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Tokyo / Japan

3 questions, each answered from published authorities with the sources listed.

The five-storied pagoda at Sensō-ji temple in Asakusa, Taitō-ku, Tokyo — Photo: Fg2, via Wikimedia Commons, public domain Author Fg2 · Public domain · Public Domain Mark 1.0 File source

When to visit 1

When should I visit Tokyo, Japan, for the best experience?Late March to mid-May, or November — avoiding October, which is Tokyo's wettest month at 9.24 inches of rain, or 234.8 mm, under the Japan Meteorological Agency's…

Things to do 1

What are the most worthwhile things to do in Tokyo on a first visit?Give a full morning to the Tokyo National Museum — open 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. with TNM Collection admission at 1,000 yen for adults, and the deepest single holding of…

Food and drink 1

Where should I eat in Tokyo, and which local food or drink is worth trying?Eat seasonally and in single-dish specialist shops — the pattern behind washoku, the traditional dietary culture of the Japanese, which UNESCO inscribed on its…

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