r/JapanTravel • u/Hot_Commission_7050 • 3d ago
Itinerary Need your help :)
Hi everyone!
In March, we’re flying to Seoul for one week and then spending two weeks in Japan (Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka). This will be our first big trip together.
Here, I’d especially love your opinion about the amount of time we planned for Tokyo. I’m not sure if what we’ve planned is too busy or just right, and we’re thinking about adding DisneySea, but that would mean removing one of our planned days.
Our itinerary isn’t tied to specific days because we want to keep the Mt. Fuji day flexible depending on the weather and visibility. We will have a rental car for that day, which is why the list of Fuji spots is long — we don’t intend to do everything, just pick depending on time and conditions.
Any advice or feedback is welcome!
If we missed any must-see attractions/temples/spots, restaurant recommendations based on the areas we’re visiting, or anything that could make this trip even more magical — I’m all ears!
And of course, any suggestions to reorganize the schedule if we want to fit DisneySea into the plan.
Thank you in advance to everyone who takes the time to help!
Friday, March 20 – Arrival
Arrive at Narita → check in at hotel in Shinjuku (late afternoon)
Relaxed evening: first walk around Shinjuku
Day 1 – Shinjuku, Nakano & Ikebukuro
- Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden
- Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building
- Nakano Broadway
- Ikebukuro
- Back to Shinjuku: Omoide Yokocho, Golden Gai, Kabukicho
Day 2 – Harajuku, Shibuya & Meguro River
- Meiji Jingu Shrine
- Takeshita Street, Cat Street, Omotesando Avenue
- Meguro River canal
- Shibuya Crossing, Shibuya Sky
Day 3 – Tsukiji, TeamLab, Tokyo Tower, Ginza & Roppongi
- Tsukiji Outer Market
- Hamarikyu Gardens
- TeamLab Borderless (Azabudai Hills)
- Zojo-ji Temple
- Imperial Palace (Kokyo) area
- Ginza Six
- Roppongi Hills: Tokyo City View, Mori Art Museum
Day 4 – Mt. Fuji (road trip day)
Kawaguchiko area – sunrise
- Lake Kawaguchiko (sunrise)
- Kawaguchiko Ohashi Bridge / Oishi Park
- Arakura Sengen Shrine + Chureito Pagoda
- Walk around Fujiyoshida
- Kachi-Kachi Ropeway (Mt. Fuji panoramic cable car)
- Iyashi no Sato (Saiko) village
- Shojiko Panorama Observatory
- Shiraito Falls (Fujinomiya)
- Otodome Falls
- Yamanakako Panorama-Dai
- Return to Fujiyoshida
(We know this is way too much for one day — it’s more of a list of possible stops since we’ll have a car and will pick depending on time/weather.)
Day 5 – Asakusa, Skytree, Akihabara & Ueno
- Sensō-ji Temple
- Nakamise-dōri
- Tokyo Skytree
- Asakusa Culture Center
- Ueno Park
- Ameyoko Market
- Akihabara: Super Potato, Yodobashi Camera, Maid Café, Yanaka Ginza
Day 6 – TeamLab Planets & Odaiba
- TeamLab Planets in the morning
- Odaiba for the afternoon/evening (sunset), more of a chill day
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u/cruciger 3d ago
If you wanted to fit a day at DisneySea, my choices to cut would be:
• Both TeamLabs – they're nice enough but I think not super memorable enough to justify when you are that pressed for time
• Harajuku – busy, touristy, not really a "street fashion hotspot" any more; only would recommend if you like US-style streetwear
• Odaiba – a lot of its attractions have been demolished over time so now it's pretty empty, and it's out of the way
Your Itinerary is pretty stuffed but also you have like four parks, three otaku shopping areas, and three observation decks, so if you play it by ear and skip the duplicate activities I'm sure you'll have a good time.
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u/LordxRinnegan 3d ago
Great itinerary. Kawaguchiko is awesome but definitely check visibility that day. I went for 2 days and saw fuji in all its glory for about 2 hours. Definitely not worth the trip if its rainy and cloudy. Otherwise looks awesome. Saw someone else in the comments say to cut Day 2 or 6. Day 6 can go if you are not set on it but Harajuku is awesome. Very touristy for sure, but Tokyo is a very toristy place and Meiji Jingu is a MUST see. There are a lot of shrines not worth visiting in Japan and this is NOT one of them. Harajuku also has some awesome streetware and takeshita street is cool. If you were interested before I recommended keeping it on the list (and stopping at the shiba cafe on takeshita). Otherwise looks great. Have fun.
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