Tokyo 3-Day Shopping Trip
Tokyo, Japan · 3 days · 12 stops · Balanced
Active · Shopping · Food · Nightlife
- Destination
- Tokyo, Japan
- Duration
- 3 days
- Travel style
- Active
- Interests
- Shopping · Food · Nightlife
- Region
- Asia
- Best time
- Mar-May
From gateway to destination
- GatewayNRTNarita International Airport
- Day 1Ginza & Department Stores4 stops · 10:00 – 18:00
- Day 2Harajuku, Shimokitazawa & Nakameguro4 stops · 10:00 – 19:30
- Day 3Akihabara & Farewell4 stops · 10:00 – 19:00
- DestinationTokyoJapan
Three days across Tokyo's retail universe: Ginza's flagships, Shimokitazawa's vintage, Nakameguro's independents and Akihabara's electric madness.
- Shopping
- Fashion
- City Break
Journey highlights
01
Ginza to Shimokitazawa: five retail personalities in three days
- 02
Kappabashi's knife shops for the kitchen souvenir
- 03
The tax-free system, used correctly
Day-by-day itinerary
Day 01
Ginza & Department Stores
4 stops · 10:00 – 18:00
- 10:00Ginza Six & the flagship flagships
- 13:00Depachika food-hall lunch
- 15:00Uniqlo Ginza's twelve floors
- 18:00Itoya stationery heaven
Next stop
Ginza & Department StoresHarajuku, Shimokitazawa & Nakameguro
Day 02
Harajuku, Shimokitazawa & Nakameguro
4 stops · 10:00 – 19:30
- 10:00Takeshita-dori & Ura-Harajuku boutiques
- 14:00Shimokitazawa vintage crawl
- 17:00Nakameguro's canal-side independents
- 19:30Daikanyama's T-Site browsing
Next stop
Harajuku, Shimokitazawa & NakameguroAkihabara & Farewell
Day 03
Akihabara & Farewell
4 stops · 10:00 – 19:00
- 10:00Akihabara's electronics & anime floors
- 13:30Kappabashi kitchen-street knives
- 16:00Tokyo Station Character Street souvenirs
- 19:00Tax-free wrap-up & luggage check
Where to eat in Tokyo
Depachika counters
Deli grazing · $$
Afuri Nakameguro
Yuzu ramen · $
Katsu Midori Shibuya
Conveyor sushi · $$
Journey practicalities
- Gateway
- NRT · Narita International Airport
- Time zone
- Asia/Tokyo
- Currency
- USD
- Scheduled stops
- 12
- Journey pace
- Balanced
When to go
Mar-May
Shopping is weather-proof. Late January and July bring the Fukubukuro lucky-bag and summer sale seasons; late December has the year's best Fukubukuro.
- Best months
- Mar-May
- Climate score
- Excellent · 86/100
Journey budget
360 USD
Estimated total for 3 days covering accommodation, local transport, food and the 12 scheduled stops. International flights are not included.
- Per day
- 120 USD
- Scheduled stops
- 12
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