Tokyo Itinerary

TOKYO TO OSAKA

Wednesday, Aug 22nd

(6:35 PM) Delta Flight To Tokyo

Korean Air Lounge Access

(9:05 PM) Flight Lands

(10:00 PM) Airport Pick Up and Drop Off Via Viator (Print Viator)

HOTEL: Hilton Tokyo - Check In

DINNER

-Room Service, there is a convenience store located in the basement of The Hilton Hotel

BARS

-Golden Gai

-Memory Lane for photos

Thursday, Aug 23rd

(9:00 AM or 10:00 AM) BREAKFAST -Walk To Cafe

Breakfast Options:

-Sarabeths Lummine 2 - Opens at 9am (15 min walk)

-Dean & Deluca 7 AM Quick Breakfast

-Breizh Café Creperie – Opens at 11 4.1 rating

-Mr. Farmer (Good Salads/ Juice)

-Starbucks located close to Hotel

(11:00 AM) -Walk To Stores

Goyard + Komehyo (Didn't have enough time for this)

-Isetan Shinjuku Tokyo Mall - GOYARD (Near Hilton hotel) (opens at 10:30AM-8:00PM)

-Komehyo Second Hand Designer Bag Store 11:00 AM -9:00 PM

(12:30 PM) -Harajuku Station (We ended up taking a taxi but they are quite expensive, more expensive then NYC)

Options For The Area:

-Hedge Hog Cafe (Before or after Lunch)

-Takeshita Street -Harajuku Fashion Street

- Kicks Lab- Sneaker Shop- which has a gallery-like display of rare and vintage shoes.

(1:00PM) LUNCH

- Reservation- Kawaii Monster Café - Lunch (Kim Kardashian and her sisters took photos and dined here along with a ton of other celebs.)

(2:30 PM) Miji Shrine - This will take up at least 1.5 hours to walk in, take photos and walk out. ( It is around 25-30 mins to walk into the shrine - no car access)

(3:30 PM) SHOPPING

-1: Chicago Store (Kim k photo) (Next to Harajuku Station)

-2: Cat Street (Shopping street)

-3: Ragtag Vintage (Love)

-4: Atomos Shibuya

-5: Billy's Ent Toyko (really cute area)

-6: Undeffeated Sneaker Store

-7: Kith Treats

-8: Shibuya Crossing (Famous- like Times Square, Most populated street crossing)

-9: Asbee Shibuya Center-gai

-10: Addidas Brand Core Store

-11: Shibuya109 (shopping mall)

(5:30 PM) Back To Hilton Hotel To Change

DINNER (7:00 PM) The Peak Lounge-Reservation Confirmed Prix Fixe Unlimited cocktails -Park Hyatt (Lost In Translation Movie) (2-hour unlimited cocktails till 9PM)

Enjoy our chef's seasonal dishes and unlimited drinks from our beverage selection 5-9pm 2 hour duration $52.40 per person exclusive of service charge and tax

BARS

-Golden Gai (Very cool area with little unique bars- Cash Only- Great photo opp)

-Golden Gai is a small pocket of narrow alleys lined with eccentric shanty bars where you can drink shoulder to shoulder with Japanese businessmen, but choose a foreigner-friendly bar. There are whispers Golden Gai may disappear before the 2020 Olympics, so now is the time to go.

OTHER RESTAURANTS:

-Memory Lane for photos (Cool place to eat with little shops, cash only, might be hard to communicate but some beautiful photography has en taken here as well.)

