Why go
- Capital and most populous city in Japan.
- 1 recommended spot to eat and drink.
- Served by Tokyo Narita International Airport (NRT).
History
Tokyo, officially the Tokyo Metropolis, is the capital and most populous city of Japan. The population of the city proper was over 14 million as of 2023. The Greater Tokyo Area, which includes Tokyo and parts of six neighboring prefectures, is the third-most populous metropolitan area in the world, with 33 million residents as of 2025.
Eat & drink
Restaurant
Airports
Tokyo Narita International Airport (NRT) 165 km to the centre
Narita, 12, JP — You board from the indoor waiting area — no need to plan for the weather. ✈ 66 airlines (All Nippon Airways, Japan Airlines Domestic, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines…) · direct flights to 103 destinations incl. Seoul, Taipei, Bangkok, Los Angeles, Singapore… (OpenFlights route data).
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 66 airlines, 103 direct destinations
- All Nippon Airways NH (767-300, 777, 777-300ER, 737, 787-8, 737-800…) · 57 routes: Abu Dhabi*, Agana*, Auckland*, Bangkok, Beijing, Calgary*, Chengdu, Chicago, Dalian*, Delhi, Denpasar, Denver*, Doha*, Duesseldorf, Fukuoka, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Hiroshima*, Ho Chi Minh City*, Hong Kong*, Honolulu*, Houston*, Istanbul*, Jakarta, Kanazawa*, Kaohsiung, London, Los Angeles, Macau*, Manila, Mumbai, Nagoya, New York, Newark*, Niigata*, Okinawa, Osaka, Osaka*, Paris, Qingdao … +17 more
- Japan Airlines Domestic JL (767, 787-8, 777-300, 777, 737-800, A320…) · 49 routes: Agana, Babelthuap, Bangkok, Beijing, Boston, Busan, Cairns*, Cheju*, Chicago, Coolangatta*, Dalian, Dallas-Fort Worth*, Delhi, Doha, Dubai*, Frankfurt, Fukuoka*, Guangzhou, Hanoi, Helsinki, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong, Honolulu, Jakarta, Kaohsiung, Khabarovsk*, Kota Kinabalu, Kuala Lumpur, London*, Los Angeles, Manila, Moscow, Nagoya, Nanjing*, New York, Okinawa*, Osaka, Papeete*, Paris, San Diego … +9 more
- American Airlines AA (767-300, 787, 737, 777-300, 777) · 22 routes: Bangkok, Boston, Busan, Chicago, Dallas-Fort Worth, Fukuoka, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong, Honolulu, Kaohsiung, Kuala Lumpur, Los Angeles, Nagoya, New York, Osaka, San Diego, Sapporo, Seoul, Singapore, Taipei, Vancouver
- Delta Air Lines DL (747-400, 777, 76W, A330-300, 757-200, A330-200) · 17 routes: Agana, Atlanta, Babelthuap, Bangkok, Detroit, Hong Kong, Honolulu, Los Angeles, Manila, Minneapolis, New York, Portland, Saipan, Seattle, Shanghai, Singapore, Taipei
- United Airlines UA (777, 787-8, 747-400, 737-800, 777-300ER) · 15 routes: Agana, Bangkok*, Chicago, Denver, Honolulu, Houston, Los Angeles, New York*, Newark, San Francisco, San Jose*, Seattle*, Seoul, Singapore, Washington
- Air China CA (767-300, 737-800, A321, 737, A320) · 9 routes: Beijing, Chengdu*, Dalian, Guangzhou*, Hangzhou*, Qingdao*, Shanghai, Shenyang*, Xiamen*
- Genesis GK (A320) · 8 routes: Fukuoka, Kagoshima, Matsuyama, Oita, Okinawa, Osaka, Sapporo, Takamatsu
- China Eastern Airlines MU (767, A320, A321, A330-200, A330-300, 737-800) · 5 routes: Beijing*, Dalian*, Guangzhou*, Nanjing, Shanghai
