Free tool
Tokyo Itinerary Builder
Pick how long you have and what you're into. You'll get a day-by-day Tokyo plan with one district per day, built from the places in our guides, and a link to share it.
Plan Tokyo one district a day: Asakusa and Ueno for temples, Shibuya and Harajuku for shopping, Shinjuku for nightlife, Ginza and Nihonbashi for food halls and department stores. Four to five days covers the classics; a week adds Kamakura or Hakone, and ten days adds Kyoto. Build your own plan below from our guides.
How to use this
The builder gives you the shape of a trip: one district per day, neighboring districts on consecutive days, and three or so stops, lunch, dinner and an evening pick for each. Every suggestion links to the guide it comes from, so you can read why it made the list and swap it for another entry.
Temples and gardens are calmest early in the morning, and many restaurants close between lunch and dinner. Put the sights first and eat at the edges of the lunch rush.
Frequently asked questions
How many days do I need in Tokyo?
Four to five days covers the essentials if you give each day one district: Asakusa and Ueno, Shibuya and Harajuku, Shinjuku, and Ginza and the Tokyo Station area, with a fifth day for whatever you liked most. A week adds a day trip such as Kamakura or Hakone. With ten days or more, add Kyoto and Osaka by Shinkansen.
Why does the plan give each day one district?
Tokyo is huge but its districts are compact and walkable. Spending a day in one district means you walk between temples, shops and restaurants instead of riding trains back and forth. Districts next to each other on the map sit on consecutive days.
Where do the suggestions come from?
Every stop, meal and bar the builder suggests is an entry in one of our published guides, grouped by the neighborhood it is in. Tap a suggestion to read why it made the list, the address, the price band and a practical tip. When we publish a new guide, the builder starts using it.
When does the builder add Kyoto, Osaka or day trips?
Only on longer trips. Kamakura joins from five days, Hakone from six, and Mt Fuji, Nikko and Kyoto from about a week; Osaka from eight days. On shorter trips the plan keeps you in Tokyo, where you can fill every day without long train rides.
Is my itinerary saved anywhere?
No. The builder runs in your browser and stores nothing. Your choices are written into the page address, so copying the link is how you save a plan or send it to the people you are traveling with.
Now pick the actual places
Every guide gives the neighborhood, price band, website and a practical tip for each entry.
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