Friday, Aug 24th

BREAKFAST

-Cafe

-Asakusa Station

-Sensoji Temple

-The East Gardens Of The Imperial Palace

Akihabra Area

-Akihabra Area

Shop at Donki/ Don Quijote Akihabara

Don Quijote is actually a chain of stores that selling almost everything, sometimes at a discounted price, and Akihabara is a branch store of it. What makes Don Quijote stands out because it sells from groceries (sweets, drinks, snacks, etc.) to cosmetics, piercings (and other accessories) to electronics to costumes, even the weirdest ones

OTHER TOURIST OPTIONS:

-Akasaka Station - Best Place to live For Foreigners

-Roppongi Station (almond) Ex-pat Area

-Roppongi HIlls: Opened in 2003, Roppongi’s mammoth shopping and entertainment development received more than 49 million visitors in its first year alone. The brainchild of Tokyo property magnate Minoru Mori, Roppongi Hills is an entire mini city – with 200 shops and restaurants, the Grand Hyatt hotel, many private apartment buildings, a multiplex cinema, a TV studio and the colossal Mori Tower, which is topped by the excellent Mori Art Museum and Tokyo City View observation deck.

-Shinjuku Gyoen

-The East Gardens Of The Imperial Palace

-Hie Shrine

-MORI ART MUSEUM

-MORI Building Digital Art Museum:

LUNCH

- AFURI Roppongi Crossing, Japan VEGAN RAMIN (Best Vegan Ramen ever! They also have pork ramen and chicken ramen as well.) (6:00 PM) -Tokyo Baseball Game (Tokyo Dome) (Pick up Tickets at Hotel They were dropped off by (Voyagin)

DINNER (9:00PM) -Yasaiya teppanyaki vegetables Kabukicho –(hibachi style) -vegetarian friendly also serves meat (Fantastic food, great selection of meats and vegetables, great romantic dinner)

BARS

-Shinjuku Station

-Memory Lane- Shinjuku

-Omodie Yokocho

LOUNGE

-DEVA- BAR WITH A VIEW

Saturday, Aug 25th

Tokyo - Osaka

(7:45 AM) Leave Hotel (25 Min Commute to the station) (need to find ticket booth!)

BREAKFAST (BEFORE TRAIN-GRAB IT)

(9:00 AM) Depart Tokyo

(11:33 AM) Arrive In Osaka at Shin Osaka Station (Different then OSAKA STATION)

Take Taxi to Hilton Osaka 15 minute cab ride (Across from Osaka Station) (cabs are just as expensive in Tokyo - more expensive then NYC)

(12:00 PM)- Drop off Bags at HILTON OSAKA

LUNCH: (AT TRAIN STATION: Across From Hilton Osaka)

• Chabuton - Vegan Ramen at the Yodobashi-Umeda (Near Osaka Staion)

Other Options:

• Sarabeths Osaka – Lunch

• Bills Osaka

(1:00 PM)- Osaka Castle Osaka Station - Morinomiya Station

- Pretty interesting. Played a significant role in the unification of Japan in the 16th century. There's a couple moats n' shit if I remember correctly lol

Tea House Houshou-an

In one quiet corner of the Nishi no Maru Garden is a genuine tea house. It's a wooden, one-story building with cypress roof thatching built in the traditional "sukiya" style used for tea-ceremony arbors. It has three available tea rooms: a hiroma (traditionally a room bigger than 4.5 tatami mats), a koma (a room smaller than 4.5 tatami mats), and a ritsureiseki (the largest of the three).

(3:00 PM)- Dotonbori Street - Lively street with food and shopping, theres water that runs through the middle of the area

- Dotonbori Glico Man (famous area)

Other Options:

1: Namba Yasaka Jinja - (Cool Shrine) (at the bottom of Dotonbori maybe go frist)

2: NAMBA PARKS- Shoppng Mall- 200 stores

3: NAMBA MARUI-150 stores

Tsutenkaku

-This was another popular street, good street markets

- Amazing Tempura restaurants

-Shin Sai Bashi-Suji (Shopping area) Near Dotonbori Street ( H & M etc)

(5:00 PM)- BACK TO HOTEL TO CHANGE

(7:00PM) DINNER

Dinner Options:

Steak House Juju- Amazing Teppanyaki with Veggie Options

Alto Tritone (Italian) Daisaku Ando. (FRESH MADE PASTA 5.5 ratings on trip advisor)

OTHER TOURIST OPTIONS IN OSAKA:

