building and enjoy food court. On the top
floor there's a Gundam Base that you can purchase models. On the weekend or busy day you might
not be able to enter, so I recommend to go early. Riding Yurikamome. Yurikamome is an automatic transportation
system without a driver and you can travel from Shimbashi in Tokyo city center to Odaiba across the
Rainbow Bridge. It's a line used by commuters too but because of the amazing view of the Tokyo
City skyline it's one of the attractions for visitors to Tokyo. This can be the top attraction
for tourists who like to be on the ride and also for children. The other end of this Yurikamome is Toyosu know for
the fish market. Before you get into it another place to stop is Toyosu Gururi Park. It's some park
overlooking Tokyo city center from the other side of the bay. It has wide open view of Tokyo skyline
and Rainbow Bridge. It's a perfect place to take a rest looking at the Tokyo, feeling that you're in
Tokyo. But what makes to famous is was biggest fish market. Even though the most of the facilities
are for whole-sellers and professionals so you cannot go in, but there are routes that you can see
the market auction in the morning. You can enter even the afternoon on the day the markets are open
but it might not worth walking all the way after the auction has finished. If you are not really
a morning person, even when the auction is not going on, there are places for you to eat in the
market and where there are more choices of eating is a little area called Senkyaku Bai. It's like a food
entertainment park that many seafood restaurant gathered. Many of them offer seafood directly
from the fish market and you can enjoy the fresh seafood like tuna. Right next to it there's a hot
spring called Manyo no Yu. it's a hot spring facility that they bring natural hot spring water from a hot
spring called Yugawara near Hakone and you can enjoy the natural hot spring water overlooking Tokyo Bay.
If you are not comfortable to take a bath, there's a foot bath on the rooftop that you can enjoy for
free and you can soak your foot in the hot spring water and see the view of Tokyo Bay. But if you
prefer something more authentic experience of public bath house culture of Tokyo, there are lots
of public bath houses in the town. Let's go back to downtown of Tokyo. Kotobukiyu near Ueno Station is an
old-fashioned bath house. The price for the small public bath house is set by Tokyo government and
usually it's common to 520 yen as of today. You can enter the bath for 520 Yen and usually there's
additional cost for using sauna. It doesn't come with towels, but you can purchase or rent towels depending
on the bath house. Even though in the most of the hot spring facility in Japan doesn't allow tattoos,
some of the public bath house in Tokyo allows tattoo including this Kotobukiyu. You can experience
the old style bath house culture in Tokyo. Let's see if you get into it or never again. Epic coffee
shop experience. If taking bath with everyone is too intimidating for you, you can still see the bath
house near Iriya Station of Hibiya Line there's a coffee shop called Rebon Kaisaiyu. That old bath house renovated.
The coffee shop is in the room where it used to be changing rooms and the bath area
is an office space for the architecture design office . You can also enter there and look around
the old bath house that remains almost as it was. But something amazing they offer is a coffee and
ice cream. The ice cream is homemade with fresh fruit from the farm in Odawara and you can enjoy
the single origin coffee that they match with the ice cream. And both ice cream and the coffee - wow
very good. It was a very cozy environment with a nice people. Another bath that is tattoo friendly is
Bunka Yokusen near Shibuya. After the bath, let's feel the air of the city. In Tokyo best spots are the rooftop
garden. Behind the Bunka Yokusen, there's a big concrete structure. This is the Ohashi Junction which is
the intersection of two Capital freeways: Route Three on elevated road and Route C2 in the deep
underground. For the environment they completely cover the junction and made it to the base
for the highway patrol and a rooftop garden that everyone can enter and walk around. Another
rooftop garden I recommend is Ginza 6. Ginza 6 is a shopping center in Ginza. You can enjoy the 360° view
from the rooftop. It's a great escape from the crowd of the street. Most of the department store
have roof top garden that everyone can go up and usually it doesn't have many people, so it might be
interesting to find your favorite small gardens in Tokyo. Once you take a rest it's time to enjoy
Japanese department store. Tokyo has several major department stores, but something worth visiting just
for architecture is Mitsukoshi and Takashimaya in Nihonbashi area which are one of the first department
stores in Tokyo. And also Isetan Department Store in Shinjuku which has a record of the most selling
department stores in Japan for years. When it comes to the department store something you must take
a look is the basement it's called depachika. Most of the department stores have basement floor section
that you can find tons of sweets and desserts. You can also purchase bento box or sushi box and bring
back to your hotel or eat in the park. When it comes to the bento box something popular to tourists is eki-ben
that you can bring to the shinkansen and eat but you can also get the basic reasonable bento on the streets
too. A bento box from casual shops like Origin and Hotto Motto carries nori bento, which is under 400 yen and
it comes with rice, nori seaweed and some fries. It's quite reasonable and simple but tastes really good
when you're hungry and haven't eat for a long time. When you need light meal or doesn't feel like
eating in the restaurants, no worry you don't have to make every meal a special experience or special
Japanese experience. You can also try to get your breakfast or lunch or dinner at convenience stores.
