Been lurking here for a while. This week is finally my family’s turn to visit Japan. My wife and I have been to Japan multiple times, but this will the first trip for our 6 year old son. We are landing at HND at around 5 AM so we have a full day even on the first day.
5/28 Sunday East Tokyo
The usual — get Suica, get our JR Pass. Since we are landing so early, we will be dropping off our luggage at the hotel first (Prince Shinagawa).
Senso-ji -> Kimono Rental (for wifey) -> Snacks/Lunch around Kaminarimon Gate/Nakamise -> Tokyo Skytree
5/29 Monday DisneySea (full day)
5/30 Tuesday Central Tokyo
Tsukiji Outer Market (probably will lunch/snack there) -> Tokyo Station -> Imperial Palace East Garden -> Chiku Chiku Hedgehog Cafe -> Ninja Tokyo (Dinner)
5/31 Wednesday West Tokyo
Meiji Shrine -> Shibuya Crossing -> Yakiniku lunch -> Harajuku -> Shibuya SKY (5:30 PM entrance) -> Dinner at Shibuya yokocho or the new Kabuchicho Tower
6/1 Thursday Ghibli + Odaiba
Ghibli Museum -> TeamLab Planets -> Odaiba (Gundam, Statue of Liberty, Rainbow bridge, Diver City)
I couldn’t booked a time for Ghibli museum with the “international” website, but was able to secure a spot with the Japanese website. I had to reshuffle my itinerary to accommodate whatever Ghibli entrance time I can find.
6/2 Friday Kawaguchiko
Will do a day trip to Kawaguchiko. Booked Fuji Excursion. However, I will be monitoring the weather closely, if it is forecasted to rain, then I will cancel the trip and replace it with something indoor. Doesn’t make sense to spend hours on travel to see Mt Fuji covered with clouds.
Even if weather is good, I am debating how many steps my son can take to get to the Arakurayama Sengen Park…
Backup Plan for bad weather – Historical Town Sawara
6/3 Saturday Yokohama
Cup Noodles Museum -> Cosmoworld -> Gundam Factory -> Chinatown
6/4 Sunday North Tokyo
Ueno Ameyoko -> Shopping somewhere -> Pack and go to airport
P.S. Love my T-mobile plan — just checked and it comes with 5GB high speed data free, so even though I d/led Ubigi I don’t think I need to use it.
2 comments
Hi!
If this is planned itinerary and you don’t have plans to go elsewhere in Japan, what sort of JR Pass are you even getting?
Is that a typo?
Do you just mean a Suica?
Good luck!
I would push DisneySea later in the week before the weekend, I can imagine a jet lagged 6 year old having a rough time, especially if you’re not staying in Urayasu to take a nap.