First draft of my 19 day trip to Japan with wife
Japan trip 19 days. SEPTEMBER 20 to OCTOBER 9
I'm still trying to figure out how to spread things out and what else to do
How much time SPENT may differ from projected.
Consult Google map and saved places. Less clutter here
Which day can change depending on laundry day
REMINDER TO TAKE ALL THE PICTURES
DAY 1 ARRIVAL
1500 ish
Find out where to get a GREEN Suica card
Try to reload the Welcome one from last time. If doesn’t work, get new one
Check wife’s Suica app
1 hour train to Keisei Tateishi Station
Check
1700 ish
UNPACK
Freshen up
Decide to either rest up or go out. Probably go out for supplies
7/11 (egg sando and Clear cooler), grocery store, Family mart, lawson, Donki if she’s up for walking 20 minutes.
Walk around to get our bearings
Take wife on a walk around town for the vibes
Pick out a local place for dinner. Probably nearby place
Day 2
Breakfast at either Royal Host or Jonathan or 7/11 egg sando,
Asakusa
Sensoji Temple
Rent kimono for wife
Lunch at Kurosushi flagship
Explore shopping areas
Tokyo Skytree
The Waygu brothers - dinner
Day 3
Odaiba
Teamlab planets
Big sight
Tokyo Rinkai Disaster Prevention Park
Small worlds
Statue of liberty
Manyo Club
Day 4
Ikebukuro Sunshine City Alta
Find place for lunch
Meiji Jinju
Shibuya Scramble
Mag's Park Rooftop Shibuya Crossing
Underground mall
B-side label in Harajuku
Nakano broadway
Day 5
Wake up as early as possible
Train 1 ½ hours
Yokohama - Ramen museum - 31 minutes Landmark Tower - 15 minutes depending on train Chinatown east gate-
54 minutes
Kamakura - Komachi Street
56 minutes
Enoshima - take the bus from the train station
Take monorail to Ofuna station and then back to Yuyu house
Get dinner local
Day 6 - 8
Tokyo Station then to OSAKA - 2 ½ hours on the fastest train.
Set up Hotel for a 2 day stay
Dotenbori - Eat lots of food along the river for picture
Universal Studios Japan - GET TICKETS in advance. Frieren
Nara deers if possible
Back to Tokyo
Day 9
Costco Japan
Disneyland just to SEE it, probably not go inside
Ginza Seafood Buffet Dining Ginza Happo
Tokyo Tower at night to the TOP
Day 10
Akiharbara
Sando lab
Hobby Off - try to find a "junk" cassette player
Day 11
Ameyoko st
Imperial Palace
Gina again, the eel place
Day 12
Cafe capyba
JGSDF Public Information Center
Day 13
Try Bar Centifolia
Day 14
Mikasa Memorial warship in Yokosuka
Day 15
Nezu Shrine (all the tori gates)
Day 16
Suzume-no-oyado Ryokuchi Park - bamboo forest
Day 17
Remember to try an udon place
Day 18
Last minute shopping
CHECK FLIGHT AND SEATS for any problems
Day 19
DAY OF FLIGHT BACK TO AMERICA - 1715/ 5:15pm
Check out at 10am but check with hotel for a later check out. If not possible, leave by 10am and start heading to airport to drop off luggage.
1 hour train to airport
Depending on how much time left before actual flight, either leave airport and go to nearby sights or stay in airport for X amount of hours for flight.
Posted Jun 25, 2026, 5:06 PM UTC