Japan Sample Itinerary thread

[evilerniex]

any one DIY hokkaido before ??

already booked tix for dec ..10 days trip but will spend 4 days at niseko
ideal prefer to return back to tokyo a day earlier hence i am left with 5 days to do tourist stuff lolz ..

this is my draft itinerary

day 1
1. Megmilk Snow Brand Museum Museum
2. Sapporo Beer Museum Museum
3. Sushi Tanabe Japanese Restaurant
4. Shiroi Koibito Park

day 2
1. Otaru Canal River
2. Nikka Whisky Distillery

day 3 -5
1. Niseko

day 6
1.Lake Toya-ko

day 7
1.Noboribetsu Onsen-machi Hot Spring
2. Jigokudani

day 8
1.Ainu Museum Poroto Kotan

day 9
1. Tokyo - R&R

personally, i find the ainu museum nothing much. u probably wun need a whole day for it.
day 1 looks a bit packed, but i havent been to the 2 museums, so dunno how long u will need there.

 

[Dusky01]

personally, i find the ainu museum nothing much. u probably wun need a whole day for it.
day 1 looks a bit packed, but i havent been to the 2 museums, so dunno how long u will need there.

ok thanks .. will modify day 1 too ambitious

 

[FreedomDy]

Hi, going japan during 5th june to 12 june. It's my first time to japan, any one can advise me on my rough itinerary and also which train pass should I get base on my itinerary? I'm staying at shinjuku.

Day 1(Sun)(Reach NRT airport 2:05pm)
(Shinjuku)
After check in 3pm
(Ikebukuro)
- Pokemon centre Mega
- Sunshine City
- Dinner
- Explore

Day 2(Mon)
- Disneyland

Day 3(Wed)
(Chiyoda)
- Imperial Palace
(Ginza)
- Lunch
- Explore
(Harajuku)
- Explore

Day 4(Tues)
(Ueno)
- Tokyo National Museum
- Ueno Park
(Asakusa)
- Sensoji Temple
- Nakamise Shopping Street
- Skytree
- Odaiba


Day 5(Thur)
(Nara)
- Explore
- Lunch
(Akihabara)
- Explore

Day 6(Fri)
(Chiba)
- Toei Hero World
- Aeon Mall Makuhari Shintoshin
- Explore

Day 7(Sat)
(Shinjuku)
- Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden
- Hanazono Shrine
- Bic camera
- Isetan Department Store Shinjuku
- Kabukicho

Day 8(Sun)(Depart japan at 5pm @ NRT airport)
??


Places that i'm interested also:
- Tsukiji Fish Market
- Shinyokohama Ramen Museum
- Chinatown
- Yamashita Park
- Kirin Beer Village
- Minato Mirai 21

 

[cpuer]

Hi, going japan during 5th june to 12 june. It's my first time to japan, any one can advise me on my rough itinerary and also which train pass should I get base on my itinerary? I'm staying at shinjuku.

Day 1(Sun)(Reach NRT airport 2:05pm)
(Shinjuku)
After check in 3pm
(Ikebukuro)
- Pokemon centre Mega
- Sunshine City
- Dinner
- Explore

Day 2(Mon)
- Disneyland

Day 3(Wed)
(Chiyoda)
- Imperial Palace
(Ginza)
- Lunch
- Explore
(Harajuku)
- Explore

Day 4(Tues)
(Ueno)
- Tokyo National Museum
- Ueno Park
(Asakusa)
- Sensoji Temple
- Nakamise Shopping Street
- Skytree
- Odaiba


Day 5(Thur)
(Nara)
- Explore
- Lunch
(Akihabara)
- Explore

Day 6(Fri)
(Chiba)
- Toei Hero World
- Aeon Mall Makuhari Shintoshin
- Explore

Day 7(Sat)
(Shinjuku)
- Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden
- Hanazono Shrine
- Bic camera
- Isetan Department Store Shinjuku
- Kabukicho

Day 8(Sun)(Depart japan at 5pm @ NRT airport)
??


Places that i'm interested also:
- Tsukiji Fish Market
- Shinyokohama Ramen Museum
- Chinatown
- Yamashita Park
- Kirin Beer Village
- Minato Mirai 21

if you want to squeeze in Yokohama then u have to remove some of your other itinerary. You only need a SUICA will do.

 

[FreedomDy]

if you want to squeeze in Yokohama then u have to remove some of your other itinerary. You only need a SUICA will do.

I see, thanks for the advice, i still considering about nara as I think the money for transport will be quite expensive.