In Japan there are three major convenience stores chains in Japan Lawson, Family Mart and 7Eleven. Just
for these chains there are about 5,000 stores just in central Tokyo's 23 cities. Each of them
carry similar products but slightly different. If you've been to Japan or after your visit to Japan
please share which becomes your favorite convenience store chains and if there any foods you liked.
Besides lots of convenience stores what you might notice in Tokyo streets are the vending machines.
There are variety of drinks you can choose from and some of them are seasonal that I've never
seen before. Some drinks are like I doubt if they taste it before they sell it, but it's part of
Tokyo's experience to make a small funny mistakes. In summer the cold drinks on the street is a
life saver, and in winter our warm drink warms you up, and at night the machines light up the the
streets for you. Once you come to Tokyo dining is also an important experience and a must thing to
do in Tokyo is eating sushi. There are variety of sushi restaurants from reasonable family chain
to luxury counter bar style. The sushi restaurant you can eat certain quality but still easy to
go in and not too much worry about what it is sushi chains from Hokkaido. It's not a fixed price
but you can eat a good quality sushi in the easy going environment. Another thing to try is tempura
and soba. These are typical Japanese food and the food you can experience at once is tempura soba. Soba
is a buckwheat noodle so make sure to avoid it if you have allergy. The simple soba and freshly fried tempura
somehow goes very well and it's common to eat as a set. Gonpachi is a popular restaurant that became
model for the Hollywood movie 'Kill Bill'. They make soba right there. Lunch is very reasonable price for the
quality. Tonkatsu is a deep fried pork cutlet that you often enjoy with a thin sliced cabbage. If you
cannot eat that many pork, you can also order other food such as fried shrimp. Many chains offers
free refill of the cabbage and rice, soup so it's a great place when you like to eat the big portions.
Find your favorite ramen. Another popular food in Japan is ramen, but probably the most popular ramen
among visitors to Japan is tonkotsu ramen which is a pork broth started in Kyushu. Kyushu Jangara Ramen
is a popular tonkotsu ramen restaurant and if you like vegan choice, there's a Vegan Jangara on the
second floor of the Harajuku shop. There's more casual ramen shop like Hakata Tenjin that you can
get a free refill of the noodle called kaidama. Tonkotsu ramen is a pork broth creamy soup, but ramen is not just
tonkotsu ramen. Ramen is a noodle originally came from China and developed in many different styles
in Japan. The taste and style varies depend on the region in Japan. You can try all the different
ramen just being in Tokyo. After you eat ramen or sushi, something you might want to have is a
good cup of coffee. Tokyo has top coffee shops that you can enjoy the great quality cups, and
something really trending now is the aesthetic coffee places with high quality selected coffee.
The popular store is Glitch that has several shops in Tokyo. The people are very friendly there and ask
you what you like and you can ask anything about coffee. There are tons of coffee shops in Tokyo so
it will be one of the fun to find your favorite coffee shops in Tokyo. Something you need with
coffee is smartphone is good too, but how about the book? The area where Glitch Coffee is near Jimbocho that has lots of coffee shops and used book shops. Most of the book shops are in Japanese, but
some bookstores carries English books. So how about you pick one book and travel together. After
the lunch something you want to try is a sweet even. Though Japanese foods are popular it seems
not everyone especially visitors from Western countries are not a big fan of the Japanese sweets mostly
because you're not used to soybean being so sweet, but once you get used to it, you might get into it.
