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Timeline Overview

Arrive Tues, October 31

Depart Thurs, Nov 9

8 full days

Timeline

Timeline

Day #

Date

Day

Area

Notes

10/30

Mon

Leave SEA

10/31

Tues

Nihonbashi, Tokyo

Arrive HND @ 2:45pm

11/1

Wed

Nihonbashi, Tokyo

Shinjuku & Shimokitazawa

11/2

Thurs

Nihonbashi, Tokyo

Disney Sea

11/3

Fri

Nihonbashi, Tokyo

Daikanyama, Nakameguro, Ebisu

11/4

Sat

Nihonbashi, Tokyo

11/5

Sun

Nikko, Tochigi

Take the shinkansen (2hr45m, $30) to Nikko in the AM

11/6

Mon

Nikko, Tochigi

Nikko hike and fish

11/7

Tues

Nihonbashi, Tokyo

Return to Tokyo via shinkansen or normal train in the AM

11/8

Wed

Nihonbashi, Tokyo

11/9

Thurs

Leave HND @ 4:50pm, arrive SEA

There are no rows in this table

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By Area

Each H3 section represents a day, but we won’t necessarily be doing these areas/days in this order. We can shuffle as seems to make the most sense based on energy, interest, weather, etc.

Additionally, these items don’t all include activity, shopping, and food options, though I have them and can add them if it would be helpful for you all to see. This is closer to shorthand for myself to 🅰️ avoid decision paralysis/fatigue and 🅱️ provide some structure and include the big events we might make time for, but if you have additional needs, please let me know!

Shinjuku & Shimokitazawa or Koenji/Nakano

This day can be as chill as we want it to be, though there’s a lot of shopping and arcading to be had if we want it.

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Tokyo Metropolitan Building⁠

for the free observation deck

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Info⁠

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There’s an Observatory Elevator on the 1st Floor of Main Building No. 1.

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Namco Tokyo⁠

arcade bar

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Shinjuku Gyoen⁠

for park hangout

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Shimo⁠

for 2nd-hand shopping around or Koenji/Nakano for vibes and electronics

BRASS

Bar crawl:

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Mother⁠

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Grandfather's⁠

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Spincoaster⁠

listening bar

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Bar House of Pain⁠

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Open Book⁠

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Samurai⁠

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Chuo Line

This day will likely feel more full and be a little more structured as the Capyneko Cafe and museum will take some time and possibly require reservations. Luckily, they’re in the same area 👍

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Nakano⁠

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Jackroad for Viet

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Koenji⁠

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Kichijoji⁠

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Capyneko Cafe⁠

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Peace⁠

shave ice

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Edo Open-Air Architecture Museum⁠

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Home Planet⁠

vinyl bar

Harajuku, Omotesando, Shimokitazawa, Shibuya

There’s a lot of ground to cover in Harajuku and Omotesando, so wear comfy shoes! We don’t really need to go through Shibuya unless there’s something you all want to do or see there. I included Shimokitazawa in this day, as well, but if we’ve gone to it by this day or plan on going another day, we won’t go.

Lots of browsing shops

BRASS

Freewheelers

THE REAL McCOY'S

Animal cafes

Bar crawl:

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Mother⁠

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Grandfather's⁠

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Daikanyama, Nakameguro, Ebisu

Daikanyama and Nakameguro are very chill neighborhoods, good for roaming. Ebisu is where we’ll want to end up in the evening for bars. On the morning of this day, we could likely squeeze in any other random area we want to.

Shops:

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Daikanyama T-Site⁠

for books

Globe Specs

Bar crawl:

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Martha/Track⁠

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Tram, Trench, Triad⁠

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Tokyo Station Area, Ginza/Ueno/Koto

This day will likely feel more full and be a little more structured and start on the earlier side to fit in Tsukiji. If we haven’t gone to Ueno yet, this would be a good day to do it!

Tsukiji sushi breakfast (followed by normal food at a

kissaten⁠

, or something)

Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo

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Intermediatheque⁠

(closed Monday) and

KITTE⁠

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MUJI⁠

flagship, Traveler’s Factory, other shopping

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