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Tokyo
Tokyo is the capital of Japan, a city of some fourteen million people on Tokyo Bay, where temples, shrines and gardens stand among the towers.
Tokyo after dark
- Region
- Honshu
- Our journeys
- Five stay here
- Where we stay
- Palace Hotel Tokyoand Mitsui Garden Hotel Nihonbashi Premier
Our tours stayA day on tourA Custom Tour of Japan
the place
A city of towers, with a palace garden at its heart.
The Imperial Palace stands at the centre, its moats and stone walls the remains of Edo Castle, and around it the city keeps its quarters: Asakusa and the old temple of Senso-ji, the forest of Meiji Jingu, the galleries and department stores of Ginza.
Tokyo opens every Honshu journey we make. We stay at Palace Hotel Tokyo, above the palace moat, on The Classic Cherry Blossom Tour of Japan and the Autumn Leaves Tour of Japan; the journeys of The Private Collection stay at Mitsui Garden Hotel Nihonbashi Premier, in the old merchant quarter of Nihonbashi.
what we do here
Tokyo, as we show it
Senso-ji
The city's oldest temple, reached through the Kaminarimon gate and the lane of shops at Nakamise, its great lanterns lit after dark.
Meiji Jingu
The shrine to the Emperor Meiji, a gravel path through a forest planted by hand in the middle of the city.
Nijubashi, the Imperial Palace The Imperial Palace East Gardens
The old castle grounds, open to visitors, the stone foundations of the keep standing among the lawns.
Shibuya Crossing
The crossing where the lights change and the whole city seems to step out at once.
The Tsukiji Outer Market
The market streets that grew up beside the old fish market, for tamagoyaki, knives and fresh tuna.
Ginza
The quarter of department stores, galleries and kimono houses, at its most graceful after dark.
where we stay
Where we stay in Tokyo
Palace Hotel Tokyo
Rooms above the palace moat, where the cherry trees along the ancient stone walls come into full flower in the last days of March.
On The Classic Cherry Blossom Tour of Japan and The Autumn Leaves Tour of Japan
Mitsui Garden Hotel Nihonbashi Premier
Mitsui Garden Hotel Nihonbashi Premier stands in Nihonbashi, the quarter where the Mitsui family opened its first kimono shop in 1673, a few minutes on foot from the bridge from which the roads of Japan are still measured.
On three journeys of The Private Collection
our journeys here
The journeys that stay in Tokyo
- SpringThe Classic Cherry Blossom Tour of JapanUSD $19,500 per personSee the journey
- AutumnThe Autumn Leaves Tour of JapanUSD $19,500 per personSee the journey
- The Private CollectionEssential JapanUSD $18,000 per person, two sharingSee the journey
- The Private CollectionClassic JapanUSD $22,000 per person, two sharingSee the journey
- The Private CollectionDefinitive JapanUSD $26,000 per person, two sharingSee the journey
nearby
Near Tokyo
the japan edition
Reading on Tokyo
- Where to Base in TokyoTokyo has no single old centre the way Kyoto does. Choosing where to base decides which version of the city arrives each morning, and which one is there at night.
- Tokyo in Cherry Blossom SeasonTokyo's cherry blossom season belongs to its water and its old defensive lines as much as to any single park: the Imperial Palace moat, the Sumida and Meguro rivers, and a skyline that never steps back for the flower.
questions
Questions about Tokyo
Where do you stay in Tokyo?
At Palace Hotel Tokyo, above the Imperial Palace moat, on The Classic Cherry Blossom Tour of Japan and the Autumn Leaves Tour of Japan. The journeys of The Private Collection stay at Mitsui Garden Hotel Nihonbashi Premier, in Nihonbashi.
How many nights do you spend in Tokyo?
Three on The Classic Cherry Blossom Tour of Japan and on the Honshu journeys of The Private Collection, and two on the Autumn Leaves Tour of Japan.
How do you travel from Tokyo to Kyoto?
By Shinkansen, a little over two hours from Tokyo Station to Kyoto Station. On our tours you travel in the Green Car, and a private car meets the train.
Can Tokyo be part of a custom tour?
Yes. The Custom Tour of Japan is created around your party alone, on your dates, and Tokyo can open or close it. If you would rather travel independently, the Expert Japan Itinerary plans the days for you.
Tokyo, created for you alone.
The Custom Tour of Japan is created around your party alone, on your dates, and Tokyo can be any part of it. If you would rather travel independently, the Expert Japan Itinerary plans every day for you.