Why don't you start your first spoon in your next trip to Tokyo? If you are not that into sweets how
about enjoying bitter matcha instead of sweets? There are several gardens in Tokyo that have a tea house
but somewhere you can relax more in Japanese style house is Kosoan in Jiyugaoka. It's a tea house renovated
old wooden house built in 1950s and the only thing is you need to sit on the floor on Japanese style
room, but it's a really nice experience that is a very different from the city center experience.
If you want to take Japanese food home antenna shop is convenient . Many regional government across
Japan has shops in Tokyo and you can get a glimpse of the rich food culture of each region of Japan.
Many of them are gathering near Ginza area .the Kotsu Kaikan front of Yurakucho Station is a home to shops
from Hokkaido and Okinawa which are especially popular among Japanese regions. There are shops
on the first floor and basement there are also restaurants. And balcony on the second floor is
my favorite spot to watch the shinkansen. If you like to explore the aisle with more regular Japanese
food that we eat daily basis, a good idea is to go to regular supermarkets. Tokyo is not the best
place to look for a big supermarket as the space is limited, but recently in Ginza a large discount
supermarket called OK Store opened you can buy everyday ingredients and sweets at the price
just like supermarket in the suburbs. When it come to the shopping in Tokyo, Ginza is a place to
go. Ginza is an area with high end and brand shops both international and Japanese brands. Something
has been the face of Ginza for a long time a part of brand Mikimoto and skincare brand Shiseido. Ginza
is not just about the luxury shops. You can also enjoy shopping at UNIQLO at two locations in Ginza
'This is UNIQLO too.' In this center of the commerce of Japan, there are shops and showrooms of Japanese
brands such as Sony, Seiko, Yamaha Nissan. You can learn about the history of the brands and also
get to know more about the machinery itself. If you like to see something more traditional near Ginza,
there's a Kabukiza Theater. Kabuki is a Japanese traditional performing art that all male actors
play old tales in the beautiful background. Kabuki usually lasts about 4 hours with breaks, but for
visitors from abroad you can also watch just one act that you can make casually put in your schedule
during your shopping in Ginza or exploring Tsukiji. The fish market that has been long at Tsukiji has moved
to Toyosu, but there are still many fish shops and restaurant that offer fresh seafoods. You can find
numerous shops that offer sushi, seafood bowls and different street foods. If you like to feel more
old style market, Tsukiji might be better than Toyosu to enjoy the seafoods. It is a touristy spot but
it's a fun place to take a look at .Visit 100 Yen shop. If you are looking for something reasonably
priced, try Daiso a 100 yen shop. Not everything is 100 yen so please make sure to check the price tag.
There's also a spin off chain called Standard Product. The price ranges from a few dollars to 10 bucks or
so but everything is in a similar color that match with your interiors and most of the products
are well thought and well done that I'm afraid my rooms are occupied by their products. The
store in Shibuya is very large so you might want to be careful not to spend too much time there.