- China Southern Airlines CZ (A320, A321, A319, A330-200, 767, 737-800) · 5 routes: Beijing*, Changchun, Dalian, Guangzhou, Shenyang
- Air Canada AC (767-300, 777, 777-300ER) · 4 routes: Bangkok*, Calgary, Toronto, Vancouver
- Arrow Air JW (A320) · 4 routes: Okinawa, Sapporo, Seoul, Taipei
- Korean Air KE (A330-300, 737-900, A330-200, 747-400, 737-800, 777-300ER…) · 4 routes: Busan, Cheju, Honolulu, Seoul
- Malaysia Airlines MH (777, 737-800, 777-200) · 4 routes: Chicago, Dallas-Fort Worth, Kota Kinabalu, Kuala Lumpur
- US Airways US (777, A380) · 4 routes: Chicago, Dallas-Fort Worth, Los Angeles, Singapore
- Air India Limited AI (A380, 787-8) · 3 routes: Delhi, Los Angeles*, Singapore*
- Alitalia AZ (777-200) · 3 routes: Milano, Rome, Venice
- Asiana Airlines OZ (A321, 777-200, A330-300, 74E) · 3 routes: Auckland, Busan*, Seoul
- China Airlines CI (A330-300, 747-400, 737-800) · 3 routes: Honolulu, Kaohsiung, Taipei
- Jetstar Airways JQ (A330-200) · 3 routes: Cairns, Coolangatta, Melbourne
- Qantas QF (A330-200, 747-400) · 3 routes: Cairns*, Coolangatta*, Sydney
- S7 Airlines S7 (A320, 787) · 3 routes: Khabarovsk, Moscow*, Vladivostok
- Skymark Airlines BC (737) · 3 routes: Miho, Okinawa, Sapporo
- Air France AF (A380, 757-200, 787-8, 777-300ER) · 2 routes: Paris, Saipan*
- Air Tahiti Nui TN (A330-300, A340-300) · 2 routes: Papeete, Seoul
- Cathay Pacific CX (747-400, A330-300, A340-300, 777-200, 777-300, 777-300ER) · 2 routes: Hong Kong, Taipei
- EVA Air BR (A321, A330-200) · 2 routes: Kaohsiung, Taipei
- Garuda Indonesia GA (A330-300, 767-300, 777) · 2 routes: Denpasar, Jakarta
- Ibex Airlines FW (CRJ) · 2 routes: Hiroshima, Kanazawa
- Lufthansa Cargo LH (747-400, 787-8) · 2 routes: Duesseldorf*, Osaka
- Philippine Airlines PR (A321, 330, 777-300) · 2 routes: Cebu, Manila
- Shenzhen Airlines ZH (767-300) · 2 routes: Guangzhou*, Xiamen*
- Singapore Airlines Cargo SQ (A380, 777-300ER) · 2 routes: Los Angeles, Singapore
- Vietnam Airlines VN (330, 777, A321) · 2 routes: Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City
- Aeroflot Russian Airlines SU (A330-300) · 1 route: Moscow
- AeroMéxico AM (787) · 1 route: Mexico City
- Air Busan BX (A321) · 1 route: Busan
- Air Caledonie International SB (A330-200) · 1 route: Noumea
- Air Macau NX (A319, A320, A321) · 1 route: Macau
- Air New Zealand NZ (767-300, 777-200) · 1 route: Auckland
- Air Niugini PX (737-800) · 1 route: Port Moresby
- Austrian Airlines OS (777-200) · 1 route: Vienna
- Bangkok Airways PG (767) · 1 route: Bangkok
- British Airways BA (777) · 1 route: London
- Cebu Pacific 5J (A320) · 1 route: Manila
- Eastar Jet ZE (737-800) · 1 route: Seoul
- Emirates EK (777-300ER) · 1 route: Dubai
- Etihad Airways EY (A330-200) · 1 route: Abu Dhabi
- Finnair AY (A330-300, 787-8) · 1 route: Helsinki
- Jeju Air 7C (737) · 1 route: Seoul
- Jet Airways 9W (737) · 1 route: Mumbai*
- KLM Royal Dutch Airlines KL (747, 777, 74M) · 1 route: Amsterdam
- MIAT Mongolian Airlines OM (737) · 1 route: Ulan Bator
- Pakistan International Airlines PK (310) · 1 route: Beijing
- Peach Aviation MM (A320) · 1 route: Osaka
