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Tokyo

Tokyo is Japan's capital: Shinjuku and Shibuya, the temples of Asakusa, Meiji Shrine, and Mount Fuji within a day's trip.

Best things to do in Tokyo

The one thing not to miss

Take a day trip to Mount Fuji, Japan's highest mountain at 3,776 m.

Mount Fuji (day trip)
  1. View of Mount Fuji from Ōwakudani 20211202
    Suicasmo, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Mount Fuji (day trip)

    • A full day
    • Check entry rules before you go
    • Couples
    • Active
    • Families

    An active volcano on Honshu, 3,776 m high: the highest mountain in Japan.

    Climbing has its own season and rules; check before you plan a climb.

    61,510 readers a month

    Sources
  2. Tokyo Skytree 2014 Ⅲ
    Kakidai, CC BY-SA 3.0

    Tokyo Skytree

    • 1 to 2 hours
    • Tickets needed
    • Families
    • Couples

    A broadcasting and observation tower in Sumida, 634 m tall and the tallest tower in Japan since it opened in 2012.

    28,696 readers a month

    Sources
  3. Seimon Ishibashi
    Kakidai, CC BY-SA 3.0

    The Imperial Palace

    • 1 to 2 hours
    • Check entry rules before you go
    • Couples
    • No car needed

    The Emperor of Japan's main residence, a large park-like area in Chiyoda.

    19,834 readers a month

    Sources
  4. Tokyo Tower 2023
    Akonnchiroll, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Tokyo Tower

    • 1 hour
    • Tickets needed
    • Families
    • Couples

    A 332.9 m communications and observation tower in Minato, completed in 1958.

    19,535 readers a month

    Sources
  5. Shibuya Crossing, Aerial
    David Kernan, CC BY 4.0

    Shibuya Crossing

    • Under an hour
    • No booking needed
    • Couples
    • No car needed

    The famous scramble crossing by Shibuya Station, in a major shopping and entertainment district.

    15,725 readers a month

    Sources
  6. Tokyo Disneyland Cinderella Castle 2023-07-02
    LMP 2001, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Tokyo Disneyland

    • A full day
    • Tickets needed
    • Families

    A 126-acre theme park at the Tokyo Disney Resort in Urayasu, next to Maihama Station.

    14,458 readers a month

    Sources
  7. Kaguraden-Hachimangu Kamakura
    Urashimataro, Public domain

    Kamakura (day trip)

    • A full day
    • No booking needed
    • Couples
    • Families

    A coastal city in Kanagawa Prefecture, south-west of Tokyo.

    11,950 readers a month

    Sources
  8. Sotokanda, Akihabara Electric Town at night 20231114
    Phineyes, CC0

    Akihabara

    • Half a day
    • No booking needed
    • Adults
    • No car needed

    The neighbourhood around Akihabara Station in Chiyoda.

    11,684 readers a month

    Sources

  9. Tokyo DisneySea

    • A full day
    • Tickets needed
    • Families
    • Couples

    The second Tokyo Disney Resort theme park, opened in 2001 next to Tokyo Disneyland.

    10,831 readers a month

    Sources
  10. Sensoji 2023
    Akonnchiroll, CC0

    Sensō-ji

    • 1 to 2 hours
    • No booking needed
    • Couples
    • Families
    • No car needed

    Tokyo's oldest temple, in Asakusa, dedicated to Kannon, the bodhisattva of compassion.

    9,508 readers a month

    Sources

Just missed the list: Meiji Shrine (11th by readers); Harajuku (12th by readers)

How we ranked these

By how many people read about each place on English Wikipedia in a typical month, measured October 2026. It is a popularity measure, not our opinion. Mount Fuji (day trip) leads with about 61,510 readers a month. Photos come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences; the author and licence are on each photo.

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