Something big in Tokyo is Tokyo Disney Resort. In less than 20 minutes from Tokyo Station there
are two theme parks Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo Disney Sea and you see some original attractions
that you only see in Japan. In 2024 Disney Sea's expanding with Disney Fantasy Springs and even
more choices of attractions and hotels you can enjoy. Well it's still number 36 and main
part of Tokyo hasn't started yet, but if you are a little bit tired of the crowd
of Tokyo it should be nice to spend half a day in the morning at Mount Takao. You can enjoy
light hiking trails and see temples on the mountain. Now let's get back to Shibuya,
central Tokyo. Shibuya Parco is a shopping center above the hill of Shibuya. You can find
popular Japanese character shops Nintendo Tokyo; on the same floor you see Pokemon
Center Shibuya and some other character shops. In the basement there are many
restaurants so you can have a great lunch there. When you are at Shibuya Parco,
you can also not miss the rooftop terrace too. If you like to see Shibuya from somewhere much
higher a must visit place is Shibuya Sky. Shibuya Sky is an observatory on the top of Shibuya Scramble
Square Building. This is not the highest observatory in Tokyo, but it's very popular as you can feel the
sky of Tokyo not through the glasses. The tickets for sunset hour sells out four weeks before
on the date they start to sell the tickets so you may want to write down the calendar and
make sure to get it if you plan to visit on sunset time. In the daytime you can see Mt Fuji on
sunny days and at night you can see the neons of Shibuya right under the building. Tokyo has many
different faces. It's Japan's capital and center of economy, capital of Japan's pop culture and it's
where entertainment and art have flourished since old times. As you arrive Tokyo the place drag
you into the realization of arrival in Tokyo is Shibuya's Scramble Crossing. This is a top tourist spot,
but also an important intersection for office workers, commuters and shoppers to Shibuya making it
one of the busiest crossings in the world. In front of the Shibuya station you'll also see the loyal
dog of Hachiko, the symbol of Shibuya. Hachiko is a statue of the dog born in 1923 that used to come to Shibuya
Station every evening looking for his owner Mr Ueno without knowing that he suddenly passed
away. In Shibuya a good place to take a rest is Miyashita Park. In exchange for Shibuya City renting out
space under the park in front of the station to a private company as a shopping center, the company
maintain and manage the park. It's crowded and hard to find bench on the weekend but it's nice to be
able to relax right in Shibuya Station, hearing the sound of the train tracks right next to it.
Tokyo's two popular spots -Shibuya and Harajuku - are actually in walking distance. One of the
streets that connect them are Cat Street. Cat Street connects Shibuya and Harajuku and is a fun
walking streets lined with the latest trend shops and outdoor shops. There are also many small
back streets in Harajuku so it's a fun place to explore. When you go to Harajuku something you might want
to check out is the rooftop of Omokado and Harakado, are two shopping center that are facing each other
across the Jingumae traffic light. You can relax on the rooftop and enjoy the coffee looking at the
city of Tokyo. The top spot in Harajuku is Takeshita Street. It's been a street young crowd gathered
from all over Japan. You see some cute pop culture shops and recently they have many souvenir shops and
a themed cafe. Iconic street food from Harajuku is a crepe and big cotton candy. If you are tired of the
hustle and bustle of Harajuku and Shibuya, there's Meiji Shrine right behind the Harajuku station. Something
makes the shrine special is a large forest around it. You can feel the air is much cool there in
the forest. This forest was made 100 years ago and about 100,000 trees were donated from across
Japan and 110,000 men worked to make this forest. On the north side of the shrine there's a grass area
where the locals are sitting and chatting on the grass. If you like to enjoy the garden more a must
visit place is Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden that you can enter with 500 yen admission. There are several different
areas that you can enjoy walking enjoy scenery and flowers. Shinjuku Gyoen is especially famous during
the cherry blossom season. There is a Starbucks inside and several vendors selling snacks and plenty of
vending machines in the garden, but I recommend you to bring something to eat and leisure seat for more
fun time. If you took a rest well now it's time to jump out to the city of Tokyo again. Shinjuku
is the largest and the busiest downtown area of Tokyo. For some Shinjuku at night might be the
most Tokyo like scenery and your trip to Shinjuku starts from Shinjuku Station. Shinjuku Station is
a hub of JR lines. In addition three subways and three private railways Keio, Odakyu and Seibu are merging.
It has a record of the busiest station in the world. Some parts of Shinjuku Station is now under
construction to rebuild to a building higher than Tokyo Metropolitan Government and other
projects start soon - probably the construction lasts another decade or two, so it's really like
the maze and you might see a different view every time you visit Tokyo. Kabukicho is an entertainment
district stretches north of Shinjuku Station. You'll see a big Godzilla statue is looking down on
the street. Kabukicho is a place to visit at night and enjoy the neon lights. Recently opened Kabukicho Tokyu
Tower has a food court and some amusement facility. I don't say it's a dangerous place, but please be
careful not to follow someone talk to you in Kabukicho saying that they have a good restaurant or
bar. In Shinjuku, there there are some bar streets like Omoideyokocho and Golden Gai. They originally started
as an unofficial market after the World War II and there are many tiny bars lined up in narrow alleys.
