Hello!!
Me and my parents (3 in total) will be going to tokyo from 30 Mar to 3 Apr. This is our first time going to japan so any feedbacks given will be greatly appreciated 🙂
We would like to explore as much as possible and was wondering if this itinerary was doable or was it too packed.
Open to any suggestions for restaurants/eating areas! We dont mind replacing shopping malls with other activities. Thank you!!
Draft itinerary below:
**Day 1 (Thur 30/3)**
– Arrive at Narita Airport at 2.25 pm
– Finish immigration by 4 pm using Visit Japan
– Get Skyliner tickets and check in at Ueno hotel
– Eat dinner & explore Ueno (ameyoko shopping st)
**Day 2 (Fri 31/3)**
– Ueno Park (1h) and head straight to shinjuku
– Shinjuku(3h): disney flagship store, shinjuku gyoen, tatsunoya ramen for lunch
– Shibuya: shibuya parco(anime), mega donki, 109 shopping mall, shibuya crossing &starbucks, shibuya sky @ 4.30/5pm, sakura street(night)
**Day 3 (Sat 1/4)**
– Leave Ueno hotel by 9am
– Ikebukuro(1h/2h) : TOBO shopping mall, sanrio cafe, sunshine city
– Harajuku(3h) : takeshita st, yoyogi park, anakuma cafe, gyukatsu motomaru for lunch
– Ginza (1h): shopping mall, sanrio world shop
– Tokyo: explore tokyo station & ramen st for dinner
**Day 4 (Sun 2/4)**
– Leave Ueno hotel by 10am
– Asakusa (2h) : senso-ji & nakamise-dori st, asakusa kagetsudo(melon bread), HATCOFFEE
– Akihabara (3h): explore akihabara, animate, lunch (open to suggestions!!)
– Team Planet(2h) @ 4pm
– Odaiba: dinner, gundam, explore the area
**Day 5 (mon 3/4)**
– we dont have any plans for this day yet so we are open for any suggestions!! ( will be leaving at narita airport @6pm)
3 comments
Prepare to be slightly disappointed if you’re coming for sakura. Full bloom is around expected March 25 (currently), and usually only stick around for 5-7 days after that depending on the weather.
Itinerary looks fine.
You may need to look for late blooming Sakura by then.
– [Yaezakura: Tokyo Late Blooming Sakura](https://tokyocheapo.com/entertainment/outdoors/yaezakura-late-blooming-cherry-trees-tokyo/)
A little optimistic that you’ll be done immigration ay 4pm. Just give yourself some leeway if you don’t get out until 5 or so.
Be flexible to move each day around based on the Sakura forecast, especially if that’s what you’re aiming for.