22 June
\- Check-in to the hotel and rest
23 June
\- Breakfast at the hotel – 06:00 to 07:00
\- Senso-ji – 08:00 to 09:00
\- Tokyo Skytree – 10:00 to 12:00
\- Lunch near Tokyo Skytree – 12:00 to 13:00
\- Take train to Gundam Factory Yokohama – 13:00 to 14:00
\- Gundam Factory Yokohama – 14:00 to 17:00
\- Dinner and back to hotel – 18:00 to 20:00
24 June
\- Depart hotel at 06:00
\- Hakone Loop Counter-clockwise:
\- Take train to Odawara Station – 07:00 to 08:30
\- Take the Hakone Tozan Train to Gora Station – 08:30 to 09:30
\- Hakone Ropeway to Owakudani – 09:30 to 11:00
\- Lunch at Owakudani – 11:00 to 12:00
\- Hakone Ropeway to Togendai – 12:00 to 13:00
\- Sightseeing at Lake Ashi and Hakone Shrine – 13:00 to 15:00
\- Take bus to Moto-Hakone – 15:00 to 15:30
\- Sightseeing at Old Tokaido Road and Hakone Checkpoint – 15:30 to 16:30
\- Take boat cruise to Hakone-machi – 16:30 to 17:30
\- Bus back to Odawara Station – 17:30 to 18:00
\- Take train back to hotel – 18:00 to 19:30
\- Dinner and back to hotel – 19:30 to 21:00
25 June
\- Breakfast at the hotel – 06:00 to 07:00
\- Free time – 09:00 to 10:30
\- Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden – 11:00 to 13:00
\- Lunch near Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden – 13:00 to 14:00
\- Tokyo Tower – 14:30 to 16:00
\- Tsukiji Outer Market – 16:30 to 18:00
\- Ginza shopping and sightseeing – 18:00 to 20:00
\- Dinner and back to hotel – 20:00 to 22:00
26 June
\- Meiji Jingu – 06:00 to 08:00
\- Yoyogi Park – 08:30 to 10:30
\- Lunch at Shibuya – 11:00 to 12:30
\- Shibuya Crossing and Hachiko Statue – 12:30 to 13:30
\- Akihabara – 14:00 to 16:00
\- Harajuku shopping and sightseeing – 16:30 to 18:30
\- Dinner and back to hotel – 19:00 to 21:00
27 June
\- Free time to explore or do any last-minute shopping
\- Check out of the hotel – 12:00
\- Take train or taxi to Haneda Airport – 18:00 to 19:00
\- Fly home
My budget is around 1000 dollars (excluding flight, food, and accommodation). You guys got any tips and advices?
5 comments
26th – harajuku/shibuya/yoyogi are all right next to each other, don’t see the need to detour to akihabara in the middle of the day
I really enjoyed the charming “Romancecar” train ride to Hakone. Particularly if you book a seat in advance in the front car with the giant windows. Had a great view of Mt. Fuji.
Some of your time windows look extremely tight. For example, you only allocate 1 hour to get from Skytree to Gundam Factory Yokohama. Google Maps shows this taking closer to 1.5 hours.
A 1 hour lunch time leaves no time to browse restaurants or wait in line to get in during peak hours.
Correct me if I’m wrong but I don’t recall Owakudani having anywhere you can buy ‘lunch’. You can buy the black eggs and some snacks but nothing substantial. Either bring some lunch with you or an early lunch at Gora.
Trust me, the bus back to Odawara station will take at least 1 hour. And the busses only go every maybe 30 minutes. Allowing time for all that, you looking at around 1.5hrs for the bus back to Odawara station. I know because we had to wait around for 45 minutes because we were standing at the wrong bloody stop and the bus just went past! So had to wait another 30 minutes to catch the next one. Also, there are two bus line, if you catch the wrong one, you’ll end up somewhere else. Because of all this, be prepared to have dinner somewhere else. I’m not sure what time your hotel will take the last order.
If you can, try going to Shibuya sky instead of Tokyo sky tree. It’s a better experience in my opinion and you can book tickets in advance for a preferred time.
One last advice is be prepared for plans to change. We had to change plans last minute, because the day we were going to hakone (mainly to see Fuji) it was raining so had to change plans and go on a sunny day instead.
Remember to Just relax and have fun. If you find some place you like, spend a bit more time there than you originally planned. You’ll remember that experience more than just rushing to the next spot.
Have fun!
You’ve scheduled Tsukiji in the afternoon. I don’t know it’s open that late because it’s generally recommended to go in the morning. Maybe someone else can confirm