Right next to the train tracks of Shinjuku Station is Omoideyokocho. You see many Japanese style bars, customers
are drinking, pushing shoulders each other when Japanese people drink and eat after work or
together with friends, a place we like to go is isakaya. When you sit on the seat they usually give
you a small plate called otoshi, and it's like the seating charge, something we cannot change about
it because it's a custom. But if it's intimidating to go to the old style is izakaya recently there
are some bars that doesn't charge the otoshi, and also you can order in English. And one chain is
an izakaya chain called Chikuzenya. The shop I went was in Nakano and this place is very travel friendly.
You can order from a QR code in English and you can check what you ordered and what is the total
price right now. In the north of Kabukicho there is a town called Shin Okubo, that there are many foreign
grocery shops. Among them the east side of the town is known as Korean restaurants and shops. You
can enjoy Korean foods and shopping. There there's also a big discount store Don Quijote which has
been here for a long time time. Shinjuku is also a neighborhood the Tokyo government is located.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building is in Nishishinjuku. It's a high-rise twin tower
with free observation deck on the upper floor. The building is designed by Kenzo Tange; the same for
the Park Tower that has a Park Hyatt Tokyo on the top floors which became famous for the movie with
Scarlett Johansson 'Lost in Translation'. However, when you think of the center of Tokyo, you might think
of more about Tokyo Station that has a name of Tokyo. The Marunouchi side of the Tokyo Station has
a large square in front of station and the roads are directly connected to the Imperial Palace.
Imperial Palace is where the Japanese emperor lives. The Imperial family is continuing more than
1,500 years or 2,000 years depending on the study. Imperial family don't interfere with the politics,
but the family has been respected as a symbol of Japan. Visitors cannot enter the palace but you can
walk around the Nijubashi Bridge and you can also enter East Garden where you can see the trace of
Edo Castle. Tokyo Station is not just a railway station. It has large underground shopping malls. One part
is called Tokyo Character Street and you can get lots of different character goods. They also have
Tokyo Ramen street that you can see some ramen shops. If you are train fan, seeing train are also a
big attraction of Tokyo. Every major city in the world has subways called in different names
such as subway, Tube, underground or Metro and something unique about Tokyo is there are two
subway companies :Tokyo Metro and Toei by Tokyo Government running underground of Tokyo. But there
are also elevated train by JR and that is also an important transportation in the city center
so some foreign tourist call it metro too. The symbol of Tokyo is Yamanote Line that goes around Tokyo
in the loop in about 60 Minutes even if you don't have an opportunity to take Shinken you can enter
the platform of shin to see trains with one ticket you can go both ja Central platform and jail East
platform so if you or your children like to see shansen it's good idea to get an entry ticket to
the shinen platform just it's a busy platform so please be careful not to go too close to the
rail or home doors one good spot to take photo of trains in Tokyo City Center together is hij
Bash bridge near oan station it's right outside the Jr oom station and you see Jr train comes and
goes to two different directions of Tokyo Station and Akihabara station you also see Tokyo metro
monoi line comes out above ground just to Across the K River my favorite spot to look at the train
is McDonald's in front of sa Shinjuku station you see the J trains going by continuously with the
background of skyscraper in Nish Shinjuku if you have seen old Japanese anime in 80s you might
have seen this scenes of shinuk buildings from this angle visiting locations used for movies
and Anime is also a fun thing to do this is a stair that became famous in the anime called
your name if you like anime Goods Akihabara is a must Vis place in Tokyo but before Akihabara
became popular with pop culture like now akaba used to be a town known for electronics shops
I still remember that I had to come to aaba to get a soldering iron for school work when
I was in junior high school even though many shops are replaced by subculture stores you you
can get a glimpse of tral atmosphere of akiabara at the electronics Town under the train trucks
of akiabara station and Tokyo radio department store if you like anime and figures Akiba Kaa is
one of the place to go it's a building with lots of hobby shops that you can explore ours if you