Umeda Sky Buidling- For a View at Sunset

Kuromon Market - Food Market

Minoh Waterfall -Outside the city

Abeno Harukas -Kintetsu Main Store-View point

Shinsekai Street (AT NIGHT)

-place to have dinner and see neon lights)

OTHER LUNCH & DINNER OSAKA RESTAURANTS

-Dontaku Doyama –Teppanyaki Restaurant

-Chabuton Yodobashi-Umeda

-Critters Burger

-Kuma Kafe (Near Train Station

-Pizza Bar Fullhouse ( Near Dotonbori)

-El Pancho( Near Dotonbori) (Mexican)

-Pieno Honten (Cheese plate) – Italian

+81 6-6633-0141

-Pieno Di Cibo 06-6211-0143 CASH ONLY

Sunday, Aug 26th

BREAKFAST-Cafe at Hotel & Starbucks in next building

(9:00AM) -Universal Studios -SKIP THE LINE ADDITIONAL PICTURES Tickets Through Voyagin (cleszuk@gmail.com)

DAY OF PLAN:

(10:40 AM)- (11:10 AM) Despicable Me Minion Mayhem

(11:45 PM)-(4:00 PM) Anytime

-Spider-Man, Jurassic Park the ride,

-Jaws, Terminator, backdraft

(LUNCH) -(12:30 PM) – AT THE PARK

(4:20 PM)16:20(4:20 PM) Harry Potter Area - no re-entry

(4:40 PM)16:40-17:10 (4:40 PM - 5:10 PM) Forbidden Journey -Harry Potter

(DINNER) – Hard Rock Café Or Downtown Osaka

Monday, Aug 27th

(7:00 AM)-Pick up at Hilton Osaka -Kyoto Morning Tour of Kinkakuji Temple, Nijo Castle and Kyoto Imperial Palace from Osaka

(Print Viator)

Booking Ref number: 663311360

6-hour tour of Kyoto highlights Ride the JR rapid transit rail round-trip from Osaka Explore one of Japan’s most well-preserved cities by coach with a knowledgeable local guide Visit two UNESCO World Heritage sites: Nijo Castle and the Golden Pavilion Photograph the maple leaves of autumn or the cherry blossoms of spring Tour Kyoto Imperial Palace and shop at the Kyoto Handicraft Center Hotel pickup from selected Osaka hotels included

Kyoto Imperial Palace is closed on Monday and, if Monday is a national holiday, Monday will be open and the following day will be closed. When Kyoto Imperial Palace is closed, you will visit Kitano-tenmangu Shrine instead. The schedule applies to the period before and after the public viewing of Kyoto Imperial Palace in April and Oct, and the Aoi Festival from May 14-17, as well as other Imperial Household events

Read more about Kinkakuji Temple, Nijo Castle, Kyoto Palace Tour from Osaka 2018 at: https://www.viator.com/showImportantInfo.jspa?pub=vcps

(1:45 PM) -Drop Off At Osaka Station

(6:25 PM) -Osaka- Kansai

(8:15 PM) - Arrive In Seoul

OTHER COOL PLACES IN TOKYO & OSAKA

1. Shinjuku is entertaining,

-Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building -Free Observation Deck- 45th Floor Observation decks which provide beautiful sunset views and a chance to spot Mt Fuji.

-Dug Jazz Bar (From the 1960's)

-Beams Japan- Flagship store collection of Japan made clothing, crafts, are, a gallery, restaurant and coffee shop.

-Zoetrope- Rare whisky while watching vintage films

2. Shibuya is youthful.

Center Gai, is lined with trendy fashion stores and boutiques, but it is the iconic Shibuya 109 building that sees gaggles of giggling teens going ga-ga over the latest kogul and ganguro subculture fashion.Shibuya is also home to the busiest pedestrian crossing in the world and a perfect spot to take a token tourist snap.

4. Harajuku is alternative.

-Cat Street is a pedestrian thoroughfare filled with more high-end street fashion boutiques and Omotesando is a tree-lined avenue often referred to as the Champs-Elysées of Tokyo. Harajuku is also next to Yoyogi Park, in which you'll find the Meiji Shrine.

