Hi all! Below is our 8-day itinerary in Tokyo. Traveling with adults in their late 50s and a 3 yr old toddler.
**Day 1**
– Arrival at Narita @ 10:30AM
– Check in at hotel in Toshima City
– Akihabara Area
**Day 2**
– Shinjuku Gyoen Garden
– Meiji Shrine
– Harajuku area (Takeshita St, etc)
– Shibuya Area (Shibuya scramble crossing, hachiko statue, shopping)
**Day 3**
– Tokyo DisneySea (whole day)
**Day 4**
– Tokyo Tower
– Legoland Discovery Center
– DiverCity
– Odaiba area
**Day 5**
– Tokyo Disneyland (whole day)
**Day 6**
– Sensoji temple
– Asakusa area (Nakamise St, etc)
– Tokyo Skytree
– Ueno area (Ueno park, Ueno Zoo, Natl Museum)
– Ameyoko St
– Okachimachi Yoshiike
**Day 7**
– Tsukiji Market
– Ginza Area (Ginza Six, Uniqlo flagship, Loft, etc)
– Shibuya Sky – this was supposed to be on Day 2 but tickets for the time-slot we wanted were already sold out & since we only had Ginza for our last day
**Day 8**
– Flight back home @ 11 AM
I just have a few questions:
– What pass should we get? Is Suica enough?
– Need recommendations for must-try restaurants
– Where can we find secondhand luxury items and thrift items as well?
– For those who have travelled with kids, any issues with the food? Especially for a picky eater (will be traveling with a 3 yr old)
– Is Tokyo Tower a must?
– Feedback and recommendations to improve and maximize our stay are welcome!!:)
Thank you!
4 comments
Depending on the location of your hotel, the Tokyo Metro ticket could be a option, but you need to use it at least 3x a day if you take the 72h pass. But it also have some drawbacks, for example it might not bring you everywhere as some locations like Odaiba do not have a metro/subway station, or it can make the itinerary more complicated if you want to stick to what the ticket offer for free. Getting a Suica or Pasmo (for not Welcome Suica or Pasmo Passport) would be absolutely fine.
I do not have any “must try” restaurant, I always just go to whatever restaurant I find, sometimes would Google Map for a specific dish.
Tokyo Tower, unless there is an even, I would do Roppongi Hills Mori Tower instead. Reasons include view on Tokyo Tower, Mori Art Museum included, access to roof and generally just a bit more modern.
>Need recommendations for must-try restaurants
New Torigin in Ginza lit a fire under my ass about yakitori
SG Low in Shibuya was also excellent.
> Is Tokyo Tower a must?
No, one tower per trip should be enough and, from personal experience, Shibuya Sky is great. Never went to Mori Tower though, maybe next time…
Hi! Suica is enough.
Food: Nakiryu (it’s tantanmen so make sure there’s no peanut/sesame allergies), Oniyanma in Gotanda (soupless/cold udon w/ soy sauce), Temma in Shimokitazawa or Aoyama (curry, and curry bread to-go. Shimokitazawa is a cooler neighborhood to me but slightly out of the way). If you want more upscale recs, I would prioritize a reservation at Florilege and Sumibi Yakiniku Nakahara.
Thrift: Shimokitazawa and Koenji both have a lot of secondhand shops, but probably not luxury goods. Not sure where to find those besides the Daikokuya chain.
Picky eaters: likely not at the first three restaurants I suggested. Conbini food, fast food, etc. are all available options.
I don’t think any specific locations are a “must”, but Tokyo Tower is at best a one time only experience for me.
Other recommendations: Yanaka Ginza is extremely charming. Gotokuji Temple is really cool but a bit out of the way, but if you’re already in Shimokitazawa for something it’s not that much further out.