I’m planning a 5 or 6-day trip to Tokyo on Sept 24. Pretty flexible with either 5 or 6 days as I have yet to book my tickets. I have already been to Osaka/Tokyo in June this year. From Tokyo, I will be proceeding to LA for another 8 days.
This trip I will be focusing on traveling outside Tokyo as I traveled around Tokyo during my trip this year.
Is Sept a popular month to travel to Japan? The prices for hotels on Sept 24 are double that of my trip in Jun 2023.
Some questions
1. Based on the 5-day itinerary on day 5. I will be departing ard 6 pm. My plan for that day is to visit Akihabara before travelling back to Narita around 3pm. If I will extend it to 6 days. What are some of the other places/attractions that I can include on the 5th day of my trip? Perhaps another day trip outside Tokyo?
2. In Lake Ashi if I alight from the pirate ship to explore the area can I reboard the ship to go back to Hakone Ropeway as I’m don’t want to hike back to the starting point.
3. Any recommendation for ryokan in hakone with spa/massage facilities? I did found 1 spa facilities but they are charging 48k yen for 90mins massage. I’m not sure if that the typical price for massage in Japan? If that’s the standard pricing I will forgo the massage and just book a decent ryokan and relax in the onsen. Any recommendation for onsen in hakone that does not burn the wallet?
Day 1 – Tokyo
Take Narita Express to Shinjuku
Drop off luggage at hotel
Travel to Asakusa
Lunch street food @ Nakamise Shopping Street
Try taiyaki @ Naruto Taiyaki
Try Local sweets/deserts @ Umezono
Try Matcha ice cream @ Suzukien
Shinjuku night time
Dinner @ Yakiniku
Tokyu Kabukicho Tower
Watch street performance
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Day 2 – Tokyo (15 Sept) Sun
Redeem Hakone Free Pass @ Odakyu Sightseeing Service Center Shinjuku West
Hakone
From Gora station take cable car to Koen-Kami station (2nd stop)
Gora Park
Hakone Tozan Cable Car
Take cable car to Sounzan Station
Hakone Ropeway
Lake Ashi
Hakone Pirate Ship (round trip) back to Hakone Ropeway
Check in Ryokan
Relax in onsen
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Day 3 – Tokyo (16 Sept) Mon
Breakfast @ ryokan
Check out ryokan
See any activity to do in Hakone with pass
Shibuya
Shopping @ MEGA Don Quijote Shibuya
Shibuya Sky
Dinner @ Gyūkatsu Motomura
Dessert @ Tokiya
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Day 4 – Tokyo (17 Sept) Tues
Day trip to Yokohama
Shin-Yokohama Ramen Museum
Street food @ Yokohama(Chinatown)
Xiaolongbao @ Wángfǔjǐng
Soup dumping with straw @ 開華楼（カイカロウ） 売店
Beijing duck @ Daihanten
Panda Bun @ Rouishin
Harajuku
Takeshita street
Dinner @ Roast Beef Ohno
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Day 5 – Tokyo (18 Sept) Wed
Akihabara? or day trip outside Tokyo
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Day 6 – Tokyo (19 Sept) Thurs
Travel back to Narita airport using Narita Express
Visit ana lounge
Depart Narita around 6.30pm
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