Hi Guys would love some feedback on my itinerary, visiting japan for the first time from Switzerland and spending 7 days in Tokyo. This is really a work in progress so feel free to critize anything or suggest anything. For the dinners where I wrote reservation i’ve already made the reservation so those are fixed. Any help is appreciated 🙂
Day 1
* Land Narita International 12:35
* Immigration & customs
* Check in the prince park tower Tokyo (approx 15:30)
* Visit 7/11 and withdraw money
* Evening
* Take a stroll in Shiba park
* If time allows visit Zōjō-ji Temple
* Reservation 18:00 Dinner at XEX ATAGO Green Hills
* Tokyo Tower
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Day 2
* Morning
* Breakfast at or near hotel
* (Open time for a Possible suggestion)
* Roppongi Hills: Shop & City views
* Afternoon
* Mori art museum (view point too)
* Evening
* Reservation 20:30 Dinner at Sushi Masa Ishibashi (Kawabata(かわばた)Building 3F, 8-5-8, Ginza)
* Explore roppongi nightlife: (V2TOKYO)
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Day 3
* Morning
* Breakfast at or near hotel
* Asakusa: Sensoji Temple & Nakamise Street
* Afternoon
* Tokyo Joypolis
* Miraikan Museum
* Evening
* TeamLab Planets (17:00-17:30)
* Explore Odaiba Seaside Park
* Dinner in Shinbashi area
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Day 4
* Early Morning
* Departure to Mount Fuji
* 5th station and Lake kawaguchi
* Afternoon
* Kubota Itchiku Art Museum
* Evening
* Return to Tokyo
* Haven’t found a dinner place yet
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Day 5
* Morning
* Breakfast at hotel or nearby
* Takeshita Street & Meiji Shrine
* Afternoon
* Shibuya Crossing & Hachiko Statue
* Evening
* Reservation 19:00 Dinner at LATURE (50-0002 Tokyo, Shibuya City, Shibuya, 2 Chome−2−2 青山ルカビル 地下１階)
* Shibuya nightlife
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Day 6
* Morning
* Breakfast at hotel or nearby
* Ueno Zoo & Park
* Afternoon
* Ikebukuro (mix shopping & entertainment)
* Sunshine City
* Evening
* Akihabara: electronics & anime
* Kawaii monster cafe (just saw it closed, need an alternative)
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Day 7
* Morning
* Breakfast at hotel or nearby
* Visit Tsukiji Outer Market
* Tsukji Honganji
* Mid-morning
* Hamariku Gardens & traditional tea ceremony
* Early afternoon
* Sumida River cruise to asakusa
* Late afternoon
* Asakusa exploration
* Evening
* Tokyo Skytree
* Reservation 20:30 Tapas Molecular Bar (2-1-1 Nihonbashi Muromachi Chuo-ku 103-8328)
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Day 8
* Morning
* Checkout Prince park tower Tokyo & Fly to my next destination
2 comments
I think you have the teamlabs mixed up. TeamLab Planets is near Odaiba, and borderless is in Roppongi. (The old borderless was in Odaiba). When are you going? Borderless is said to open in January but they still have not announced a date. Given they have also extended planet’s close date (it was supposed to close this year or next, but now it’s 2027), I can’t help but be suspicious that borderless is going to be delayed.
Day 3: Somehow Odaiba is the only area in Tokyo where the restaurants have consistently disappointed me. Instead, I’d recommend taking the Yurikamome line to Shimbashi. It’s restaurants are geared towards the locals and a lot more down to earth, which am aspect I don’t see in your itinerary.
Day 4: Is there anything specific you want to do/get in Gotemba? It’s just an outlet mall with the usual international brands. I personally feel the outlet malls on the US are better. It’s only point of difference is having a view of Mt Fuji (which you’re seeing in the morning anyway). Honestly I would skip it and do something else with your time.
Day 6: You might want to move as Akihabara later in the day. Shops in Japan tend to open later in the morning: 10 or 11am.
In terms of dining, I would recommend just exploring and sitting down in any place that looks interesting. Generally I would only book a restaurant that I **must** eat at. In a single week, you’ve already booked as many restaurants than I have in my last 10+ years of travelling to Japan.
As for breakfast, [a café](https://www.lepainquotidien.com/jp/en/) in Shiba Park opens early and is good for breakfast. It’s a bit away from the Park Tower, but I think taking a morning walk is nice. However, at this time of year, sitting outside might be cold. Regarding dinner, in ‘Higashi Azabu’ (this is what the western part of Shiba Park is called),’ there are good restaurants such as [sushi](https://maps.app.goo.gl/wiYVdsbbHiEJENv58), [eel](https://maps.app.goo.gl/z9hcFBdXJjhwp4Rb9), [tofu kaiseki](https://maps.app.goo.gl/iKQGRVSdHspCr8ya8), [teppanyaki](https://maps.app.goo.gl/GYjgPfekDrZcWJ1u8), [Chinese cuisine](https://maps.app.goo.gl/Dt27AStGRXnh5fqb8), etc., so having dinner around there at least once during your schedule might be a good idea. Also, the bar at the Park Tower has a beautiful night view, so it might be worth having a drink there at least once.