Contents QuickStart Guide Welcome to Tokyo Top Sights Local Life Day Planner Need to Know Tokyo Neighbourhoods Explore Imperial Palace & Marunouchi Tsukiji & Ginza Sumo at Ryogoku Kokugikan Roppongi & Akasaka Ebisu & Meguro Shibuya A Night Out in Shimo-Kitazawa Harajuku & Aoyama Shinjuku Ghibli Museum Korakuen & Kagurazaka An Afternoon in Akihabara Ueno & Yanesen Asakusa Oedo Onsen Monogatari Mt Fuji Best The Best of Tokyo Contemporary Architecture in Omote-sando Asakusa Shitamachi Historic Marunouchi & Ginza Food Museums & Galleries Temples & Shrines Architecture & Design Parks & Gardens Pop Culture Drinking & Nightlife Entertainment Onsen & Sento Shopping & Markets Gay & Lesbian For Kids Courses Survival Guide Survival Guide Before You Go Arriving in Tokyo Getting Around Essential Information Language Behind the Scenes Our Writers Welcome to Tokyo Tokyo is a city forever reaching into the future, resulting in sci-fi streetscapes of crackling neon and soaring towers. Yet it is also a city steeped in history, where you can find traces of the shogun’s capital on the kabuki stage or under the cherry blossoms. It’s a tapestry of sensorial madness unlike anywhere else in the world. Kabukichō | SEAN PAVONE / SHUTTERSTOCK © Tokyo 1 Top Sights Tsukiji Outer Market An early morning trip to this warren of stalls is a classic Tokyo experience. F11PHOTO / SHUTTERSTOCK © Tokyo Top Sights Meiji-jingū Tokyo’s most famous Shintō shrine is a peaceful haven that feels worlds away from the city.