 

[evilerniex]

Hi, going japan during 5th june to 12 june. It's my first time to japan, any one can advise me on my rough itinerary and also which train pass should I get base on my itinerary? I'm staying at shinjuku.
[dun need any train pass, just get ard using SUICA (ezlink card)]




Day 4(Tues)
(Ueno)
- Tokyo National Museum
- Ueno Park
(Asakusa)
- Sensoji Temple
- Nakamise Shopping Street
- Skytree
- Odaiba
[Odaiba has lots to see and do, u may not have enuf time after ueno and asakusa]


Day 5(Thur)
(Nara)
- Explore
- Lunch
(Akihabara)
- Explore
[is this nara the in kansai? if so, it is too far and expensive to go there.
akihabara is near ueno and asakusa. i suggest putting akihabara in day 4, and odaiba on another day]


Places that i'm interested also:
- Tsukiji Fish Market
- Shinyokohama Ramen Museum
- Chinatown
- Yamashita Park
- Kirin Beer Village
- Minato Mirai 21
[other than tsukiji, the rest of the places here are in yokohama. u can do a day trip to yokohama, but u will have to cut some other places from ur itinereary]

some comments above

 

[FreedomDy]

some comments above

Thanks for the advice So it's not recommend for me to go nara? I'm actually quite interested to go there

 

[evilerniex]

Thanks for the advice So it's not recommend for me to go nara? I'm actually quite interested to go there

not recommended coz it takes more than 3hrs to get to nara and cost ard 14k yen one way.
will be better to leave it for another trip coz there are many other places near nara, such as osaka, kyoto and kobe. these places have enuf attractions for a 1-2 weeks trip

 

[FreedomDy]

not recommended coz it takes more than 3hrs to get to nara and cost ard 14k yen one way.
will be better to leave it for another trip coz there are many other places near nara, such as osaka, kyoto and kobe. these places have enuf attractions for a 1-2 weeks trip

I see, thanks for the help 2 more weeks to my trip !

 

[Sunny85]

Hi, I have postpone my trip from Dec 16 to Jan 17. Will be going Sapporo, Tokyo and 2 days at takayama cause I will like to bring my daughter to Shirakawa-go


Day 1 - Sapporo - Mt Moiwa and underground shopping
Day 2 - Sapporo - Daytrip to Otaru, evening sapporo
Day 3 - Sapporo - Go to Asahikawa
Day 4 - Sapporo - Shiroi koibito, Hokkaido Shrine, Sapporo tv tower
Day 5 - Sapporo - Hoshino Tomamu Ski Resort
Day 6 - Sapporo to Tokyo (Harajuku & Shibuya)
Day 7 - Tokyo to Takayama ( stay 1 night at Takayama)
Day 8 - Daytrip to Shirakawa-go ( Train back to Tokyo ) do able?
Day 9 - Puroland, Odaiba
Day 10 - Ueno Zoo, Asakusa
Day 11 - Disneyland
Day 12 - Disneysea
Day 13 - Tokyo back to Sg

May I know what is the best way to travel to takayama from Tokyo and takayama to Tokyo.

 

[evilerniex]

Hi, I have postpone my trip from Dec 16 to Jan 17. Will be going Sapporo, Tokyo and 2 days at takayama cause I will like to bring my daughter to Shirakawa-go


Day 1 - Sapporo - Mt Moiwa and underground shopping
Day 2 - Sapporo - Daytrip to Otaru, evening sapporo
Day 3 - Sapporo - Go to Asahikawa
Day 4 - Sapporo - Shiroi koibito, Hokkaido Shrine, Sapporo tv tower
Day 5 - Sapporo - Hoshino Tomamu Ski Resort
Day 6 - Sapporo to Tokyo (Harajuku & Shibuya)
Day 7 - Tokyo to Takayama ( stay 1 night at Takayama)
Day 8 - Daytrip to Shirakawa-go ( Train back to Tokyo ) do able?
Day 9 - Puroland, Odaiba
Day 10 - Ueno Zoo, Asakusa
Day 11 - Disneyland
Day 12 - Disneysea
Day 13 - Tokyo back to Sg

May I know what is the best way to travel to takayama from Tokyo and takayama to Tokyo.

it is going to be time consuming and expensive to make the trip to shirakawago.
tokyo to takayama is about 4.5hrs by train, and the bus between takayama and shirakawago take close to 1hr. think it will be very rush.

if u must go shirakawago, i would suggest taking domestic flight from sapporo to Toyama. it is 1.5hr by bus from toyama to shirakawago. stay a night in shirakawago for the winter light up, then head back to tokyo or stay a night in takayama

 

[Sunny85]

it is going to be time consuming and expensive to make the trip to shirakawago.
tokyo to takayama is about 4.5hrs by train, and the bus between takayama and shirakawago take close to 1hr. think it will be very rush.

if u must go shirakawago, i would suggest taking domestic flight from sapporo to Toyama. it is 1.5hr by bus from toyama to shirakawago. stay a night in shirakawago for the winter light up, then head back to tokyo or stay a night in takayama

Hi evilerniex, thanks for your advise. I will take your suggestion to take a domestic flight from Sapporo to Toyama then take the bus to shirakawago. May I know from shirakawago how do I go back to Tokyo ? Is it better to go to takyama then from there back to Tokyo?

