Solo Osaka/Tokyo [Aug 19 – Sep 10] with Pictures

I’m going off this map for my Michelin ideas: https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=1WwcUA4UyztO77BdMVrtYHmcc7NGtRw5L&ll=35.68407630779816%2C139.72356625416182&z=14

33/M/USA English/Some Japanese

Tiny bio: tech worker & investor. I’m in Japan solo for my 5th time and I’ve come to love this country, and this time I’m just looking to walk around and disconnect from my computer screen for a while

# I can’t wait!!

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Aug 19: land in tokyo

– Late landing
– Be so happy that I’m in TOKYO
– wander shibuya. Maybe yakitori @ [Niku Yokocho](https://i.imgur.com/OamqIhZ.png) if there is room in the belly https://i.imgur.com/zceZXO8.jpg https://goo.gl/maps/mJddNiCBQEJ2

Aug 20: tokyo west shimokitazawa / kichijoji

– [Awa Odori Festival](https://cdn.cheapoguides.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/09/awaodori-shimokitazawa-video-chris-kirkland-770×577.jpg)
– [harmonica alley](https://a1.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/28113-144147/1000/tokyo-kichijoji-harmonica-alley-144147.jpg)
– soy donuts @ captains donuts – https://goo.gl/maps/wmkVRJhHJH22
– [inokashira park](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f5/Inokashira_Park_-_Blossom_over_water1.jpg)

Aug 21: tokyo west Shinjuku/Yoyogi

– [lunch A5 4% Wagyu Beef](https://i.imgur.com/YphkP8Q.jpg) –  @ Ushi no Kura (https://tabelog.com/en/tokyo/A1307/A130703/13024783/)
– [stroll through yoyogi](https://i.imgur.com/9t3wfc0.png)
– [cream brule crepe](https://i.imgur.com/W6TPrJ2.png) @ com crepe in harajuku
– [late yakitori, specifically tsubune](https://i.imgur.com/Kw6KCmu.png) @ [omoide yokocho](https://i.imgur.com/HFY2VSb.png) / [golden gai](https://i.imgur.com/ciPAKyi.png)
– [Coco Curry](https://i.imgur.com/GKbNCTH.jpg) while super drunk and then browsing [Don Quixote](https://i.imgur.com/RwN4CE7.png) for hours
– buy as many [Choco](https://i.imgur.com/wqTIdy3.png) other omiyage as I can

Aug 22: tokyo east Odaiba/Ginza

– [morning Teamlab Borderless](https://i.imgur.com/cDAEwhP.png). Tix: https://ticket.teamlab.art/#/order?lang=en
– Might sneak over to get a selfie with the [Statue of Liberty](https://i.imgur.com/Mf6ISDM.png)
– Michelin-rated [oyakodon](https://i.imgur.com/0esVYrK.jpg) @ Toritsune Shizendo (https://toritsuneshizendou.gorp.jp/) https://goo.gl/maps/cbWywhDHtPJ2
– Shopping [Ginza](https://i.imgur.com/lbuJ0Yt.png)
– Coffee @ [Cafe de l’ambre](https://i.imgur.com/fj3KgsU.png) https://goo.gl/maps/B7giXokHkDx

Aug 23: tokyo west Shinjuku/Ikebukero/Nakano

– Wake up for Tsuta
– Shopping [nakano](https://i.imgur.com/XMd4BPM.png)/ikebukero sunshine city
– Michelin-rated [Ramen @ Tsuta](https://i.imgur.com/QatCi7X.png) https://goo.gl/maps/hSnyDVn8iSR2
– Go for a run in [Shinjuku Gyoen](https://i.imgur.com/Gd9rn2Q.png)

Aug 24: fuji

– [Kawaguchiko / Fuji](https://i.imgur.com/k0tS3S3.png)
– Late whiskey @ [Lost in Translation Bar](https://i.imgur.com/IqXuZ9S.png) @ Park Hyatt 52nd floor https://goo.gl/maps/fzKGSpg7vFt

Aug 25: tokyo west Shimokitazawa/Shibuya/Ebisu

– Michelin-rated [unagi](https://i.imgur.com/lqAJ5Tm.png) @ nodaiwa
– [purin](https://i.imgur.com/MIV4Ded.png) @ toyonchi no tamago – https://goo.gl/maps/b96vxZzJyao
– [Kaiten Sushi](https://i.imgur.com/qfb5lbZ.png) (conveyer belt sushi) @ Katsumidori Sushi https://goo.gl/maps/GaZE7pecvSF2
– [Live music show](https://www.instagram.com/stories/highlights/18054837265426912/)
– 38th floor of [Top of Yebisu](https://i.imgur.com/xIGqBPk.png) for drinks

Agu 26: tokyo east Asakusa/Akihabara

– [fluffy japanese pancakes](https://i.imgur.com/54LD3vQ.png) @ benizuru
– [SquareEnix Cafe](https://www.geek.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/squareenixcafe1-625×352.jpg) at Akihabara.
– Get some  @ ichi ni san
– [Asakusa senso-ji](https://cdn.cheapoguides.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/04/5162876284_7decf57484_o-1200×320.jpg)

