Tokyo Trip: The Plan

Here is a detailed day to day plan but without note, that it doesn’t have to follow the exact order of days as written here. Source of information are mainly from TripAdvisors, Indigo and YouTube videos,

1. Asakusa: Senso-Ji Temple, Nakamise Shopping Street and melon bun

Vegan/vegetarian restaurant: Kaemon Asakusa head office

2. Shibuya: Scamble crossing, Hachi statue, Shibuya Centre Gai, Cosmo Planetarium, Tsutaya Daikanyana.

Vegan/vegetarian restaurant: Mominoki House, ORGANIC TABLE BY LAPAZ, 8ablish, Brown Rice,

3. Akihabara: Mainly Stores and Cafes. Exhibition: Tokyo Anime Centre (4th floor of UDX Building of Akihabara Crossfield). Stores: Anime/manga store (Animate, Mandarake, Lashinbang, Gachapon Kaikan, Cospa Cosplay), Electronic stores (Electronic Town), General stores (Don Quijote). Cafes: Anime cafe (Gundam), Game cafe, and AKB48 Cafe. Arcades: Sega and Taito’s Hey.

Vegan/vegetarian restaurant: Kyushu Jangara Ramen (I heard it has one of the best vegan option in Tokyo!) and Komaki Syokudo

4. Shinjuku: Kabukicho (Robot Restaurant), Golden Gai, Omoide Yokocho (60 small restaurants crammed into this small space), Godzilla head and shopping centre (so many shopping mails surrounding the area)

Vegan/vegetarian restaurant: Ripple (Vegan Burger), KiboKo and Ain Soph. Journey Shinjuku.  

5: Togoshi Ginza: Explore the longest market in Tokyo.

6: Harajuku (Shibuya-ku): Takeshita Street

7: Meiji Shrine and Yoyogi Park (Shibuya-ku):

8: Odaiba and Hot Spring: Bay area view, Fuji Television studio and Hot spring

9.  Sumida-Ku: Eko-in Temple, Ryogoku Kokugikan (famous Sumo arena), Sumida Hokusai Museum, Edo-Tokyo Museum,

11. Minato-Ku and selective cafes: Zojo-ji Temple, Imperial Palace, Tranquility Cafe and Hot Spring

10. Ueno: Cherry Blossom View in Ueno Park, Ameya Yokocho Market, Yakana Ginza, Shitamachi Museum, Temples and Shrines (Kan’ei-ji, Ueno Toshogo, Tenno-ji), Shinobazu Pond, Ueno Zoo,

Themes:

Buddhist themes: Senso-ji (Kannon Temple), Gokoku-Ji (Kannon Temple), Zojo-ji (Pure Land temple), Tenno-ji (Tendai/Tentai Temple), Ryusen-Ji (Tendai Temple), Eko-in (Buddhist Memorial Altar)… Tsuku-Ji, Kotoku-Ji, Shofuku-Ji, Yuten-Ji,

Special Cafes:

• Special Cafe: Ayoma Flower Market Tea House, Tranquillity Cafe, Classical Cafe, Manga Cafe,
• Hands Cafe, The Roastery, Toranomon Koffee, Bill’s, Streamer Coffee, Kayabacho, Fuglen,

Visit Dojos:  Silver Wolf Gym

Trendy areas: Art street

Edo: Edo Tokyo Museum, Shitamachi Museum, Kawagoe, Hama Rikyu Garden, Imperial Palace East Garden, Rikugi-en Garden, Yanaka Ginza

Others:

• Cherry Blossom Festival (Ueno Onshi Park, Asukayama Park, the Meguro River, Chidorigafuchi, Sumida Riverbank)
• Enka night
• Celebrity event
• Recreational events: Classes
• River: Tokyo Water Bus and Asakusa and Sumida river walk

• Mt Takao
• Tokyo National Museum
• Sanrio Puroland
• Roppongi
• Tokyo Tower
• Ghibili Museum and Inokashira Pond