Walking routes in Tokyo

Self-guided routes through Tokyo — every stop timed, mapped and in the order that works on the ground.

Daikanyama and Nakameguro in three hours

A bookshop built for browsing, the low-rise terraces that set the neighbourhood's tone, a wooden house of 1919 and the canal of cherry trees lined with cafés.

Daikanyama T-Site · Hillside Terrace · Kyu Asakura House · Meguro River

0.6 km on foot 4 stops 2h 13m total

3h Budget

Harajuku to Shibuya in three hours

A forest shrine, the teenage shopping street, the architecture boulevard and the world's busiest crossing.

Yoyogi Park · Meiji Jingu · Takeshita Street · Omotesando · Shibuya Crossing

3.4 km on foot 5 stops 2h 50m total

3h Mid-range

Shinjuku after dark in three hours

A free view from the city hall's 45th floor, the yakitori alleys by the tracks, Godzilla over Kabukicho and the tiny bars of Golden Gai.

Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building · Omoide Yokocho · Kabukicho · Hanazono Shrine · Golden Gai

1.7 km on foot 5 stops 2h 57m total

3h Budget

Yanaka and Nezu in three hours

An old-Tokyo shopping street, a sculptor's house and garden, a cemetery of cherry trees, a bathhouse turned gallery and a shrine with a tunnel of red gates.

Yanaka Ginza · Asakura Museum of Sculpture · Yanaka Cemetery · SCAI the Bathhouse · Nezu Shrine

1.9 km on foot 5 stops 2h 40m total

6h Mid-range

Asakusa to the Skytree in six hours

The oldest temple in the city, the river park, the tallest tower in Japan, then Ueno's museums and market lanes.

Senso-ji · Nakamise-dori · Sumida Park · Tokyo Skytree · Ueno Park · Ameya-Yokocho

2.3 km on foot 6 stops 5h 11m total

6h Mid-range

Toyosu and Odaiba in six hours

Wading through teamLab's digital art, the new fish market, Odaiba's beach, a life-size Gundam and the walk across the Rainbow Bridge.

teamLab Planets · Toyosu Market · Odaiba Seaside Park · Unicorn Gundam · Rainbow Bridge

3.1 km on foot 5 stops 4h 37m total

6h Luxury

Tsukiji, Ginza and the Imperial Palace in six hours

Breakfast at the old fish market, tea in a shogun's tidal garden, the kabuki theatre, Ginza's crossing and the gardens of the Imperial Palace.

Tsukiji Outer Market · Hama-rikyu Gardens · Kabuki-za · Ginza crossing · Tokyo Station · Imperial Palace East Gardens

4.4 km on foot 6 stops 5h 18m total

12h Mid-range

Tokyo in a day: Asakusa to Shibuya

Senso-ji at dawn, breakfast at Tsukiji, the Imperial Palace, Meiji Jingu's forest, Harajuku, Omotesando and Shibuya from the top of Shibuya Sky.

Senso-ji · Tsukiji Outer Market · Imperial Palace East Gardens · Meiji Jingu · Takeshita Street · Omotesando · Shibuya Crossing · Shibuya Sky

2.5 km on foot 8 stops 6h 39m total

Planning the rest of the trip

These routes cover the walking. The Tokyo guide has where to stay, what a day costs at each tier, and what to book before you go.