Aug 27: tokyo central Suidobashi/Roppongi

– afternoon Yomiuri Giants baseball game. Tickets bought here: https://www.giants.jp/en/schedule/?month=202308
– amazing [tonkatsu @ butagumi](https://i.imgur.com/hxUoSLK.png) https://goo.gl/maps/zjA6Eqhghkv NEED TO BOOK SOON
– Get accosted by Roppongi club goers

Aug 28: tokyo weset

– Michelin-rated [Ramen @ Nakiryu](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/V3VMgthJpcLMRbkjLEpwJqqHSaLU8uxjA7hdTVhNg-GB6WeUJUwDEk3fzLEHSUJfd0D22H4Xp1jn2wvbtl16z44o229SvSmq6YStQkjtG5lMzmAEMuGrT-1QVxCyDkRoNXLur5njaanS5ABbdAVmc0dXLQS851H9aM6aAJrnoyn5lYZ4Dsi98_g28aCcn11kUMW56ntfRQDKcOqIV6upyosfsV3qeOM9KMJ_0zdgiB54ixD8yJPTks5PpLSNXMRxx5UBTV50Ee28f-HakzFvmRVGP4cu3h_cZPkjqCjRZGzzJx52wTFn1DLkvjIiNsT_BMgivbg4ADOu2xoKxCANNMxlP0C9v0UYZsOxrZ4q5Ugvtu4EA2VBWPju_0Q8vaSxPVoXwP5rLedXC22l9_LiSKLkLkAVW-CWmGLhhS4APTULTohfNqXBmmKyOnmllY8VWQh7hKG3Y1wRHixToH_bNoRXTk8BHtkzHoOY7UW7rFtAcl6ZQEjGV0M2yWUOSFIf6cjL15u0mgZqjabngqQH7bkFhj6o_uBhQxYoXb2050lhIJichnVViL3Typ3AsOPDPskdRC4YTGgGtNGH0cwCyW5-IbRws0mz7fvDHmBxA5Can55dcpEhet9SLEgALZJXnBVee5BOYBU2fON57uAcfKTzNlQh0Sa5=w374-h211-no) https://goo.gl/maps/gmuohkM4buA2
– hokkaido milk flavored ice cream @ MILK (whippy ice-creams) in Lumine EST Shinjuku
– Maybe catch a movie at TOHO in kabukicho and get a selfie with the [giant godzilla](https://i.imgur.com/D3Ps6N6.png)
– [Nabezo](https://i.imgur.com/1dKTfdq.png) with /u/whiskeywineandcats LINE Yvonne, Andrew. Another Golden Gai night
– [Karaoke](https://i.imgur.com/qMWZEi2.png) until 6am again

Aug 29:

– You won’t believe it, but I have to work all day this day.

Aug 30: osaka

– [kushikatsu](https://i.imgur.com/wQfLs1i.png) @ daruma
– [The Second Best Melon Pan in the World](https://i.imgur.com/bjQ90fP.png) @ dotonbori
– [Dotonbori](https://i.imgur.com/SWJVhHI.png) Night Life/food
– Nintendo World? I can’t decide

Sep 1: osaka

– [Shinsaibashi](https://i.imgur.com/qgfU49M.png) shopping
– Some legit [okonomiyaki](https://i.imgur.com/LPxEhW5.jpg) nearby
– [Tsutenkaku](https://i.imgur.com/LJKzfd2.png) area

Sep 2: Shimanami Kaido

– I wrote a [whole post](https://www.reddit.com/r/JapanTravel/comments/15atk1u/shimanami_kaido_cycle_itinerary/?) about this

Sep 3: osaka/tokyo

– [Spa World](https://i.imgur.com/VZIag0v.png) http://www.spaworld.co.jp/english/onsen.html
– Experience the 2nd Best Melon Pan in the World once again
– Head back to Tokyo
– Meet a friend for dinner and then drink’s at [Ben Fiddich](https://www.worlds50bestbars.com/the-list/bar-benfiddich.html)

Sep 4: east Tokyo

– Go for a run in [Yoyogi](https://i.imgur.com/Gd9rn2Q.png) early morning then head east
– Michelin-rated [Tempura](https://i.imgur.com/XeKntH6.png) @ Kondo near Ginza https://goo.gl/maps/fSRyZRpRGMP2 (booking: https://jw-webmagazine.com/5-top-rated-tempura-restaurants-in-tokyo-8b0b54805a43) NEED TO BOOK SOON
– Get lost in [tokyo station](https://cdn.cheapoguides.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/marunouchi-terrace-view_gdl-770×578.jpg)
– Watch the locals on Pick-up Lane

Sep 5: Nikko

– Day trip to [Nikko](https://rimage.gnst.jp/livejapan.com/public/article/detail/a/00/03/a0003340/img/basic/a0003340_main.jpg)

Sep 6: Tokyo food checklist

– coffee @ moldive – https://goo.gl/maps/teUKp9QPqVK2
– pancake pie @ Flippers – https://goo.gl/maps/MWMUMHTUkC32

Sept 7: Tokyo food checklist

– THREE star michelin [l’effervesence](https://myconciergejapan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/leffervescence-top.jpg)

Sept 8: Tokyo food checklist

– THREE star michelin [Azabu Kadowaki](https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2859/12922283335_df5dc145e1_b_d.jpg)

Sep 9: Fly home

– emergency buy extra suitcases
– flight in the afternoon and [salty sad tears](https://i.imgur.com/11980YV.png)