Good to Have! Tokyo City Pass: Subway Rides and Discount Admission

Use the Tokyo City Pass to Save on Travel Expenses

Tokyo City Pass is the first travel pass that covers both transportation in Tokyo and admission to popular attractions like Tokyo Skytree, Tokyo Tower, and teamLab Planets TOKYO DMM Toyosu.

The Tokyo City Pass is available in 1, 2, and 3-day variants, covering unlimited rides on Tokyo Metro and Toei Subway lines.

Main Features of the Tokyo City Pass

The Tokyo City Pass includes a series of activities that are common for all the variants, along with discounted admission to one major Tokyo attraction of your choice.

Common Activities

1. Incense offering at Sensoji Temple in Asakusa (*Regular price: 200 yen)
2. RED° TOKYO TOWER: Digital Amusement Park 1-Hour Experience Ticket (*Regular price: 2,300 yen)
3. Tokyo Dome City Rides: Incl. Karaoke Ferris Wheel Big O (*Regular price: 1,000 yen)
4. Traditional bathing at Kotobukiyu: Japanese-style bath, sauna, towel included (*Regular price: 1,000 yen)

The activities above are included in your Tokyo City Pass, no matter if you buy the 1-day, 2-day, or 3-day version.

Major Attractions You Can Choose From

1. teamLab Planets TOKYO DMM Toyosu Digital Art Exhibition
2. TOKYO SKYTREE® Tembo Deck (350m)
3. Tokyo Tower Observatory Main Deck (150m)
4. Roppongi Hills TOKYO CITY VIEW Indoor Observatory

Tokyo's major attraction are often referred to as "S-level popular attractions."

You can select a Tokyo City Pass that covers admission to your favorite attraction from the above, or a combination of all the above.

The fact that transportation is also covered makes the Tokyo City Pass very convenient and cost-efficient, helping travelers save money on expenses.

How It Works

For example, if you choose Tokyo Skytree as your optional spot and visit on a holiday, the Tokyo City Pass costs 3,900 yen.

The breakdown would be 2,300 yen for the entrance ticket to the Tokyo Skytree Observation Deck (holiday price) and 800 yen for the subway ticket.

The remaining 800 yen is all you pay for the common activities covered by the Tokyo City Pass such as an incense offering at Sensoji Temple, a ride on the Karaoke Ferris Wheel Big O at Tokyo Dome, and the others mention above.

This makes Tokyo City Pass an excellent set ticket with an 80% discount.

How to Buy the Tokyo City Pass

Example of booking the Tokyo City Pass on KKday

The Tokyo City Pass is easy to book in English on KKday.

Select the version that contains your favorite major (S-level) attraction and the length: 1, 2, or 3 days.

You need to specify the date and time when you visit the S-level attraction.

From here, you'll proceed to the online payment. If you register as a user on KKday, you can gather points that can be later used to get discounts. You can also benefit from seasonal deals available on KKday.

How to Use the Tokyo City Pass

The Tokyo City Pass combines a digital pass with a paper ticket.

You'll need the digital version to display the QR code at a Tokyo subway station and get the paper ticket you need to ride the subway.

The digital version is what you use to enter the major attractions you selected.

So please make sure to have your smartphone at hand, as well as carry your paper ticket for the subway rides while the ticket is valid.

For details, please watch the video linked at the beginning of this article.

Have Fun Exploring Tokyo!

The Tokyo City Pass is the first official sightseeing pass developed by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government in collaboration with Tokyo Metro and major attractions in Tokyo.

Until now, there was only the Tokyo Subway Pass that offered discounted unlimited rides for users.

But with the Tokyo City Pass, you also get access to major attraction and unique Japanese activities.

Use this opportunity to save on expenses and experience Tokyo's culture as much as possible.

Main image courtesy of Tokyo Metro