We are three adults travelling to Tokyo for **5 Days from 15th May to 20th May**. This would be our first time in Japan. I have read a lot of posts on this sub and watched tons of YouTube videos to come up with this itinerary. We are vegetarian, so I had to eliminate a lot of amazing places from the list. Since the plan is to stay only in Tokyo, I will be relying on Suica cards instead of JR Pass.
I would really appreciate some help and suggestions to make this trip better. Here’s what I came up with:
**May 15th, 2023**
* Land at Haneda Airport in Tokyo at 9:35 PM
* Buy three Suica Cards from Haneda Airport by 10:30 PM
* Check in to APA Hotel and Resort at Ryogoku around 12 AM
**May 16th, 2023**
* Walk to Kaminaromon Gate and Nakamise Dori Street at 10 AM
* Explore around Sensoji Temple and Hoppi Street till 11:30 AM
* Have lunch at the Amara Indian Restaurant till 12:30 PM
* Go to the Observation Deck and Skytree Cafe 340 by 1:30 PM
* Visit the Jump Shop to grab some Dragon Ball items by 2 PM
* Visit the teamLab Planets from 3 PM to 5 PM
* Try the Vegan Ramen Uzu Tokyo between 5 PM to 6 PM
* Watch Cirque Du Soleil Alegria show from 6:30 PM to 9 PM
* Walk to Mumbai Aqua City Restaurant for Dinner at 9:30 PM
* Stroll around Daiba Park and see the Rainbow Bridge till 11 PM
**May 17th, 2023**
* Explore Imperial Palace and the palace gardens till 11:15 AM
* Walk to Pigneto Four Seasons for Rooftop lunch at 11:30 AM
* Walk to Ippodo Tea for tea tasting and exploring till 1:30 PM
* Get some Royce Chocolate from Hokkaido Dosanko till 2 PM
* Shop around at Ginza Loft and Itoya Caligraphy Store till 2:30 PM
* Try out the Strawberry Mochi at Cozy Corner around 3 PM
* Search the Muji Ginza Flagship Store for random items till 3:30 PM
* Visit the Art Aquarium Museum in Ginza from 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM
* Shop around for clothes at the Uniqlo Ginza till 5:30 PM
* See the Ginza Six Mall and visit the Rooftop Garden till 6:45 PM
* Dine at the Jade Room Tokyo Edition at 7:15 PM
* Walk to the Tokyo Tower Observation Deck at 9 PM
**May 18th, 2023**
* Shop at Sekaido Shinjuku for some office supplies till 10 AM
* Head to Matsumoto Kiyoshi to grab some skin products till 10:30 AM
* Try some Japanese Curry at CoCo Ichibanya from 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM
* Explore different areas of Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden till 12:30 PM
* Get something to drink at Starbucks inside the garden till 1 PM
* Head to Daiso 100 Yen shop and explore around till 2 PM
* Have some Crepes at Santa Monica Crepes till 3 PM
* Walk through Takeshita Street to Banana No Kamisama till 3:30 PM
* Try out the Happy Pancakes at Omotesando till 4:30 PM
* Explore Miyashita Park around sunset till 5:30 PM
* Head to Shibuya Parco for Pokemon and Nintendo Store till 6:30 PM
* Shop at the Mega Don Quijote for random items till 7:30 PM
* Checkout Shibuya Center Gai Streets and Shibuya Crossing till 8 PM
* Head to Shibuya Sky Rooftop Observatory and Sky Gallery till 9 PM
* Walk to Starbucks Reserve Roastery and explore the cafe till 10 PM
* Explore the Arcade Games at Namco Tokyo till 12 AM
**May 19th, 2023**
* Explore the Yodobashi Camera Electronics till 10 AM
* Explore some weapons at the Busou Shoten till 11:30 AM
* Get some Dragon Ball manga at Animate Akihabara by 12 PM
* Explore about some gaming history at Super Potato till 12:30 PM
* Check out the Anime store Radio Kaikan Akihabara till 1 PM
* Walk to Mansei Bridge and lunch at Aromas of India by 2 PM
* Play VR Games at the Red Tokyo Tower from 3 PM to 5 PM
* Walk to Tokyo Midtown Mall and explore Cover Nippon till 6 PM
* Try out some desserts at the Toshi Yoroizuka till 6:45 PM
* Walk to the Harry Potter Cafe and expore around till 7:45 PM
* Walk to the Ninja Restaurant and have dinner at 8 PM
**May 20th, 2023**
* Walk to the Sunshine Aquarium at the Rooftop till 12 PM
* Walk to the Tokyo Dome Attractions Area for some lunch around 12:30 PM
* Explore the Dome and shop at the LaQua Area around 1:30 PM
* Watch the Giants vs Dragons at Tokyo Dome from 2 PM to 5 PM
* Go for bowling and some snacks at the CuBar Lounge around 6 PM
**May 21st, 2023**
* Checkout of APA Hotel and Resort at Ryogoku around 6:00 AM
* Reach Narita and have breakfast at the 4th Floor Terminal 2 at 7:30 AM
* Take off from Narita Airport in Tokyo at 9:30 AM
3 comments
Although you have put very specific timings, I am sure from the very beginning your timings will be off:
You don’t allow enough time to look around each place, and you’re not considering the crowds.
You don’t allow enough time to get to each place, especially figuring that you aren’t exactly familiar with how to walk somewhere, how to move around in the station and which train to catch. Besides you are not going to be the only people on the street. Just navigating through the crowds of tourists is going to take time. Last Friday I was walking from A to B in Shinjuku, I can normally walk there in five minutes, but it took 15 because there were so many tourists around.
You are not taking into account the fact that you may not get into a restaurant or there might be a long line you have to wait in, or service might take longer than usual during busy times. Sure you can go somewhere else, but especially as vegetarians, it will take you longer to find an alternative place.
I’m not going to comment on the specific places, but you should definitely have your Plan B where you have an idea what you’re going to cut out each day to get you back on your schedule if that’s what’s important
I’m curious about why you are choosing Indian restaurants when you are in Japan? There are lots of great vegetarian Japanese options…
Try the HappyCow website. Shows lots of vegan and vegetarian restaurants around Tokyo and has many reviews for each plaxd