Most visits can be booked on the spot. A few sell out days ahead. Here they are, stop by stop, with what you can do without booking underneath. Keep the rest of your time free.
8 activities to book · about €330 per person
No booking needed: Meiji Shrine · Shibuya crossing · Senso-ji Temple · Yoyogi Park
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No booking needed: Mount Fuji viewpoint · The Hakone torii standing in the lake · The old Tokaido trail
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No booking needed: Fushimi Inari · Arashiyama bamboo grove · Kinkaku-ji, the Golden Pavilion (from outside) · Gion district
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No booking needed: The deer park · The Great Buddha (from outside) · Kasuga Shrine
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No booking needed: Osaka Castle grounds · The neon of Dotonbori · Kuromon Market
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€330 per person if you do them all, across 8 bookings. The most expensive is "Sushi workshop with a chef" at €60, the cheapest "Traditional onsen" at €25. Prices checked when written: confirm them when you book.
17 visits on this itinerary need no ticket or time slot, starting with Meiji Shrine, Shibuya crossing, Senso-ji Temple, Yoyogi Park. They make up most of your days: booking ahead only concerns a handful of sites with limited places.
Tokyo, with 2 activities to book, against 1 at the quietest stop. That is where slots go first.
From 1h for the shortest to Half day for the longest. Fit them into your days before filling the rest: a guided visit often takes half a day.