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🗼Day 1/5 on our Tokyo Itinerary 🗼
Interactive map & detailed info below:

📍SHINJUKU: Nightlife And Neon Lights

♦️ Free Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building Observation Deck 🏙️
*Open hours: 9:30-22:00, last entry - 21:30.
*Check their website as hours may change.You can also check how long will you have to wait in order to enter.
*You can skip this if you have booked tickets to Shibuya Sky.
♦️ Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden
*Closes around 05pm and on Mondays, make sure to check the opening hours.
*The botanic garden inside is a must-visit.
♦️ Golden Gai alleys with small bars and Izakayas 🍻
*Make sure to go to Omoide Yokochō. Order local Sake & Yakitori to get the full experience.
♦️ Do not forget:
Capture the iconic red gate (torii) entrance to Kabukicho against the lively streets of Shinjuku.

📍SHIBUYA: Shopping and Scrambled Crossing

♦️ The famous Shibuya Crossing 🚶‍♀️🚶‍♂️
*A good observation spot will be from Starbucks overlooking the crossing. Get a drink on the 1st floor & wait patiently for a good seat on the 2nd floor.
♦️ Hachiko statue 🐾
*This is a statue of Hachiko, a dog with a heartbreaking story that became a symbol for loyalty in Japan.
*Every round hour there's a 3D sign of him on a building right above the statue.
♦️ Shopping time 🛍️
*Explore Shibuya Center Street for some shopping.
♦️ Robot Restaurant / cafe 🤖
*We went to Pepper Parlor, it was so funny. Highly recommended.
♦️ Shibuya Sky escalators 🌇
*Breathtaking view over the city.
*Book tickets in advance for a clear-weather day, we didn’t buy and it was sold out by the time we arrived 😰
♦️ Dinner at Nonbei Yokocho 🍻
*A magical alley filled with traditional Japanese bars and Izakayas.

AND THAT WAS DAY 1! 😍

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