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About Tokyo for Solo Travelers
The world's greatest solo travel city β a metropolis of 14 million where eating alone at a counter is deeply cultural, every neighbourhood has its own universe, and the convenience stores alone justify the flight.
Solo Travel TipsΒ· Solo Friendly
Tokyo is arguably the world's best solo travel city β solo dining is completely normalised (ramen and sushi counters, conveyor belt restaurants, standing noodle bars), the train system is impeccably efficient, and the sheer density of things to explore means you could spend weeks without running out of extraordinary neighbourhoods. Shibuya, Shinjuku, Yanaka, Shimokitazawa β each is a different world. The 7-Eleven and convenience store culture means you're never without excellent food at 3am.
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Great infrastructure, English-friendly, well-established solo traveler culture.
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Akihabara
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Tokyo's 'Electric Town', once known for electronics shops and now the centre of anime, manga and gaming culture. Multi-storey stores sell figures, retro video games and trading cards, and arcades fill whole buildings with claw machines and rhythm games. On Sunday afternoons the main street, Chuo-dori, is often closed to cars, which makes wandering even easier.
πSotokanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0021, Japan
Harajuku & Takeshita Street
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A short, crowded pedestrian street opposite Harajuku Station, packed with youth-fashion shops, kawaii accessories, crΓͺpe stands and candy-coloured sweets. It's busiest on weekends, when it's great for people-watching. Afterwards, escape to the calm of Meiji Shrine across the tracks, or walk down to the designer boutiques and cafΓ©s of Omotesando.
π1 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0001, Japan
Shibuya Crossing
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The famous scramble outside Shibuya Station's Hachiko exit, where traffic stops in every direction and thousands of people cross at once under giant video screens. Walk it yourself, then watch from above β the Shibuya Sky rooftop and the upper floors of Shibuya Scramble Square give the best views. Don't miss the Hachiko dog statue by the exit.
πShibuya Station Hachiko Exit, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0043, Japan