Originally Posted by
irish_goat
Hi all, looking for a bit of advice on our upcoming trip to Tokyo. We are landing in Haneda and spending 4 nights in Shinjuku before moving on to Kyoto, Osaka and Hiroshima. Our return flight is from Haneda so the plan is to come back to the Tokyo area for the final 2 nights. Struggling to decide where to base ourselves for the final 2 days. I was looking at a few nice hotels in Yokohama but it doesn't really seem like there is plenty to do there. Thinking the best plan might be to base ourselves somewhere on the east/south side of the city (maybe around Shinagawa) to make it easiest to get to Haneda in the morning (9.45am departure). Would appreciate any thoughts or ideas.
I do not consider Yokohama not to have plenty of things to do. When I lived in Tokyo I made numerous weekend day trips to Yokohama. I think it all depends on what are you looking to do during the last two days of the trip. If you can provide specifics of things you are looking to do on the final two days of the trip, I think people can provide a lot more appropriate advice.
Yokohama is not particularly bad access to Haneda Airport if you stay near JR Yokohama station. Yokohama City Air Terminal, located immediately east of JR Yokohama station by the Sogo department store, the bus runs every 30 min. to Haneda Terminal 3 (international terminal) and every 15 min. to Haneda Terminal 1 and 2 (domestic terminal). The bus has underbelly luggage space, 39 min. ride to Terminal 3 with a 650 yen fare. There is a bus from Yamashita Park/Minato Mirai area (bay/port area of Yokohama) to Haneda Airport every 30 min.