like let's go to the large electronic stores in Tokyo big story in Tokyo are big camera and Yash
camera AA is a home for Yodobashi AKA one of the large Electronics shop in Tokyo if you are tired
of walking around but you like to take a rest a good place to go is a internet cafe Kat Club
is one of the major internet cafe to make a membership card you need an actual passport but
once you make a membership card you can check in easily with machine and make reservation online
too I took one traveler from the United States to make a membership card and on the process of the
being a member both shop person online assistant were very helpful depending on the location but
Kat Club has all private rooms and you can choose either floor or chair this FL room is popular as
you can sleep it's quiet and good break away from the C noise all Comics are Japanese but you can
get free refill of drinks and also take showers and do laundry you like to the S counter for a
few hundred Yen or some location haveit for free for this Shinjuku one being the membership is 370
Y and to stay 3 hours 1,680 Y and 24 hours 7,020 y just like bending machine something you see
in Tokyo everywhere is gashapon in akiabara there's a place like kapon K but again it's
everywhere in the town of Tokyo my favorite one is yamot L gachapon that I see aab station
I get this little PCH of yamanote line design for 300 Yen I think it's good but if you want
to see more AA let's head to ibukuro which is another subculture Center in Tokyo it has
the world largest kacha on Center with 3,000 machines lined up the gashapon center is in a
big building complex called Sunshine City it also has a sunshine City Aquarium and shopping
center with Pokemon Center so it's a place you can enjoy even on rainy days it's not a major
one but Sunshine City also has an observation deck on the 60s floor this e is known for
two big department store of tuu and sa it's hiding behind Shinjuku and Shia's popularity
but it's also one of the leading shopping towns in Tokyo recently there are many anime
shops opened and becoming like the second AA town from ikuko station if you take save ikuko
line you can get to the toim station there there is a wner brother Studio Tour Tokyo that making
of Harry Potter this is a new facility just opened in Tokyo in 2023 after the park called toshima
en closed it's the second attraction after the one in London and it's a must bu place if you
are big Harry Potter fans toaso if you want something a little more Japanese you'll find
a very quiet town that became the BPL of many anime artists such as T Osamu around higashi
Nagasaki station save line there are former sites where anime artists lived called toaso you
can spot simil anime related sites in the quiet town kiboi is located near
iuk station you'll encounter old fashion site like you a time slep to old days in this town you see the only
remaining street car in too toak line it runs from was shuku to minoa Bashi
station which is northeast of Tokyo it's very slow and takes time to ride everything
so you might want to just write part of the route if you don't have time now let's head
to the north visiting Grandma Harajuku what do you pass by with this St is kinsa station the
street is connected from sug station of J yamot line and it's called Grandma Harajuku as there
are so many shops Which is popular among senior Travelers visit Asama let's get on the TR T again
and go to asayama park that's RA in front of Jr o station as AMA is a well-known place for chair
blossom tree if you try to go to the park from oi station there are lots of stairs but you can
also take this re Trum that takes you up to the park by river under the Asama Park there's o
Shrine this is one of the Tokyo's 10 shrines all of these shrines are not a popular TR spot
but they all have a good atmosphere so it might be interesting to see how many you can go one of
them akasaka hikawa shine is right near the Loni and ATO shine is near ton Hills that it is beli
that you succeed in your business if you run up the stairs atosan is a beautiful place but in case
you cannot go up the stairs there's a elevator so no worry visit arcade shopping mall of Tokyo
minoa Bashi which is the end station of toen is a town where the oldfashioned shopping street Still
Remains the ter ends at minashi station and right next to the station you can see a little shopping
street with local resident as you get off the N police station of yanine you will find yourself
in the quiet neighborhood of yanaka it's an area with many temples and Commercial streets called
yanaka kinza that you can feel the old Tokyo's atmosphere you can look around some shops and also
try some Street roods this area also has lots of small alleys and known for cat I couldn't spot
cat this day but if you are lucky you can find some as you walk towards west of
