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Hi everyone. This is my second time in Tokyo and I am very excited. I visited in November and did a good bit of touristy stuff like Senso-ji, Skytree, Meiji Jingu, Tokyo National Museum, Akihabara, Shibuya. Goal for this trip is to explore some new places and go back to places I didn’t finish exploring.

I am looking for all feedback and recs. What districts would be the best to combine/separate? Are some days too packed/too empty? I’m worried about Yokohama particularly because it seems like a lot. Are the hikes in Kamakura difficult?

Thank you!

Day 1 Sunday (land at Haneda in evening)

Check in at hotel in Ueno (Okachimachi Sta.) - quick dinner somewhere

Day 2 Monday (Kichijoji/Nakano Broadway)

Inokashira Park

Kichijoji SUNROAD

Nakano Broadway

Day 3 Tuesday (Ueno/Yanaka/Sendagi/Nezu)

Ueno Park

Walk north to visit temples/shrines

Yanaka Ginza

Sendagi

Nezu

Day 4 Wednesday (Saitama/Ikebukuro)

Is there anything else notable in Saitama to check out?

The Railway Musuem in Saitama

Bonsai Village/Bonsai Art Musuem

Explore Ikebukuro

Sunshine City

Day 5 Thursday (Kamakura)

I am borrowing this itinerary from Japan Guide. Is this too much for someone who hasn’t hiked very much? In summary it is:

Kamakura Station

Hasedera

Kotoku-in (Big Buddha)

Zeniarai Benten Shrine

Tsurugaoka Hachimangu

Komachi St

Day 6 Friday (Ueno/Laundry Day)

Just relaxing around Ameyoko

Maybe walk down to Akihabara for shopping

Day 7 Saturday (Shinjuku)

Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden

Hanazono Shrine

Isetan Shinjuku

Explore the shops and department stores by Shinjuku Station

Kabukicho

Day 8 Sunday (Shibuya)

I did the following route my last time minus Yoyogi Park and was super tired by the time I got to Shibuya Crossing. Any suggestions on how to tackle/manage Shibuya? I want to visit Western part of the Crossing because I did not get to see much last time.

Yoyogi Park

Takeshita Street

Harajuku/Cat Street

Ometesando

Crossing

Day 9 Monday (free day/shopping)

Day 10 Tuesday (tbd)

Tokyo Metro Museum?

Odaiba?

Finish in Ginza or ride the ferry back to Asakusa

Day 11 Wednesday (Yokohama)

Yokohama Landmark Tower/Port Museum

Kishamichi Promenade

Cup Noodles Museum

Red Brick Warehouse

Yamashita Park

Yokohama Chinatown

Motomachi or Minatomirai shopping

Day 12 Thursday (free day/shopping)

Day 13 Friday (fly home)

Go to Haneda