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The original was posted on /r/japantravel by /u/TaroGaiden on 2025-01-18 07:13:32+00:00.
January in Japan ❄️
Day 1(2): Wednesday / Thursday * Depart from HNL Wednesday 1200 Arrive Haneda, Tokyo Thursday 1700 * Train/Limousine bus to Sotetsu Fresa Inn (Shinjuku) * Walk Shinjuku / Kabukicho * Eat Family Mart sushi / Day end
Day 3: Friday * (Day) Walk Harajuku (im donut? & Roast Beef Ohno) * (Night) Walk Shibuya (Mega Don Quijote & Magnet) * Eat 7-11 sushi / Day end
Day 4: Saturday * (Day) Walk Ikebukuro (Animate & Pokémon Center/Sunshine City) * (Night) Ikebukuro cont. Sunshine 60 observatory * Eat Lawson sushi / Day end
Day 5: Sunday * Shinkansen/Bullet train to Nagano Sta. * Dagaden bus to Snow Monkey Park * Check in 14:00 Jigokudani Kurakukan & Walk Snow Monkey Park & Onsen * Eat Ryokan provided meal / Day end
Day 6: Monday * Check out 1000 from Jigokudani * Check in 1500 (Kanbayashi Senjukaku) Onsen & ryokan provided meal/Day end
Day 7: Tuesday * Check out 1100, Return to Tokyo * Walk Shinjuku / Gyoen National Garden * Eat Takoyaki & taiyaki / Day end
Day 8: Wednesday * (Day) Walk Nakamise-dori street /(senso-ji & Kaminarimon (Samurai Champloo)) * (Night) Walk Akihabara (electric town/Welcome to the NHK)
Day 9: Thursday * (TBD) * Depart HND Thursday 9 PM * Arrive HNL Thursday 9 Am
I chose to design the itinerary for our group of 3 this way so that we aren’t stressed in a constant time crunch to reach points of interest. The itinerary gets us in the general area we want to explore but remains open ended so that we have time to wander and stumble upon exciting things we may not had anticipated discovering.
Any insight welcome, and recommendations/experiences on eSIM / data amounts necessary to carry us for 7 days, for GPS, YouTube, social media usage. Thanks! ありがとう ございます