Tokyo for three days
 

Hi All,
My husband, 22 year old daughter and I are having a three and a half day stopover in Tokyo on our way home from Europe in mid October 2016. As this is our first time to Tokyo I'd like some advice on areas that would be recommended to stay in. Ideally we'd like somewhere that you can sightsee on foot or is close to transport. We'd also like to know of any "must see" places so we don't miss out on too many things to do. We're keen to do as much as we can in the short time we have.
Thank you in advance, Marea

You might want to consult japan-guide, which is arguably the best single source of information on traveling in Japan:
http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2164.html
Enjoy!

Some ideas for your short stay
Have fun

My go to stay for next Tokyo trip
Older area close to transport, Yanaka, is fun and good for walking.
http://www.katsutaro.com/annex_index.html

Consider your time in Tokyo for three days
Day 1 http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3007.html
Shibuya/ (walk to top of 109 building trendy fashion) , Meiji Shrine/ Harajuku (Takeshita Dori) La Foret Building, Ometesando
Nezu Museum,

Day 2
Asakusa -Senso J, Kappa Bashi. Amuse Museum, River boat to Hama Ryku Gardens Edo Museum


Day 3 Roppongi Art Walk/ Mori Building/Museum
http://travel.nationalgeographic.com...alking-tour-1/
Check out Time Out Tokyo / Metropolis Japan for current events
http://www.timeout.com/tokyo
http://metropolisjapan.com/
My favorite current area of Tokyo
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marunouchi/
Ichogan Museum

The Edo-Tokyo Museum is also worth a visit. If it's a nice day, you could also take a stroll at the Imperial Palace East Gardens, although Hama Rikyu is better.

Thank you to both of you. That's great information.

"Thank you to both of you."

Interesting. Perhaps you know that "both" can mean ONLY two? And since THREE of us responded....

Kja, I wondered that too! ;-)

Marea

For our first trip to Japan, we originally intended to stay our first two nights right within the outer market at Tsukiji but a Sunday followed by a national holiday meant the fish market would be closed both mornings we would be there so we re-booked. We ended up at Shinjuku which was a good place to start - the modern, crazy busy side of Japan, right by easy (but shockingly busy) Shinjuku station, near lots of department stores, also walking distance from Hanazono Shrine. And easy for taking the train to our next destination after Tokyo. On that same trip, we stayed in Asakusa for the other 3 or 4 nights at the end of our trip, before leaving Japan.

On the second trip, we went for Ueno - a lot of people love this location, it's again very good for transport links, has a lot of good dining options and is right by the park and various museums. That said, for me, I found it less interesting / appealing than other areas and wouldn't pick it again.

I second Kja's recommendation to read the Japan-guide website - you'll get a really good idea of what attractions you want to see most - there's too much in Tokyo for you to do everything. What I suggest is grouping the things you identify into approximate areas of the city, so you can spend half days or full days in the same area rather than criss-crossing all over Tokyo. It's a huge city, felt like several major cities smooshed together into one! And then, in terms of choosing the right area to overnight, you could see where your interests are most grouped and which of the major transport hubs is closest? For example, Tokyo Station also has a lot of dining options in the area (and shopping too), much like Shinjuku though also comopletely unlike it!

:-D

I forgot to say, I liked Asakusa, again, it had good transport links, had the wonderful Sensoji (temple), Kappabashi-dori (kitchenware shopping street) and a charming mix of old and new Tokyo.

IMHO, you could stay just about anywhere in the city and have access to great transport, as the metro is equal to that of Paris, London or NYC. I stayed in Ginza, primarily as it was a short walk to the Tsukiji fish market and I wanted to be there (twice) very early in the morning to get in line at Sushidai (the best sushi of my life.) While I don't think Tokyo is any where close to the top of the incredible things I saw elsewhere in Japan, as Kavey notes above, I also like Asakusa for the Sensoji temple and proxmisity to Kappabashi-dori (my favorite site in Tokyo and I bought a nice 5" santoku, a beautiful sushi serving tray and other fun bric a brac. The Edo Tokyo museum is very interesting if you are a history buff and Ueno Park is nice both for its beauty, small shrines and proxmity to the Tokyo National Museum.

Bottom line imo: stay wherever you like as with the metro, everything is reachable.

Hear hear!

Thank you EVERYONE! All of your information sounds fantastic. It's obvious I can't count. Sorry.
Marea