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Triplandio Tokyo guide covers 19 travel guides across 39 areas, complete with hotel picks. Explore 76 self-guided walking tours in Tokyo with 398 POI, spanning 300.8 km in total. Get inspired by 9 local dishes, complete with recipes and our unique Food Flavour DNA graph.
Tokyo
City & Country Data Japan (Tokyo)
Key travel data for Tokyo — cost of living, safety, healthcare, local currency and essentials, curated by Triplandio.
🌍 Japan
Cost
LOW
Safety
89
Health
100
Lifestyle
48
Infra
100
Rank
#5
Score
70
Tourists
4.1M/y
GDP/cap
$36.0k
Life Exp
84.0 yrs
Population
123.4M
Currency
JPY ¥
Language
Japanese
Payments
Mixed
Emergency
110
💰 Prices in Tokyo
Coffee
$3.68
Beer
$4.08
Lunch
$8.00
Groceries
$60.00/w
Taxi/km
$1.50
Transit
$1.50
Fuel
$1.20/l
Internet
$45.00/m
Salary
$3,000/m
Best time to visit Tokyo (Japan)
Now (July) avg: 28°C, mostly dry, moderate crowds. Best months to walk: Dec & Jul.
Live Temp
…
~Day / Night Temp
32°C / 25°C
Sunrise / Sunset
4:35 / 18:58
Local time
17:30
Sea Temp
27°C
Best Months 
Dec & Jul
Dec & Jul
J
Jan
F
Feb
M
Mar
A
Apr
M
May
J
Jun
J
Jul
A
Aug
S
Sep
O
Oct
N
Nov
D
Dec
A
Aug
S
Sep
O
Oct
N
Nov
D
Dec
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Temperature
Average night-low temperature, month by month. Zero line marks freezing point.
Crowds
How busy it gets — traveller interest by month.
Sea temperature
Sea warmth for swimming, by month.
Rainfall
Rainy days to expect each month.
Sunshine
Hours of sun per day, by month.
Local Flavours of Tokyo —
Explore recipes, history, our unique food flavour DNA graph and more.
A savory pancake with a variety of ingredients and a unique batter. Hand-formed rice balls topped with slices of raw fish. A savory Japanese pancake filled with various ingredients. Wheat noodles in a savory broth with toppings. Buckwheat noodles served hot in broth or cold with a dipping sauce. A hot pot of thinly sliced meat and vegetables cooked in soy sauce. Battered and deep-fried seafood or vegetables. Breaded and deep-fried pork cutlet, usually served with shredded cabbage. Grilled eel glazed with sweet soy-based sauce. Grilled skewers of chicken, often seasoned with tare sauce or salt.
Traditional Local Food
Tokyo (Japan)
Snack
Vegetarian
Monjayaki
もんじゃ焼き
mon-jah-yah-kee
Main course
Fish & Seafood
Nigiri
握り
Nee-gee-ree
Main course
Meat
Okonomiyaki
お好み焼き
oh-koh-noh-mee-yah-kee
Main course
Meat
Ramen
ラーメン
rah-muhn
Main course
Vegan
Soba
そば
So-bah
Main course
Meat
Sukiyaki
すき焼き
soo-kee-yah-kee
Main course
Fish & Seafood
Tempura
天ぷら
tem-poo-rah
Main course
Meat
Tonkatsu
豚カツ
ton-KAH-tsu
Main course
Fish & Seafood
Unagi Kabayaki
うなぎ蒲焼
oo-nah-gee kah-bah-yah-kee
Snack
Meat
Yakitori
焼き鳥
yah-kee-toh-ree
