Hi sifus

Any recommended hotel about RM500-600/night suitable for couple and a 4yo kid in tokyo for 6 nights? from limited research, it seems to me shinjuku or shibuya area is good.

can those "semi-double bed" in APA hotels fit average size couple and a 4yo?

Thanks.

If thats the case I will have to look elsewhere. Which area or neighbourhood are recommended other than shibuya and shinjuku?

Hi All,

Will be at Tokyo this 22/3 to 28/3 with wife and 4yo kid. Need your help to review my preliminary itinerary (Mostly copy paste from suggested itinerary in the front page).

Very lacking of kid activities admittedly. May include DisneySea and Ueno Park into the itinerary, or is there any better recommendations?

Thanks.



DAY 1
22/3/19 Touch down at Narita 0715am.
FRIDAY Take Narita Express to hotel at Shinigawa to deposit luggage
Shinjuku:
- Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building (Free observation deck on 42nd Floor; tourism office on 1st floor (info counter)/ Nearest station: Tochomae/都庁前 (Oedo Subway Line)
- Shinjuku Gyoen
- Taiyaki Wakaba Shinjuku たいやき わかば (Wakaba started in 1948 as a sweets shop. They use their own original taiyaki iron and even their plates have carefully-written words on them)
Odaiba
- Fuji TV: FOC (depends on preference in visiting this place)
- Chibi Maruko Chan Café
- Odaiba - DECKS (afternoon): Enjoy afternoon view. 
- DiverCity Tokyo Plaza : Shopping, souvenirs, specialty shops etc; check out the Food Court which has various selection of meals. Gundam statue is right outside the food court.
- Odaiba - DECKS (night): Enjoy night view; take photo of Rainbow Bridge and Statue of Liberty.


DAY 2
23/3/19 Hakone (Day trip)
SATURDAY - Trip to Hakone. Information:
http://www.odakyu.jp/english/destination/hakone/ 
- http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e5200.html
- Timetable: http://www.odakyu.jp/english/romancecar/timetable/a01.html
- http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2358_008.html
- Visit Owakudani, ride the Cruise across Lake Ashi and visit Hakone Shrine. Where there’s time, visit the Moto Hakone (a small village near Hakone Shrine). Ride the bus
near Moto Hakone port’s bus stop back to Shinjuku. 
Shinjuku
- Kabukicho : Dinner. Check out eateries, Robot Restaurant and Ni-chome. 

DAY 3
24/3/19 Shibuya
SUNDAY - Meiji Shrine: Enjoy the walk to Meiji Shrine and its surrounding nature/ garden
pez: A lot of wedding ceremonies are held in this shrine. If you're lucky (likely on a weekend), you'll get to witness bride + groom walking out.
- Yoyogi Park: Picnic, late lunch & relaxation. 5min walk from Meiji Shrine. Nice park for picnic. Suggest spending some time here with snacks/ lunch. You can bring bento and drinks from convenience store and eat there. More enjoyable and crowded over the weekend. 
- Food: 原宿餃子樓 (Harajuku Gyozaro): Popular and delicious gyoza place.
- Tea: Aoyama Flower Market TEA HOUSE: if you use Metro Subway just go to the Omotesando Station (Metro) exit A4 and you’ll find it right across exit A4
- Meguro River/ Shukuyamabashi Bridge: 
Tips quoted from Internet: "Along the Meguro River does not offer a very natural surrounding for blossom viewers, however the pathway is suitable for short walk, as well as viewing cherry blossoms at night. Due to the pathway is quite narrow with lots of visitors so we suggested you come here in the morning or afternoon."
Get off at Nakameguro Station on Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line • Tokyu Toyoko Line. 
- Takeshita Dori: Harajuku Shopping Street. Must try: Harajuku Crepe.
- Hachiko 
- Shibuya Crossing (night).

DAY 4
25/3/19 Tokyo Disneyland
MONDAY Whole day

DAY 5
26/3/19 Asakusa - Tsukiji
TUESDAY - Ride Water Taxi from Asakusa. Get down at Hamarikyu Gardens.
- Walk to Tsukiji. Enjoy Tsukiji.
- Walk to Emperial Palace. 
- Walk to Tokyo Station.

DAY 6
27/3/19 - Nakamise Street + Sensoji.
WEDNESDAY - Food: Daikokuya大黒屋 (soft batter tempura) 
Pez: There are 2 different Daikokuya, the recommended one’s signboard is white and black, a corner shop (like a house).
- Food (optionally): Asakusa Okonomiyaki Sometaro
- Tokyo Skytree: Observation and/or visit Solamachi Mall (attached to Tokyo Skytree).
- Food: Go up to 6F in Tokyo Skytree to try Kaitensushi Toriton. 

