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teamLab Borderless Tokyo Guide
Plan teamLab Borderless at Azabudai Hills near Roppongi: what the 'borderless' digital-art museum is, how it differs from Planets, timed tickets, when to go to dodge crowds, access, what to wear, and how to pair it with the Roppongi art cluster.
teamLab Planets Tokyo Guide
Plan teamLab Planets in Toyosu: the barefoot, water-room digital-art venue, how it differs from Borderless, what to wear when you'll wade and get your feet wet, timed tickets, when to go, access, and pairing it with Toyosu Market.
teamLab Borderless vs Planets
Decide which Tokyo teamLab to book: Borderless at Azabudai Hills versus Planets in Toyosu, compared on location, vibe, time needed, photo and clothing rules, family fit, accessibility and ticket strategy — plus when to do both.
Best Hotels in Roppongi & Azabudai
How to choose where to stay in Roppongi and Azabudai: art-and-nightlife Roppongi Hills, the new ultra-luxury Azabudai Hills around teamLab Borderless, and the calmer embassy-quarter streets of Azabu-Jūban and Hiroo — what each suits and the access trade-offs of a central base with no JR station, rather than which named hotel to book.
Tokyo Rainy Day Itinerary
A rainy-day Tokyo itinerary that barely touches the rain: teamLab and museums, depachika and department stores, arcades and indoor attractions, plus the covered arcades and underground links that connect them — built for tsuyu season or any wet day.
Roppongi & Azabudai Guide
Roppongi and the new Azabudai Hills form Tokyo's art-and-towers quarter — world-class museums stacked above shopping complexes, the digital worlds of teamLab Borderless, observation decks over the city, embassy-district dining, and a famously busy nightlife belt at street level. Here is how to read the area by day and by night, and when it suits you as a base.
Tokyo Tickets & Reservations Guide
What to book ahead in Tokyo and how each system works — teamLab timed entry, the Ghibli Museum lottery, observation-deck slots, sumo basho tickets, Tokyo Disney Resort, restaurants and the Toyosu tuna auction. Evergreen guidance; always confirm dates and rules on the official sites.
Tsukiji & Toyosu Guide
How Tokyo's two seafood-market districts fit together: Tsukiji (築地), the lively old outer market that stayed put, versus Toyosu (豊洲), the new wholesale market with the tuna auction and teamLab Planets nearby — how they differ, how to get between them and to Ginza and Odaiba, and where to stay.
Art, Design & Architecture in Tokyo
A hub for Tokyo's art, design and architecture: teamLab's digital worlds, the great museums from the Tokyo National Museum to Nezu and Mori, the Roppongi art triangle, gallery districts, architecture walks and observation decks — and how to thread them into a day.
Tokyo Contemporary Art Museums
A contemporary-art route through Tokyo: the Roppongi museum cluster, the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo and the Kiyosumi gallery scene, the Tennōzu warehouse galleries, Ginza's commercial spaces, the teamLab digital venues, and how to plan a day that depends on what's actually showing.
Toyosu Market Guide
Plan Toyosu Market for tuna-auction viewing, seafood meals, access by the Yurikamome line and market rules — and how to pair the morning with teamLab Planets next door.
Odaiba Guide
Odaiba (お台場), Tokyo's man-made bay island — Rainbow Bridge views, waterfront malls and beach, family attractions and museums, the Yurikamome monorail arrival, sunset over the bay, and how to combine it with neighbouring Toyosu and teamLab Planets.
Roppongi Art Triangle Guide
How to link Roppongi's three major art venues — the Mori Art Museum, the National Art Center Tokyo and the Suntory Museum of Art — into one efficient walking route, with 21_21 Design Sight and teamLab Borderless nearby and food and nightlife to round out the day.
Tokyo Itinerary for First Timers
A first-time Tokyo itinerary that gets the big decisions right first — hotel base, what to book ahead, how the trains work, must-sees and what to skip — then lays out a clear, clustered three-day route balancing temples, neon and food.
Indoor Theme Parks in Tokyo
Tokyo's indoor attractions and theme-park-style venues for rainy days, families and pop-culture fans: digital-art museums, aquariums, character parks, observation decks and more, with how to choose by group and weather, plus tickets and transport.
Three Days in Tokyo Itinerary
A realistic three-day Tokyo itinerary — old/east Tokyo, the neon west, and an art-and-central day with one ticketed highlight — clustered by geography and balanced across temples, food, pop culture, parks and views.
