Hi, I’m bringing my parents around Tokyo and Osaka. I’m feeling abit nervous, and overwhelmed as I’m planning this trip all on my own, with some inputs from my friends who have went before. We will be flying from SG/MY, only and hour difference in timezone.
Any tips/feedback will be appreciated. Thank you so much in advance!
Also, my mom’s birthday will be in the middle of the trip and she’d like to find a cafe to eat, chill, and celebrate there (preferably with dessert that can include “happy birthday” on the plate or something similar. i’ve requested with the hotel i stayed and they said they don’t do simple celebrations so i’m kinda at a loss rn).
I intend to get suica cards as well by the time I arrive at the airport. Is that possible? How much is estimated to be loaded into the card? And can it be used in Osaka + Tokyo?
16 Feb / Day 1 – Tokyo: Shibuya/Harajuku/Shinjuku
* Plane lands at Narita @ 06.15am then take skyliner to Ueno.
* Hotel is 15mins away from Shinjuku/Shibuya.
* 1st stop: Shinjuku (Godzilla Photospot / 3D Cross Space / Tokyo Govt Building during sunset)
* 2nd: Harajuku (Takeshita Street)
* 3rd: Shibuya (Shibuya Sky / Shibuya Scramble Crossing / Nintendo Tokyo)
Day 2 – Tokyo: Asakusa / Akihabara
* 1st: Asakusa (Kimono Yukata Experience / Sensoji / Asakusa Shrine / Hozomon Gate)
* 2nd: Akihabara (Electric Town / Animate / Collabo Cafe Honpo / K-BOOKS / etc)
Day 3 – Tokyo: Mount Fuji Day Trip
* Mount Fuji 5th Station / Lake Kawaguchi / Oshino Hakkai / Gotemba Premium Outlets
Day 4 – Shinkansen to Osaka
* Arrive Osaka by 12pm est. Staying in Namba.
* Dotonbori / Rikuro Namba Branch / Animate / Nipponbashi / Shinsaibashi PARCO / Shinsekai Market
* Viral foods to try?
Day 5 – Osaka
* Universal Studios Japan
* How does time-entry ticket work for Super Nintendo World? Does it apply to Wizarding World of Harry Potter as well?
Day 6 – Osaka + Shinkansen to Tokyo
* Arrive Tokyo by 12pm est. Staying near Daimon Stn.
* Birthday – need recommendations as stated in the above paragraph, pls help 🙁
* Joypolis (tbc?) / Unicorn Gundam Statue / Rainbow Bridge / Tokyo Tower
Day 7 – Tokyo
* Tokyo Disneyland
* I heard the parade ends at 8.30pm? What time do people usually leave?
Day 8 – Tokyo: Yokohama / Ginza (iykyk lol)
* Fastest way to Yokohama?
* Yokohama: Yamashita Park / Yokohama Chinatown / Red Brick Warehouse / Motomachi Park and Shopping district / Port Opening Memorial hall / Yokohama Stadium / Museum of Yokohama Urban History / France Yama Park
* Ginza: Bar Lupin / Ginza SIX
Day 9 – Tokyo: All around for last minute shopping?
* Ikebukuro / Akihabara / idk pls help
25 Feb / Day 10 – Tokyo: Departure
* Flight back home in the morning.