(-Repost for some final reviews and advice)
Me and my family are travelling to Japan for the first time. Ive come up with an itinerary designed specially for us, but need to confirm it with people who have experienced it already, please lmk if you'd make any changes or give any tips, thanks! Please note that we're vegetarians (no egg either), and travelling on a low-mid range budget.
Here's the detailed itinerary (in mid – late October) –
7 DAY 8 NIGHT JAPAN ITINERARY-
✈️ Day 1 – Arrival, Getting Settled, Shinjuku neon night (Sunday)
Arrival at Haneda, Pre research for Food
IC Card (Suica/Pasmo) – Get at airport for local transport
SIM card / eSIM setup, withdraw some cash (¥20,000 to start)
Train to hotel (likely Shinjuku or Shibuya area)
Hotel check-in, freshen up ~ 4pm
Evening – Shinjuku
Visit Shinjuku
Godzilla head,Kabukicho for walk through (skippable, just walk around Shinjuku in general)
Omoide Yokocho for dinner if good options, otherwise dinner in Shinjuku
Tokyo metropolitan gvt building for night show and free view
🌇 Day 2 – Zojoji + Ginza (Mon)
Theme: Classic Tokyo + Flagship Stores
(pack water and snacks)
Early morning-
Visit Zojoji temple and Tokyo tower (outside only) area
Walk at Maple Valley and Rest
Have lunch
Optional- Tokyo station (basement for shopping ANYTHING)
Evening-
Art Aquarium Museum (or RED tokyo tower?)
Head to Ginza to roam around the posh area
Shop at Uniqlo Tokyo/Uniqlo Ginza and GU flagship stores
Plenty of amazing food options in Ginza for dinner and snacks
🎢 -Day 3 – DisneySea (Tue-Full Day)
All Day
–>Eat breakfast beforehand
🏰 DisneySea – arrive early (8:30-9:00 AM) and spend the full day
🍱 Plan for meals/snacks inside park
Return
🗼 -Day 4 – TeamLab Planets + Akihabara + Ueno (Wed)
Theme: Futuristic + Electric
(–> Can also do teamlabs first – then akihabara- then ueno, don't know what's better)
(carry/plan food ahead of time here, Toyosu/teamlab area is known for having the worst food options)
Morning
🌅 Breakfast near hotel
Head to Ueno Park area after — great natural spot to unwind, stroll around ponds, and find good lunch spots. Rest well.
Ameya yokocho for lunch
Quick walk through Akihabara- Don quixote, Capsule Gacha, Super potato (for retro gaming)- (didn't want to keep so much time for this since we were low on time for this day, and since travelling with family, anime isn't there thing, just going there for the iconic vibe, hopefully this quick walk is possible?)
Teamlab planets in Evening ~ 6:30 Slot (book quick)
🗻 Day 5 – Mt. Fuji Day Trip (Klook) (Thurs)
All Day
🚍 Leave early for Mt. Fuji tour
Mt. Fuji 5th Station / Oshino Hakkai
Lake Kawaguchiko
Return by ~6:00–7:00 PM
Buy Mt Fuji based souvenirs
Evening
Light dinner near hotel
Optional short walk or convenience store run
🧢Day 6 – Shibuya (Fri)
Theme: Youth Culture + Parks + Shopping
Morning- Meiji Jingu
Rest at Yoyogi park
Afternoon-
Have lunch and relax
Head to Shibuya PARCO (Pokemon center, Jojo world)
Mega Don Quijote Shibuya for fun shopping
Snack/lunch in the area, rest in cafes
Evening
Visit Hachiko Statue
Experience Shibuya Crossing at night
Shibuya Sky (Free option- Shibuya Hikarie)
Have dinner
Night (optional)- Nonbei Yokocho (memory lane)
✅ Great day with a balance of culture, shopping, and iconic scenes
🎮-Day 7 – Vintage Shopping+ Cultural final day (Sat)
Afternoon (arrive shimokitazawa by 11)-
Head to Shimokitazawa and have lunch ~ dont waste alot of time here
Vintage shops–
chill stroll. (– thought of skipping this for Round1 because we already did alot of shopping, and not really planning to stock on clothes we won't there, but then thought it's worth going there cus of the vibe and thrift stores, any advice?)
Kissaten cafes
Evening – Asakusa
Sensoji
Tokyo skytree (outside area only, can skip)
Sumida riverwalk
🧳 Departure (Sun)
Final breakfast
Last-minute konbini shopping or nearby stroll
Any recommendations if you'd like us to add or get rid of something or even rearrange? Hopefully i didn't make it too packed, and is actually realistic and fun instead of going from one place to another.
by shadowmdJoestar