1. Tokyo & Kyoto
Japan trip 2017

2. Trip overview ITINERARY: Tokyo 11/22 - 11/27 | Kyoto 11/27 - 11/30
FLIGHT: CANADA → JAPAN {Airline cairrier] - [Airport] to [Airport] | Gate __ Departure __:__pm on [date] | [Flight duration] Arrival __:__pm on [date]
JAPAN → CANADA {Airline cairrier] - [Airport] to [Airport] | Gate __ Departure __:__pm on [date] | [Flight duration] Arrival __:__pm on [date]

3. Day One | 11/21 US → Canada → Japan
Leave at 8:30AM and drive to Canada
2 hours and 6 min drive
Arrive Vancouver around 10:30AM
Check-in at “International Check-In”
Must be 120 minutes early
Be at my gate no later than __:__PM
Terminal & Gate: __

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5. Day One | 11/22 Arrive in Japan - Narita Airport
Arrive in Terminal 1 South Wing at 4:40pm
Pick up JR Pass & Narita Express (N’EX) ticket
Head to Narita Terminal 1 Station (next slide)
Visit the JR EAST Travel Service to exchange Japan Rail Pass
Center: 8:15AM-7:00PM
Go down escalators and wait on right-side for JR Line 1

6. Traveling from Narita Station → Tokyo Station
JR Line 1 - Get on the Narita Express (N’EX)! (
N’EX comes every 30 minutes
Go straight to Tokyo Station
Tokyo station to Ueno Station
Ueno to Asakusa
No elevator at Ueno station to get my luggage down to the subway so I had to take a taxi to Asukasa (~$15)

7. Arriving at Tokyo Accommodations
Narita (N’EX train) → Tokyo (train) → Ueno (subway) → Asakusa subway station
N’EX takes about an hour, comes every 30 minutes
Subway map:
Directions from Asakusa Subway Station
Ended up taking a taxi – best choice I made that day. I was exhausted after that long flight and being alone, carrying my massive luggage, it was nice to have some help and be driven to my Air BnB.

8. Address to Tokyo location
[insert address IN JAPANESE here! I just showed this slide on my phone to my taxi drive and he easily input it into his GPS]

9. Tokyo accommodation details
Hosted by Air BnB
Phone: [insert]
November 22nd – 27th
Arrive at the apartment around 7:30PM
Settle into apartment, wash up & and text/call people I made it
Explore nearby area, maybe call someone via WhatsApp with portable wifi.
Go to sleep early
Explore nearby area and locate:
Convenience store & food (Yakinikku “Tsuzuki”?)
Asakusa-jinja: Tokyo’s oldest Buddhist templte
Senso-ji Temple: historic temple to the goddess of mercy
Hozomon: enduring temple with guardian statues
Nitemon Gate
Mistsume Shrine

10. Tokyo Day Two | Thursday 11/23 | National Holiday
Downtown
Sleep in/adjust timezone
If awake early, go watch sunrise on river Tokyo station!!!
Imperial Palace East Garden by 9:30am
Early lunch at Tokyo Ramen Street! ~11am
Tokyo station to Electric Town/ Akihabara stop
Akihabara
Mandarake complex
Noon to 8pm
Akihabara Electric Town
Café
Admission fee $6.25
Mitsuwa Bld. 4F - 7F
Sotokanda , Chiyoda, Tokyo , Japan
Other shops
Roppongi, Asakasa
Roppongi hills complex
Dinner
Zozo-ji temple
Tokyo tower – night view

11. Tokyo Day Three | Friday 11/24
Shinjuku
Arrive right at dusk and visit the Tokyo Metropolitan Govt. Offices for the 45th floor observatory!
Eat dinner - Chicken skewers at Omoide-yokocho restaurant
Go to Yasukuni-dori: East Shinjuku’s main drag of pubs, karaoke, etc.
Drink at the Golden Gai
specifically Albatross G
Early evening ramen! Nagi is located in Golden Gai
Shibuya
Meiji-jingo shrine:
Open 6:10am – 4:10pm
Check out Hachiko statue
Busiest intersection in the world!
Purikura no Mecca
Across the street from station
Shibuya → Harajuku station
Harajuku
Visit Takeshita-dori
Famous street for teen fashion, many from all over the country visit
Lunch at Harajuku Gyoza-ro!
Shop around after eating and wander

