Tokyo Modern/Traditional Day Tour

Pick-up from hotel in Tokyo

TRADITIONAL: Senso-ji Temple & Asakusa (Tokyo's oldest temple, founded 628 AD), enter through Kaminarimon Gate with massive red lantern, browse Nakamise shopping street for traditional crafts, fans, kimonos, and ningyo-yaki snacks, explore main temple hall and five-story pagoda, experience morning prayer rituals, learn about Buddhist traditions and temple's 1,400-year history

TRADITIONAL: Hama-rikyu Gardens (Edo-period feudal lord's garden, completed 1654), enter through dramatic gate with modern buildings as backdrop, stroll around tidal pond that fills and drains with Tokyo Bay, visit traditional teahouse for matcha and wagashi (¥700, optional), walk garden paths designed for changing views at each turn, witness perfect harmony of nature despite surrounding skyscrapers, enjoy this 'garden island' oasis in the middle of Tokyo's modern metropolis

Lunch at nearby waterfront or en route to Odaiba, traditional Japanese lunch (sushi, tempura, bento)

MODERN: Drive across Rainbow Bridge to Odaiba (man-made island in Tokyo Bay), enjoy spectacular bridge crossing with city and bay views, arrive at Tokyo's futuristic waterfront district

MODERN: Odaiba exploration, see life-size Gundam statue (18-meter tall robot from famous anime series), walk around Odaiba waterfront with Rainbow Bridge and Tokyo skyline views, visit Palette Town or DiverCity shopping complexes showcasing latest technology and entertainment

MODERN: teamLab Borderless OR teamLab Planets (immersive digital art museum), experience mind-bending interactive digital art installations, walk through rooms where art responds to your movement, wade through water in mirrored rooms, lose yourself in infinity rooms and projection mapping, witness cutting-edge technology creating ethereal art experiences, this represents Tokyo's innovative, creative, tech-forward side

Drive to Shinjuku (30 minutes)

MODERN: Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, take elevator to FREE 45th floor observation deck (202m high), enjoy panoramic views of Shinjuku's skyscraper district and Tokyo sprawl, on clear days see Mt. Fuji in the distance, watch as city lights begin to illuminate, marvel at the scale of Tokyo's urban development

TRADITIONAL/MODERN CONTRAST: Shinjuku evening exploration, walk through Shinjuku Station area (world's busiest train station with 3.6 million daily passengers), experience sensory overload of neon signs, massive video screens, and urban energy, optional stop at Memory Lane/Omoide Yokocho (nostalgic narrow alley with tiny yakitori shops - post-war Tokyo atmosphere preserved), or explore Golden Gai (200+ tiny bars in maze-like alleys), witness the contrast of cutting-edge Shinjuku coexisting with these nostalgic pockets of old Tokyo

Drop-off at hotel or in Shinjuku (if you wish to continue exploring nightlife and dining)