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Tokyo Part I
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Hakone
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Overviews (Hotel, Dining)
NYC → Tokyo
Wednesday, April 2nd – Flight to Tokyo
6:05am
✈️ LGA → MSP (DL 2510)
10:30am
✈️ MSP → HND (DL 0121)
Chase: Delta (Conf#: GOGOOC)
Jason: Delta (Conf#: GO5VTV)
Tokyo Part I
Thursday, April 3rd
1:05pm
✈️ Land: Haneda Airport
3:00pm
🏨 Check-in: Hotel The Celestine Ginza
8 Chome-4-22 Ginza, Chuo City (📍Map)
3:30pm
🛍️ Shopping: Ginza Shopping District, Part I
Coffee, Lumine, Dover Street Market, Ginza Six, Kapital, Hysteric Glamour
5:00pm
🖼️ Museum: Intermediatheque (closed Monday)
(optional)
Marunouchi 2-7-2 KITTE, Chiyoda City, Tokyo 100-7003
7:00pm
🍣 Dinner: Ginza Kagari
6 Chome-4-12 Ginza, Chuo City
8:00pm
🍸 Drink: Folklore
– BOOKED
日比谷OKUROJI G27, 1 Chome-7-1 Uchisaiwaicho, Chiyoda City
After Dinner
♨️ Private Sauna (Kudochi)
Yoeiginza Bldg B1F, 8-8-5 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0061 (📍Map)
Friday, April 4th | Asakusa/Shibuya (day) – Shinjuku (night)
8:00am
🏯 Sightseeing: Tsukiji Fish Market
9:30am
☕ Coffee: NORTHERNWOOD Ginza
10:00am
🏯 Sightseeing: Sumida Park (Cherry Blossoms)
10:30am
🏯 Sightseeing: Senso-ji Temple (📍Map)
11:30am
🛍️ Shopping: Nakamise Shopping Street (📍Map)
11:45am
🛍️ Shopping: Kappabashi Kitchen Street (📍Map)
Seisuke Knife, Kama Asa
2:00pm
🏯 Sightseeing: Tobacco & Salt Museum
(optional)
1-16-3 Yokokawa, Sumida City, Tokyo 130-0003 (📍Map)
2:35pm
🏯 Sightseeing: Sumida River Cruise (Asakusa to Hinode)
(optional)
3:00pm
🏨 Rest: Return to Hotel
4:00pm
🏯 Sightseeing: LOEWE Crafted World
– BOOKED
6-35-6 Jingumae, Shibuya, Tokyo
4:30pm
🛍️ Shopping: Shibuya
Pure Blue, Union, Usonian Goods, Yakult Swallows Official Store, SOPH., BEAMS Boy, Context, Goffa.x
6:00pm
🍣 Dinner: Den (⭐⭐)
– BOOKED
(📍Map)
JIA Architects Hall, 2-3-18 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
8:30pm
🍸 Drink: Shinjuku Golden Gai District
La Jetée Bar
10:00pm
🍸 Nightlife: Shinjuku Ni-chōme (Gay Bar Hop)
Eagle Tokyo Blue, New Sazae, Dragon Men
Saturday, April 5th | Night Pending
10:00am
🛍️ Shopping: Ginza Shopping District, Part II
Onitsuka Tiger, Mitsukoshi, Itoya, Issey Miyake, Hankyu
12:00pm
🍣 Lunch: Sushi Suzuki
– BOOKED
/ JPY 29,282
Ginza Bijyutsukan Bldg 5F, 6-5-6 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
2:00pm
🏯 Sightseeing: Imperial Palace (Edo Castle Ruins)
3:30pm
🖼️ Museum: Nezu Art Museum (📍Map)
6-5-1 Minamiaoyama, Minato City, Tokyo 107-0062
5:00pm
🛍️ Shopping: Aoyama
Miu Miu, Gentle Monster, Tamburins, Comme des Garçons, Momotaro Jeans, ARTS&SCIENCE, Porter, Shellman, 1LDK, Needles, Dazzling, FIL, Utsuwa Kenshin, Coelacanth
6:30pm
🍸 Drinks: Bar Radio
3-10-34 Minamiaoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo
7:00pm
🍸 Drink: Bar Benfiddich
(reservation pending)
1-13-7 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku City, Tokyo
8:00pm
🍣 Dinner: Ramen Nagi
1-1-10 2F Kabukicho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
Alternate Ginza bars: Little Smith, Bar High Five, Ginza Music Bar
8:30pm
🍣 Dinner: Eureka!
