Hello,
I am planning my trip to Japan for February, and I started with the first 4 days in Tokyo. In all my other trips, I preferred not to have a very detailed plan and go more with the flow, but I think that in Japan, it is advisable to have things more or less planned.
Can you tell me if this plan is reasonable and if I included the main points for each day?
Day 1
Explore Shinjuku
Shinjuku Gyoen
Explore Shibuya
Meiji Shrine
Takeshita Street/Harajuku/Omotesando
Shibuya Scramble Crossing
Shibuya Sky (in the evening to see the sunset?) – Should I buy a ticket in advance?
Day 2
TeamLab (as far as I understand, buying a ticket in advance is mandatory, right?)
Explore Ginza
Tokyo Tower
Imperial Palace Gardens
Day 3
Maybe a Mount Fuji tour (do you recommend any?)
Day 4
Senso-ji Temple
Ueno Park
Nakamise Street
Akihabara
Is there anything essential missing from my plan? Any additional precautions I should take (for example, starting each day at a specific location to avoid crowds)?
3 comments
I spent four nights/four and a half days in Tokyo at the end of my trip. I was able to fill the days very well and I think between the jet lag recovery (assuming you’re not flying from a closer time zone) and a day trip to Mt Fuji, 4 days will be great (you might even need more time).
Also, add:
Tsukiji Fish Market (get free lottery tickets in advance)
Studio Ghibli Museum (also advanced tickets)
If you’re going to Ueno Park, visit the Tokyo National Museum (the art is incredible)
Tokyo is going to be very cold in February so I would skip the parks.
Shinjuku and Akihabara are more interesting in the evening in my opinion.
Ginza is best on Saturdays, Sundays before 18:00 because the main street is for pedestrians only.
Yokohama might be worth visiting: red brick building, cup noodle museum, minato mirai, Gundam, etc.
Make sure to check out opening times, parks and shrines tend to close early, so you are better off doing those in the morning. Although, Senso-ji you can still visit after dark and it’s arguably better when the crowds are gone. You can follow that up with short walk to Sumida Park for view of Tokyo Skytree across the river.