24h in Tokyo – sanity check & recommendations

I suddenly got a chance to visit Tokyo – but only for \~24-26 hours as a +1 with my sister who is a flight attendant. We will land in Haneda airport at 14:00 and will be at the hotel in Shinjuku presumably around 16:30-17:00. We will aim to get to bed at 21:00 and wake up around 8:00.

We will leave back to Haneda on Wednesday between 18:00 and 20:00 from Shinjuku. Right before that I have an empty slot of time (around 3h) I’d like to spend close’ish to the hotel in Shinjuku and would love recommendations

I quickly put up an itinerary – we have only one booked thing since I reserved a table at Manten sushi for lunch.

I will luckily have a proper chance to visit Japan (and Tokyo) later this year for 12 days.

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|Name|Area|
|:-|:-|
|Arrive at the hotel around 16:30-17:00|Shinjuku|
|**Evening (4½h) – Shibuya**|**Shibuya**|
|Mega Don Quijote (Souvenirs)|Shibuya|
|Shibuya Crossing|Shibuya|
|Shibuya Parco|Shibuya|
|Maisen tonkatsu|Shibuya|
|The SG Club|Shibuya|
|Sleep at 21:00|Shinjuku|
|**Morning (4.5h)**|**Ginza, Tsukiji**|
|Wake up at 8:00|Shinjuku|
|Hilton → Nishi-shinjuku (Marunouchi line) → Ginza (Hibiya Line) → Tsukiji Station|Travel|
|Walk – Tsukiji Outer Market|Tsukiji|
|Morning coffee – Turret Coffee Tsukiji|Tsukiji|
|Walk to Marunouchi (1.8km)|Ginza|
|11:00 Lunch at Manten sushi – Marunouchi|Ginza|
|**Afternoon – West Tokyo (5-6h)**|**Harajuku, Shibuya, Shinjuku**|
|Marunouchi → Tokyo station → Shinjuku/Shibuya/Harajuku|Travel|
|Something for 3-4 hours – up for suggestions!|Harajuku, Shibuya, Shinjuku|
|Tokyo Metropolitan Government Observation deck|Shinjuku|

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