I'm going to be in Tokyo from Oct 23 until the 28th. Unfortunately due to the flight schedules the 23rd and the 28th are basically lost days. This will be my first time in Japan, and I don't really know any Japanese. I've been trying to learn it via the Plimseur Method, not so much for this trip, but more so because I am an anime fan and want to gain a better understanding of what is actually being said. But I digress


Oct 23 - Arrive at NRT at 19:30, proceed through customs and immigration, take Limousine Bus to hotel and crash

Oct 24 – Presuming I get up early enough, I’ll start the day with a visit to the Tsukiji Fish Market and a sushi breakfast at 5am. After that, or if I decide to sleep in I looked at Sunrise Tour's website and I think I'm going to take Panoramic Tokyo Tour. This tour includes a visit to the Meiji Shinto Shrine, a drive by of the National Diet Building, a visit to the Imperial Palace East Garden, Asakusa Kannon Temple, Nakamise Shopping Arcade, a drive through of Ginza, a cruise through Tokyo Bay, and a drive over the rainbow bridge and a visit to Odaiba.

Quick question as a side note, does anyone know if the Ferris Wheel in the ending sequence to the first season of Inuyasha is the same one that is in Palette town in Odaiba?

That evening I am going to try and see a Kabuki performance.

Oct 25 – Take Shinkansen to see Mt. Fuji and Hakone at the end of day continue south to Kyoto

Oct 26 – Tour Kyoto and return to Tokyo. (I know from all of the searches that it would be better to spend a couple of days in Kyoto. I wish I had the time, but at this point I plan on coming back at some point in the future to do it justice.)

Oct 27 – Day trip to Nikko to see the Toshogu Shring, Lake Chuzenji, & the Kegon Waterfall.

Oct 28 – Noonish depart for NRT via Limousine Bus for 5pm flight to the US.

I know it’s a very aggressive schedule and I’m looking for suggestions to see if there is something else I should either squeeze into this or drop and help preserve my sanity. I’d like to visit the Studio Ghibli museum and attend a tea ceremony but I don’t think I have the time to do this on this itinerary, unless it turns out that one or more of these things I should skip due to my short time there. Oh well, in any case I guess I have to plan a trip to go back