We enjoy more fast-paced traveling. We like to do a lot of activities and seeing a lot of sights. I have a rough itinerary for the first leg of our Japan trip, starting in Tokyo. Like many, this is a food-driven trip for us so we’re excited for all the street food, ramen, and sushi. We also love getting cocktails and beers and have that baked in to most evenings even when not written. We aren’t really anime or Pokemon fans, so while very cool and interesting innately, it is less relevant to us culturally. Also big into coffee and matcha, so we enjoy exploring to find cute cafes and drinks.
Previous trips, we organize our activities into Morning and Afternoon chunks and make it so that we only ever are in one area for each time to avoid totally overworking ourselves. However, with how busy and big Tokyo is, we worry that transiting across the city (say Shinjuku to Asakusa, with walking to the station included) will eat up a lot of our time and energy regardless.
I would love some thoughts on it if we’re trying to do too much or too little, or are missing important things you would recommend! Thanks everyone 🙂
# Day 1 – Thursday
* *5:30 PM:* Arrive at our **hotel in Shinjuku**
* Walk around Shinjuku
* Omoide Yokocho Dinner
* Golden Gai Drinks
# Day 2 – Friday
* *8:00 AM:* Tsukiji Outer Market
* Ginza shopping
* Ginza Art Aquarium (if time, day-of tickets)
* *12:30 PM:* Lunch Omakase: Sushi Fukuju OR Sushi Izakaya Banya OR Sushiteppammaruginza OR Manten Sushi Hibiya OR Sushi Kazuya (whichever has a short line / availability)
* Hotel to relax
* Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden
* Takashimaya shopping
* Ramen Tatsunoya Shinjuku
# Day 3 – Saturday
* *10:30 AM:* Teamlab Borderless
* Walk to Tokyo Tower
* Zojoji Temple
* *1:00 PM:* Hotel to relax
* Takeshita Street Harajuku – late lunch
* Yoyogi park
* Meiji Jingu Shrine
* *6:30 PM:* Shibuya Sky Sofa Seats (slot booked 6:30-6:50, sunset at 6:43, hoping to get there a bit early to queue)
* Dinner in Shibuya
* Mega Don Quixote Shibuya
* Evening shopping at Miyashita Park + drinks in Shibuya
# Day 4 – Sunday
* Explore Nakameguro
* Onibus cafe
* I’m Donut
* Travelers Factory Store
* Starbucks Reserve Roastery Nakameguro
* Hotel to relax
* Ameyoko Shopping District
* Picnic at Ueno Park w/ 7eleven & vending machine food
# Day 5 – Monday
* Explore Asakusa
* Senso Ji Shrine
* Nakamise Dori souvenir shopping
* Eel Onigiri at Unana
* Melon Pan at Kagetsudo
* Sumida Park
* Suzukien Ice cream
* Kappabashi street (if we have time) for kitchen shopping
* Beers at Hitachino Brewing Lab Kanda Manseibash
Again, any advice from the seasoned pros here would be really great. We dont totally know what to expect and whether our fast paced style we enjoy will work or not.
by PollutionCommon3414
