Tokyo & Day Trips — 7 days

A week across Tokyo, Nikko and Kamakura — tradition and modernity. Day-by-day itinerary: Arrival & Shinjuku; Asakusa & Akihabara; Harajuku, Shibuya & Omotesando; Nikko (day trip).

Day-by-day itinerary

Day 1 — Arrival & Shinjuku

15:00 — Arrival at Narita/Haneda, Suica card — Aéroport
Limousine bus to the centre — Aéroport → Shinjuku
17:00 — Hotel in Shinjuku — ideal central district — Shinjuku
19:00 — Ramen at a well-known chain — Shinjuku
Walk to Kabukicho — Shinjuku → Kabukicho, Shinjuku
20:30 — Shinjuku Ni-chome or Kabukicho for the evening — Kabukicho, Shinjuku

Day 2 — Asakusa & Akihabara

08:30 — Senso-ji early in the morning — Asakusa
Walk to Yanaka — Asakusa → Yanaka
11:00 — Stroll through Yanaka — old Tokyo preserved — Yanaka
Metro to Akihabara — Yanaka → Akihabara
13:30 — Akihabara — anime, electronics, arcades — Akihabara
Metro to the Skytree — Akihabara → Tokyo Skytree
16:00 — Tokyo Skytree — 634m high — Tokyo Skytree
Metro to Yurakucho — Tokyo Skytree → Yurakucho
19:00 — Izakaya under the train tracks in Yurakucho — Yurakucho

Day 3 — Harajuku, Shibuya & Omotesando

09:00 — Meiji Jingu — Shinto shrine in the forest — Meiji Jingu
Walk to Harajuku — Meiji Jingu → Harajuku
11:00 — Harajuku — Takeshita Street — Harajuku
13:00 — Ramen or udon lunch — Harajuku
Walk to Shibuya — Harajuku → Shibuya
14:30 — Shibuya Crossing & shopping centre — Shibuya
Walk to Omotesando — Shibuya → Omotesando Hills
17:00 — Omotesando Hills — Ando architecture — Omotesando Hills
Metro to Ebisu — Omotesando Hills → Ebisu
19:30 — Yakitori dinner in Ebisu — Ebisu

Day 4 — Nikko (day trip)

07:30 — Shinkansen/train to Nikko (2h) — Tokyo → Nikko
10:00 — Toshogu — gold-lacquered UNESCO shrine — Nikko
13:00 — Lunch in Nikko — Nikko
14:30 — Kegon Falls & Lake Chuzenji — Nikko
18:00 — Back to Tokyo — Nikko → Tokyo

Day 5 — Odaiba & Tech

10:00 — Odaiba — artificial island by boat — Odaiba
Boat to Odaiba — Odaiba → teamLab Planets, Odaiba
11:00 — teamLab Planets — immersive digital art — teamLab Planets, Odaiba
Walk to Palette Town — teamLab Planets, Odaiba → Palette Town, Odaiba
14:00 — Palette Town — giant Gundam, Ferris wheel — Palette Town, Odaiba
Boat to Tokyo — Palette Town, Odaiba → Odaiba → Tokyo
16:30 — Boat back along the Sumida River — Odaiba → Tokyo
Walk to Tsukiji — Odaiba → Tokyo → Tsukiji
19:00 — Tsukiji outer market — seafood dinner — Tsukiji

Day 6 — Kamakura (day trip)

08:00 — Train to Kamakura (1h) — Tokyo → Kamakura
09:30 — Great Buddha (Daibutsu) of Kotoku-in — Kotoku-in, Kamakura
Walk to Hase-dera — Kotoku-in, Kamakura → Hase-dera, Kamakura
11:00 — Hase-dera — temple with sea views — Hase-dera, Kamakura
Head to lunch — Hase-dera, Kamakura → Kamakura
13:00 — Shirasu (whitebait) lunch in Kamakura — Kamakura
Walk to Zeniarai Benten — Kamakura → Zeniarai Benten, Kamakura
14:30 — Zeniarai Benten — shrine in a cave — Zeniarai Benten, Kamakura
18:00 — Back to Tokyo, free evening — Kamakura → Tokyo

Day 7 — Ginza & Departure

09:30 — Ginza — luxury district and art galleries — Ginza
Metro to Marunouchi — Ginza → Tokyo Station
11:00 — Marunouchi & Tokyo Station — 1914 architecture — Tokyo Station
Walk to lunch — Tokyo Station → Tokyo
13:00 — Last lunch — Japanese cuisine of your choice — Tokyo
15:00 — Souvenir shopping or a museum — Tokyo
17:00 — Head to the airport
19:30 — Return flight