4-11-28 2F Nishiazabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Sunday, April 6th | Ueno
10:00am
🛍️ Shopping: Oedo Antique Market (opens 10am) (📍Map)
3-5 Marunouchi, Chiyoda City, Tokyo
11:00am
🍣 Lunch: Ginza Hachigo
(reservation pending)
3-14-2 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
12:30pm
🛍️ Shopping: Ameyoko Street (Ueno) (📍Map)
Hinoya, Mode Off Ueno
1:30pm
🏯 Sightseeing: Ueno Park
Benten Temple, Gojo Shrine; Tokyo National Museum (closes 5pm): Hyokeikan, Horyuji Gallery, Toyokan, Heiseikan
4:00pm
🏯 Sightseeing: Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum
– BOOKED
/ JPY 2,300
(Joan Miró exhibit, closes 5:30pm)
6:00pm
🏯 Sightseeing: Akihabara
GiGO, Super Potato, Radio Kaikan
7:30pm
🍸 Drink: VIRTÙ Bar (Four Seasons Otemachi, open until midnight)
1-2-1 Otemachi, Chiyoda City, Tokyo
9:00pm
🍣 Dinner: Yakiniku Jambo Hanare
– BOOKED
/ JPY 20,000
3-27-9 Hongo, Bunkyo City, Tokyo
11:30pm
🍸 Drink: Ginza Music Bar
Brown Place 4F, 7-8-13 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
Kyoto
Monday, April 7th | Travel to Kyoto
8:30am
🏨 Check-out – The Celestine Ginza (Tokyo)
Sent luggage ahead to Kyoto via Yamato Transport
9:30am
🚄 Train: Tokyo Station to Kyoto Station
– BOOKED
/ JPY 15,400
(~2h14m, arrive 11:44am; Nozomi 21, Car 9, Seats 10C&D)
11:45am
🚄 Arrive: Kyoto Station
12:00pm
🏯 Sightseeing: Higashi Hongan-ji Temple
1:00pm
🍵 Tea: SABI (Tea & Kaiseki)
– BOOKED
/ JPY 7,700
570-120 Gionmachi Minamigawa, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto
2:30pm
🛍️ Shopping: Taiga Takahashi T.T.
