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The original was posted on /r/japantravel by /u/Atlantyan on 2025-07-06 18:01:47+00:00.

Hello!

I’ll be in Tokyo with some friends 11 days this coming mid-to-late November (after 10 days in Osaka and Kyoto). The plan below mixes the things we like: history, food, autumn scenery, videogames, anime / pop culture and nightlife. We will stay in a hotel next to Shin-Ōkubo Station.

I’m happy to walk all day, yet I still want to avoid unnecessary back-tracking. Could you please let me know:

1. Whether the areas groupings make logistical sense and avoid needless zig-zagging.
2. If I’m dedicating too much time to any one area, and how you’d optimise the route.
3. Whether the activities fall on the right day of the week. I don’t want to rock up when something’s closed.
4. Any autumn-specific tips (illumination events, foliage spots, earlier sunsets).

Thanks in advance for any tweaks or red flags you can spot!

Day 1 — Tuesday (Shinjuku)

• Morning
  • Hotel check-in
• Afternoon
  • Godzilla Head (Kabukichō)
  • Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building observatory
• Night
  • Omoide Yokocho

Day 2 — Wednesday (Asakusa, Skytree & Ryōgoku)

• Morning
  • Yotsugi Station (Captain Tsubasa statues)
  • Asakusa Tourist Info Center view deck
  • Nakamise-dōri
  • Sensō-ji & Nishi-sandō
  • Asakusa Yokocho food hall
  • Kappabashi kitchen-street
• Mid-day
  • Bandai Headquarters showroom
  • Ryōgoku Kokugikan (sumo arena)
• Afternoon
  • Kirby Café
  • Tokyo Skytree observation decks
  • Asahi Sky Bar
• Night
  • Hoppy Street izakaya lane
  • Sensō-ji at night

Day 3 — Thursday (Shibuya day & night)

• Morning
  • Shibuya Crossing
  • Hachikō Statue
  • Pokémon Card Lounge
  • Panoramic Gacha shop
  • PARCO 6F (Nintendo / Pokémon / Jump)
  • Uobei conveyor-sushi
• Afternoon
  • Anime Center Shibuya
  • Tower Records
  • Miyashita Park
  • Doraemon Café
  • Shibuya Sky rooftop
• Night
  • Nonbei Yokocho
  • Dōgenzaka nightlife area
  • Late-night Mega Don Quijote run

Day 4 — Friday (Nikkō day-trip & Shinjuku late-night)

• Day
  • Tōshō-gū Shrine
  • Kegon Falls
  • Shinkyō Bridge
• Night
  • Karaoke (Shinjuku)
  • Maruhan Pachinko
  • Shinjuku nightclubs (WARP)

Day 5 — Saturday (Harajuku & Shibuya)

• Morning
  • Yoyogi Park
  • Meiji Jingū Shrine
  • Takeshita Street
  • Cat Street walk to Shibuya
  • PARCO (part II)
• Afternoon
  • Gōtoku-ji (beckoning-cat temple)
• Night
  • Clubbing at WOMB

Day 6 — Sunday (Ginza, Tokyo Station & Odaiba)

• Morning
  • Uniqlo Ginza flagship
  • Nissan Crossing showroom
  • Mitsukoshi Ginza
  • Itoya stationery flagship
  • Ginza Lion beer hall
• Afternoon
  • Character Street (Tokyo Station)
  • Ramen Street
  • Pokémon Café (if we get a slot)
• Night
  • Unicorn Gundam statue (Odaiba)
  • Joypolis indoor theme park
  • Doraemon Store

Day 7 — Monday (Akihabara & Shinbashi)

• Morning (Akihabara)
  • Animate
  • Mandarake
  • Super Potato
  • GiGo & Namco arcades
  • Gashapon Hall
  • Radio Kaikan
  • LoveLive! Store
  • Yodobashi Camera
  • AKB48 Theatre (if tickets)
• Night (Shinbashi)
  • Kaiju Sakaba izakaya
  • Izakaya crawl
  • Godzilla Statue
  • Zouk Club

Day 8 — Tuesday (Fujikawaguchiko day-trip & Shinjuku)

• Day
  • Lake Kawaguchi Mt-Fuji views
  • Retro Bus loop (Oishi Park, Iyashi-no-Sato, etc.)
• Night
  • Kabukichō Tower entertainment complex

Day 9 — Wednesday (Ueno, Yanaka & Ikebukuro)

• Morning
  • Ueno Park
  • Ameyokō street market
  • Yanaka Ginza stroll
• Afternoon
  • Evangelion Store (Ikebukuro)
  • Animate
  • Sunshine City
  • NamjaTown
  • Sanrio & Capcom Cafés
  • Nihonshu Bar Gui Gui
  • Anime Tokyo Station Museum
• Night
  • Samurai Restaurant (Shinjuku)
  • Golden Gai bar-hopping

Day 10 — Thursday (Ghibli Museum & Akihabara nightlife)

• Morning
  • Ghibli Museum (Mitaka)
• Night
  • Maid Café
  • Anison DJ Bar Anime
  • Dear Stage idol bar
  • MOGRA club
  • Alchemist cocktail bar

Day 11 — Friday (Tsukiji, Imperial Palace & Roppongi)

• Morning
  • Tsukiji Outer Market
  • Imperial Palace East Gardens
  • Sailor Moon spots (Azabu-Jūban)
• Afternoon
  • Tokyo Tower
  • Zōjō-ji Temple
  • Shiodome City Center Sky Lobby
• Night
  • Tokyo City View (Roppongi Hills)
  • Evangelion exhibition
  • “Kill Bill” Gonpachi Nishi-Azabu dinner

Day 12 — Saturday (Departure)

• Morning
  • Hotel check-out
  • Transfer to airport

Thoughts? Suggestions? Thanks!