How to Spend 5 Days in TOKYO - Japan Travel Itinerary
Tokyo is the World's Largest City and the HEART of the Country, with over 14 Million People Calling this city home you might be intimidated on your first trip. Not to worry as this is my personal guide to spending 5 days in Tokyo; From the Beautiful Sensoji temple, the busy streets of Shibuya, the Nightlife of Shinjuku, madness of Akihabara and much more, this might be the best trip you'll ever take to Japan!
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CHAPTERS
00:00 How to Spend 5 Days in Tokyo
00:23 How To Get Around Tokyo
01:45 Where to Stay in Tokyo
02:22 Tokyo Airport Tips
02:34 Day 1 - Iconic Tokyo
04:35 Day 2 - Relaxing Tokyo
08:02 Day 3 - Idyllic Tokyo
10:01 Day 4 - Escape From Tokyo
11:00 Day 5 - Last Day in Tokyo
12:32 How To Get IC Card During Shortage
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My wife and I just got back from Tokyo. We are terrible planners and didn’t have anything planned out. We found this video a couple of days before we left and decided to try it out. Thanks for the tips, it definitely gave us a vacation to remember.
Cheers! Great to hear I could help you have an amazing trip!
I did most of the places on this list in Tokyo - 5 days in Tokyo is perfect to see the main attractions
Hope you had a great trip!
Japan is #1 on my bucket list of countries to visit. This is a great itinerary list, and many of the places you listed I already have on mine. Thanks for the awesome advice! It makes me even more hyped for my eventual trip.
Ive traveled to 100 countries so far, Japan is my number 1. I cant wait to go back again and again
Loved Tokyo! Absolutely fantastic. We got some spectacular footage and more importantly created amazing memories!
Going to be spending 16 days in Japan next year so these videos are extremely helpful, thank you!
Im traveling to Japan in november, your videos about Kyoto, Osaka and now Tokyo gave me so many new things to do on my bucket list. That Video gets a well deserved like, thank you!
Cheers happy to hear it! Is there any other locations youd be interested in seeing
@@InakaAdventureouf, 3 weeks later and I'm writing from Tokyo heh. A video about Hokkaido would be great because I want to go there maybe next year :b
Yeah I've been meaning to get up there as well haha!
I absolutely love the way you give ALL relevant info connected to the topic Vs what most content creators do by making each a new video, I also appreciate that even with your 'plug ins' it's not annoying or overselling, you just say what it is, thank, and move on calmly. Your voice is so right for your content, it's so easy to watch your videos, thank you!
Cheers, I went to Uni in NZ btw so maybe my half accent is familiar
My man, you dropped one great video hours before my trip to japan! thank you so much :D
Awesome hope you have a great trip!
Exciting itinerary! Tokyo sounds amazing. Can't wait to explore Sensoji temple and Shibuya. Thanks for the helpful guide!
No Prob!
This is awesome. It's not only very informative but also really entertaining. Enjoyed it!
Glad you enjoyed it! Any city you would like to see in a future video?
Your guides are the best I have come across hands down. My mate and I are planing out our upcoming trip based off your guides
Hope you lads have a great trip! Let me know if you have any questions about Japan
@@InakaAdventurethanks! Will definitely do that
This is awesome. It's not only very informative but also really entertaining. Enjoyed it! 🤩👍✨
Glad to hear it!
I'm crafting our itinerary and this helped me a lot. Thank you so much!
Glad it helped!
I fully agree escaping Tokyo to visit Yokohama is a great choice. Chinatown is amazing, Gundam Factory is awesome too. Thank you so much for shouting out Odaiba. I feel like too many people sleep on that location. It’s truly a beautiful place to walk around both day and night with lots of shops and restaurants to checkout. I approve this 5-day guide 😅
Yeah there is so much concentrated in a small area there its great, seems like you're a bit of an expert so happy to hear it went over well
@@InakaAdventure I like how each day has a theme to it. Gives it more clarity and easy to remember what was done per day. I never thought about doing it that way. I’ll have to keep that in mind next time I show someone around Tokyo. Thanks man!
No problem, it just sort of came to me while I was writing the script and thought it would be cool haha
Awesome video! I really want to visit Tokyo some time. I love how clean it is and how much there is to do and see. I also heard it's super safe.
You should!
My son is in Tokyo and travelling Japan. He's been messaging me every 5 days. I wanted to see Tokyo to have a better idea of it. Thankyou for your video😊
Thats such a sweet story
Already booked my flight to Tokyo!! 🗼🗼 Can't wait 😍😀
Amazing video! I'm going to Japan for the first time in November and this helps so much :D Can't wait to see more videos!
Hope you have a great trip!
