80 Hours in Tokyo

[Aeryn]

Hello newbie here hoping to pick up some great tips.

Due to limited award availablity my partner and I will have a 80 hour stop-over in Tokyo on way home from London at end of April. As first time visitors to Japan we are looking for suggestions for things to do and interesting places to eat.

Given we have a night and 3 full days we wondered if we should spend each day in a different neighbourhood? But no ideas which ones?

We have no interest in theme parks or sport or cat cafes but other novelty cafes could be fun. We love to eat so maybe a food tour?

Can anyone recommend some quirky or less obvious places to visit or restaurants to try? We would like to see the essential sites but also have less obvious experiences.

TIA

 

[Must...Fly!]

As it's your first time, I would try not to pack your itinerary too much. Use it as an opportunity to get a taste of Tokyo and Japan in general. It is a big place and it can be a bit overwhelming if you try and do too much.

Shimokitazawa is rather quirky and interesting, however it's probably quite popular with tourists now so might have lost some of its charm.