Originally Posted by
jib71
Tokyo is not a lively city for early birds on weekdays. Still less on weekends... I guess you could head to Shibuya and watch the late night revellers going home. On the other side of town,you can expect to be the only living boy in Marunouchi.
My recommendation would be to head to an onsen that's open 24/7 - soak in a bath and relax in the early hours. Then head somewhere for breakfast / brunch:
https://bento.com/dbinx/r-breakfast.html
https://bento.com/dbinx/r-brunch.html
The 24/7 onsen sounds like a lovely idea, but I will have a toddler in tow so probably not likely for me. Thank you for the breakfast links. I remember struggling to find breakfast spots on my last visit to Japan and usually ended up at a konbini.