Tokyo Itinerary: 3 Days in Tokyo for First-Timers (2026) – Asakusa, Shibuya Sky and Tsukiji

Planning your first trip to Tokyo with three days and a list of thirty places? This 3-day Tokyo itinerary groups the city like a bento box: old Tokyo in the east on day one, the center and west on day two, and a flexible day three. Fill each day with neighbors, and three days feel complete, not rushed. In this video: ・Why a Tokyo itinerary works by neighborhood: Asakusa, Ueno, Tokyo Station, Shibuya and Shinjuku, and why crossing the city costs time ・Senso-ji and Asakusa at 7 a.m.: the Kaminarimon gate, the main hall from 6 a.m. (6:30 from October through March), free entry, and Tokyo Skytree across the river ・Ueno Park and the Tokyo National Museum, Ameyoko street food, and Akihabara after dark ・The most common Tokyo planning mistake: the Imperial Palace East Gardens close on Mondays and Fridays, and many museums close on Mondays ・Meiji Jingu, Harajuku and Omotesando: from a forest shrine to Takeshita Street in one walk ・SHIBUYA SKY at sunset: tickets released about two weeks ahead at midnight Japan time, cheaper online, free lockers and no umbrellas on the roof ・Tsukiji Outer Market for breakfast, Ginza, and a free afternoon (or Hakone for a full day out) ・Tokyo Subway Ticket vs JR: 1,000 / 1,500 / 2,000 yen for 24 / 48 / 72 hours since March 14, 2026, and an IC card like Suica for the Yamanote Line Prices, opening hours and booking rules are as of October 21, 2026, and they change. Check the official pages before you go. 💬 Tell me in the comments: which compartment would you change, and what would you put in it instead? Chapters 0:00 Three Days as a Bento Box 0:52 Why Tokyo Works by Neighborhood 1:46 Day 1 Morning: Asakusa at 7 A.M. 2:39 Day 1 Afternoon: Ueno and Akihabara 3:30 The Weekday Mistake 4:24 Day 2: Meiji Jingu, Harajuku and Omotesando 5:15 Day 2 Evening: Shibuya and SHIBUYA SKY 6:07 Day 3: Tsukiji, Ginza and a Free Afternoon 7:02 Getting Around: Subway Ticket vs JR 7:59 Your Bento by Traveler Type 📚 Sources Tokyo Metro, Tokyo Subway Ticket — https://www.tokyometro.jp/th/ticket/t... Tokyo Metro, Tokyo Subway Ticket price change from March 14, 2026 — https://www.tokyometro.jp/news/2026/2... Senso-ji hours (rurubu) — https://rurubu.jp/andmore/spot/80011368 Imperial Palace East Gardens, days and hours (JEEPE) — https://www.jeepe.jp/ja/articles/toky... SHIBUYA SKY ticket guide (trvlogue) — https://www.trvlogue.com/ja/shibuya-s... 🎵 Music: Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), licensed under CC BY 4.0 "Cherry Blossom", "Ripples", "Finding Movement", "Eastern Thought", "Senbazuru", "Eastminster", "That Zen Moment", "Ishikari Lore" 📷 Photos: Wikimedia Commons CC BY: Dick Thomas Johnson (2.0), Guilhem Vellut (2.0), Blue Lotus (2.0), Maarten Heerlien (2.0), Fabio Achilli (2.0), ElHeineken (4.0), gog.creator (4.0), Alexkom000 (4.0), Novoklimov (4.0) CC BY-SA: W & J from Earth (2.0), Eric Salard (2.0), Kent Wang (2.0), Wiiii (3.0), Aimaimyi (3.0), Morio (3.0), そらみみ (Soramimi) (4.0), Fred Cherrygarden (4.0), Indiana jo (4.0), Zairon (4.0), Joli Rumi (4.0), MaedaAkihiko (4.0) Others: 毒島みるく, jessedyck, Syced, Quercus acuta (CC0) Video: Mixkit. Maps and diagrams: own work. #Tokyo #JapanTravel #TokyoItinerary #TokyoTravelGuide #JapanTravelTips