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Asakusa temple morning & nikko day-trip by JR

The brief someone sent Tomo

“7 nights in Japan — Land, settle into the design hotel, and ease into Tokyo's neon nightlife.”

7 days1 flight1 stay€2,277CultureInspired by Nomadic Matt (Matt Kepnes)
Why this trip

7 nights in Japan, mapped out day by day through Tokyo — a place to sleep and something worth doing on every one of the 7 days.

Good to know

Best season
12-19 May
Pace
Steady, a full day out
Where you sleep
Design hotel, Tokyo
Getting around
Trains, transit, and walking
Length
7 days
Budget
€2,277

Loved on Google

  • The Barn Tokyo4.8(224)
  • Ministop3.5(67)
  • Omoide Yokocho Memory Lane4.2(15K)
  • Shinjuku Golden-Gai4.3(13K)
  • Sensō-ji4.6(99K)
  • Nakamise Shopping Street4.3(16K)

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The trip, day by day

  1. 1
    Arrival & Shinjuku neon, Tokyo

    Arrival & Shinjuku neon

    Check in at the Design Hotel
    Konbini snack run to reset
    Explore Omoide Yokocho alley in Shinjuku
    First izakaya dinner and a Golden Gai nightcap
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  2. 2
    Asakusa temple morning, Tokyo

    Asakusa temple morning

    Dawn visit to Senso-ji temple
    Walk Nakamise shopping street
    Sumida riverside stroll with Skytree views
    Evening ramen crawl in Asakusa
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  3. 3
    Nikko day-trip by JR, Tokyo

    Nikko day-trip by JR

    Early JR train to Nikko
    Toshogu Shrine complex
    Shinkyo Bridge and Kegon Falls
    Return to Tokyo for a late izakaya dinner
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  4. 4
    Shibuya & Harajuku, Tokyo

    Shibuya & Harajuku

    Shibuya Scramble Crossing
    Meiji Jingu shrine walk
    Takeshita Street in Harajuku
    Standing-bar and yakitori night
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  5. 5
    Kamakura coast day-trip, Tokyo

    Kamakura coast day-trip

    JR train to Kamakura
    Great Buddha at Kotoku-in
    Hasedera temple and coastal views
    Enoshima sunset before heading back
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  6. 6
    Ramen & izakaya crawl, Tokyo

    Ramen & izakaya crawl

    Tsukiji Outer Market breakfast
    Afternoon in Yanaka old town
    Shinjuku ramen tasting route
    Late izakaya hopping in Ebisu
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  7. 7
    Last morning & departure, Tokyo

    Last morning & departure

    Quiet morning at Nezu Shrine
    Last-minute konbini and souvenir haul
    Check out
    Transfer to airport for return flight
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The trip, chapter by chapter
Arrival & Shinjuku neon, Tokyo
Day 1 · Tokyo

Arrival & Shinjuku neon

Land, settle into the design hotel, and ease into Tokyo's neon nightlife. Check in at the Design Hotel and Konbini snack run to reset.

Trip budget
€2,277
Flights
€611
Stay
€1,666
Per night
€325

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Day 2 · Tokyo

Asakusa temple morning

Early temple time in Asakusa before the crowds, then old-town wandering. Dawn visit to Senso-ji temple and Walk Nakamise shopping street.

Asakusa temple morning, Tokyo
Nikko day-trip by JR, Tokyo
Day 3 · Tokyo

Nikko day-trip by JR

Rail hop north to Nikko's shrines and forested mountains. Early JR train to Nikko and Toshogu Shrine complex.

Day 4 · Tokyo

Shibuya & Harajuku

Youth-culture districts by day, standing bars by night. Shibuya Scramble Crossing and Meiji Jingu shrine walk.

Shibuya & Harajuku, Tokyo
Kamakura coast day-trip, Tokyo
Day 5 · Tokyo

Kamakura coast day-trip

JR down to the seaside temple town of Kamakura. JR train to Kamakura and Great Buddha at Kotoku-in.

Day 6 · Tokyo

Ramen & izakaya crawl

A full day dedicated to Tokyo's food underground. Tsukiji Outer Market breakfast and Afternoon in Yanaka old town.

Ramen & izakaya crawl, Tokyo
Last morning & departure, Tokyo
Day 7 · Tokyo

Last morning & departure

Final temple calm and souvenirs before the flight home. Quiet morning at Nezu Shrine and Last-minute konbini and souvenir haul.

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