Hey guys, heading to Tokyo for 10 days with a group of friends! Would some helpful Japan travelers help us out with some questions about certain places and/or help our itinerary in general?
Day 0 (Saturday) – Arrive at Narita/Airbnb
* Arrival at Narita Airport @ 3:30 pm
* Narita Airport to Ikebukuro Station
* Learn the layout of Ikebukuro Sation
* Dinner in Ikebukuro & grab Family Mart snacks
Day 1 (Sunday) – Nakiryu/Akihabra
* Line up at Nakiryu @ 9 am
* Hopefully finish around 11:30 am
* Head to Akihabara
* Explore and Arcade
* Ginza Shabu reservation at 7:30 pm
* Either stay around Akihabara for a duration or hang around Ginza when done exploring
Day 2 (Monday) – Hakone Day Trip
* Arrive at Shinjuku Station by 6:45 to have ample time to buy Daypass and tickets for RomanceCar
* **Is there only a 7:40 train or is there also a 7:00 am train?**
* **Also still a little confused on the best way to buy Hakone Pass with the RomanceCar option is?**
* Hakone Jinja Shrine
* **How far is the walk to the Pirate Cruise, found it a little confusing when I was looking at the map**
* Pirate Ship Cruise
* **Does anyone know the procedure for upgrading to the premium tickets if you’re using the DayPass**
* Owakudani & Lunch
* **We are probably going to grab lunch in Owakudani unless anyone has some killer recommendations?**
* Gora Park
* Gora Station
* Grab Snacks and Donuts
* Return to Hakone-Yumoto Station @ 4ish pm
* Return to Shinjuku Station
* Dinner in Shinjuku @ 7:30 pm
**If we start at the earliest RomanceCar at 7:00 am/7:40 am, are we going to be rushed each location? Or are we going to have plenty of time to enjoy each place? Can we squeeze other activities in? If anyone has a better way to do the loop it would be greatly appreciated!**
Day 3 (Tuesday) – TeamLab Planets/Odaiba
* TeamLab Planets @ 9:50 am
* Explore Odaiba
* Malls, Museum, Arcades
* Return to Ikebukuro to check out Sunshine City Mall
Day 4 (Wednesday) – Disney Sea
* Wake up early, get there early, and leave when the park closes after Sea of Dreams
* **How bad is the rush hour at train stations around 6 am -7 am? Should we ever be concerned about timing issues?**
* Late dinner after returning back to Ikebukuro
* **I think I have a great plan of attack for the day, but does anyone else have some insider knowledge or great resources for one-day plans to hit most of the good stuff?**
Day 5 (Thursday) – Harajuku/Shibuya
* Meiji Shrine
* Takeshita Street
* Walk from Cat Street to Shibuya
* Shibuya
* Crossing/Dog/Shopping
* Shibuya Sky
* Toritake for Dinner
* **Unless there’s a way better Izakaya venue for a 5-person group?**
Day 6 (Friday) – Shinjuku/Ebisu
* Sign up for Spicy Curry Roka
* **Has anyone ever been here and are there any tips for getting something for 5 people? Should we break the group up for timeslots?**
* Hanazono Shrine
* Shop around Shinjuku
* Isetan/Lumine/etc
* Return to Curry for lunch
* Head to Ebisu
* Kapital and more shopping
Day 7 (Saturday) – Tsukiji Fish Market/Tokyo City
* Head to Tsukiji Outer Market for breakfast at 8 am
* Hamarikyu Gardens
* Imperial Palace
* Lunch @ Tokyo Station or Kitte
* Ginza
Day 8 (Sunday) – Asakusa
* Nakamise Dori Shopping Street & Sensoji Temple
* Dempoin Street and Shin-Nakamise Shopping Street
* Lunch on Nakamise
* Sumida Park? Is it even worth walking around in October?
* Kappabashi Street
* Looking to buy knives and souvenirs
* Dinner in Ueno
Day 9 (Monday) – Ramen sightseeing
* Nakiryu & Menya Kissou & Rokurinsha & Tomita & Ginza Kagari
Day 10 (Tuesday)- Leave for Narita Airport
* Check out and use station lockers for luggage
* **Best place to store luggage after checking out of Airbnb?**
* Flight at 7:30 pm
* Depart at 3:30pm via Keisei Ueno St. -> Keisei Skyliner to NRT
**Are we cutting it close by leaving too late? Or ample time to make it to the flight on time?**
Thank you everyone for your shared wisdom and time! I’ll do my best to answer comments or questions if there are any! Sorry for all the questions in Hakone, just seems like a crazy day that I want to get right lol
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Never been to japan but have travelled a lot, speaking personally, this looks very very packed almost no room for spontaneous activities.
I’d rather plan less and I can guarantee that you’ll find something todo.
Day 2: It’s about a 15-20 minute walk from the pirate ship port to Hakone shrine. It’s a nice walk, half next to the water, half through a forest path. The day might be a little packed for me personally but if you leave on time it shouldn’t be too much.
Day 6: if you want to go shopping before lunch, you might feel a bit rushed since most shops in Tokyo seem to open between 10 and 11.
Day 8: Sumida park isn’t anything special to look at, but it’s a nice escape from the massive crowds around Sensoji.
Day 10:
There are/were plenty of coin lockers around Ueno station and the Skyliner station last time we visited. I remember we used one near the entrance of Ameyokocho, just opposite the skyliner station.
I would say you’re fine on time here, but check during the day and if you don’t trust it just go a bit earlier.
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All in all seems like a fun itinerary, not overplanned but enough to make sure you see a lot. Personally I would have added a night in a ryokan in Hakone, but I can imagine that would be more difficult and expensive with a group of 5
Your itinerary is based on everyone waking up early. You haven’t factored in jet lag at all.
Wow you guys sure are early risers. I’ve always had a couple of nights with friends where we end up drinking a bit late so there’s no way we can wake up that early every day.