A traveler shares 10 surprising aspects of visiting Tokyo, Japan, including the city's enormous scale with 35-40 million people, the remarkably efficient yet crowded Tokyo Metro System during rush hour, and the contrast between Tokyo's size and its cleanliness, safety, and quiet public spaces. The video also covers practical shocks like cash-dependent transactions, affordable convenience store food, and higher accommodation costs in districts like Shinjuku.
- Duration
- 12 min 26 s
- Route distance
- 55.6 km
- Start
- Tokyo Skytree Viewpoint
- End
- Edo Tokyo Museum
- Stops
- 9
- Channel author
- Wolters World
Timestamps and places
- — Tokyo Skytree (Introduction to Tokyo & Overview)
- — Electric Town / Akihabara (Senso-ji Temple Shrine Complex)
- — Tokyo Skytree Viewpoint
- — Tokyo Metro System & Rush Hour
- — Shinjuku District & Dining
- — Edo Tokyo Museum (Free Shrine Visits)
- — Parks & Green Spaces
- — Electric Town & Neon Districts
- — Tokyo National Museum & Edo Tokyo Museum
- — Odaiba Island Attractions
- — Beyond Tokyo - Exploring Greater Japan
Route on the map
Visit Tokyo - 10 Things That Will SHOCK You About Tokyo, Japan