3:00pm
🏨 Check-in: Nol Kyoto Sanjo
700 Osakazaimokucho, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto 604-8182
5:00pm
🏯 Sightseeing: Kiyomizu-dera Temple
6:00pm
🏯 Sightseeing: Sannenzaka (historic street)
7:30pm
🍣 Dinner: Tempura Kyoboshi (⭐)
– BOOKED
/ JPY 16,500
Futaba Bldg 1F, Hanamikoji-dori & Sueyoshicho, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto
9:00pm
🏯 Sightseeing: Yasaka Shrine
10:00pm
🍸 Drink: Bar Rocking Chair
434-2 Tachibanacho, Shimogyo Ward, Kyoto 600-8044
11:00pm
🍸 Drink: L’Escamoteur Bar
138-9 Saitocho, Shimogyo Ward, Kyoto 600-8012
11:30pm
🍸 Drink: Bar Beatle Momo
啓和ビル 2F, 204-4 Shimokorikicho, Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto 604-8016
Tuesday, April 8th | Nara & Uji Day Trip
8:30am
🚄 Train: Kyoto Station to Uji Station
(~24 min)
9:00am
🏯 Sightseeing: Byodo-in Temple (Uji)
Masuda Chado (matcha ice cream), Tsuen Tea Shop
11:00am
🚄 Train: Uji Station to Nara Station
(~44 min)
12:00pm
🏯 Sightseeing: Nara Crafts Museum
1-1 Ajimanjicho, Nara City, Nara 630-8346
1:00pm
🍣 Lunch: akordu (⭐⭐)
– BOOKED
/ JPY 8,500
70-1-3-1 Mizumonocho, Nara City, Nara
2:30pm
🏯 Sightseeing: Nara Park
Tōdai-ji Temple, Kōfuku-ji Temple
5:00pm
🍸 Drink: Lamp Bar
26 Tsunofuricho, Nara City, Nara
6:30pm
🚄 Train: Nara Station to Kyoto Station
7:30pm
🍣 Dinner: Nishiki Market
or
Hotel de Ogawa
(no reservations)
10:00pm
🍸 Drink: Nokishita711
– BOOKED
/ JPY 11,000
235 Sendocho, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto 600-8019
Wednesday, April 9th
9:00am
🏯 Sightseeing: Arashiyama Bamboo Grove
10:00am
🏯 Sightseeing: Otagi Nenbutsu-ji Temple
11:00am
🍣 Lunch: Shigetsu (Tenryu-ji)
– BOOKED
/ JPY 6,500
68 Susukinobaba-cho, Saga-Tenryuji, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto
1:30pm
🏯 Sightseeing: Kinkaku-ji (Golden Pavilion)
2:30pm
🏯 Sightseeing: Nijo-jo Castle
3:30pm
🏨 Rest: Return to Hotel
4:30pm
🎭 Performance: Miyako Odori
– BOOKED
/ JPY 4,000
Gion Kobu Kaburenjo, 570-2 Gionmachi Minamigawa, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto
6:00pm
🍣 Dinner: Kikunoi Honten (⭐⭐⭐)
– BOOKED
/ JPY 55,000
459 Shimokawaracho, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto
10:00pm
🍸 Drink: Bee’s Knees (cocktail bar)
364 Kamiyacho, Matsuya Bldg 1F, Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto
Thursday, April 10th | Afternoon in Osaka
9:00am
🎫 Buy: Osaka Amazing Pass / JPY 3,300
9:30am
🏯 Sightseeing: Kyoto Garden of Fine Arts & Botanical Gardens
11:00am
🏯 Sightseeing: Fushimi Inari Shrine
Tōfuku-ji, Tō-ji Temple
12:30pm
🏨 Rest: Return to Hotel (Kyoto)
1:30pm
🚄 Train: Kyoto Station to Osaka Station – JPY 580
(~29 min; Tokaido-Sanyo Line, departs every 15 min)
2:30pm
🏯 Sightseeing: Osaka Castle Park
Includes Osaka Castle, Peace Osaka Museum, Osaka Museum of History
