This will be our second trip, plane tickets are not booked yet. Wanted to make sure there’s no glaring issues with this plan before I go ahead and get the plane tickets!
2 adults, did the major sights in Tokyo, Osaka, and Kyoto last year. Trying to do more exploring and less specific planning this time, but open to suggestions!!
Food enthusiasts, i love coffee, he loves video games, and we both like anime and sightseeing. Thank you in advance for any advice or suggestions!!
ITINERARY
(Tue) Oct 29 (US)
-fly out of SFO
(Wed) Oct 30 (TOKYO/FIRST DAY)
-arrive at Haneda 5:20p
-hotel in Shinjuku
(Thu) Oct 31 (TOKYO)
Explore Harajuku/Shibuya (~30 mins away)
-Harajuku interests: Meiji Jingu, Omotesando
-Shibuya interests: Shibuya Parco (Nintendo store, Jump Shop, etc), Tatemichiya Izakaya, Usagi ramen
-HALLOWEEN in Shibuya at night
(Fri) Nov 1 (TOKYO)
Explore Shimokitazawa/Shinjuku (~30 mins away)
-Shimokitazawa interests: Bear Pond Coffee, Flamingo thrift
-Shinjuku interests: Kabukicho tower, Omoide Yokocho, Golden Gai, Isetan mall *look into a food tour?
(Sat) Nov 2 (TOKYO)
Romance car to Kamakura/Enoshima (1 hour away) day trip
-Kamakura interests: Hasedera temple/Benten cave
(Sun) Nov 3 (TOKYO)
-explore Asakusa/Akihabara (~40 mins away)
-Asakusa interests: Senso-ji/Nakamise, Kappabashi St, Skytree/Solamachi mall
-Akihabara interests: Everything (looking for a used digicam)
Forward luggage to Osaka hotel, take small bags to Hakone
(Mon) Nov 4 (TOKYO -> HAKONE)
romance car from Shinjuku to Hakone (1.5 hours)
-Hakone interests: open air museum (CULTURE DAY – entry might be free), shops surrounding ryokan
-night at ryokan Yaeikan (MUST check-in by 7pm for dinner)
(Tue) Nov 5 (HAKONE -> TOKYO)
checkout of ryokan (10a)
-Hakone interests: Lask Ashi > Pirate ship across lake > Hakone ropeway > stop at Owakudani > Odawara station
Hakone back to Shinjuku (1.5 hrs)
(Wed) Nov 6 (TOKYO -> OSAKA)
Shinkansen to Osaka (3 hrs)
-explore Americamura/Nipponbashi
Americamura interests: BB Amemura, COLONY by EQI cafe
-Nipponbashi interests: Denden Town (Osaka’s Akihabara)
(Thu) Nov 7 (OSAKA)
USJ day
(Fri) Nov 8 (KYOTO DAY TRIP)
Uji day trip (Yodoyabashi station > Kiehan line ~1 hr)
-Uji interests: Nintendo Museum, Tsuen tea shop
-maybe stop at Nintendo store in Kyoto this day ?
back to Osaka in the evening, Dotonbori at night
(Sat) Nov 9 (OSAKA -> TOKYO)
shinkansen from Osaka to Shinjuku (~3 hours)
Free day
(Sun) Nov 10 (TOKYO)
explore Koenji
-Koenji interests: Tensuke tempura
live music in Koenji at night (live houses)
(Mon) Nov 11 (TOKYO)
explore Kichijoji
-Kichijoji interests: Petit Mura (cafe + shops), LIGHT UP coffee, Inokashira pond, ring making at Glanta
(Tues) Nov 12 (TOKYO)
explore Tsukiji/Ginza/Roppongi
Tsukiji market in the morning
-Ginza interests: (none yet)
-Roppongi interests: (none yet)
(Wed) Nov 13 (FINAL DAY)
leave from Haneda
by littledotorimukk
