Things to do in Tokyo

Tokyo is a city of contrasts that somehow all make sense together: glass towers beside wooden shrines, packed crossings a few streets from silent gardens, and trains so punctual you can set a watch by them. Each neighbourhood feels like its own small town, from the lantern-lit lanes of Asakusa to the screens and crowds of Shibuya.

It is also an easy base for day trips. Mount Fuji, the lakes around Kawaguchiko and the hot-spring town of Hakone are all reachable in a day, which makes it simple to mix big-city sights with mountain views on the same trip.