We made an interactive google maps itinerary, showing all the places we either visited or wanted to visit, grouped by the area we stayed in:
https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1d4j0L-CeSeCgpQg_nR5fxB0fZij6Y643&usp=sharing
Below is a written itinerary that we made for ourselves so we remember what we planned for each day:
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Date |
City |
Activities |
Travel within Japan |
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1 |
22 |
Tokyo (東京) |
From Ueno Station to our hotel is 2 km, we can walk the distance. Check-in starts at 15:00, so we drop off the bags at reception and go exploring. |
08:35 plane lands in Tokyo. We immediately find the post office in Airport and take out our pocket wifi, and also the JR PASS. We get a skyliner ticket to Tokyo center and activate our Suica card for metro transit. Keisei Skyline to Ueno Station must be bought 30 days in advance to get a cheaper price. JR PASS should be bought ~3 months in advance, because they will ship them with priority mail to your home address. Can't be purchased within Japan. |
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22-23 |
Tokyo (Hotel WBF Tokyo Asakusa) Link to hotel: https://www.hotelwbf.com/tokyo-asakusa/en/ |
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2 |
23 |
Tokyo |
Exploring temples and the local area. Our hotel is right next to Senso-ji temple, which is great. There's also Sensoji market street, Kaminarimon Gate Senso-ji and Kappabashi Utensils Street. |
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23-24 |
Tokyo (Hotel WBF Tokyo Asakusa) Link to hotel: https://www.hotelwbf.com/tokyo-asakusa/en/ |
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3 |
24 |
Tokyo |
Exploring Akihabara. Also went to TeamLab Planets immersive art, which was awesome, really recommended! |
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24-25 |
Tokija (Hotel WBF Tokyo Asakusa) |
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4 |
25 |
Tokyo |
Check-out no WBF līdz 11:00 un check-in Ginzā no 16:00 |
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25-26 |
Tokyo |
Tokyo Ginza BAY HOTEL (Capsule Hotel) |
Check in the Google Maps link above all the Blue spots, we were in Tokyo at the beginning and the end of our trip.
So the first 4 days we mostly explored Asakusa, Akihabara and Ginza areas. We also went for a quick ride to Shibuya crossing. (Don't try to get a seat in McDonalds, because it's overcrowded, there is another cafe across the street, which is less crowded and also has a great view towards the crossing).
We saw a lot of the modern Japanese culture, all the crazy shops and game stores in Akihabara, local ramen restaurants/cafes, many many temples.
We were delighted how very organized everything was and how polite the Japanese were, it was like a different planet.
Be warned, nobody speaks english in Japan, except for students, but and a couple of people in hotels. It is strongly recommended to purchase pocket wifi, so you have unlimited internet access and use Google Translate app, so you can translate in real time all the japanese texts (restaurant menus, signs etc) and also use it for translating between english -> japanese and show them the screen, if you need something from them. Use simple words when translating this way. We successfully bought medicine at a pharmacy this way, by explaining what was wrong in the translation app.
Even though they didn't speak english, they were extremely helpful, one guy even lead us to our hotel, even though we just asked for some directions.
Also don't hire a car, but use the public transport - it is of superb quality and always on time, unless there is an accident, but in that case, there will be a person who comes to you and informs about the change and will tell you how to find an alternative way to your destination.
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