- Qatar Airways QR (777-200LR) · 1 route: Doha
- Sat Airlines HZ (737) · 1 route: Yuzhno-sakhalinsk
- Scandinavian Airlines System SK (A340-300) · 1 route: Copenhagen
- Scoot TZ (777-200) · 1 route: Taipei
- Shandong Airlines SC (767-300) · 1 route: Qingdao*
- SriLankan Airlines UL (A330-200, A340-300) · 1 route: Colombo
- Swiss International Air Lines LX (A340-300) · 1 route: Zurich
- Thai Airways International TG (330, 380) · 1 route: Bangkok
- TransAsia Airways GE (A320) · 1 route: Taipei
- Turkish Airlines TK (330, 777-300ER) · 1 route: Istanbul
- Uzbekistan Airways HY (767-400) · 1 route: Tashkent
- Virgin Atlantic Airways VS (A340-600) · 1 route: London
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Haneda Airport (HND) 143 km to the centre
Tokyo, 13, JP — You board from the indoor waiting area — no need to plan for the weather. ✈ 32 airlines (All Nippon Airways, Japan Airlines Domestic, Hokkaido International Airlines, Skymark Airlines…) · direct flights to 73 destinations incl. Honolulu, Shanghai, Bangkok, Beijing, Fukuoka… (OpenFlights route data).
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 32 airlines, 73 direct destinations
- All Nippon Airways NH (767, 737, A320, 737-800, 787, 777-200…) · 60 routes: Akita, Asahikawa*, Bangkok, Beijing, Denpasar, Frankfurt, Fukuoka, Hachijojima, Hakodate, Hanoi, Hiroshima, Hong Kong, Honolulu*, Ishigaki, Iwakuni, Iwami, Jakarta, Kagoshima, Kanazawa, Kitakyushu*, Kobe, Kochi, Kumamoto, Kushiro, London, Los Angeles, Manila, Matsuyama, Memanbetsu*, Miho, Miyazaki, Monbetsu, Munich, Nagasaki, Nakashibetsu, Obihiro*, Odate Noshiro, Oita, Okayama, Okinawa … +20 more
- Japan Airlines Domestic JL (737-800, 767, 777, 777-300, Embraer 170, 777-200…) · 45 routes: Akita*, Amami, Aomori, Asahikawa, Bangkok, Beijing, Dubai*, Fukuoka, Hakodate, Hiroshima, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong, Honolulu, Izumo, Kagoshima, Kanazawa, Kitakyushu, Kochi, Kumamoto, Kushiro, London, Matsuyama, Memanbetsu, Misawa, Miyazaki, Nagasaki, Nagoya, Nanki-shirahama, Obihiro, Oita, Okayama, Okinawa, Osaka, Osaka, Paris, San Francisco, Sapporo, Seoul, Shanghai, Singapore … +5 more
- Hokkaido International Airlines HD (735, 767-300) · 6 routes: Asahikawa, Hakodate, Kushiro, Memanbetsu, Obihiro, Sapporo
- Skymark Airlines BC (737) · 6 routes: Fukuoka, Kagoshima, Kobe, Miho, Okinawa, Sapporo
- Star Flyer 7G (A320) · 3 routes: Fukuoka, Kitakyushu, Osaka
- Air China CA (A321, 330, 777) · 2 routes: Beijing, Shanghai*
- American Airlines AA (777, 787) · 2 routes: Honolulu, San Francisco
- Asiana Airlines OZ (A321, A330-300) · 2 routes: Seoul, Seoul
- China Eastern Airlines MU (A321, 767) · 2 routes: Beijing*, Shanghai
- Delta Air Lines DL (76W) · 2 routes: Los Angeles, Seattle
- Garuda Indonesia GA (A330-200, 787-8) · 2 routes: Denpasar, Jakarta
- Japan Transocean Air NU (734) · 2 routes: Ishigaki, Miyako
- Korean Air KE (777-200, 777-300, 737-800) · 2 routes: Seoul, Seoul
- Lufthansa Cargo LH (A340-600, 747-400) · 2 routes: Frankfurt, Munich
- United Airlines UA (767-300, 777) · 2 routes: Honolulu*, Los Angeles*
- Air Canada AC (767-300) · 1 route: Vancouver
- Air France AF (777-200, 777-300ER) · 1 route: Paris