5: GINZA is high-end. (high end area of Tokyo, great restaurants located on rooftops and fantastic high end shopping )

-Alice in a Labyrinth (Shimbashi Station near Ginza)

6: Asakusa has history.

-SENSO-JI - Tokyo may not have as many temples as Kyoto, but Senso-ji isn't the city's most popular temple just by default. In the year 628—according to legend—two brothers fished a statue of the goddess of mercy, Kannon, from the Sumida River. Senso-ji was built in Asakusa as tribute, although the

ASAKUSA DISTRICT: The Asakusa district is as colourful as it is historic. First established as an entertainment hub during the Edo period, today it continues that tradition and is home to cinemas, the Nakamise shopping street with its traditional goods, souvenirs and snacks, and various temples.

TOKYO RESTAURANTS:

• -AFURI | 恵比寿 VEGAN RAMIN

• Salvatore Cumo Restaurant (****)

• Mercer Brunch- Brunch in Ginza

• Alice in a Labyrinth (Shimbashi Station near Ginza) (Amazing photo opp spot)

• Memory Lane for photos (Cool place to eat with little shops, cash only, might be hard to communicate but some beautiful photography has en taken here as well.)

DISCOUNT DESIGNER BAGS

Komehyo is a popular shopping chain that sells new and pre-owned luxury brands at about 50% off. This store, with branches in Shinjuku, Ginza, Aoyama and purchasing centers in Shibuya, Kichijoji, and Harajuku, operates on a “relay-use” principle which states that a certain good is able to fully satisfy its mission only when it is relayed from person to person.

Roko Shira is one of the biggest luxury store chains in Japan, with five stores in Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka. With its flagship store found at Ginza, Roko Shira stands very much at home on one of Tokyo’s most luxurious and fashionable streets.

What are on offer: Bags, watches, jewelry, etc.

Brands on offer: Hermes, Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Rolex, etc.

Brand First If designer handbags are your guilty pleasure, BrandFirst must make it to the top of your shopping itinerary in Tokyo. The store offers brand new, old new, and pre-owned luxury purses. BrandFirst’s key to selling at the lowest price possible is to source high-end handbags from different parts of the globe. No middle man means doing away with unnecessary additional costs

Address: 1 Chome-18-7, Kabukicho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0021 (5-minute walk from JR Shinjuku Station)

Opening hours: 11am – 10pm

SENSO-JI - Tokyo may not have as many temples as Kyoto, but Senso-ji isn't the city's most popular temple just by default. In the year 628—according to legend—two brothers fished a statue of the goddess of mercy, Kannon, from the Sumida River. Senso-ji was built in Asakusa as tribute, although the

TOUR BOOKING SITES:

(Fantastic Tickets & Tour Booking website)

We booked Tokyo Dome Baseball Tickets trough this site.

www.voyagin.com

www.viator.com

Kyoto

OUTFIT DETAILS

Dress: Vici, Shoes: Louis Vuitton, Fan: Daiso In Korea

Yasaiya teppanyakI

KAWAII MONSTER CAFE

OUTFIT DETAILS

Dress: Vici, Shoes: Louis Vuitton, Earrings: Mango, Sunglasses: Forever 21

JUJU STEAK HOUSE OSAKA

OSAKA CASTLE

OUTFIT DETAILS

Dress: Vici, Shoes: Jordans, Bag: YSL, Earrings: Korean Boutique

UNIVERSAL STUDIOS

OUTFIT DETAILS

Shirt: Universal Studios Harry Potter, Louis Vuitton, Shorts: Zara Belt: Korean Boutique

UNIVERSAL STUDIOS

OUTFIT DETAILS

Shirt: Vici , Kimno: Vici, Louis Vuitton, Shorts: Zara Belt: Korean Boutique Bag: Goyard

ARUFI RAMEN

ARUFI RAMEN

The Golden Gai

OUTFIT DETAILS

Blazer: Zara, Shorts: Zara, Boots: Massimo Dutti, Bag: Louis Vuitton Belt: Korean Boutique