Tokyo is back | I want to say some honest truths
Tokyo is really so much fun, strongly recommend visiting Tokyo in August to September ❤️ Recommended, 🌸 Tokyo 4 days 3 nights full adventure record: neon lights, sushi, and getting lost daily!
🗺️ Itinerary
Day 1: Soul of Tradition × Eye of the Future
- Breakfast: Asakusa Temple "Sometaro" Okonomiyaki (hot and crispy, the sauce is amazing! 🍘) + Nakamise Street Ningyo-yaki (red bean filling sweeter than first love 💘).
- Morning: Asakusa Temple fortune-telling (bad fortunes tied to trees for good luck 🙏) → Kaminarimon Lantern photo (grab the prime spot at 8 AM, one second later you’re just a passerby 📸).
- Lunch: Skytree "Rikyu Gyutan" (charcoal-grilled beef tongue set, thick cut and chewy to tears 🥩).
- Afternoon: Ueno Park feeding pigeons (pretending to be in Paris, actually turned away by panda house queue 🐼) → Akihabara shopping spree (figure collectors beware, wallet slimming alert 💸).
- Dinner: Shinjuku "Omoide Yokocho" yakitori alley (grilling skewers in smoky haze, social anxiety beware 🔥).
- Accommodation: Shinjuku Gracery Hotel (Godzilla-themed room, monster overlooking the street view 🦖, twin room ¥1200/night, window view worth the price!).
Day 2: Trendy Rampage × Night View Blast
- Breakfast: Tsukiji Market "Inoue" ramen (fish broth + soft-boiled egg 🍜, opens at 5:30 AM, no chance for late sleepers).
- Morning: Shinjuku Gyoen (filming location of "The Garden of Words," cherry blossoms are breathtaking 🌸) → Harajuku Takeshita Street (rainbow cotton candy + vintage shops, JK density overload 👗).
- Lunch: Shibuya "Miniku to Kome" hamburger steak set (grill your own meat, if burnt it’s your fault 🍔).
- Afternoon: Shibuya Scramble Square (45th floor observation deck for magical crosswalk shots 🚥) → Hachiko Statue (photo requires queue, dog more famous than people 🐕).
- Dinner: Roppongi "Tokyo Midtown" eel rice (Kansai-style crispy skin, with sansho pepper is killer 🍱).
- Night view: Roppongi Hills observation deck (Tokyo Tower + Skytree double landmarks in one frame 🌃, ticket ¥1800 worth it!).
Day 3: Anime Soul × Seaside Relaxation
- Breakfast: Odaiba "bills" pancakes (cloud-like texture + honey butter 🍯, calorie bomb but so good).
- Morning: teamLab Planets (barefoot walking on water watching flower seas 🌊, skirts beware of exposure!) → Gundam Base (1:1 Unicorn transformation, otaku scream zone 🤖).
- Lunch: Odaiba Seafood Market "Hokkyokusei" omurice (Showa retro style, runny yolk killer 🍳).
- Afternoon: Odaiba Seaside Park (Rainbow Bridge + Statue of Liberty 🗽, pretending to be in New York) → Oedo Onsen Monogatari (soak and eat ice cream, healing tired legs from all the walking ♨️).
- Return: Haneda Airport (limited-time shopping: Royce raw chocolate, Tokyo Banana 🍌).
👍 Happy Planet
1. Transportation hack: Suica card works everywhere on subway/convenience stores, when lost Google Maps is your lifesaver 🗺️!
2. Toilet revolution: heated toilet seats + sound princess waterfall noise, bathroom experience beats five-star hotels 🚽✨.
3. Service beyond belief: convenience store aunties bow 90° handing change, social anxiety instantly turns noble 👑!
👎 Heartbreaking Moments
1. Tiny rooms: suitcase open takes half the room, long legs book the "Keio Plaza" suite directly 🏨!
2. Cash assassin: temple fortunes/old eel restaurants only accept cash 💴, no yen on hand means instant petrification.
3. Subway maze: Shinjuku station has 24 exits, when navigation fails rely on samurai spirit to ask directions 🚇💦.
💡 Blogger’s Blood and Tears Tips
- Accommodation tricks: families choose "Hilton Tokyo Bay" (Disney shuttle + sea view 🌊), couples go for "Mitsui Garden Ginza" (rooftop onsen with night view ♨️).
- Money-saving magic: 24-hour subway pass ¥800 unlimited rides, convenience store breakfast ¥300 fills you up 🍙!
- Pitfall guide: compare prices before buying Akihabara figures, Ginza luxury tax refund queues start at 1 hour ⌛!