Tokyo 2013 September

Tokyo journal /  东京`之旅

TOKYO 10 DAYS ITINERARY SEP 2013

Day1 - Arrival  TUESDAY  03TH SEPTEMBER 2013

10:00 PM Arrival @ Haneda Airport  

12:00 AM Check in to HOTEL

Good night and recharge energy for the next day JAPAN EXPLORE!!!  HOORAY

Day2 -  WEDNESDAY  04 famous Tsukiji fish market & Roppongi

7:30 AM: Tsukiji breakfast @ Sushi Dai

9:30 AM: Outer market shopping

11:30 AM: Lunch in Roppongi @ Sarashina Horii - Soba

12:30 PM: Roppongi Hills shopping (Tokyo tower - Day time view)

6:30 PM: Dinner in Roppongi @ Raku-tei - Tempura

8:00 PM : Roppongi hills 52 F observatory - Night time view

10:00 PM: Saiseisakaba in Shinjuku

Day3 – THURSDAY  05TH  

TOKYO Disneyland

Day4 -  FRIDAY  06TH   HAKONE  &  Mt. Fuji

3:00 PM  - Check in @ Ichinoyu  Honkan ( reservation number : 2013052906116377)

Relax and enjoy private open- air  in room onsen ( hot spring ) with river view   horay !!

Massage and dinner prepared by hotel.

If have time :  Mount Fuji and Lake Ashi guided day tour

Day5  -  SATURDAY  07TH   Shinjuku

 11:00 AM -  Shinjuku Gyoen (1 hour)

Start the day at Shinjuku Gyoen, a large public park near Shinjuku Station.

12:00 PM  -  Southern Terrace (1 hour)

Depart the gardens via the Shinjuku Gate and head towards Shinjuku Station. Explore the Takashimaya department store and the station's Southern Terrace.

1:00 PM –  LUNCH TIME

2:00 PM -  Skyscraper District (1 hour)

Head toward the skyscraper district on the west side of the station. Yodobashi Camera, and several other shops and restaurants are along the way.

3:00 PM -  Tocho Observation Deck (1 hour)

Continue walking to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building (Tocho) and check out the free observation deck on the 45th floor

4:00 PM - Shinjuku View (15 minutes)

Return toward the station via a pedestrian overpass near the northwest corner of the station. The elevated walkway provides a classic view of the Shinjuku area. Afterwards you could spend time shopping or explore one of the Shinjuku's colorful dining and entertainment districts.

Shinjuku Gyoen Park

shopping @ drugstores and streetfood

Lunch in Shinjuku @ Nakajima -

Shopping (Drugstores and streetfood)

shopping at Isetan 10F department store Food @ Takashimaya (depachika)

shopping at department stores , Kabukicho sight-seeing

Day6 – SUNDAY  08TH  :   SHIBUYA (COSTUME DAY)  AND meiji shrine ,Yoyogi Park, Harajuku

9:00 AM  -  Breakfast

10:00 AM -  Meiji Shrine (1 hour) Start the day by exploring Meiji Shrine/ eat in Meijijingumae @ Ichiran - Ramen

11:00 AM  -  Takeshita Dori (1 hour)  Leave the shrine through its main gate next to Harajuku Station. Cross the street in front of the station and explore the trendy shops and boutiques of Takeshita Dori Street.  Shop/sight-seeing @ Harajuku

- Takeshita Street

- Harajuku streetfood

- Oriental bazzar

12:00 PM  -  Omotesando (1 hour) 

2:00 PM  -  Walk to Shibuya (30 minutes)  Explore Shibuya (2-4 hours)

FREE & EASY SHOPPING AT SHIBUYA CROSSING CENTRE FOR 5 HOURS

7:00 PM – DINNER TIME  in Shibuya

8:30 PM Drinks in Shibuya @ Ishinohana

9:00PM -  Train to Shinjuku (10 minutes)

Day7 -  MONDAY  09TH   -  Sensoji & Akihabara (秋葉原), also called Akiba after a former local shrine, is a district in central Tokyo, that is famous for its many electronics shops.

