Hello!!! We are a couple in our mid 20s going on our second trip to Japan!
My main interests are coffee, food, and vintage shopping, and live music. My boyfriend’s main interests are video game shopping, Nintendo related stuff, and music.
Does our itinerary make sense/have a good balance of these things? Thank you!!!
**ITINERARY
(Tues) Oct 29 (TOKYO)
– arrive at Narita 3:00p
– N’EX to Shinjuku station
– walk to Tokyu Stay Shinjuku
– 8-bit Cafe for dinner/drinks
(Wed) Oct 30 (TOKYO) (Koenji, Nakano)
– explore Koenji/Nakano (~15 mins away)
-Koenji interests: SUB store (music shop), Look St (retro + thrift shops), Tensuke tempura
– Nakano interests: Nakano broadway, bar DIO (opens 6 PM)
(Forward luggage to Osaka, take small bags to Hakone)
(Thu) Oct 31 (TOKYO -> HAKONE)
-check out of hotel in early morning
-take romance car from Shinjuku to Hakone Yumoto station (1.5 hr)
– Hakone pt 1:
1. Explore Hakone-Yumoto area (EVA store)
2. Hakone Tozan railway from Hakone Yumoto to Gora (40 min scenic switchback train)
3. Open Air Museum before check in at ryokan (3 PM)
4. dinner and spend night at Mikawaya Ryokan
(Fri) Nov 1 (HAKONE -> OSAKA)
– breakfast and checkout of ryokan (10 AM)
– Hakone pt 2:
1. Gora station to Sounzan (cable cars)
2. Sounzan to Owakudani (cable cars)
3. Owakudani to Togendai (EVA station) (cable cars)
4. Hakone Sightseeing pirate ship across Lake Ashi from Togendai to Moto-Hakone (40 min cruise), see Hakone Shrine
5. Moto-Hakone to Odawara (50 min bus ride)
– Leave from Odawara station to Osaka
– Hikari shinkansen to Shin-Osaka (last train leaves at 6 pm) (2.5 hrs)
– 20 min train to Shinsaibashi station, check into hotel in Osaka
(Sat) Nov 2 (OSAKA) (Dendentown, Amemura)
– Barista Coffee Map in the morning
– walk to Dendentown/Amemura
– Denden Town interests: BOOKOFF, Super Potato, Animate
– Amemura interests: BB Amemura
– Misono Universe for bar hopping on second floor, Shinsekai/Janjan Yokocho at night
(Sun) Nov 3 (KYOTO ½ DAY TRIP) (Uji)
– 1 hr train to Uji
– Uji interests: Nintendo Museum, Byodo-in Temple, Uji-Bashi bridge, Tsuen tea shop
– stop at Nintendo Store Kyoto if time allows (1 hr away)
– back to Osaka (1 hr), rest at hotel
– look for okonomiyaki dinner at Hozenji Yokocho
(Mon) Nov 4 (OSAKA) (USJ)
USJ Halloween Horror Nights (PURCHASE TICKETS SEPTEMBER 3rd JAPAN TIME)
(Tues) Nov 5 (OSAKA -> TOKYO)
– 20 min walk to Kuromon Ichiba market in the morning
– walk to Namba shrine
– train to Glitch Coffee MUST SEE (~10 mins)
– train to Shin-Osaka Station, shinkansen to Tokyo Station then to Shinjuku (~2.5 hours)
– check into hotel in Shinjuku in the evening (Tokyu Stay Shinjuku)
(Weds) Nov 6 (TOKYO) (Ginza/Roppongi)
– explore Ginza/Roppongi (~20 mins)
– breakfast at All Seasons Coffee in Shinjuku, Yamamoto Coffee to buy beans
– Ginza/Roppongi interests: Tokyo Ad Museum, Cafe de L’ambre
– Shinjuku interests: Omoide Yokocho/Golden Gai
(Thu) Nov 7 (TOKYO) (Kichijoji)
– explore Kichijoji (~15 mins away)
– Kichijoji interests: Shirohige’s Cream Puff Factory (be there before opening @ 11a), Inokashira Park, Nakamichi Dori (second hand shops), Petit Mura, Harmonica Yokocho, Some Time jazz club
– Pit Inn @ Shinjuku for jazz
(Fri) Nov 8 (KAMAKURA DAY TRIP)
– explore Kamakura
– 1 hr romance car to Fujisawa Station, Enoden railway to Hase Station
– walk to Kotoku-in Temple (giant Buddha), then to Hasedera Temple
– Endoden railway to Kamakura Station
– Kamakura interests: Komachi-Dori, Tsurugaoka shrine
– 1 hr romance car back to Shinjuku
(Sat) Nov 9 (TOKYO)
FREE DAY (possible Tokyo friends meet up day)
(Sun) Nov 10 (TOKYO) (Meiji Jingu, Shimokitazawa)
– Anella Rescue Dog/Cat Cafe in Shinjuku in the morning
– explore Shimokitazawa
– 30 min train to Meiji Jingu, then train or walk to Shimokita
– Shimokitazawa interests: Bear Pond Coffee (closes 5:30) KISSA 092 (open til midnight), Sukonbu mikan, Ponipirika soup curry, thrifting (most stores open until 9)
(Mon) Nov 11 (TOKYO) (Yanaka Ginza, Akihabara)
– explore Yanaka Ginza/Akihabara (~30 mins away)
– Yanaka Ginza interests: Neko Action, Poem Coffee
– Akihabara interests: Chabara, everything else
(Tues) Nov 12 (TOKYO) (LAST FULL DAY)(Shibuya, Asakusa)
– explore Shibuya/Asakusa (~20 mins)
– Shibuya interests: Usagi ramen (line up at 11), Shibuya Parco (Nintendo store, Jump Shop)
meet up for 84-Hashi Tour @ 2:50 PM (1.5 hour tour)
– drop stuff off at hotel
– Asakusa interests: Skytree/Solamachi mall (Sample-ya store, Kirby Cafe store, SJ store), Senso-ji at night
(Wed) Nov 13 (LEAVE JAPAN)
– get breakfast
– N’EX to Narita
– leave from Narita at 4:50p
by littledotorimukk