Mt Fuji & Hakone
Day Tour
See this world famous Japanese Icon.
Includes return trip via Shinkansen (bullet train)
Panoramic Tokyo
Day Tour Meiji Shrine, Asakusa Guest House, National Diet Building, Imperial Palace East Garden, Asakusa Temple, Ginza, Tokyo Bay Cruise, Rainbow Bridge & Odaiba.
Cityrama Tokyo
Afternoon Tour Tokyo Tower, National Diet Building, Imperial Palace Plaza,
Asakusa Kannon Temple, Nakamise Shopping Street & Ginza.
Kyoto Highlights
Day Tour from Tokyo
The best of Kyoto in one day.
Kinkakuji Temple - Golden Pavilion
Kiyomizu Temple
Kyoto Imperial Palace
Nijo Castle
Heian Shrine
Sanjusangendo Hall
Kyoto Handicraft Center
TOKYO ITINERARY - 5
DAY
Tokyo Itinerary - Five Day -
This Tokyo itinerary is a five day tour of Tokyo
covering central Tokyo and surrounds including Mt Fuji. See other
Tokyo itinerary for more
options.
Most flights arrive in the late afternoon or evening into Narita Airport.
After clearing customs head to the station at Narita Airport
to catch the JR Narita Express to Shinjuku Station.
We recommend staying in Shinjuku as it
is centrally located, close to most of the highlights of Tokyo
and has excellent transport links. From Shinjuku Station either
walk or catch a cab to your hotel. The following are the suggested hotels
for Shinjuku:
Hotel Listel Shinjukuis a very affordable and popular hotel ideal for holiday
makers or business travellers. Includes in room internet
access.
Shinjuku Prince Hotelis in highly sort after Shinjuku with its shopping,
nightlife and excellent transport.
There is a full
range of Tokyo Hotels with guarantee lowest
rates on our Tokyo page.
Day 1: Self Guided Tour of Shibuya Shibuya
is the trendy and fashionable shopping district of Tokyo. Ideally
this tour should be on a Sunday as this is when you can see the best
of the Harajuku fashion,
which normally appears in the afternoon. You can continue to explore
the shops, restaurants and cafes into the evening.
Meiji Jingu
shrine is a popular and picturesque
Japanese Shinto shrine set in a forest of 120,000 evergreen trees which
block out the noise of the city. If you are lucky you may see a
traditional Japanese
wedding, but you should at least see some of the Shrine maiden walking
through the shrine complex.
Day 2: - Mt Fuji and Hakone Day Tour Mt Fuji is very difficult to
access via public transport and while there are locations such as
Hakone
that can be accessed easily via public transport the views of
Mt Fuji
will still be quite distant. The best option is take an organised
tour such as Mt Fuji and Hakone Day Tour from Tokyo: Return By Bullet Train.
On this tour you'll enjoy lunch on Mt Fuji, cruise Lake Ashi and
ride the aerial cableway at Mount Komagatake for sweeping views of
the celebrated Hakone National Park. You will need to book this tour
at least four days in advance.
Day 3: Self Guided Day Tour - Ueno Park If you are in
Tokyo in Cherry Blossom season (end
of March through early April) then you will be delighted to visit
Ueno Park. In other seasons
it is still worth visiting, but you may choose to spend less time
there.
Ueno Park includes the
following attractions:
Toshogu
Shrine
Toshogu Shrine was built in 1617 is
considered to be valuable for its historical architecture, Grand Oishi Torii
Gate and bronze garden lanterns. It is open every day of the year.
Bentendo
Hall Temple
Bentendo Hall Temple is a Benzaiten Temple on an island in the the middle of
Shinobazu Pond.
If
you have been staying in Shinjuku you
may have already seen many of the highlights of Shinjuku,
otherwise in Cherry Blossom season or if you like gardens head to
Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden via
train. Get on at Shinjuku Station (Chuo
Main Line) and get off at Sendagaya Station. While
Shinjuku Gyoen may look close to
Shinjuku Station, there are no entrances
on that side and it will take a some time to walk around to the entrance. I
would allow a minimum of one hour to walk around the key parts of the
garden, but you could easily spend many more hours. It just depends on what
your really want to get done in the day.
If
you depart via the Shinjuku Gyoenmae Station (northern) side, then it is
easy to take the train from there via the Marunouchi Line to
Ginza. The key highlights of
Ginza are all the buildings and shops along the two main intersecting
streets,
Chuo-dori
and Harumi-dori. To walk the main parts of these streets would
require around 60 to 90 minutes on foot. Allow more time then if you want to
go into any of the stores or galleries; see
Ginza Shopping for more details. Those who are particularly interested
in fashion style shopping may prefer to finish their day in Ginza and then return to their hotel.