DAY 7
28/3/19 Check out hotel in the morning
THURSDAY Ginza:  
- Usagiya Nihonbashi Chuo-dori ten (Dorayaki - many years of history)
- Itoya (Stationeries) : Beautiful 3 storey stationery shop, can send postcard from the store; various design, selection and special items.
- Ginza Mitsukoshi : Shopping or skip
- Uniqlo : Go up to the 2nd highest floor - that's where most of the t-shirts and popular selections are located.
- Manneken: Popular Belgian Waffle shop.
Akihabara:
- Kanda Myojin Shrine 
- Akihabara 
- Pablo Mini (small shop at the corner; only sells mini tart)
- Dinner: *Marugo Tonkatsu (It's a Michelin-approved breaded pork place)

530pm back hotel to collect luggage and get to Narita for 0940pm flight back

This post has been edited by ntdote: Mar 11 2019, 01:56 PM

For transport, I would get
1. Narita Express return ticket
2. 3 day + 3 day + 1 day Pass for Tokyo Metro
3. Hakone day pass

Are these passes able to cover all my transport needs in Tokyo?

Yup first timer here.

Yup no plan to bring stroller until your statement "u going to be winner". Why so?

Why would anyone get pocket wifi? Isnt tourist sim card more convenient?

No issue of wifi battery running out

First of all, thanks all for previous comments and tips for my itinerary with wife and a 4yo. All above talk on missing the sakura bloom really is nerving.

Please have below latest itinerary planning for comments. If possible please suggest a few mid range and also affordable places to have good wagyu/kobe beef meal. Did i miss out any must do? Thanks for help.

DAY 1 22/3/19 Touch down at Narita 0715am.
FRIDAY Take Narita Express to hotel at Shinigawa to deposit luggage
Shinjuku:
- Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building (Free observation deck on 42nd Floor; tourism office on 1st floor (info counter)/ Nearest station: Tochomae/都庁前 (Oedo Subway Line)
- Shinjuku Gyoen
- Taiyaki Wakaba Shinjuku

DAY 2 23/3/19 Tokyo Disneysea
SATURDAY Whole day

DAY 3 24/3/19 Tokyo Disneyland
SUNDAY Whole day

DAY 4 25/3/19 Shibuya
MONDAY - Meiji Shrine
- Yoyogi Park: Picnic, late lunch & relaxation. 5min walk from Meiji Shrine
- Food: 原宿餃子樓 (Harajuku Gyozaro): Popular and delicious gyoza place.
- Meguro River/ Shukuyamabashi Bridge: 
- Takeshita Dori: Harajuku Shopping Street. Must try: Harajuku Crepe.
- Hachiko 
- Shibuya Crossing (night).

DAY 5 26/3/19 Hakone - Mt Fuji Day Trip
TUESDAY Hakone Freepass or Lake Kawaguchiko surrounding day tour

DAY 6 27/3/19 Asakusa + Ueno
WEDNESDAY - Sensoji Temple
- Nakamise Street
- Ameyoko Market
- Ueno Zoo
- Imperial Palace
- Tokyo Station

DAY 7 28/3/19 Check out hotel in the morning
THURSDAY Ginza:  
- Usagiya Nihonbashi Chuo-dori ten (Dorayaki - many years of history)
- Itoya (Stationeries)
- Manneken: Popular Belgian Waffle shop.
Odaiba
- Odaiba - DECKS (afternoon): Enjoy afternoon view. 
- DiverCity Tokyo Plaza : Shopping, souvenirs, specialty shops etc

530pm back hotel to collect luggage and get to Narita for 0940pm flight back

This post has been edited by ntdote: Mar 20 2019, 01:27 PM

Thanks for comment. However, my tokyo trip coincides with Japanese spring break school holidays and according to Disney crowd predictor below, it doesnt make any difference, in fact weekday is worst =.=
http://www15.plala.or.jp/gcap/disney/
http://en.disneyreal.asumirai.info/monthly...nth-expect.html
Agree that under normal circumstances i would have fixed on weekdays instead.

Your thoughts on Odaiba scenery better in the day or night? I may slot it on Day 1 or 4.

Hi i've considered the disney timing in my post above.

On the mt fuji viewing, in my opinion kawaguchiko have better views but hakone have much more activities on the hakone freepass loop. Dilemma dilemma. most likely going with hakone to suit my 4yo.