Context: Anime fan (especially Gundam), taking parents in their early 60’s without any mobility issues.
**Sat, Nov 19/Sun Nov 20**
* Arrive in Tokyo (NRT) from Canada. Scheduled to land in Tokyo at 4:30 pm from YVR. Pick up Suica and Mobal SIM cards at airport. (If our flight is delayed, we may have to pick up SIM cards at Tokyo Station the next day).
* Check into **hotel in Akihabara.** Don’t have a set day/time to wander Akihabara but will do so probably during the early evenings just before/after dinner.
**Mon, Nov 21 (Tokyo)**
* Morning: Tokyo Gov’t Metropolitan Building
* Afternoon: Tokyo National Museum
**Tues, Nov 22 (Tokyo)**
* Morning: Tokyo Metro Gov’t Building Observatory
* Afternoon: Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden
* Early Evening: Dinner at/near Shibuya Crossing
**Wed, Nov 23 (Tokyo, me and parents split)**
* Morning (me): Harajuku
* Afternoon (me): Ikebukuro area (Sunshine Aquarium and Pokemon Mega Center Tokyo)
* All day (parents): DisneySea
**Thurs, Nov 24 (Fuji Day trip)**
* Will be a guided tour, won’t book until we land so we can see what the weather will be like.
* This is the tour I’ll probably book, leaving from Ueno. https://www.klook.com/activity/10233-mt-fuji-lake-kawaguchi-oshino-hakkai-gotemba-trip-tokyo/?spm=Activity.YouMayAlsoLike%3Acommon%3A%3Arecommend_activity%3AActivity_LIST&clickId=89f9cb0924
* Weather dependent
**Fri, Nov 25 (Tokyo)**
* Morning: TeamLabs Tokyo (already booked for 11am)
* Afternoon: Unicorn Gundam Statue/Gundam Base Tokyo (statue scheduled to reopen this day) and Miraikan Museum
**Sat, Nov 26 (Tokyo)**
* Morning: Tsukiji Outer Market
* Afternoon: Senso-ji (I realize these are far apart, but couldn’t really fit elsewhere)
* **NOTE:** I am trying to buy tickets for the SACRA FEST 2022 concert at the Makuhari Messe in Chiba, but won’t be able to do so until I land and grab my Mobal SIM card for SNS verification. If I am successful, I will be going there instead of the above, but my parents will still go either way.
**Sun, Nov 27 (Tokyo/Yokohama Day Trip)**
* Morning: Gundam Factory Yokohama (already booked for noon)
* Afternoon: Cup Noodle Museum, Yokohama Chinatown
**Mon, Nov 28 (Travel/Kyoto):**
* Morning: Take Shinkansen to Kyoto
* Afternoon: Check into **Kyoto hotel in Shimogyo area**
* Evening: Ponto-cho area for dinner
**Tues, Nov 29 (Kyoto)**
* Morning: Fushimi Inari Taisha
* Afternoon: Gion
**Wed, Nov 30 (Kyoto)**
* Morning: Arashiyama (Monkey Park, Bamboo forest)
* Afternoon: Nijo Castle
**Thurs, Dec 1 (Kyoto)**
* Morning: Kinkaku-ji
* Afternoon: Kyoto Railway Museum (might stop at hotel to rest, since it’s in-between these areas)
**Fri, Dec 2 (Kyoto)**
* Morning: Nishiki Market
* Afternoon: Samurai and Ninja Museum
**Sat, Dec 3 (Travel)**
* Train to ITM and fly back to Canada via NRT
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Why repeat of Tokyo Gov’t Metropolitan Building on 21 and 22 ? It is also arguably not the best observation deck in Tokyo, I would recommend do to Shibuya Sky when you are in Shibuya the 22.