Itinerary Check: Short 5-Day trip to Tokyo. Flight mishap shortened trip and Bad weather.

This is my second trip to Japan and I found a really good deal on a flight and decided to spontaneously travel, before committing to a new job.

Anyway, my itinerary was planned to have 6 days, but I realized that my arrival would be a day later due to timezone differences, so I had to tweak things.

Day 1: Arrive at 2 PM

-Toho Cinema Godzilla Kabukicho for a quick photo => Explore Kabuchiko tower => Meiji Jingu => Yoyogi Park => Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden => See Waseda University and buy a shirt (COVID canceled my exchange program) => Maybe Go to Akihabara and browse around anime shops at night.

Day 2: Day trip to Mt Takao Side
Chairlift => Yakuoin temple => Summit
=> Miyama Brdige route going down
cable car down.
If I have some spare time:
=> Nintendo Tokyo (Shibuya) => Pokémon Center Tokyo DX (Near Tokyo station)
**Forecasted for scattered showers**

Day 3: Disneyland
**On a weekend & forecasted for showers**

Day 4: Day trip
Kamakura/Enoshima Day trip (will be getting day pass)

Meigetsuin => Hasedera Temple => Kotokuin (Great Buddha)
=> Hokokuji Temple => Tsurugaoka Hachimangu
=> Enoshima Shrine => Samuel Cocking Garden => Iwaya Cave

**forecasted for showers**

I might scrap the Enoshima part if the weather gets bad.

Day 5: Disney Sea During the Day => 7 PM night flight home.

**Potential PM Thunderstorm**

Questions:

– My friends traveled during Cherry blossom season and told me the line for customs was awful, has anyone traveled recently?

– The weather looks awful during most of the days during my trip, which I didn’t expect, I’ve never been to the Disney Amusement parks, will there be a lot of shade? Should I drop my Day trips?

– Also I recently transferred my SUICA card to my iPhone’s Wallet app, I was wondering if the Physical card could still be reloaded and used?

– Also as I did plan this spontaneously if you have any general travel/immigration advice/ Don’t forgets, feel free to remind me!

Thank you!

4 comments
  1. Just buy an umbrella there! If the weather is bad at Tokyo Disney, lines will be extremely short. 😁

  2. Flew in to narita 2 weeks ago arriving around 4 pm. No line at customs, got through in around 30 minutes.

  3. Pokemon Center in Tokyo Station is tiny, though there are bunch of other mini character shops.

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