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EXPLORING TOKYO: THE THREE-DAY ITINERARY

DAY ONE

Morning

hinjuku is famous as Tokyo’s nightlife district — but it’s worth exploring during the quieter daylight hours too. Start at Ichibangai gate and look out for the Godzilla statue, which roars at passing pedestrians. Potter around Omoide Yokocho — an alleyway that delivers a delicious waft of bygone Japan, with hanging lanterns and fragrant clouds billowing from (skewered chicken) stalls. For a fix of greenery, turn westward to Shinjuku Gyoen or south to Meiji Jingu.

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