Not usually one to plan super-strict itineraries, but since its such a rare, first-time trip just want to make sure we make our rounds and can see some basics.
If there are any glaring things that seem missing / or not recommended to fit into one day
any help or ideas are appreciated!
Thanks!!
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Hotel is Hyatt Regency Tokyo in Shijuku
End of February.
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Thursday –
-arrive in the morning
-check in/rest
-Shinjuku Juniso Kumano-jinja Shrine nearby in the daytime.
-Kabukicho (Shinjuku Golden Gai) at night.
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Friday –
-morning – walk to Meiji Jingu / Yoyogi Park
-walk to Shibuya Center / Hachiko Memorial Statue
-Lunch at Gonpachi or Uobei Shibuya Dougenzaka
-Roam around
-Stay until night time Shibuya.
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Sat –
-Train to Tokyo Station – food court/shopping
-Walk to Tokyo Tower
-Walk to Hamarikyu Gardens (?)
-Walk to Akasaka
-Night Time – Roppongi
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Sunday –
-Train to Akihabara
-Walk to Nakamise Shopping Street
-Walk to Senso-Ji Shrine
-Walk to Asakusa
-Kabukicho/Shinjuku at night near the hotel (?)
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Monday –
2pm – teamLab Planets TOKYO
maybe do tokyo tower here instead?
Light day –
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Tuesday –
check out
1 comment
if your coming from the US, you probably won’t have much jetlag at all, flying west isn’t nearly as bad as when you’ll fly back home so no need to plan to rest the first day unless you don’t sleep on your flight(i always do)
is 5 days your entire trip?
why are you walking everywhere? take the yamanote or other local train or subway, it’s super cheap and ridiculously efficient
also sleep in, nothing opens in japan till like 10-11am.
I think your trip could be better structured to see more things.
friday -Shibuya is not going to take a whole day and isn’t worth spending a whole day on. you could see yoyogi,harajuku and shibuya together in just a couple hours.
saturday- why shopping at tokyo station? why tokyo tower? why not skytree? hamarikyu gardens isn’t going to be great in february, mostly brown grass and trees that won’t bud for another month. only good thing there is water taxi up to asakusa. you coulud combine this day with sensoji and askusa and nakamise if thats what you want to do. walk to akasaka? that seems like a waste of time and energy
sunday- akihabara definitely deserves a full day to explore all the shops. i’ve spent days there.
I would look at some of the amazing museums Tokyo has to offer, Edo is closed but the natural history museum is mindblowing, the national gallery is amazing.