Edo Tokyo
The day travels back in time: the popular Edo-era Tokyo around Sensoji temple, the great Ueno park, then the electronic Tokyo of Akihabara. The most vivid contrast Tokyo can offer in a single day.
The points that matter.
Sensoji, the oldest temple in Tokyo
Kappabashi street and its kitchenware
Ameyoko, a former black market turned popular street market
Possible extension: a cooking workshop or buying a Japanese knife
Le programme
Edo Tokyo
After the Sensoji temple, the oldest in Tokyo, and a walk along the Sumida river through Kappabashi street, Ueno park takes up the middle of the day with its museums and Yushima Tenjin shrine, then the Ameyoko shopping street. The end of the day plays out in Akihabara, between electronics stores and manga culture, with a stop at the small Yanagimori temple, dedicated to tanuki.