Hi friends, I’m a long time lurker of this sub and was hoping for an itinerary check before my trip. I already incorporated lots of advice taken from here so thank-you! For background, we’re a group of 5 uni friends from Sydney. We’re all pretty into anime, tech, games and love japanese food 🙂 We don’t want an overly structured or packed trip so I just picked a general area each day for us to explore (with some suggestions). Also included some free days where we go off to do our own thing.
Not related to the itinerary but I’ll be using Japan Experience 16-day SIM and Southern Cross Travel Insurance, any advice on either would also be welcome.
13/2 Monday- Arrival
* Arrive Haneda 2pm and buy Suica Cards
* Check into Airbnb (3 min from Oshiage Skytree Station)
* Asakusa Tourist Centre (Observation Deck) or Sensoji temple lit up (if we’re not too tired from 20-hour flight
* Dinner nearby (eg. Kura Kura sushi/7-Eleven)
14/2 Tuesday- Akihabara
* Walk around Akihabara for anime merch and retro game shops
* Maybe train to Ueno if we have time
* Hotel New Otani Garden
15/2 Wednesday- Tsukiji/Ginza
* Tsukiji Fish Market
* Maybe bring food to eat in Hamarikyu Garden to see plum blossoms?
* Uniqlo Ginza, Uniqlo Flagship, Muji, Nissan Crossing
16/2 Thursday- Shibuya
* View crossing from starbucks, Magnet 109 or hikarie building
* Mega Don Quijote, Tokyo Hands, Shibuya Parco (Nintendo, capcom, shonen jump stores), Tower Records, Miyashita Park
* Shibuya Sky for the night (pre-purchase online tickets)
17/2 Friday- Ikebukuro/Harajuku
* Sunshine 60 Dori + Sunshine City (Pokemon Mega Store)
* Takeshita Street and nearby thrift stores (Kinju, Kiloshop)
* Meiji Jingu/Yoyogi Park if we want
18/2 Saturday- Sensoji/teamlab/Odaiba
* Nakamise Dori to Sensoji Temple
* HIMIKO water bus to Toyosu for teamlab Planets
* Unicorn gundam/rainbow bridge in Odaiba and dinner in Diver City) if time permits
19/2 Sunday- FREE DAY
20/2 Monday- Drive to Hakone/Hakone Spa Park
21/2 Tuesday- Fuji Q/Fujiyoshida
22/2 Wednesday- Hakone Ropeway/Train to Tokyo
* Check in APA Ryogoku Hotel
23/2 Thursday- FREE DAY
24/2 Friday- Tokyo Sea Life?
25/2 Saturday- Shinjuku
* Tokyo Metro Gov Building
* Omoide Yochoko
* Golden Gai
26/2 Sunday- Nakano/Koenji
* Shotengai and nakano broadway arcade and daily chiko ice cream
* Koenji for thrifting and dinner at Keonji Gado-shita
27/2 Monday- Departure
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I just booked my flight to Tokyo an hour ago for the exact dates!
A friend asked me today and I just decided on a whim to go, so I have to do my research.
What you have here looks interesting, so I’m getting ideas! Thanks!
I’d put two at most 3 days to getting around to sites in Tokyo and spend more time in other locations ie longer in Hakone.
If you are in Tokyo, cannot recommend Yakiton Saitamaya enough. No cameras no phones. No exceptions