Hello – I am scheduled to arrive in Narita airport on Sunday, November 24th at 4:30 p.m. and leaving Saturday, November 30th at 6:30 p.m.
A little background:
1.) Traveling from Florida (USA)
2.) Airline – AirCanada
3.) Meeting with family there – Total of 9 adults 3 children
4.) Airbnb – Near Aoto Station
5.) We are all used to walking at least 10k steps a day, but understand it may be more in Tokyo. We plan to find parks or Cafes as resting areas, since we have 3 children with us.
My family has a more relaxed, go with the flow traveling style and I'm more of a medium-structured traveler. It's our first time in Japan, so I asked for their "wishlist" of places to visit, so we can be a little more organized.
I was trying to find an app/website where I can enter all the places we want to visit that will help optimize the route and arrange them based on our 5-day visit. I couldn't find one, please feel free to let me know if you know of any.
Below is a draft of our itinerary. I'm very open to suggestions. Thanks in advance!
Day 1: (Sunday, November 24, 2024)
- Arrival (around rush hour according to my research, worried about our luggage on the train)
- Check-in Airbnb
- Dinner at local Restaurant
Day 2: (Monday, November 25, 2024)
Morning
– TeamLab Borderless (9:00 AM tickets)
Afternoon
– Azabudai Hills
Evening
– Toyosu Senkyaku Banrai
Day 3: (Tuesday, November 26, 2024)
Morning
– Ryusinji Temple
– Nakameguro
Afternoon
– Shibuya area
– Shibuya Sky (Sunset tickets)
Evening
– Ginza area
Day 4: (Wednesday, November 27, 2024)
Morning
– Yayoi Kusama Museum (Only a few want to visit this place. Is there anything around it?)
– Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden
– Omoide Yokocho
Afternoon
– Shinjuku area
– Harajuku area
Evening
– Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building
Day 5: (Thursday, November 28, 2024)
Morning
– Hie Shrine
РLadrio (Caf̩)
– Tobichi (Stationery Store)
Afternoon
– Tokyo National Museum (Only a few want to visit this place. Anything around it?)
Evening
– Sensoji Temple (to avoid crowds)
Day 6: (Friday, November 29, 2024)
Morning
– Tsukiji Outer Market
– Itoya (Stationery Store)
– Salon de Royal (Chocolate Shop)
Afternoon
– Akihabara
Evening
– Tokyo Dome or Yomiuriland for Illumination event (if available)
Day 7: (Saturday, November 30, 2024)
- Departure day (6:00 p.m.)
Is there a day where we can add The Making of Harry Potter for the 3 family members that want to visit that place? Can we add Odaiba to any of the days, if our itinerary is not already over doing it, of course? Again, I am very open to suggestions.
I didn't list any specific restaurants as we plan to find local gems or use Tabelog when we're there. We're not really interested in Themed Restaurants and especially Animal Cafes, so we hope reservations aren't necessary.
by Open-MindedUnicorn