3:50pm
✈️ Family: Parents arrive in Osaka
5:00pm
🏯 Sightseeing: Dotonbori & Shinsaibashi-suji Street
6:30pm
🍸 Drink: Craft Beer Bar “Craftroom”
Osaka Station First Bldg B2-70, 1-3-1 Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka
7:30pm
🍣 Dinner: GAJO (Osaka)
10:00pm
🚄 Train: Osaka Station to Kyoto Station – JPY 580
(~29 min; Tokaido-Sanyo Line)
10:45pm
🍸 Drink: Hotel Bar (Kyoto)
11:00pm
🧳 Luggage: Send bags from Kyoto to Tokyo (Yamato)
Hakone
Friday, April 11th | Kyoto → Hakone
8:30am
🏨 Check-out – Nol Kyoto Sanjo
9:00am
🍣 Breakfast: Tan
– BOOKED
/ JPY 3,300
Sanjo-dori & Shirakawabashi, 106-13 Gokencho, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto
10:30am
🚄 Train: Kyoto to Nagoya
– BOOKED
/ JPY 7,980
(~34 min, arrive 11:04am; Nozomi 228, Car 8, Seats 5A&B)
11:15am
🏯 Sightseeing: Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry & Technology
4-1-35 Noritakeshinmachi, Nishi Ward, Nagoya
12:30pm
🍣 Lunch: Una Fuji (Nagoya Station)
– BOOKED
Nagoya Station Sanko Bldg 1F, 15-10 Tsubaki-cho, Nakamura-ku, Nagoya
1:38pm
🚄 Train: Nagoya to Odawara
– BOOKED
/ JPY 8,780
(~1h28m, arrive 3:39pm; Kodama 726, Car 8, Seats 5A&B)
3:57pm
🚄 Train: Odawara to Hakone-Yumoto
(~14 min, arrive 4:11pm)
4:13pm
🚄 Train: Hakone-Yumoto to Gora
(~34 min, arrive 4:49pm; Hakone Tozan Line)
5:00pm
🏨 Check-in: Gora Kadan (Ryokan)
1300 Gora, Hakone-machi, Kanagawa 250-0408
6:00pm
🍣 Dinner: Kaiseki at Ryokan (hotel dining)
Saturday, April 12th | Hakone
9:00am
🍣 Breakfast: At Hotel
11:00am
🏯 Sightseeing: Hakone “Loop” Tour
Options: Gotemba Outlets, Owakudani, Togendai, Okada Museum, Pola Museum
6:00pm
🍣 Dinner: Kaiseki at Ryokan (2nd night)
9:00pm
🍸 Drink: Bar Victoria (Fujiya Hotel, Miyanoshita)
Sunday, April 13th | Hakone → Tokyo
9:00am
🍣 Breakfast: At Hotel
10:00am
🏨 Check-out – Gora Kadan
10:30am
🏯 Sightseeing: Hakone Open-Air Museum
12:00pm
🚄 Train: Gora to Hakone-Yumoto
12:30pm
🚄 Train: Hakone-Yumoto to Odawara
1:15pm
🚄 Train: Odawara to Tokyo (via Romancecar)
(~1h30m; JPY 2,470)
Tokyo Part II
Sunday, April 13th (cont.)
3:00pm
🏨 Check-in: Hotel Toranomon Hills
2-6-4 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-0001
5:00pm
🛍️ Shopping: Meguro
Visvim, Coverchord, Eliminator, Warehouse Denim, Kapital
8:00pm
🍣 Dinner: Cocon
– BOOKED
/ JPY 9,900
3-8-3 Kamimeguro, Chiyo Nakameguro Bldg 4F, Meguro-ku, Tokyo
10:00pm
🍸 Drink: Bar Trench
1F, 1-5-8 Ebisu-Nishi, Shibuya City, Tokyo
Monday, April 14th | Aoyama & Yasukuni
9:30am
🏯 Sightseeing: Yoyogi Park & Meiji Jingu Shrine
Togo Shrine
(optional)
10:30am
🛍️ Shopping: Harajuku & Omotesando
Harajuku – The Used, Domicile, Penguin Tripper, LOEWE Crafted World
Omotesando – FIL, The North Face, Palace, Porter
12:00pm
