7 of the best · Tokyo, Japan
Seven Walks Through Tokyo
Old Yanaka and Nezu, Asakusa and the river, Omotesandō’s architecture, the merchants’ Nihonbashi, the palace moats, the Meguro River and the stone lanes of Kagurazaka.
Our 7 favourites, listed A–Z · Updated October 2026
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Three Tokyo moments we keep going back to: Sensō-ji before the shops open, a bowl of soba in Kagurazaka, and the Shibuya crossing from the rooftop at dusk.
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On foot
Yanaka, Nezu and Sendagi
The old wooden town north of Ueno: temples, cemetery lanes, a shrine of torii and an old coffee house.
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Kagurazaka’s stone lanes
A hill of stone-paved alleys, old geisha houses and some of the city’s finest restaurants.
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Streets with stories.
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Asakusa and the Sumida River
Sensō-ji, the kitchen street, the riverbank and the tower across the water.
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Kagurazaka’s stone lanes
A hill of stone-paved alleys, old geisha houses and some of the city’s finest restaurants.
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Marunouchi and the palace moats
The red-brick station, the tree-lined Naka-dōri and the castle walls.
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Nihonbashi: the merchants’ Edo
The bridge where Japan’s roads began, the first department stores and the old money of Kabutochō.
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Omotesandō and Aoyama: a walk through architecture
The zelkova avenue of flagship stores, the Nezu Museum and the lanes of Cat Street.
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The Meguro River from Nakameguro
Cherry trees, small shops and cafés along a narrow river, to the Starbucks Roastery.
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Yanaka, Nezu and Sendagi
The old wooden town north of Ueno: temples, cemetery lanes, a shrine of torii and an old coffee house.
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