5-Day Tokyo Itinerary for Group Trips

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Day by day

1. 01

   Day 1 · Shinjuku & Shibuya

   3 STOPS

   Land, drop bags, and let the neon do the jet-lag recovery for you.

   • Check in near Shinjuku. Central, connected to every train line you'll need for the rest of the trip.
   • 18:00Shibuya Sky. Book the sunset slot — the crossing below looks unreal from above as the lights come on.
   • Izakaya crawl. Skewers, small plates, one more spot than you planned — the group-trip warm-up meal.

   Getting around. Shinjuku to Shibuya is a few minutes on the JR Yamanote Line, and Shibuya Sky sits above Shibuya Station.

2. 02

   Day 2 · Old Tokyo

   3 STOPS

   Temples and museums in the morning, electronics and arcades by night.

   • 9:00Senso-ji, Asakusa. Tokyo's oldest temple — go early, before the Nakamise-dori shopping street fills in.
   • 13:00Ueno Park. Pick one museum (Tokyo National Museum is the safe bet) and leave the rest for a rainy day.
   • 19:00Akihabara at night. Arcades, retro game shops, and enough neon for everyone's camera roll.

   Getting around. Asakusa to Ueno is three stops on the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line, and Ueno to Akihabara is two stops on the JR Yamanote Line.

3. 03

   Day 3 · Harajuku & Meiji Shrine

   3 STOPS

   Quiet forest in the morning, maximum chaos by afternoon.

   • 9:00Meiji Shrine. A gravel path through actual forest in the middle of the city — the calm before Harajuku.
   • 12:00Takeshita Street. Crepes, fashion, and the loudest few blocks in Tokyo.
   • 20:00Immersive digital art. A teamLab-style installation is the easiest 'whole group agrees' evening plan in the city.

   Getting around. Meiji Jingu's main entrance is by JR Harajuku Station, with Takeshita Street across the road. teamLab Borderless is at Azabudai Hills, near Kamiyacho Station on the Hibiya Line.

4. 04

   Day 4 · Day trip out of the city

   2 STOPS

   The group activity that needs no debate — pick one and book the train tickets together.

   • Kamakura or Nikko. Coastal temples and the Great Buddha in Kamakura, about an hour by train, or mountain shrines and waterfalls in Nikko, about two hours.
   • Return for ramen. Come back into the city hungry — a late bowl of ramen is the unofficial end-of-day-trip tradition.

   Getting around. For Kamakura, JR trains from Tokyo or Shinjuku take about an hour. For Nikko, the Tobu limited express from Asakusa takes about 1 hour 50 minutes.

5. 05

   Day 5 · Tsukiji & departure

   2 STOPS

   Market breakfast, last souvenirs, home.

   • 9:00Tsukiji Outer Market. The wholesale auction moved years ago, but the outer market's breakfast stalls are still the best in the city.
   • Ginza, last stop. Department store souvenirs and one final coffee before the airport train.

   Getting around. Tsukiji Outer Market is by Tsukiji Station on the Hibiya Line. Ginza is two stops on, or about a 15-minute walk.