Tokyo City Pass (2026): ¥1,900 for a Subway Day Ticket, a Meal Coupon and Six Small Extras. Is It Worth It?
You're choosing between a plain Tokyo Subway Ticket and the Tokyo City Pass. At the current ¥1,900 launch price, the City Pass is worth it if you'd buy a 24-hour subway ticket anyway and eat once at one of its five restaurants: those two alone are worth ¥2,000.
The six included experiences are small (an incense offering, a piece of tamagoyaki, a bathhouse visit) and spread across the city. Treat them as a bonus. The paid add-ons save little or nothing against each attraction's own online price.
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What's in the ¥1,900 base pass?
Is the Tokyo City Pass worth it, or is a Subway Ticket enough?
You'll ride the subway all day and eat out once
24-hour subway (¥1,000) + ¥1,000 off a meal at Sushizanmai or one of the others = ¥2,000 of value for ¥1,900. Anything you do from the experience list is extra.
You won't use the restaurants
The 24-hour Tokyo Subway Ticket alone is ¥1,000. Without the meal coupon, the City Pass needs two or three of the experiences to catch up.
You'll take only a few trips
If you'll only take two or three rides, add up the fares first: paying each ride with a Suica card can come to less than the ¥1,000 day ticket.
The ¥1,900 price is a limited-time offer with no end date announced yet. If it has gone back to ¥2,400 when you buy, you need the meal coupon plus at least one of the bigger experiences (the bath or the Ferris wheel) to come out ahead.
Are the add-on attractions cheaper?
When you buy the base pass you can add attraction tickets. The launch release listed these prices next to each venue's regular price:
So the Skyliner is the only add-on with a real saving. Some add-ons, such as teamLab, still need a date and time booked in advance: book the slot as soon as you have the pass. teamLab Planets tickets →
How to buy and use the Tokyo City Pass
- Buy the base pass online and pick any add-ons. Pay by credit card on the official site or an agency. The QR code arrives by email.
- Turn the QR code into a subway ticket. Scan it at a tourist ticket machine in any Tokyo Metro or Toei station. The machine issues the subway ticket, and the 24 hours start from your first ride.
- Show the QR code at each experience and add-on. No paper tickets. Check the restaurant conditions on the pass site before you order.
- Book timed attractions separately. Add-ons with time slots need a reservation before you go.Your pass, maps and bookings all live on your phone.Compare Japan eSIMs on Klook ↗
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What if…?
…I go outside the subway network?
The ticket covers Tokyo Metro and Toei Subway only. JR lines and private railways need a normal fare.
…I'm under 20?
You can't use the sake tasting. The other five experiences are open to everyone.
…I want to cancel?
On the official site, changes and cancellations aren't allowed after purchase, except within three months of buying and only if you haven't reserved an entry time at any attraction yet. On agency sites the agency's own rules apply, so read them before you pay.
What the official pages said on Nov 7, 2026
Tokyo Metro's press release of September 3, 2026 gave the base pass at ¥1,900 (1 day), ¥2,700 (2 days) and ¥3,700 (3 days) as limited-time prices with no end date, and regular prices of ¥2,400, ¥3,200 and ¥4,200.
The release listed the six experiences with their regular prices (¥3,550 in total), the five restaurants for the ¥1,000 coupon, and the six add-ons with their prices.
It said the pass is sold on the official site and by online agencies such as Klook and KKday, and that people living in Japan can use it too.
The official site said the QR code arrives by email and is exchanged for a subway ticket at a tourist ticket machine in a Metro or Toei station.
Its FAQ said the subway ticket runs 24, 48 or 72 hours from first use, that only adult passes are sold, and that a pass can be cancelled within three months of purchase only if no attraction entry time has been reserved.
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At ¥1,900 the City Pass is a 24-hour subway ticket with a meal discount and a few extras on top, and that's a fair deal if you'll use both. At ¥2,400, do the maths first. Skip the add-ons unless you're taking the Skyliner.
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