Dive into the flickering neon light of Akihabara, practice tree bathing in Harajuku or live the 50s life in Shinjuku and Shibamata. There are plenty of ideas for a first time visit to Tokyo, So here are the top 100 favourite places to visit and things to do in Tokyo.

□ Shibuya Crossing □ Sensō-ji □ Takeshita Street □ Chidorigafuchi Boat □ Ueno Park □ Skytree □ Meiji Shrine □ Tokyo Metropolitan Government □ Robot Restaurant □ Capsule hotel □ Shibamata □ Imperial Palace □ Yanaka Ginza □ Cat Street □ Tokyo Tower □ Takarazuka Revue □ Roppongi Hills □ Todoroki Valley Park □ Ninja Restaurant □ Rainbow Bridge

www.travelonthebrain.net □ Kabukiza Theatre □ Ghibli Museum □ Sumo Wrestling □ Book And Bed Tokyo Asakusa □ Day trip to Fuji □ Izakayas in Shinjuku □ Tsukiji □ Mario Go Kart □ Dinner Boat Tour □ Samurai Museum □ Tokyo Disneyland / DisneySea □ Japanese Cooking Class □ Sanja Matsuri □ Samuai Training □ Hello Kitty Puroland □ Ooedo Onsen □ Nakano Broadway □ Pokémon Center □ Anime Japan □ Alice in Wonderland Café □ Calligraphy Lesson □ Edo Tokyo Open Air Museum □ Cat Temple □ Sake Brewery Tour □ Rickshaw Tour □ Wear a kimono □ Daiso □ Harajuku Street Style □ Manga & Anime in Akihabara □ Shinjuku Gyoen □ Maid Café □ Baseball Game □ Tea Ceremony □ Tokyo Station □ Yoyogi Park □ Nezu Museum □ 8Bit Café □ Meguro River □ Odaiba Seaside Park □ Anata no Warehouse

□ Bike Tour □ The Yagiri no Watashi □ Nihonbashi/Edo Bridge □ Kawaii Monster Café □ Kameida Tenjin Shrine □ Karaoke □ Eat Blue Ramen □ Shibuya 109 □ Moomin House Café □ Nippori Train Watching □ Yanaka Cemetery □ Yokohama Harbour □ Ramen Restaurant □ Panty vending machines □ Kit Kat □ White strawberries □ Japanese whiskey □ Mochi □ Udon □ Taditional kakigori □ Rooftop Bar □ Minute hotel □ Metro power nap □ Selfie in a Purikura □ Woman’s Only Train Car

□ Find a Trash Bin □ Lost in Translation locations □ Sailor Moon locations □ Manga Museum □ Cosplay Store □ Gundam Cafe □ Totoro Cafe □ Trick Art Museum □ Ashikaga Flower Park

www.travelonthebrain.net □ Odaiba Statue of Liberty □ Eat at Sukiya □ Eat bento box on Shinkansen □ See an Idol Concert □ Watch a Boyband Perform at SoLaDo □ Eat Fiant Rainbow Cotton Candy □ Catch Goldfish

□ Sanja Matsuri at Sensō-ji (June) □ Fuji Matsuri at Kameido Tenjin Shrine (May) □ Sanno Festival at Hie Shrine (June) □ Tokyo Jidai Matsuri in Asakusa (November 3) □ Harajuku Omotesandō Genki Matsuri Super Yosakoi (August)

Tokyo can be visited all year round. Though some seasons are better than others for your 5 days in Tokyo. The end of March and early April offer the best chances for pleasant weather and stunning sakura. Autumn is amazing for catching the trees turn a deep red. Summers can be hot and sweltering and winters get cold.

The best way to get around Tokyo is by public transport (metro, trains). Trains arrive on the dot and come regularly. If you have a JR Railpass and want to use it, get it validated at Ueno Station first. There are multiple companies operating metro lines all over the Tokyo area. Apart from JR, there are Tokyo Metro, Toei, Keisei and several express lines as well. None of them accept the other’s tickets. Better get a Suica card to avoid buying multiple tickets. To save money, get local metro cards.