When
you have finished in Ginza take the Ginza Line
(subway) to Suehirocho Station which is located in
Akihabara. There are two
key aspects to Akihabara; high technology
shopping and maid cafe (also called
maido cafe). I suggest you read our
Akihabara shopping to guide you on what
is worth buying in
Japan. If
you walk around to Akihabara Station you will find several maid's standing
there promoting their cafe. Pick up some of their flyers and go to the one(s)
you like the best. This is a really fun part of modern
Japanese culture.
Alternative Day 3 or 4: Kamakura and Yokohama You can substitute this day trip for one of the tours from Day 3 or 4.
This is a self guided one day tour. From
Shinjuku Station take the Shonan-Shinjuku line to Ofuna Station, change
to the Yokosuka line to Kamakura Station, change to Enoshima Dentetsu line
to Hase Station. This trip takes about 77 minutes and one way is 1080 Yen.
From the Hase Station it is about a 500m walk to
Kotokuin Temple.
Kotokuin Temple
The
Kotokuin Temple is renowned for the Great Buddha (大仏, daibutsu), a monumental outdoor bronze statue of Amida Buddha which is one
of the most famous icons of Japan. The
statue stands at 13.35 meters high and weighs approximately 93 tons.
Kaikozan Hase-dera-
Hase Kannon Temple
Head back towards Hase Station, half way along the path to on
the right hand side is the path and
entrance to Kaikozan
Hase-dera
(also known as the Hase
Kannon Temple).
Kaikozan Hase-dera
is one of the great Buddhist temples in the city of
Kamakura, famous for housing a massive
wooden statue of Kannon (Goddess of Mercy). The temple is the fourth of the
33 stations of the Bandō Sanjūsankasho pilgrimage circuit dedicated to the
goddess Benzaiten.
Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine
Then return to Hase Station and catch the train back to
Kamakura Station. From there head to the western side of Kamakura Station, pass
the bus station, to the
Komachi Shopping Street. Here you can either stop for lunch or head along
the street heading north west to the entrance of the
Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine.
Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine is the most significant shrine
in Kamakura
Yokohama
Now head back to Kamakura Station and take the Rapid Airport Narita train to
Yokohama Station, then change to the Minatomirai Line and get off at the
Minatomirai station. From there you will be able to see the
Yokohama Landmark Tower, Yokohama
Museum of Art and the Ferris Wheel at Yokohama Cosmo World. As you walk
closer to the Yokohama Landmark Tower
you will also see the Nippon Maru - Sail training Ship and the Yokohama
Maritime Museum.
Yokohama Landmark Tower
Yokohama Landmark Tower is the tallest building in Japan.
On the 69th floor there is an observatory, Sky Garden, from which one can
enjoy a 360-degree view of the city, and on clear days
Mt Fuji. From here it is about a 400m walk to
Bashamichi (subway) Station along the way you will get to view and
photograph the buildings and ships from a different angle. From Bashamichi
Station take the Minatomirai Line two stops to Motoachichukagai Station.
Yokohama China Town
Yokohama Chinatown is the largest Chinatown in Japan and one of the
largest in the world featuring over 200 Chinese restaurants. You can choose
to eat dinner here or at the next stop. Return to Bashamichi (subway)
Station, take the the Minatomirai Line back to Yokohama Station. Change to
the Yokohama City Blue line and get off at Shin-Yokohama Station. From there
walk NW 300m then turn right into the side street and you will find the
Shin-Yokohama Raumen Museum.
Shin-Yokohama Raumen Museum
Shin-Yokohama Raumen Museum is a ramen theme park devoted to Japanese
ramen noodle soup.
The museum/theme park is devoted to the Japanese ramen noodle soup and features a large
recreation of
Tokyo in 1958, the year instant
noodles were invented. Within the Shin-Yokohama Raumen Museum are branches
of famous ramen restaurants from Kyushu to
Hokkaido.
Return to Shinjuku
From Shin-Yokohama Station take the Yokohama line to Kikuna Station change
to the Tokyu-Toyoko Line (Commuter Limited Express) to Shibuya Station,
change to the Yamanote Line to Shinjuku Station.
Alternative Day 3
or 4: Kyoto You can substitute this day trip for one of the tours from Day 3 or 4.
Kyoto Highlights Day Tour This organised tour allows you to see some of Kyoto's
most popular attractions in one day.
You take the bullet train to Kyoto and then return via the bullet train in
the evening. Detailed
information on each of the attractions:
Kinkakuji
- Golden Pavilion,
The most famous temple in Kyoto and probably Japan. The temple is
literally covered in gold!
Heian Jingu Shine, reflecting
the elegance of daily life in the ancient Japanese court
Kiyomizu-dera
Temple, with sweeping views of Kyoto from its lofty 13m high
veranda and pure water fall.
On this tour you'll enjoy lunch on Mt Fuji, cruise Lake Ashi and
ride the aerial cableway at Mount Komagatake for sweeping views of
the celebrated Hakone National Park. You will need to book this tour
at least four days in advance.
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