To get the best sense of Tokyo's juxtaposition of past and present, take a cruise along the Sumida River from Hama Detached Palace Garden.
Visit the capital's oldest and most sacred temple, Senso-ji, to witness Buddhist monks going about their daily lives. The freshest sushi imaginable can be found at the largest fish market in the world, housed in a modern hangar at Tsukiji , among a maze of tiny stalls.