Hey Everyone. About 2 weeks ago I got clearance to take my first big international solo trip. I’m a male, in my 30s and heading there for what is essentially Golden Week. But I am staying almost exclusively in city in Tokyo so I’ve heard Golden Week shouldn’t be too bad.
But note I’m intentionally stacking Disney stuff on my first two days to dodge Golden Week crowds (and tickets are cheaper). I also could give or take Disneyland, but Disneysea is a must do.
I’m looking for any advice on this schedule, anything that crosses your mind, hotel suggestions, restaurants, entertainment or parks I’m missing. I’m nothing but excited and looking for tips based off what I have below!
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**Day 1**
Thursday April 25th
\- Arrive at HND airport at 5am.
\- Travel to Tokyo Disney area
\- Check BAGS early at hotel in Tokyo Disney Vicinity
\- Go to Tokyo Disneyland for at worst a rope drop to time I can check in to my hotel. I live near California Disneyland so I don’t need to spend the full day here and look forward to going back to my room to check in when I can.
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**Day 2**
Friday April 26th
\- Tokyo Disneysea
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**Day 3**
Saturday April 27th
\- Check out of Tokyo Bay hotel early, travel by train to YOKOHAMA
\- Check bags at lobby of Yokohama hotel
\- STARDOM Wrestling in Yokohama around 1:30 in the afternoon.
\- Free night in Yokohama
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**Day 4**
Sunday April 28th
\- Ideally see the Yokohama DeNA Baystars vs Giants game in Yokohama (I want to see a Baseball game on this trip, there are also 3 games at the Tokyo Dome May 3rd to 5th I’m open to.)
\- Free night in Yokohama?
\- Cup Noodles museum? Is that a tourist trap?
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**Day 5**
Monday April 29th
\- Check out of Yokohama hotel and tavel to TOKYO
\- Check into hotel, likely in Shinjuku or Shibuya. Want a fun nightlife neighborhood and a close to a station as possible.
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**Day 6**
Tuesday April 30th
\- FREE
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**Day 7**
Wednesday May 1st
\- Incubus is playing a concert at the Tokyo Garden Center which I am heavily leaning towards seeing but not locked in yet. Not 100% I want to spend Tokyo time seeing an American band.
\- Otherwise FREE
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**Day 8**
Thursday May 2nd
\- FREE
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**Day 9**
Friday May 3rd
\- FREE
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**Day 10**
Saturday May 4th
\- Pro Wrestling NOAH event at Ryogoku Kokugikan (Don’t have tickets, looking at BUYSUMO)
\- Free 2nd half of day
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**Day 11**
Sunday May 5th
\- Free
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**Day 12th**
Monday May 6th
\- Free first half of day.
\- Flight out of HND airport at 7pm
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Here are a list of the things I’m really hoping to do or see on this trip, not mentioned above…
\- Tons of food obviously, I don’t have any appointments or must see foods or places, would like to have a couple in my back pocket.
\- Local parks. Not sure I plan to get out of town, but an afternoon in say Koishikawa Botanical Garden or something similar sounds great.
\- Akihabara shopping
\- Local Live music. I’d LOVE to see local music. Jazz, rock, indie. I want to see the smaller music venues, and I have NO idea where to start.
\- Takeshita Street
\- Tokyo Dome City (regardless of if I see a baseball game there)
\- Golden Gai night
\- Arcades (This might lump into the Akihabara day?)
\- Shibuya Sky / Scramble, but these are not huge essentials for me, and if, especially Sky, is slammed during golden week I could give or take.
\- Nakano Broadway
\- Historical Site in Tokyo, but I’m not looking for a temple thats run like a tourist site if I can avoid it. I like my Disney schlock and I like my History but I don’t think they go hand in hand.
\- Open to a Sauna, Bath, Spa, spring type setup but really no clue where to start
\- I’ve heard Chinatown in Yokohama is fantastic.
Not looking to overbook every day and leave some room for discovery, but above is the itinerary and interests!
Edit: Removed comment about being tall, not what i’m really looking to talk about.
by Moveless