yanaka there's NE shine between NE station and Sagi station the shrine
has red T gates contining to autom in Shrine in April you can see as lay flowers bloom visit weno Park Renault Park is a
large Park laying right next to Renault station if you leave the gate of the station
you already stepping in the park almost all lands of the Wen Park used to be belonging to
the kage temple which is now quietly located in the back of the park but you still see many
historical temples and shrines in the weno park to B in pond and K Cano is a mass visit
place in Reno Park Reno Park is also a home for about 10 museums what you might not
want to miss is Tokyo National Museum you can see japanes Buddhism statues swords kimonos
and everything Japan in National Treasure level riding boat if you need some activities
let's take a boat riding Reno Park if you cannot handle the regular boat you can also use
pedal boat you can enjoy a different view of the park from a boat there are some other places in
Tokyo that you can take a boat like chori eashi walking amoko Street after spending some time
in nature of weno let's head out to the amoko street amoko is a shopping street that connects
to okachimachi station and S other streets runs parallel to it it's like 365 Days festival with
all the shops and visitors especially in the evening time there is a small Temple maristan to
in the middle of the busy town that I always drop by to play when you come to amoko watch at K the
next thing to do in Tokyo is watching S at the Koka Arena tickets are difficult to obtain so
I recommend you to purchase them online on the day of the sales begin for more details please
see my small video If you go to k please make sure to eat their specialities Yakitori and
CH chunko is small rest's favorite food even if you couldn't get the ticket of the S match
or it's not the season for Su you can eat CH around the Dooku station right next to the
station there's a building called Dooku Edon that are using old do station building in their
restaurant Chango kirishima ofers amazing Chango na it's a reasonal price for lunch and interior
are lot of small so it's an interesting place to visit watch baseball game at Tokyo D if you like
to see other sports you can go to watch baseball game Tokyo has two teams Giants plays in Tokyo
D and swallows plays in jingle Stadium Tokyo do also has baseball Museum which are almost all
in Japanese but if you are a Baseball fans it might be a good place to check out and something
you might want to do in Tokyo is seeing a small Japanese gardens right next to the Tokyo
D there's kishka Kaa Quin it's a Japanese garden made in 1629 as a garden of a house for
MIT tokuga family in another big space of the garden there are lots of small world are expressed
another Japanese garden is kosumi Garden in kosumi shirakawa this one was organized by the founder
of Mitsubishi group and donated to Tokyo in 1924 something you might want to pay attention here
is Stones collected from all over Japan by the F of Mitsubishi feel the life of old Tokyo a
good place you can feel the air of old Tokyo is kaga Edo Museum in kyos shirakawa there you
can get a glimpse of life in Edo you can imagine you live there with limited lighting and and
feeling cold winter and hot summer directly in the house Tokyo has tons of museums and but
probably most Cho are visting the major Museum like a Tokyo National Museum. But there are
lots of other museums in Tokyo and those are usually in off the major terminal or off the touristy spot.
Something good to get is the Tokyo Gurutto Pass. It's including lots of small museums so what is great
about this Grutto Pass is it takes you to off the touristy spots or Hidden Gem neighborhoods
that you probably don't think of visiting without this pass. Kiyosumi Shirakawa where Kiyosumi Garden and Edo Fukagawa Museum is an interesting town where you see Modern Museum of Art of Tokyo and modern
coffee shops mixed in the old downtown. The first store of the Blue bottle of coffee outside
the United States also open in this Kiyosumi Shirakawa. If you are visiting on the warm day you can also
have a beer looking at the bridges and Tokyo Sky Tree by the river. Right next to Kiyosumi Shirakawa is a
town called Monzen Nakacho often called Monnaka by locals. It's a town with full of temples and
shrines and has a life downtown atmosphere. There are major Temple of Fukagawa Naritasan and Tomioka Hachimangu. It also has a bar alleys along the canal and by the Sumida River, there's a park that you can overlook
the city. Across the bridge is an area called Tsukishima. Eat Monjayaki at Tsukishima. This town is
known for Tokyo's Soul food Monjayaki. Near Tsukishima station, there's a street that you can see lots
of Monja shops. Monja is an interesting, kind of messy food taste delicious. So it's a must visit street
