This is quite last minute but I will be in Tokyo From June 20 – June 25. It is a short trip but it has always been my dream to visit Japan. I will definitely be back but I wanted to see if you guys had any advice for me to get the most out of my short trip. Here is my current itinerary
June 20
* 11:00AM Arrive ad HND
* 1:00PM Check in to hotel in Shinjuku
* Possible activities after:
* Explore Shinjuku
* Explore Sangenyaja (mostly to find Persona 5 spots)
* Explore Omoide Yokocho
June 21
* 9:00AM Team Labs
* Possible activities after:
* Small Worlds
* Odaiba / Toyosu Market
* Diver City Tokyo Plaza
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June 22
* 10:00AM Tokyo Art Aquarium
* 12:00PM Reservation at Makiyaki Ginza Onodera for lunch
* Possible activities after:
* Explore Asakusa
* Senso-ji Temple
* Nakamise Shopping Street
* Explore Ameyoko
June 23
I don’t have much planned for this day so I thought to explore Akihabara
* 12:00AM Womb nightclub
June 24
* Explore Harajuku
* 5:00PM Reservation at the Bellwood
June 25
* Checkout of hotel and be at NRT for my 8:55 AM flight.
I plan on taking the Narita express to get to NRT
Please let me know your thoughts. Thank you so much!
3 comments
Toyosu won’t be worth it unless you’re willing to wake up at like 4 or 5 am. I know it’s a little touristy, but maybe Tsukiji market instead?
Maybe consider shopping around Shibuya around the same day as Harajuku. Harajuku is maybe a few hours at most imo!
Very brief stay! Few recommendations
– Replace Odaiba day with Shibuya. I think visit to Japan is just incomplete without Shibuya crossing, Shibuya Sky, and really be at the ground zero of this metropolis. Maybe move to Shinjuku at night and enter Omeide Yokocho, Golden Gai or Tokyo Kabukicho Tower.
– If you are ambitious, can you can tack on Tsujiki OR Toyosu in the morning before TeamLabs
– June 23 – Today you can actually combine Sensoji Asakusa with Akihabara. June 22, you can dedicate more to Ginza, Tokyo Station Area, Roponggi Hills as there tons of attractions here.
NEX won’t get you to Narita in time. The first Shinjuku-Narita train leaves at 6:34am, arriving at Narita around 7:50am. Considering check in/bag drop times, you’d be better doing the JR Yamanote and Keisei Skyliner via Nippori. Earliest train will get you there around 6:50am.