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Top 10 things to do in Tokyo, Japan

Tokyo is is the capital of Japan. It is located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū and includes the Izu Islands and Ogasawara Islands. The Tokyo, popular with tourists, wealthy and fascinating metropolis brings high-tech visions of the future side by side with glimpses of old Japan, and has something for everyone.

Here are my Top 10 things to do in Tokyo:

1) Eat a sushi breakfast at the Tsukiji Fish Market.

Tsukiji Fish Market Japan

2) Take a boat ride on the Sumida River from Asakusa.

Sumida River

3) Lose yourself in the dazzling neon jungle outside major train stations in the evenings. Shibuya and east Shinjuku at night can make Times Square or Piccadilly Circus look rural in comparison, it has to be seen to be believed.

Shibuya, Japan

4) Check out the hip and young crowd at Harajuku's Takeshita-Dori (Takeshita Street) or the more grown up Omotesando.

Harajuku's Takeshita-Dori, Japan

5) Go to an amusement park such as Tokyo Disney Resort, which consists of Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea which are the world's most visited and second most visited theme parks.

Tokyo Disney Resort

6) In the spring, take a boatride in Kichijoji's lovely Inokashira Park, and afterwards visit the Ghibli Studios Museum.

Inokashira Park, Japan

7) Take the Yurikamome elevated train across the bay bridge from Shimbashi station to the bayside Odaiba district, and go on the giant ferris wheel.

Yurikamome, Shimbashi station

8) Watch a baseball game, namely the Yomiuri Giants at the Tokyo Dome, or the Tokyo Yakult Swallows at Jingu Stadium.

Tokyo Yakult Swallows at Jingu Stadium

9) Take a stroll through the Imperial Palace's East Gardens.

The Imperial Palace's East Gardens

10) Have a picnic in a park during the cherry blossom (Sakura) festival.

cherry blossom (Sakura)

Have you visited Tokyo before? If so, what were some of your favorite activities to do there?

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