Hi Everyone!
After doing some intense research and cross referencing a bunch of itineraries, I wanted to get everyone’s feedback. For reference, me and my girlfriend value food, drinks, cool sights more than historical sights and museums. We also are avid walkers and generally average like 30K+ steps on these trips so we think we’re ready! Are we doing too much? Are we doing too little? Did we miss anything that we MUST see? Thank you in advance!
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**Day 0: Arriving to Tokyo**
\- Land in Tokyo at 3:35 PM
\- Commute to Hotel Amanek Shinjuku Kabukicho
\- Chill dinner and relax
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**Day 1: Harajuku & Shibuya**
\- Get to Meiji Jingu early
\- Explore Yoyogi Park
\- Shop around Harajuku Park
\- Check out Taekshita-dori Street
\- Grab a bite at Omotesando Street
\- Watch Shibuya Scramble Crossing around 3:00 PM (hopefully)
\- Shibuya Sky for the sunset (4:45 PM to 6:00 PM); tickets will be booked a month out
\- Explore Shibuya
*- Backup things if we somehow have time: Dogenzaka, Ura-Harajuku Area, Roppongi*
\- Return to hotel, get ready for dinner
\- Get sit-down dinner and drinks somewhere, open to suggestions on which area to check out!
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**Day 2: Shinjuku**
\- Explore Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden in the AM
\- Pick up an early drink or some snacks around Shinjuku
\- Check out Omoide Yokocho
\- See view from Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building
*- Maybe check out a Samurai Show?*
\- I want to do a fine dining restaurant here, but still haven’t picked out the place yet
\- Explore nightlife in Golden Gai
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**Day 3:** **Fish Markets and teamLabs**
\- Explore and have some fish bright and early at Tsukiji Fish Market around 7:00 AM
*- We opted to not sign-up for auction because I don’t think we’d appreciate it but open for feedback*
\- teamLabs at 10:00 AM (booked)
\- Eat more fish at Toyosu Market
\- Walk around Ginza
\- Eat more at Tokyo Station Food Court
\- Walk through Hamraikyu Garden
\- Boat Trip on Sumidagawa River
\- Check out Tokyo Skytree
\- We want to do an organized bar crawl to check out Tokyo nightlife; any suggestions here?
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**Day 4: Day Trip to Lake Kawaguchiko**
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**Day 5: Senso-ji & Shopping**
\- *This will be after visiting Kyoto and Osaka; we will return to Tokyo for two more nights so we have a full day for shopping*
*-* Get to Senso-ji early
\- Check out Asakusa
\- Shop at Nakamise Shopping Street
\- Hopefully see some cherry blossoms at Ueno Park
\- Check out Akiahabara
\- *Other things if we aren’t too tired: Rainbow Bridge, Odaiba*
\- Have a fantastic last meal before flying back to USA the next day
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