🏯 Sightseeing: Sumo Spring Tournament (Yasukuni Shrine)
2:00pm
🖼️ Museum: Yushukan (War Museum at Yasukuni)
5:30pm
🍣 Dinner: Sushi Mizukami
– BOOKED
/ JPY 37,000
3-8 Omiya Bldg 1F, Ichibancho, Chiyoda City, Tokyo
8:00pm
🍸 Drink: The Bellwood
– BOOKED
41-31 Udagawa-cho, Shibuya City, Tokyo
9:00pm
🍸 Drink: The SG Club
1-7-8 Jinnan, Shibuya City, Tokyo
Tuesday, April 15th | Flex Day
7:00pm
🛍️ Shopping: Shinjuku
Isetan Shinjuku, Edifice
8:30pm
🍣 Dinner: Sharikimon Onozawa (⭐)
– BOOKED
/ JPY 27,500
6-39 Araki-cho, Garden Tree 1F, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
11:00pm
🍸 Drink: Bar Benfiddich (if missed earlier)
After Dinner
♨️ Private Sauna (Kudochi Ginza)
Yoeiginza Bldg B1F, 8-8-5 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo (📍Map)
Wednesday, April 16th | Departure
11:00am
🏨 Check-out – Hotel Toranomon Hills
3:35pm
✈️ Flight: Tokyo (HND) → Detroit (DTW) – DL 274 (lands 2:30pm)
4:10pm
✈️ Flight: Detroit (DTW) → New York (JFK) – DL 4967 (lands 6:15pm)
Overviews
Hotel Overview
April 3 (Tokyo):
The Celestine Ginza (📍Map)
Booked via Priceline
Chase Conf#: 817676450 Jason Conf#: 713-029-275-18
April 7 (Kyoto):
Nol Kyoto Sanjo (📍Map)
Booked via Reservation.jp
Chase Conf#: 2435-1165-9624 Jason Conf#: 72958198149448
April 11 (Hakone):
Gora Kadan (📍Map)
Booked via Hotel Website
Conf#: (Night 1) 2271-8450-7876 (Night 2) 2438-7778-9988
April 13 (Tokyo):
Hotel Toranomon Hills (📍Map)
Booked via Amex Travel
Chase Conf#: 9062046917188 Jason Conf#: 9067036812952
Dining Overview
Apr 4 (Tokyo) Dinner:
Den (Michelin: ⭐⭐ | Tablelog: 4.28, Silver)
Booked via Telephone (email confirmation)
Apr 5 (Tokyo) Lunch:
Sushi Suzuki (Tablelog: 4.31, Bronze)
Booked via JPNEAZY | Conf#: 138307
Apr 6 (Tokyo) Dinner:
Yakiniku Jambo Hanare (Tablelog: 4.27, Silver)
Booked via TableCheck | Conf#: 3JQJAG
Apr 7 (Kyoto) Dinner:
Tempura Kyoboshi (Michelin: ⭐ | Tablelog: 3.98)
Booked via MyConcierge | Conf#: 401697
Apr 8 (Nara) Lunch:
akordu (Michelin: ⭐⭐ | Tablelog: 4.27, Silver)
Booked via Email
Apr 9 (Kyoto) Lunch:
Shigetsu (Tablelog: 3.65)
Booked via Website | Conf#: 21774
Apr 9 (Kyoto) Dinner:
Kikunoi Honten (Michelin: ⭐⭐⭐ | Tablelog: 4.16, Bronze)
Booked via MyConcierge | Conf#: 394914
Apr 11 (Kyoto) Breakfast:
Tan (Tablelog: 3.66)
Apr 11 (Nagoya) Lunch:
Una Fuji (Tablelog: 3.60)
Apr 13 (Tokyo) Dinner:
Cocon (Tablelog: 3.57)
Booked via Tablelog | Conf#: DRAN3KH36U
Apr 14 (Tokyo) Dinner:
Sushi Mizukami (Tablelog: 4.23, Bronze)
Booked via MyConcierge | Conf#: 418405
Apr 15 (Tokyo) Dinner:
Sharikimon Onozawa (Michelin: ⭐ | Tablelog: 4.01, Bronze)
Booked via Omakase | Conf#: NJEEVOH9
Reservation Notes
Bar Benfiddich reservations open March 20 (midnight, Tokyo time).
Gen Yamamoto bar – call exactly 1 week in advance (Tel: 03-6434-0652).