Golden Week in Tokyo
What Golden Week means for a Tokyo visit: Japan's biggest domestic-travel peak in late April and early May, with packed trains, pricier and fuller hotels, some closures — and why the city itself can stay surprisingly easy if you plan around the crowds.
Accessible Tokyo Guide
An honest, practical look at accessible Tokyo — the genuinely strong elevator and step-free station infrastructure and its real limits, plus accessible toilets, hotels, attractions, taxis and museums, and how to plan calmer, slower routes for mobility, sensory or stamina needs.
Best Hotels for Disney & Odaiba
How to choose a base for Tokyo Disney Resort and the bay: the on-site vs partner vs Good Neighbor hotel tiers around Maihama, the family-friendly bay-view options on Odaiba and Toyosu, and — just as important — when staying in central Tokyo beats a bay base, rather than which named hotel to book.
Comiket Tokyo Guide
How to visit Comiket, the world's largest self-published-comics fair, held at Tokyo Big Sight twice a year — what it is, when it runs (summer and winter, dates set fresh each year so verify), how to get there and survive the crowds, the serious heat and cold to prepare for, the etiquette and cosplay rules, and where to base yourself in Odaiba or Toyosu.
Five Days in Tokyo Itinerary
A five-day Tokyo plan that builds on the three-day core and adds a day trip and a deeper-cuts day — old Tokyo, the neon west, art and design, a Hakone/Nikkō/Kamakura escape, and the city's quieter neighbourhoods, with seasonal swaps.
One Day in Tokyo Itinerary
A high-impact one-day Tokyo route — old Tokyo at dawn in Asakusa, the neon west in Shibuya and Shinjuku by night — with food breaks, transit logic, and honest tradeoffs about what a single day forces you to skip.
Tokyo Foodie Itinerary
A food-first Tokyo itinerary built for appetite and geography: markets in the morning, ramen and standing counters by day, izakaya and depachika by night, with the booking-heavy meals like sushi and omakase secured in advance.
Tokyo Itinerary Planner
Choose the right Tokyo itinerary by days, interests, hotel base, season, energy level, what to book ahead, and your appetite for day trips — then follow the day-by-day plan that fits.
Tokyo Trip Budget & Costs
How to think about what Tokyo costs — accommodation, food, transport, tickets, day trips and shopping — as budget, mid-range and splurge bands, with where to save and where it's worth spending. Comparative guidance, not invented totals; verify current rates before you commit.
Tokyo with Kids Guide
How to make Tokyo work with children — choosing a base with space and gentle logistics, navigating trains and stations with a stroller, eating out with kids, the best parks and indoor rainy-day attractions, Disney and theme parks, family-friendly museums, and how to pace the days by age.
Tsukiji Outer Market Guide
What to eat at Tsukiji Outer Market, when to go, the nearest stations and manners — plus how the surviving outer-market lanes differ from the wholesale market and tuna auction that moved to Toyosu.
Two Days in Tokyo Itinerary
A two-day Tokyo plan that clusters by geography — old and central Tokyo on day one, the neon west on day two — balancing temples, gardens, food, art and low-regret transport choices.
Mori Art Museum Guide
Visit the Mori Art Museum high in Roppongi Hills: what it shows, how the sky-view deck ties in, tickets to verify, how long to allow, access, and a smart route through the Roppongi art triangle.
Roppongi Nightlife Guide
Roppongi nightlife for cocktail bars, clubs, hotel lounges and art evenings: Tokyo's most international night district, how it pairs with the Roppongi Art Triangle and Azabudai Hills, and a candid, evergreen safety note on touts and clip-joint bars.
Tokyo Architecture Guide
How to read Tokyo's architecture — from the Metabolists Tange and Kurokawa to contemporary masters Kengo Kuma, SANAA and Tadao Andō, the Omotesando boutique corridor, restored Marunouchi and Tokyo Station, Ginza, and the walkable districts where you can see it all on foot.
Tokyo Art Galleries Guide
A guide to Tokyo's commercial and independent art galleries — distinct from the big museums — covering the main gallery clusters in Ginza, Tennōzu, Roppongi and Kiyosumi, how opening hours and free entry usually work, gallery etiquette, and easy art-walk routes.
Tokyo Design Districts
Where to see design in Tokyo by neighbourhood — Omotesando and Aoyama for architecture and fashion, Ginza for luxury retail and galleries, Roppongi and Azabudai for museum design, Daikanyama and Nakameguro for lifestyle, Kiyosumi for warehouse galleries and coffee, and Kuramae for makers.