Tokyo – Capital of Japan and fashion capital of Asia. Home to 8 million people in the actual Tokyo city and close to 35 million within the prefecture, Tokyo metropolitan region is the world’s most populous. Starting as a fishing village, Tokyo has since grown to an area as far 1850km from Tokyo Central, including many outlying islands.
Originally known as Edo in its early days, the name Tokyo (meaning East Capital) was given only in 1868 when it became the imperial capital.
Tokyo National Museum
Home to over 110,000 historial artifacts including 87 Japanese National Treasure holdings, Tokyo National Museum is Japan’s largest and oldest. 
Focusing mainly on ancient Japanese art, the museum attracts nearly 10,000 visitors daily. Tired visitors can patronize the many cafes located within the premises and enjoy the seasonal garden view which is always a refreshing sight.
Shibuya
Known as one of the fashion centers of Japan, particularly for young people, Shibuya houses numerous major shopping centres including the famous Shibuya 109. Visitors to Shibuya should set aside some time to visit Takeshita Street which is a pedestrian-only street that is lined with fashion boutiques, cafes and restaurants. Famous in the late 1990s for counterfeit brand-name goods, this street is today known for “antenna shops,” which manufacturers seed with prototypes for test-marketing.
Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden
A large park found in Shibuya, this garden was originally built for royalty. Destroyed during World War 2 and rebuilt after that, the gardens was opened to the public in 1949. Spanning 58.3 hectares in area with a circumference of 3.5km, the gardens consists of 3 ‘themed’ gardens – French Formal, English Landscape and Japanese traditional.
Admission is 200 yen for adults, 50 yen for children and admission is open from open from 9:00 until 16:30 daily.
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I would like to visit Japan but I heard it's quite expensive, have to save up some money.
Daniel, you can check http://etravelogy.com/cheap-airfare-tickets/ to get cheap traveling
I had a wonderful trip where I spent 4 days just walking (and riding the trains) around Tokyo. It's a really wonderful and manageable city for a solo traveler or couple. Course, I hadn't read your article so when I rushed into Shibuya 109 to use the bathrooms - immaculate - I had no clue I was in Japan's premiere shopping destination.
I loved Tokyo though the trains were a little confusing. So many different lines and the big station map is no help - It's all in Japanese! There were always very friendly staff to help though, so that made it a-ok!
Don't forget all of Tokyo's huge and beautiful public parks. On Sunday one can find a million things going on in Yoyogi park. When I was there I saw break-dancers dressed like 50s greasers next to a drum circle while a little further on students were making a movie. Wonderful experience.