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Live Tokyo in 7 days

A week of neighbourhoods, day trips and quiet rituals

  1. 1

    Senso-ji Temple

    Asakusa

    Tokyo's oldest temple, founded in 645 around a statue pulled from the river.

    ✅ Bow once at the Kaminarimon gate before entering

    🚫 Do not photograph worshippers at the main altar

    Free

  2. 2

    Nakamise-dori

    Asakusa

    A shopping street that has fed temple pilgrims for three centuries.

    ✅ Eat your snack standing beside the stall

    🚫 Do not walk and eat through the crowd

    ¥ small bites

  3. 3

    Kappabashi Kitchen Street

    Asakusa

    Where every Tokyo restaurant buys its knives, bowls and plastic food models.

    ✅ Ask before handling knives

    🚫 Do not haggle — prices are fixed

    Free to browse

  4. 4

    Yanaka Ginza

    Hidden gem

    Yanaka

    A low-rise street that survived the war and the bubble — old Tokyo still living.

    ✅ Buy a croquette and greet the shopkeeper

    🚫 Do not enter the side temples after dusk

    ¥ cheap

Phrase of the day

Sumimasen

Excuse me / sorry / thank you — the most useful word in Japan

Keep in mind

  • · Carry a little cash; small shops still prefer it
  • · Do not eat while walking on busy streets
  • · Stand left on Tokyo escalators

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Before you go

  • · Pace: Slow, local
  • · Best time: Any season with the right clothes
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