Hey folks,

I'll be 35, wife will be 36. Daughter is 11. Not my first time to Japan but it will be for my wife and kid. Came up with this itinerary however we're not married to it. Could potentially just do one theme park and one Ghibli park to free up more time. Expecting flights to be $3k-3.5k. Child is 11 so she'll want to do some of the cute more touristy things. I also didn't want particular days to be so jam packed as to leave options open hence general locations rather than specific things to do. We'd probably hit Meiji Shrine during the Harajuku visit for example. I know the Ghibli park tickets can be a pain, so would need an alternative plan if we can't snag those.

While I've been there before it's been for work. I've spent about 1.5 weeks in Tokyo last time, and primarily stayed in Okinawa. I originally had a night in Hakone there however I removed it to spend a day exploring Tokyo sites, but if I removed a Nintendo World or Disney then I could potentially add it again.

Reason for particular hotels is to take advantage of IHG Diamond status which includes free breakfasts!

Thank you all for the eyes on, we're swerving from some European vacations to go to Japan instead so I'd like it to be perfect for the wife and kid.

10-Day Tokyo & Beyond Itinerary (Oct 9–19, 2026)