🗼 Japan
Tokyo
Neon skyline, 200-year-old temples, the world's best food — all in one city
Best for
Food, culture, design, technology — solo or couples
When to go
March-May (cherry blossoms) or October-November (autumn leaves)
Typical trip
7 days
Budget guide
~$3,800 AUD
TUA generates your custom brief — flights, hotels, daily itinerary — in under 90 seconds
Tokyo is the densest, weirdest, and arguably best food city on the planet. Direct overnight flight from Sydney/Melbourne lands you fresh for a morning of sushi at Toyosu Market. With great public transport, almost zero crime, and an English-friendly travel infrastructure, it's an easy first Japan trip.
Things you shouldn't miss
- 1.Sushi breakfast at Toyosu Market (5am)
- 2.Senso-ji Temple in Asakusa at dawn
- 3.Shibuya Crossing from Starbucks above
- 4.TeamLab Borderless / Planets digital art
- 5.Day trip to Hakone for onsen + Mt Fuji views
- 6.Robot Restaurant + Golden Gai bar crawl in Shinjuku
- 7.Harajuku + Meiji Jingu shrine combo
Sample 7-day itinerary
A realistic 7-day pace — TUA can build a custom version with your dates, budget, and pace preferences.
- DAY 1
Arrive Shinjuku
- Check in
- Walk Omoide Yokocho
- Izakaya dinner
- Skyline view from Tokyo Metropolitan Building
- DAY 2
Old Tokyo
- Senso-ji Temple at dawn
- Asakusa breakfast
- Ueno Park
- Akihabara afternoon
- Sushi dinner
- DAY 3
Shibuya + Harajuku
- Meiji Jingu shrine
- Takeshita Street
- Shibuya Sky observation
- Crossing photos at sunset
- DAY 4
TeamLab + Odaiba
- TeamLab Planets immersive art
- Odaiba waterfront
- Onsen at Oedo Onsen Monogatari
- DAY 5
Hakone day trip
- Romance Car train
- Hakone Open Air Museum
- Lake Ashi pirate ship
- Onsen ryokan stay
- DAY 6
Toyosu + Ginza
- 5am Toyosu market tuna auction
- Sushi breakfast
- Ginza shopping
- Kabuki theatre evening
- DAY 7
Last meals + fly
- Tsukiji outer market breakfast
- Last gift shopping
- Late flight home
What to eat
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