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Japan

Five days in Tokyo

Long enough to leave the centre. Five days in Tokyo with one day that is not about Tokyo at all.

  • 4 nights
  • Couple
  • Balanced pace
  • Mid-range budget
Plan your own Tokyo trip

Every place here was checked on 2026-10-22 or later, and each one says where it came from.

The plan, day by day

5 days

Day 1

Arrival day

8 of 24 hours planned

  1. 09:30

    You arrive

  2. 13:0014:00

    築地場外市場

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h
    • Meal

    building in Tokyo, Japan

    5-2-1 Tsukiji

  3. 14:3017:00

    Mitsui Memorial Museum

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    art museum

    日本橋室町二丁目

    Opening hours: Mon closed · Tue–Sun 10:00–17:00

  4. 17:00

    2h open

    17:00 – 19:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 19:0020:30

    神田藪蕎麦 (Yabusoba)

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h 30m
    • Meal

    2-10 Kanda Awajicho

    Opening hours: Mon–Tue 11:30–20:30 · Wed closed · Thu–Sun 11:30–20:30

  6. 20:3023:00

    Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    building in Nishi-Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan

    2-8-1 Nishi-Shinjuku

Day 2

12 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    ねこ・JaLaLa

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 45m
    • Meal

    外神田三丁目 · 1F, Sotokanda 3-5-5

    Opening hours: Mon–Sun 11:00–20:00

  2. 08:45

    45m open

    08:45 – 09:30

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  3. 09:3012:00

    Tokyo Photographic Art Museum

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    photography museum in Tokyo, Japan

    三田一丁目 · in Yebisu Garden Place

    Opening hours: Mon closed · Tue–Wed 10:00–18:00 · Thu–Fri 10:00–20:00 · Sat–Sun 10:00–18:00

  4. 12:00

    1h open

    12:00 – 13:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 13:0014:00

    Junkadelic

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h
    • Meal

    4-10-4 Kamimeguro, Meguro-ku

  6. 14:3017:00

    Tobu Museum

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    railway museum in Sumida, Tokyo Japan

    東向島四丁目 · 4-28-16 Higashi-Mukojima

    Opening hours: Mon closed · Tue–Sun 10:00–16:30

  7. 17:00

    2h open

    17:00 – 19:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  8. 19:0020:30

    Fonda de la Madrugada

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h 30m
    • Meal

    2-33-12 Jingumae

  9. 20:3023:00

    Kabuki-za

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    Kabuki theatre in Tokyo

    銀座四丁目 · 4-12-15 Ginza, near the corner of Showa-dori and Harumi-dori

Day 3

12 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    Bear Pond

    Suggested because it fits a mid-range budget

    • 45m
    • Meal

    2-36-12 Kitazawa

  2. 08:45

    45m open

    08:45 – 09:30

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  3. 09:3012:00

    Fire Museum

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    museum in Tokyo, Japan

    Yotsuya 4-10

    Opening hours: Mon closed · Tue–Sun 09:30–17:00

  4. 12:00

    1h open

    12:00 – 13:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 13:0014:00

    Martiniburger

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h
    • Meal

    中里町 · Nakazatocho 31

  6. 14:3017:00

    Institute for Nature Study

    Picked because you chose culture & museums and local experiences + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    nature preserve park in Tokyo, Japan

    5-21-5 Shirokanedai

  7. 17:00

    2h open

    17:00 – 19:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  8. 19:0020:30

    Aoi Marushin

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h 30m
    • Meal

    1-4-4 Asakusa

    Opening hours: Mon–Sun 11:00–20:00

  9. 20:3023:00

    東横INN

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    neighborhood in Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo

Day 4

15 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    Akha Ama Coffee

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 45m
    • Meal

    1-25 Akagi Motomachi

  2. 08:45

    45m open

    08:45 – 09:30

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  3. 09:3012:00

    Hasegawa Machiko Art Museum

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    museum in Japan

    桜新町一丁目 · 1-30-6 Sakurashinmachi

    Opening hours: Mon closed · Tue–Sun 10:00–17:30

  4. 12:00

    1h open

    12:00 – 13:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 13:0014:00

    village vanguard diner (hamburger & salad)

    Suggested because it fits a mid-range budget

    • 1h
    • Meal

    Daita 6-3-1

  6. 14:3017:00

    Taro Okamoto Memorial Museum

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    museum in Japan

    南青山6丁目 · 6-1-19 Minamiaoyama

  7. 17:0019:30

    Fukagawa Edo Museum

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    museum of local history in Tokyo, Japan

    1-3-28 Shirakawa, Kōtō-ku

    Opening hours: Mon–Sun 09:30–16:30

  8. 19:3021:00

    Narisawa

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h 30m
    • Meal

    restaurant in Japan

    2-6-15 Minamiaoyama

  9. 21:0023:30

    National Theatre of Japan

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    theater and performing arts center in Tokyo, Japan

    隼町4-1, 102-0092 千代田区

Day 5

Departure day

5 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    Shiro-Hige’s Cream Puff Factory

    Suggested because it fits a mid-range budget

    • 45m
    • Meal

    5-3-1 Setagaya-Daita

  2. 08:45

    45m open

    08:45 – 09:30

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  3. 09:3012:00

    National Showa Memorial Museum

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    Japanese museum

    九段南1丁目6-1, 102-0074 千代田区

    Opening hours: Mon closed · Tue–Sun 10:00–17:30

  4. 12:00

    1h open

    12:00 – 13:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 13:0014:00

    Nabezo Shinjuku Sanchome

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h
    • Meal

    8F Takano Daini Bldg, 3-30-11 Shinjuku

  6. 14:30

    You leave

Sources

  • Wikidata
  • Wikivoyage contributors — Tokyo/Setagaya
  • © OpenStreetMap contributors