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Tokyo in 4 days: a day-by-day itinerary for a first visit

4 days · 23 places · Nights near Shimbashi 新橋

This plan keeps one hotel near Shimbashi for all three nights and gives each day one side of the city, so no ride between stops runs much past half an hour. Day 1 works through Tsukiji, Shiba and Roppongi and ends the evening at Ameya-Yokocho in Ueno, day 2 crosses Harajuku, Shinjuku and Shibuya, day 3 runs from Tokyo Skytree and Asakusa through Akihabara to Ueno, and day 4 spends the morning on Odaiba and the afternoon at the Imperial Palace before Haneda. Day 2 is the full one, with eight stops from an early start at Meiji Jingū to an evening in Golden Gai.

Calculated by Michiplan for a trip starting Wed, Dec 2, 2026, with days from 06:00. 22 of 26 rides are estimated from how often the line runs; the rest come from published timetables. Check the times before you go.

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Day 1: Tsukiji, Shiba, Roppongi and Ueno

Wed, Dec 2, 2026 · 7 places · 3h on the move
  1. Haneda Airport (HND) · leave 06:21

  2. 32 minEstimated time: this line publishes no open timetable, so the ride is worked out from how often it runs. Check before you go

    1. Keikyū Airport Line → Keikyū Main Line → Asakusa Line · 26 min
  3. Leave the bags at Shimbashi 新橋, 06:53–07:03

  4. 10 min

    1. Asakusa Line · 3 min
    2. 7 min
  5. Breakfast near Tsukiji Outer Market 07:13–08:13
  6. Stop 1: Tsukiji Outer Market07:13–08:13

  7. 19 min

    1. 6 min
    2. Toei Ōedo Line · 5 min
    3. 7 min
  8. Stop 2: Zōjō-ji Temple08:32–09:27

  9. 21 min

    1. 7 min
    2. Toei Ōedo Line · 2 min
    3. 10 min
  10. Stop 3: Hama-rikyu Gardens09:48–11:08

  11. 23 minEstimated time: this line publishes no open timetable, so the ride is worked out from how often it runs. Check before you go

    1. 10 min
    2. Toei Ōedo Line · 5 min
    3. 5 min
  12. Stop 4: Tokyo Tower11:31–12:51
  13. Lunch near Tokyo Tower 12:51–13:51

  14. 21 minEstimated time: this line publishes no open timetable, so the ride is worked out from how often it runs. Check before you go

    1. 港区: ちぃばす　麻布東ルート (+1) · 9 min
  15. Stop 5: Roppongi Hills14:12–15:32

  16. 4 min

    1. Stop 6: Mori Art Museum15:36–17:36

    2. 33 minEstimated time: this line publishes no open timetable, so the ride is worked out from how often it runs. Check before you go

      1. 6 min
      2. Hibiya Line · 21 min
    3. Stop 7: Ameya-Yokocho18:09–19:29

    4. 17 minEstimated time: this line publishes no open timetable, so the ride is worked out from how often it runs. Check before you go

      1. Tōhoku Main Line → Tōkaidō Line · 9 min
    5. Dinner near Shimbashi 新橋 19:46–20:46
    6. Hotel near Shimbashi 新橋 · arrive 19:46

    Day 2: Harajuku, Shinjuku and Shibuya

    Thu, Dec 3 · 8 places · 2h 48m on the move
    1. Hotel near Shimbashi 新橋 · leave 06:07

    2. 33 minEstimated time: this line publishes no open timetable, so the ride is worked out from how often it runs. Check before you go

      1. Tōkaidō Line → Yamanote Line · 20 min
      2. 13 min
    3. Stop 8: Meiji Jingū06:40–08:00
    4. Breakfast near Meiji Jingū 08:00–09:00

    5. 13 min

      1. Stop 9: Takeshita Street09:13–10:33

      2. 17 minEstimated time: this line publishes no open timetable, so the ride is worked out from how often it runs. Check before you go

        1. Yamanote Line · 3 min
        2. 12 min
      3. Stop 10: Tokyo Metropolitan Government Office - North Observatory Deck10:50–11:20
      4. Lunch near Tokyo Metropolitan Government Office - North Observatory Deck 11:20–12:20

      5. 20 minEstimated time: this line publishes no open timetable, so the ride is worked out from how often it runs. Check before you go

        1. 7 min
        2. Marunouchi Line · 4 min
        3. 7 min
      6. Stop 11: Shinjuku Gyoen12:40–14:40

      7. 23 minEstimated time: this line publishes no open timetable, so the ride is worked out from how often it runs. Check before you go

        1. 12 min
        2. Fukutoshin Line · 2 min
        3. 7 min
      8. Stop 12: Omotesando Hills15:03–16:03

      9. 12 minEstimated time: this line publishes no open timetable, so the ride is worked out from how often it runs. Check before you go