9:00 AM Nakamise arcade (breakfast)

9:30 AM Sensoji Temple "Thunder Gate”

11:00 PM Lunch @ Asakusa - 大黑家tempura

12:30 PM University of Tokyo

1:00 PM Shop around @ Ueno Ameyoko (Drugstores and 1000 yen shops and sweets)

4:00 PM Home cafe @ Akihabara

5:00 PM shop around @ Akihabara

8:00 PM Dinner in Roppongi

Day8  – Tuesday  10th     Odaiba full day tour  -  Odaiba (お台場) is a popular shopping and entertainment district on a man made island in Tokyo Bay.

8:00 AM Breakfast and  Head to Odaiba

9:30 AM Sight-seeing & Shopping in Odaiba :  Aqua City, and Decks Tokyo Beach.

Aquacity Odaiba  Hours: 11:00 to 21:00 Restaurants: 11:00 to 23:00 (some restaurants until 4:30)

-  Aquacity is a shopping mall featuring various stores, boutiques, restaurants, cafes and a 13 screen cinema complex. The fifth floor houses a ramen food theme park where you can try different ramen from all over Japan. There are nice views of the Rainbow Bridge from the wooden deck in front of Aquacity and neighboring Decks. 

-  DiverCity Tokyo Plaza  Shops

12:00pm Lunch (Nakamura Koumei Ariake) - Sosaku

1:00pm Palette Town

- Palette Town is a large shopping and entertainment complex consisting of the Venus Fort shopping mall, Toyota Mega Web, a Ferris Wheel, the Zepp Tokyo music venue and Tokyo Leisureland.

-  Panasonic Center  Hours: 10:00 to 18:00 (entry to Risupia until 17:00)

Admission: Free (Risupia: 500 yen) 

The Panasonic Center is a showroom for the latest products and technologies by the Panasonic Corporation. On display are the newest cameras, TVs, computers, Nintendo games, home appliances and more. The third floor is Risupia, a hands-on math and science museum. 

3:30pm Onsen: Oeno Onsen Monogatari

Admission: 1980 yen (1480 yen after 18:00). Additional 200 yen on weekends and holidays. Additional 1700 yen overnight fee after 2:00. 

Opened in 2003, Oedo Onsen is a hot spring theme park which reproduces the atmosphere of the Edo Period. Here you can enjoy various types of indoor and outdoor baths which are fed by hot spring water pumped from a depth of 1400 meters. Restaurants, massage, games and other entertainment, as well as overnight stays are available. 

7:30pm Dinner @ Odaiba Ramen Park

8:30pm Odaiba Ferris wheel

Admission: 900 yen (entire cabin: 3000 yen) 

This 115 meter tall ferris wheel is one of the world's largest and offers nice views of Tokyo Bay and Odaiba below. Each cabin seats six (or four in the all-glass cabins), and the complete revolution takes about 15 minutes. 

-  Rainbow Bridge  :  The Rainbow Bridge connects Odaiba to the rest of Tokyo. The two story bridge is an iconic symbol of the bay and is especially beautiful during its nightly illumination. The bridge supports an expressway, a regular road, the Yurikamome train line and pedestrian walkways along both sides. 

GOODBYE ODAIBA  

TIPS : By Boat  :

Tokyo Water Bus operates boats between Odaiba Seaside Park and Hinode Pier (20 minutes, 460 yen, 1-2 boats per hour), where there are connections to Asakusa. Direct boats connect Asakusa and Odaiba less frequently (50 minutes, 1520 yen). Furthermore, there are boats from Hinode Pier to Palette Town and Tokyo Big Sight (25-35 minutes, 400 yen, one boat per hour except Mondays and Tuesdays).

Day 9 -  WEDNESDAY  11TH  Imperial Palace & Ginza Day

Free and easy shopping day at ginza town.

Day 10 :  THURDAY 12TH :  last day shopping  SPREED !!   

5:00 PM  :  Departure to haneda airport    * BYE TOKYO *

DAY 11 : FRIDAY 13TH 2013 ( Friday )  -   6.10am landing in KUL