in this video I'm gonna show you guys
the top 5 busiest tourist spots
Tokyo and I'm gonna share with you my
tips and tricks on how to get around
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there's so much to see and do in Tokyo
these days making this a tourist mecca
and because of this some of the best
Tokyo has to offer gets invaded with crowds
and just crazy amounts of people I kind
of wanted to take the time out and show
you these busy places and show you kind
of like how to get around despite it
being so crowded. And in this video Insta
360 has been kind enough to send me the
One X what better way to show you their
Tokyo but in 360 degrees so in this
video I'm going to be sharing some more
specific tips and tricks on how to get
around each spot but in general the
weekends are the busiest so if you can
try to avoid the weekends when your
traveling around these busy areas and
although I'll be filming everything on a
Saturday which is generally one of the
busier tourist days, and there is just so many
crowds but the thing is it's actually
winter time right now so I feel like the
spring and summer are kind of like the
busiest time overall but even in the
winter it gets really busy as you'll
soon see well before we start definitely
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the first crowded tourist
spot im taking you to is Tsukiji fish
market it's actually one of my favorite
Tokyo Street food spots and is a must
experience spot if you're coming into
town but it's also a spot you're gonna
regret if you visit during the wrong
time. Tsukiji inner market moved
to Toyosu last year but the outer
market where all the awesome street food
remains it's still live and bustling as
it ever was
so Tsukiji is busy on both weekends and
Saturdays but definitely avoid Saturdays
if you can but if you truly want to
avoid the crowds my local tip for this
spot is to choose your time wisely
from my experience mornings are less
busy than at lunchtime as many people
plan on having lunch here so I would say
the best time that go is between 8:00
and 10:00 in the morning if you're on a
late starter or just working off a
hangover come after 2:00 or 3:00 p.m.
some shops may start to close around this time but you should still be able
to find some decent food spots Sunday's
are also less busy but that's because a
third of the shops are closed on Sundays
as well as holidays and most wednesdays
if you're okay with having less options
these are the days with the least crowds
number 4
Ameyoko is a street food spot
in Ueno where you can get AMAZING
Chinese and Korean Street food the tip
here is to come right when the store
opens which is at 10:00 a.m. I've been
here for filming many times and it gets
packed in the afternoon even on the
weekdays forget about afternoon
weekend's as you feel like you're in LA
traffic. Number three, Asakusa. Asakusa is
definitely the number one tourist trap
in Tokyo especially the street that
leads to Sensō-ji called nakamise
despite having some scrumptious street
food delights with some history I highly
recommend staying away from the
souvenirs on the street that's prices
tend to be on the higher side I
definitely have a love-hate relationship
for this area because of the crowds
right out of the subway you're greeted
by the masses shops open around 10 a.m.
and closed around 6 p.m. I would say
going down at 10 a.m. would be the best
choice if you really want to check out
the stores. However, nakamise is not
the only street you should see in asakusa
and there are a lot more to see
in the surrounding area which is where I
spend most of my time when I'm here
check out my top 10 things to do in asakusa
video, if your looking for some
ideas another local tip is that the
shrine is open 24/7 if you visit just
after the Sun Goes Down
that crowd will be minimal and the
shrine is beautifully personally I
prefer a peaceful night stroll through
nakamise and Sensō-ji
over the intense crowds
number two, Harajuku Takeshita-Dori
now
if you're looking for sweets or popular
Takeshita-dori you'll find
teen fashion, Harajuku is the spot
which is why it's become another crowded
tourist trap in particular at
Takeshita-dori you'll
find funky shops and pink
cosmetic shops this spot gets busier and
busier as the day goes on but since its
popular amongst teenagers you'll see a
huge bump in crowds and after 4 p.m. and
the kids finish school the surrounding
area such as Omotesandō and
especially the intersection also tends
to have heavy foot traffic on the
weekends but still not as severe as
Takeshita-dori
but my local tip is to veer into the
side streets of Picasso Dali and you'll
find some relief from the masses and
and number one, shinokubo
Shinokubo is my
ultimate stay the hell away on the
weekend spot it rivals Disneyland on a
busy day shin-okubo is also known as
k-town near Shinjuku
since kpop and Korean makeup are big
trends in Japan at the moment it's
turned into the busiest street in these
past years
also since the street was never intended
for large numbers of people it's turned
into a parking lot of bodies on the
weekend you know what's added to the
crowds of people are the plethora of
unique and delicious Street food shops
forcing people to line up on the streets
further clogging the walkways don't get
me wrong though the food is amazing as I
made of street food video for this area
but weekends are not the time to do it
in fact if any of you watching have ever
been here on the weekend or any other
spots on this list let me know what your
experience was like in the comments
one last local tip when it gets really
busy the train station limits people
from exiting the station to prevent the
streets from getting even more crowded
so people get stuck in the train station
sounding anything like Mickey's magical
Wonderland yet all right welcome back
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