        1. 5 min
        2. Ginza Line · 2 min
      10. Stop 13: Shibuya 10916:15–17:15

      11. 6 min

        1. Stop 14: Shibuya Sky17:21–17:51

        2. 18 minEstimated time: this line publishes no open timetable, so the ride is worked out from how often it runs. Check before you go

          1. Fukutoshin Line · 6 min
          2. 6 min
        3. Stop 15: Shinjuku Golden Gai18:09–19:09

        4. 26 min, 1 changeEstimated time: this line publishes no open timetable, so the ride is worked out from how often it runs. Check before you go

          1. 6 min
          2. Marunouchi Line · 7 min
          3. Ginza Line · 5 min
        5. Dinner near Shimbashi 新橋 19:35–20:35
        6. Hotel near Shimbashi 新橋 · arrive 19:35

        Day 3: Asakusa, Akihabara and Ueno

        Fri, Dec 4 · 5 places · 2h 8m on the move
        1. Hotel near Shimbashi 新橋 · leave 06:40

        2. 20 minEstimated time: this line publishes no open timetable, so the ride is worked out from how often it runs. Check before you go

          1. Asakusa Line · 17 min
        3. Breakfast near Tokyo Skytree 07:00–08:00
        4. Stop 16: Tokyo Skytree08:00–09:20

        5. 13 min

          1. Asakusa Line · 3 min
          2. 6 min
        6. Stop 17: Sensō-ji Temple09:33–10:53

        7. 16 minEstimated time: this line publishes no open timetable, so the ride is worked out from how often it runs. Check before you go

          1. 6 min
          2. Tsukuba Express · 4 min
        8. Stop 18: Akihabara Radio Kaikan11:09–12:09
        9. Lunch near Akihabara Radio Kaikan 12:09–13:09

        10. 27 minEstimated time: this line publishes no open timetable, so the ride is worked out from how often it runs. Check before you go

          1. Tōhoku Main Line → Yamanote Line · 13 min
          2. 5 min
        11. Stop 19: Rikugi Garden13:36–15:16

        12. 26 minEstimated time: this line publishes no open timetable, so the ride is worked out from how often it runs. Check before you go

          1. 5 min
          2. Yamanote Line → Tōhoku Main Line · 8 min
          3. 11 min
        13. Stop 20: Tokyo National Museum15:42–18:42

        14. 26 minEstimated time: this line publishes no open timetable, so the ride is worked out from how often it runs. Check before you go

          1. 13 min
          2. Ginza Line · 11 min
        15. Dinner near Shimbashi 新橋 19:08–20:08
        16. Hotel near Shimbashi 新橋 · arrive 19:08

        Day 4: Odaiba and the Imperial Palace

        Sat, Dec 5 · 3 places · 1h 54m on the move
        1. Hotel near Shimbashi 新橋 · leave 07:46
        2. Breakfast near Shimbashi 新橋 07:46–08:46

        3. 15 minEstimated time: this line publishes no open timetable, so the ride is worked out from how often it runs. Check before you go

          1. Yurikamome · 12 min
        4. Stop 21: Odaiba09:03–11:03

        5. 19 minEstimated time: this line publishes no open timetable, so the ride is worked out from how often it runs. Check before you go

          1. Yurikamome · 12 min
        6. Stop 22: teamLab Planets TOKYO DMM.com11:22–12:52
        7. Lunch near teamLab Planets TOKYO DMM.com 12:52–13:52

        8. 31 min, 1 changeEstimated time: this line publishes no open timetable, so the ride is worked out from how often it runs. Check before you go

          1. Yurikamome · 2 min
          2. Yūrakuchō Line · 9 min
          3. 9 min
        9. Stop 23: Tokyo Imperial Palace14:23–16:53

        10. 21 min, 1 changeEstimated time: this line publishes no open timetable, so the ride is worked out from how often it runs. Check before you go

          1. 9 min
          2. Yūrakuchō Line · 2 min
          3. Tōkaidō Line · 2 min
        11. Collect the bags at Shimbashi 新橋, 17:14–17:24

        12. 28 minEstimated time: this line publishes no open timetable, so the ride is worked out from how often it runs. Check before you go

          1. Asakusa Line → Keikyū Main Line → Keikyū Airport Line · 26 min
        13. Haneda Airport (HND) · 17:56

        Good to know

        • On arrival morning the plan leaves your bags at the hotel near Shimbashi before the first stop, and on the last afternoon you go back for them on the way to Haneda, so you never carry luggage between sights.
        • Shimbashi suits this route: it is a stop on the Yurikamome line to Odaiba, and Toei Asakusa line trains from there run on towards Haneda, some of them without a change.
        • teamLab Planets is walked barefoot, partly through shallow water, so wear trousers that roll up above the knee; its tickets are sold for a set date and time.
        • In early December it is dark before five, so Shibuya Sky at 17:21 gives you the city lit up rather than a daylight view.

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