Destinations / Tokyo
🇯🇵 Tokyo travel guide
Neon, temples and the best convenience-store food on earth. Easier and cheaper than you think.
- Best time to visit
- Late March–April for cherry blossom, or October–November for autumn colours.
- Daily budget
- About £80–£140 a day.
- Getting there
- Around 14 hours from London, direct or via a hub. Take the Keikyu line or Limousine Bus into the city.
- Getting around
- Add a Suica card to your phone's wallet and tap everywhere — trains, buses and shops.
- Where to stay
- Shinjuku or Shibuya for energy, Asakusa for tradition and value.
Top things to do in Tokyo
Tokyo travel hacks
- 💡 7-Eleven and Lawson are genuinely great for cheap breakfasts.
- 💡 Tipping isn't expected — it can even cause confusion.