CITY GUIDE: TOKYO

TKY: Tokyo, Japan
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Where to stay: Ginza or Shibuya
Ginza is famous for its high-end shopping, dining and entertainment. Also features a great number of restaurants, bars and cafes. Well connected & steps away from the famous Tsukiji Market.

Shibuya is one of Tokyo’s most colourful and busy districts, packed with shopping, dining and nightclubs serving visitors and locals alike.

WHAT TO DO:

  • Tsukiji Market
    Suggestions: sushi from the market, grapes, strawberries, tamago, A5 wagyu & matcha
  • Tokyo Tower
  • teamLab Planets
  • Shibuya SKY / Shibuya Scramble

WHERE TO EAT & DRINK:

  • Uogashi Nihon-Ichi (Standing Sushi Bar with multiple locations)
    Suggestion: Maguro (tuna), Hotate (scallops), Aburi-Unagi (seared eel)
  • Ippudo Ginza
    Suggestions: Shiromaru Motomi (their classic ramen) & gyoza
  • Sushi Ginza Onodera Touryumon (Standing Sushi Bar)
    Suggestions: Hotate (scallops), Ebi (shrimp), Cyu-Toro (medium fatty tuna), Otoro (fatty tuna), Uni (sea urchin)
  • Tonkatsu Wako Metro Plaza Building
    Suggestion: Oroshi-Rosukatsu Gohan (pork loin katsu)
  • Savoy Azabujuban
    Suggestion: pizza bianca with honey on the side
  • Ramen Nagi (multiple locations)
    Suggestion: the Classic Niboshi Ramen
  • Kaiten Sushi Ginza Onodera (conveyor belt sushi)
    Suggestions: Maguro (tuna), Cyu-Toro (medium fatty tuna), Otoro (fatty tuna), Aburi Otoro (seared fatty tuna), Aburi Engawa (seared flounder fin)
  • bills Ginza
    Suggestions: matcha, coconut bread & fluffy pancakes
  • Shinbashi Yokocho
    Suggestions: karaage & pickled cucumber
  • Shibuya Yokocho
    Suggetsions: gioza & pickles
  • Bar Orchard Ginza
    Suggestion: personalized made to order cocktails
  • Bar Record Ginza
    Suggestion: classic cocktails with a Japanese twist
  • The Matcha Tokyo (multiple locations)
    Suggestion: matcha ice cream

Note: visited in November 2023.

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