12. Tokyo Day Four | Saturday 11/25
Tokyo Disney Sea!
Spend the day in the Japan exclusive park
Shopping
End day with Jakotsu Onsen
Open 1pm to midnight
Towel Fee: Y140 or $1.27

13. Tokyo Day Five| Sunday 11/26
Whatever!
Anything you want to repeat? Last night in Tokyo!
Asakusa
Go to Sumida River to view sunrise!
Senso-ji temple Daytime shot
Tokyo SkyTree
Chingo-do (Buddhist temple)
Asakusa-jinja (Shinto shrine)
Ueno
Historic Yanaka
Ueno Tosho-gu (Shinto shrine)
Ueno-koen (park)
Kiyomizu Kannon-do (Buddhist temple)
Shibuya for Yoyogi park?
Live performances on Sundays

14. Tokyo → Kyoto Travel day | Monday 11/27
Take the Shinkansen Hikari train from Tokyo →Kyoto Station.
2 hr 40 min
ONLY take Hikari train. Not Nozomi or Kodama
Hikari trains come every 30 minutes, check Hyperdia for exact times
Tokyo Disney Sea!! 8am to 4pm
Back to Tokyo station by 4:45 to catch the bullet train
Check out by __am
Get to Tokyo station around _:__am
TOKYO Leave at _:__pm – Tokai Shinkansen Hikari Line
KYOTO Arrive at _:__pm

15. Kyoto Accommodations Hosted by __ Phone: [number] After Check in
Arrive at _:__pm Kyoto Station, rent luggage lockers
Take subway to Shijo station for lunch at Ippudo Nishikikouji
Walk around Gion
Visit Yasaka Shrine
Walk around Maruyama Park
Check in at 3pm, drop off luggage wash up
After Check in
Finishing washing up around 4pm
Kinkakuji before it
Go to conbini for groceries, ATM if need be, etc.
Dinner – call people
Hirano Shrine
Go to bed early

16. Kyoto Day Seven | Tuesday 11/28
Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine first
7AM – 10AM (open 24 hrs)
Get there as early as possible
Tofuku-ji (Tsuten Bridge)
10:30AM – 12:30PM
Kiyomizu-dera shopping lanes (Sanenzaka, Ninenzaka)
12:30PM – 2:30PM
Eat lunch
Chion-in
2:30PM to 4PM
Heian Jingu/Shrine
4PM to 5PM
Gion Shirakawa (Gion Kyoto ramen dinner)
5:30PM
Kiyomizu-dera
Night Viewing
5:30pm – 9pm
Jojuin Garden day/night viewing
6pm – 8:30pm

17. Kyoto Day Eight | Wednesday 11/28
Kiyomizu-dera (open 6AM)
Arrive 7AM
Leave 8:30AM
Admission 400 yen
Nanzen-ji
Arrive 12:15PM
Leave 1:30PM
Admission 500 yen (more per temple)
Ginkaku-ji (open 9AM)
Arrive 10:45AM
Leave 11:30AM
Admission 500 yen
Philosopher’s Path
Arrive 11:30AM
Leave 12PM
Gion
Arrive 1:45PM
Leave 3:45PM
Dinner
4 to 5:30pm
Kyoto Tower
6 PM

18. Kyoto → Tokyo Travel day | Thursday 11/30
Take the Shinkansen Hikari train from Kyoto → Tokyo Station.
2 hr 40 min
ONLY take Hikari train. Not Nozomi or Kodama
Hikari trains come every 30 minutes, check Hyperdia for exact times
Check out by _:__am
Get to Kyoto station around _:__am
KYOTO Leave at _:__pm – Tokai Shinkansen Hikari Line
TOKYO Arrive at _:__pm
Rent coin locker, store luggage
Tokyo imperial palace, Edo castle ruins, gardens, etc.
Tokyo to Narita by N’EX _:__pm
Travel center for reservation

19. Japan → Canada → US Leave Narita, Japan Thursday November 30th
Arrive at airport by N’EX by 5:27pm
Departure: 7 PM
Air Canada
8h 40min
Arrive Vancouver, Canada
Time: 10:40 AM