Tokyo Tower to Shiodome, Tokyo: free self-guided walking tour
Quick answer. A free self-guided walking tour from Tokyo Tower to Shiodome in Tokyo: 4 stops, about 2.9 km, about 40 minutes of walking plus about 23 minutes of listening. Start under Tokyo Tower, the 333-meter red-and-white lattice tower completed in 1958. At its feet is Zōjō-ji, the Pure Land temple bound to the Tokugawa shoguns, founded in 1393. Walk east past Hamamatsucho to Kyu Shiba Rikyu, one of only four Edo-period clan gardens left in Tokyo, laid out around a pond, and finish in Shiodome at the Ni-Tele Really Big Clock, designed by Hayao Miyazaki, which wakes up a few times a day.
- Stops:
- 4
- Distance:
- about 2.9 km
- Walking:
- about 40 min
- Listening:
- about 23 min
Two ways to do this walk
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Walk Mode, in the free Mappu app
It knows where you are, tells you about everything you pass between the stops, answers your questions and keeps you on the route. Your phone stays in your pocket.
A 2-hour live walk, €4.99.
50 credits from the Starter pack. One-time purchase, no subscription.
Self-guided audio walk. No guide accompanies you. Not affiliated with the sites.
Free: the audio guides
Listen to each stop’s audio guide in your browser and find your own way between the stops.
Walking directions in Google MapsTokyo Tower to Shiodome, Tokyo: how long does the walk take?
About 63 minutes in all: about 40 minutes on foot over about 2.9 km, plus about 23 minutes of audio at the 4 stops. Time inside the sites is extra.
Tokyo Tower to Shiodome, Tokyo: in what order should you visit the stops?
Follow the stops in this order: Tokyo Tower, Zōjō-ji, Kyu Shiba Rikyu Garden, and Ni-Tele Really Big Clock. The longest stretch between two stops is about 1.2 km, about 16 min on foot.
Route and map
Indicative route. While you walk, watch where you're going, mind the traffic and follow local signs and rules. The map is an aid, not a safety guide. Terms
Follow Mappu’s map: the route runs along the streets from stop to stop, and the stories keep playing as you walk.
To get to the first stop, or if you’re far from the route, Google Maps has walking directions through every stop.
Stop 1
The red-and-white lattice tower of 1958, 333 meters tall and the world’s tallest freestanding tower when built, still a broadcasting and observation tower.
about 6 min of audio
Next stop: Zōjō-ji · about 0.5 km, about 7 min on foot
Stop 2
The Pure Land temple founded in 1393 that grew into a giant as the Tokugawa family temple, set in Shiba Park with Tokyo Tower rising beside it.
about 6 min of audio
Next stop: Kyu Shiba Rikyu Garden · about 1.2 km, about 16 min on foot
Stop 3
An early Edo lord’s pond garden of the Okubo family, later an imperial detached palace, one of only four Edo-period clan gardens left in Tokyo.
about 6 min of audio
Next stop: Ni-Tele Really Big Clock · about 1.2 km, about 16 min on foot
Stop 4
A clock and sculpture designed by Hayao Miyazaki on the Nittele Tower in Shiodome, which wakes up a few times a day with a spinning, clanking show.
about 5 min of audio
The stop stories are AI-generated audio guides and can contain mistakes. Check opening hours and tickets on the official sites.
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Before you go
- Check opening hours, tickets and access on each site’s official page before you go.
- Distances and times are estimates: the walking route between stops, from OpenStreetMap, at 4.5 km/h. Your route on the street may differ.
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Useful for your visit
Tickets, tours and practical extras for this trip, from Mappu's partners.
- Tokyo Tower: entry ticketViator · Partner(opens the partner's site in a new tab)
- Tokyo Tower: guided tourViator · Partner(opens the partner's site in a new tab)
- Tokyo Tower: day tripViator · Partner(opens the partner's site in a new tab)
Partner links (Airalo, Amazon, Booking.com, GetYourGuide, Klook, Tiqets, Trip.com, Viator, Welcome Pickups): if you book or buy through them, Mappu may earn a commission, at no extra cost to you.
Route checked by Mappu on November 1, 2026. Stop descriptions come from each place’s published Mappu audio guide. Mappu is a Fenutech product.