 

[Hetheone]

Hi evilerniex, thanks for your advise. I will take your suggestion to take a domestic flight from Sapporo to Toyama then take the bus to shirakawago. May I know from shirakawago how do I go back to Tokyo ? Is it better to go to takyama then from there back to Tokyo?

If u overnight in shirakawago, u can either take bus to Toyama Station to take train to tokyo or take bus to Kanazawa station to take train to Tokyo. ( Kanazawa is the first station of the new Shinkansen to Tokyo ) it all depends on the bus timing u prefer.

U can also take flight from any Hokkaido airport to Kanazawa n base there. And do day trip to shirakawago if u can't find a place to overnight at shirakawago.

 

[Sunny85]

If u overnight in shirakawago, u can either take bus to Toyama Station to take train to tokyo or take bus to Kanazawa station to take train to Tokyo. ( Kanazawa is the first station of the new Shinkansen to Tokyo ) it all depends on the bus timing u prefer.

U can also take flight from any Hokkaido airport to Kanazawa n base there. And do day trip to shirakawago if u can't find a place to overnight at shirakawago.

Thanks for your help! I have decided to do Kanazawa, Shirakawago and Takayama then back to Tokyo!

 

[Sunny85]

Hi, is this itinerary ok?

Day 1 - arrive Sapporo (mt moiwa and Sapporo underground shopping)
Day 2 - Day trip otaru, evening Sapporo
Day 3 - asahikawa
Day 4 - shiroi koibito, Hokkaido shrine , Sapporo tv tower
Day 5 - hoshino tomamu ski resort
Day 6 - Tokyo , arrive at around 12noon (harajuku, shibuya night)
Day 7 - Tokyo Sanrio puroland and Odaiba
Day 8 - Tokyo to Kanazawa
Day 9 - Kanazawa to Shirakawago
Day 10 - shirakawago to Takayama
Day 11 - takyama back to Tokyo
Day 12 - Disneyland
Day 13 - Disneysea
Day 14 - Tokyo back to sg

 

[evilerniex]

Hi, is this itinerary ok?

Day 1 - arrive Sapporo (mt moiwa and Sapporo underground shopping)
Day 2 - Day trip otaru, evening Sapporo
Day 3 - asahikawa
Day 4 - shiroi koibito, Hokkaido shrine , Sapporo tv tower
Day 5 - hoshino tomamu ski resort
Day 6 - Tokyo , arrive at around 12noon (harajuku, shibuya night)
Day 7 - Tokyo Sanrio puroland and Odaiba
Day 8 - Tokyo to Kanazawa
Day 9 - Kanazawa to Shirakawago
Day 10 - shirakawago to Takayama
Day 11 - takyama back to Tokyo
Day 12 - Disneyland
Day 13 - Disneysea
Day 14 - Tokyo back to sg

looks ok. i would suggest flying straight from hokkaido to toyama or kanazawa instead of going to tokyo first. it will save u the 4-5hrs of travelling from tokyo to kanazawa, and quite a bit on transport cost. also save u the time and hassle of checking in and out accom for tokyo

 

[ihwk1996]

club med sapporo any good?

 

[Sunny85]

looks ok. i would suggest flying straight from hokkaido to toyama or kanazawa instead of going to tokyo first. it will save u the 4-5hrs of travelling from tokyo to kanazawa, and quite a bit on transport cost. also save u the time and hassle of checking in and out accom for tokyo

Thanks!'!

 

[Hetheone]

Hi, is this itinerary ok?

Day 1 - arrive Sapporo (mt moiwa and Sapporo underground shopping)
Day 2 - Day trip otaru, evening Sapporo
Day 3 - asahikawa
Day 4 - shiroi koibito, Hokkaido shrine , Sapporo tv tower
Day 5 - hoshino tomamu ski resort
Day 6 - Tokyo , arrive at around 12noon (harajuku, shibuya night)
Day 7 - Tokyo Sanrio puroland and Odaiba
Day 8 - Tokyo to Kanazawa
Day 9 - Kanazawa to Shirakawago
Day 10 - shirakawago to Takayama
Day 11 - takyama back to Tokyo
Day 12 - Disneyland
Day 13 - Disneysea
Day 14 - Tokyo back to sg

You can also consider echigo-yuzawa if your family like skiing or play snow. (An hour train ride from Tokyo) can do it as day trip or overnight there.

In Hokkaido u can consider rusutsu resort. They have snow mobile, n snow trekking activities.

 

[Hetheone]

club med sapporo any good?

There are afew ski resort in Hokkaido itself.

So is really all depends on individual preference. If u can ski well then u should look for ski route that suit your style.

If wana learn skiing or just wana play snow activities, there are many local resort nearby Sapporo city itself. All this are good enuf and much much cheaper. They have activities like snow mobile, snow walking etc....

Hope this helps as club med is kind of far compare to other resorts. Unless u can say more about " any good " refer to ?