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Day 4, Tuesday, September 29, Tokyo
Market, immersion, polish
Tsukiji, Toyosu, Ginza
Moderate, 8-10 km¥30,000-60,000 for two depending on dinner
Checking forecast
22° / 15° typical
Mild and comfortable; October is one of the drier months, but a shell still earns its place.
05:40Sunrise
16:46Golden hour
17:20Sunset
Planning: mild with a meaningful indoor plan already built in.
Mid-October is before the autumn colour. Kyoto's maples peak in late November, so expect green to first-turning leaves. Hakone runs a few weeks ahead of the cities because of elevation and is the one place you might catch early colour.
Official JMA forecastRun of day
Keep the sequence
Tsukiji Outer Market
Choose a few deliberate bites; avoid over-ordering at the first stall.
teamLab Planets
Book a timed entry and follow the venue’s clothing/locker guidance.
Ginza
Itoya, architecture and one depachika rather than every department store.
Special dinner
Use the reservation command centre and verify dress/cancellation terms directly.
Worth your time
Tsukiji Outer Market, teamLab Planets, Ginza Itoya, One depachika
Quiet extra: Hamarikyu Gardens only if the weather and pace feel right.
Best photo: teamLab only where photography is permitted; Ginza architecture near blue hour.
Crowd note: Tsukiji is most comfortable early; timed admission still requires a queue buffer.
Food rhythm
Breakfast: Curated Tsukiji tasting: tamagoyaki, seafood and tea.
Lunch: Light lunch around Toyosu or Ginza after teamLab.
Coffee/dessert: Ginza kissaten or modern roaster.
Dinner: Tempura, sushi or kaiseki: reserve one special meal, not three competing options.
Late: Depachika dessert for the hotel.
See food guide + live linksExact-enough transport, live signs win
Door to door sequence
- Use the hotel’s fastest live route to Tsukiji-shijo/Higashi-ginza.
- Tsukiji → Shin-toyosu by Toei/Oedo plus Yurikamome or taxi depending on slot.
- Toyosu → Ginza by Yurakucho Line/walk; confirm live.
Taxi fallback: Taxi between Tsukiji and teamLab protects a tight timed-entry buffer.
Return to hotel: From Ginza take the Ginza line four stops to Akasaka-mitsuke, about 8 minutes. From Tsukiji walk to Tsukiji Station and use the Hibiya line instead.
Rain plan
teamLab, Itoya and depachika make this the strongest wet-weather Tokyo day.
We’re tired
teamLab + one Ginza building + dinner.
Romantic alternative
Hamarikyu tea house or a quiet Ginza cocktail after dinner.
Booking action
Reserve only what protects the day.
teamLab official timed ticket; special dinner with explicit cancellation deadline.
Etiquette + practical
Ask before photographing food vendors; avoid strong fragrance at fine dining.
Use teamLab lockers; Ginza department stores have excellent restrooms and pharmacies.
Planner-sourced personal-use reference image. Subject verified for the day’s city/theme where identifiable; not venue advertising photography. Some frames were shot in peak autumn colour, which mid-October will not show.