if you come nearby if you like to experience more old Tokyo's atmosphere a good place to visit is
Shibamata on the Eastern edge of Tokyo. There's a Shibamata Taishakuten Temple and traditional streets
with many souvenir shops and restaurants. I also recommended to go to the behind the Temple
and going out to the river bank and watch the sunset. It's something nostalgic. If you want
to enjoy the same quiet atmosphere another place I recommend is Jindaiji Temple. Jindai is a know for
Soba noodle and you can enjoy handmade very authentic Soba noodle. There are lots of Soba shops around the Jindaiji
Temple and I chose this shop that I could eat outside. You can visit here by bus either
from Chofu station of Keio Line or Kichijoji station. But you don't have to visit here just for the
temple and shrine. Right next to the temple, there's a big Jindaiji Botanical Garden. You can enjo the
large garden with beautiful flowers in nature. [Music] Near Kichijoji station, there is Inokashira Park. Inokashira Park is a good spot to take a boat and enjoy walking in the nature it has a different view of the four seasons. Inside the park there's Inokasira Park Zoo and Ghibli Museum. Inokashira Park Zoo has two faces. Small zoo that you
can see cute animals and Sculpture Museum of Mr Seibo Kitamura , who is known for the Statue of
Nagasaki Peace Memorial Park. Inside several small buildings and in the forest, you see lots of
statues that you feel dynamism of the human body. Ghibli museum is a museum made by the Japanese
anime studio Studio Ghibli which is known for anime like Laputa and Kiki's Delivery and Totoro. This
Ghibli Museum, you might want to make a reservation before you come to Japan so you can make sure
that you can get the ticket. Visit Nakano and Nakano Broadway. Nakano is only one station from
Shinuk by orange Chuo Line. After you go through the arcade street from the station, you will hit
the Nako Broadway. It's an old shopping mall that has many Hobby and subculture shops. Nakono is
also a good place to find a place to drink. Around the Broadway, you see many interesting bars and
shops if you like to visit something out of the big city like Shinjuku, you can just take a train
one station and you have a different experience in Nakano. Another interesting town next to nakano is
Koenji. Koenji is a lively city with arcade shopping center and many second hand clothing shops. Koenji has
Koenji Temple that the station name came from, and also a shrine for the weather that we
can wish for the weather. The best food to try in Koenji is a curry shop Eric South under the rail.
Now they have in Tokyo too and I see long lines but this is the main restaurant it tastes
amazing and it's not as busy as Tokyo Station store visit theme Cafe don't is
a home for many themed Cafe with certain Concepts such as Pokémon cafes M
cafes there's a sweet shop near setagaya data station that are run by the brother
of jiber director Hayao Miyazaki and you can enjoy cute total like shoe creams in the
quite little environment of residential area go is a temple famous for manino which is
like a inviting cat that welcoming Fortune to your house if you have one in your house you can
purchase yours and bring as your subia or leave one here I left mine here but maybe I could
bring back it's also a nice place just to see the buildings and Gardens too when it come to the
temple let's go back to the city center the last stop for the temple is zjo Temple the scene with
contrast of Tokyo Tower behind and all temple of jooi is one of the top spot of Tokyo it is said
that the flow of the good energy from Mount Fuji is coming here behind this Doge Temple is Tokyo
Tower Tokyo Tower is no longer the best spot for the observation probably because there lot of
tall buildings around it remains as number one icon of Tokyo it's also a great structure to
look up from the street near the Tokyo Tower stay in the same position so it will be a new
experience if you haven't seen the digital art by team love before you leave to your country or
tra to other parts of Japan the great place to go is the observatory of Hana Airport each Terminal
1, 2 and 3 has different observation deck. They are all in the shopping area before the security,
so anyone can visit even if you don't take the airplane that day. And the last and the
best thing to do in Tokyo is to walk around the city center of Tokyo that street continue
endlessly. So that was my list of 100 things to do in Tokyo. Tokyo has a lot more than this 100
things. It might be one of the fun to find your favorite shops find your secret photogenic spots.
I hope you can find your own way of enjoying Tokyo. Thank you for watching until here. Have a great
trip to Tokyo. Have a great week until the next video. [Music] video
