I have 2 layovers in Tokyo on my trip to China in October and wanted to see how realistic my plans are. It’s my first time in Japan but I’m used to public transit in big cities so I have no problem with being on trains/subways:
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Day 1 (Saturday):
4:45AM — arrive in Haneda Airport
4:45AM-7:00AM — finish going through security and immigration, use airport shower, store luggage at luggage storage
~7:00AM — train to Tama City
~10:00AM-12:00PM — visit temple in Tama City
~12:00PM — depart Tama to Haneda
~3:00PM — pick up luggage and through security+immigration
5:45PM — flight out of Haneda to China
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Day 2 (Monday 2 weeks later):
9:30PM — arrive in Haneda Airport from China
9:30PM-11:30PM — go through security and immigration
11:30-1:00AM — train to hotel in Shinjuku+check in
1:00AM-3:00AM — explore Shinjuku
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Day 3: (Tuesday)
7:00AM — Train to Kamakura
10:00AM-1:00PM — See giant Buddha statue
1:00PM — train to Tokyo Tower
3:00-5:00PM — explore Tokyo Tower, Zojoji, and gardens
5:00PM-6:00PM — train to Shibuya
6:00PM-9:00PM — dinner with friend in Shibuya
9:00PM-1:00AM — explore Shibuya
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Day 4: (Wednesday)
7:00AM — train to Gotokuji
8:00AM-10:00PM — explore Gotokuji
10:00AM — train to Asakusa
11:00AM-1:00PM — explore Sensoji, Kaminaromon, and Higashi Honganji
1:00PM — train to Shinjuku to check out of hotel
2:00PM — train to Haneda
3:00PM— go through security+immigration
6:30PM — depart Haneda out of Japan
The times I’ve approximated based on checking the trip durations by train. I know early morning will be bad since weekdays people go to work. My main concern is just making the airport, I can cut some things out to accommodate. My absolute musts are to visit Tama, to visit Kamakura, and visit Zojoji.
Any advice is appreciated. Thank you!
by Intelligent-Emu-4884