- AirAsia X D7 (330) · 1 route: Kuala Lumpur
- Bangkok Airways PG (767, 777) · 1 route: Bangkok
- British Airways BA (777) · 1 route: London
- Cathay Pacific CX (747-400) · 1 route: Hong Kong
- China Airlines CI (A330-300) · 1 route: Taipei
- Emirates EK (777-200LR) · 1 route: Dubai
- EVA Air BR (A330-300) · 1 route: Taipei
- Hawaiian Airlines HA (A330-200) · 1 route: Honolulu
- Hong Kong Express Airways UO (A320) · 1 route: Hong Kong
- Philippine Airlines PR (A321, 330) · 1 route: Manila
- Qantas QF (777-200) · 1 route: Singapore*
- Shanghai Airlines FM (A330-300) · 1 route: Shanghai
- Singapore Airlines Cargo SQ (A330-300, 777-300) · 1 route: Singapore
- Thai Airways International TG (747-400) · 1 route: Bangkok
- Virgin Atlantic Airways VS (777-300ER) · 1 route: London
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Getting there by ferry
Ferry terminal
Ferry terminal · 14 km from the centre
Where things are
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Photographs
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When to go
Tourist season
May – September
The warmer, longer-day half of the year is the safest bet for a first visit.
Shoulder season
April, October
Cooler and quieter, with fewer visitors and better value.
Worth avoiding
Deep winter
Short days and the coldest weather — check local conditions before travelling.
Getting there & around
Getting there. The nearest airport on record is Tokyo Narita International Airport (NRT); 1 other airport serves the wider area. Check rail and road links from the tourism sources below. By air: NRT has direct flights to 103 destinations on 66 airlines (incl. Seoul, Taipei, Bangkok, Los Angeles, Singapore…). By water: 1 ferry terminal within 20 km.
Getting around. Use the map above to orient yourself; nearby hotels, attractions and places to eat are listed from the live Ultimate data for Tokyo, Japan. Local transit details will be added as the guide is expanded.
Local transit
Metro, bus, tram · The Toei subway lines, buses and the Arakawa tram. · Fares: Suica or PASMO IC card
Metro · Nine subway lines; Toei runs four more and the buses. · Fares: Suica or PASMO IC card · Airport: Narita Express or Keisei Skyliner; Tokyo Monorail fro
Trains & rail
Rail operator
National rail
National rail
National rail
National rail
National rail
National rail
National rail
Coaches & shuttles
Intercity coach
Private aviation
On-demand charter, jet cards and the semi-private scheduled carriers that serve this city.
Charter, management · Gulfstream, Global · Tokyo and Hong Kong business-jet operator.
Broker · Any aircraft via operators worldwide · Global charter broker with 30+ offices; private jets, group charters and cargo.
FBO, charter, management · Managed fleet · FBO network and management across Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific.
Fractional, jet card · Embraer Praetor, Bombardier Challenger & Global, Gulfstream · Fractional ownership and jet cards in North America and Europe.
Charter, management · Large-cabin & VIP airliners · Geneva-based operator known for large-cabin and VIP airliner charters.
Tours & experiences
Cultural · 5 hours · from ¥18000/pp