Great compilation of ideas & graphics❣ Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it! Let me know what other places you would like to see in Japan
so happy you posted this, loved your Osaka video and now this, the two places im going to and im leaving Friday! thanks! :D
Cheers! Thinking of what city to do next, any suggestions?
@@InakaAdventure Kyushu!
This is so helpful as we’re preparing our itinerary for our trip to Tokyo-Nagoya in November
Nagoya is one of our favorite cities, underrated which makes it more affordable.
Hope you have a great trip! What are your plans to do in Nagoya?
Going to japan in 2 days for 3 weeks! This is super helpfull and at the same super relaxing, cheers!
Hope you have a great trip! I have a 2 week guide to Japan ( kzhead.info/sun/mNZsh5ihnICmimg/bejne.html ) as well as specific videos for Kyoto and Osaka that you might find useful!
Thank you InakaAdventure. We are spending time in Japan for the first time (Tokyo 4 nights, Takayama 3 nights, Hiroshima 2 nights, Kyoto 4 nights, Tokyo 2 nights) for just over two weeks. I've noted in your previous videos that you aren't a huge fan of the Winder Season. However, this is something I'd love to see you cover. We will be there at the end of Feb into March. Thank you!!
I love the snow, its winters without snow that I dont enjoy haha. I do have a video on the snow monkeys in Nagano might fit the bill: kzhead.info/sun/hN2Fh9luhniJhYE/bejne.html
Are you using train to get to each destination
tbh i would avoid kabukicho it's really dirty and there's not much there. definitely visit shibuya and asakusa they give you 2 entirely different experiences of tokyo old and new.
Always depends what you're into, the new kabukicho tower is a pretty cool little place with games, food and drink with a very cool neon aesthetic, personally though since its neighboring golden gai I think thats the best place to grab a drink with the locals
This is a helpful video ,your guides are the best , Really great
Cheers!
Wow This was really professional! Really great work meme!
Glad you liked it Sean, be sure to hit me up when you visit Japan!
Going for two weeks at the end of April. I’ll be using your guide to help me plan out my trip. Thank you.
Hope you have a great trip!
This is the best Tokyo guide video I have seen on YT and I have seen a few (for our trip there in June 24)
Hope you have a great trip, not sure about tokyo but that time of year you might be able to see fireflies in the countryside
Very useful information. Thank you, Josh.
My pleasure!
your audio is insane! Great quality!
Cheers, I use a pretty standard mic but I do a bit of post audio balancing in audition after
thanks for this!, i went to japan last sakura season without any plans, so it leaves a bitter taste, hopefully next sakura season ill have a solid plan!
Sorry to hear that, Make sure you check the Sakura forecast for your next trip, they are blooming earlier each year!
Hello! I'm planning to go to Tokyo next year, in April. This video of yours helped me to almost decide. I found out that the return must be before the end of the month :)... THANK YOU
Hope you have a great trip!
A perfect supplementary itinerary, if I do say so. I'll be in Tokyo for New Years, seeing Comiket and a bunch other places, and your vid just reminded me of some nighttime spots I could check out as well. Hopefully it won't be too cold!
How was your trip?
@@InakaAdventure Incredibly busy; I spent most of the time walking about the city, so I had little time to relax unfortunately. More focused on seeing as much as possible. But I did enjoy watching Godzilla in Shinjuku, going to Tokyo Tower, and visiting a secret gamer lounge in Shibuya called 84Hashi.
Never heard of that lounge, I'll have to take a look next time I'm up there
@@InakaAdventure It's something you have to reserve online, as you can only find it via their instructions (again, super secret)
I literally just opened youtube to see if you have a Tokyo Itinerary and it says you just posted this under an hour ago, wow!! 😂 lucky timing!! I need to plan out my last several days in Japan and I’ll be in Tokyo. Very excited to watch this video 😃 Your two week japan itinerary was extremely helpful for my overall trip planning. Thank you so much 🙏🏻
Thats a crazy coincidence, you must have been one of the first to find it. Let me know if you have any questions about Japan
Will do, thank you 🙏🏻 Have a great day.
Very interesting and helpful video✨ It makes people want to walk around Tokyo again.
Walkings the best way imo
Omg this is so helpful thank you
Happy to help
Amazing video! I'll be doing a couple of these things on my next trip here in 2024😊
Hope you have a great trip!
Such a good vid my dude.
Cheers my man, heard you were coming back to Japan soon actually, be sure to hit me up!
@@InakaAdventure Yeah I’m hoping to come to Osaka. I’ll defs hit you up if I do.
This is great...I'm going in March and this was helpful
Great time to visit, hope you have a great trip!
Thank you ! I got the train shot with 4 trains ! ❤
Great to hear! Its a nice little spot
Thanks this was great. Worth watching just to find out I can use other local travel cards in tokyo, which wasn't clear in a load of other things I've read/watched!!
glad to hear it, let me know if you have other Japan topics youd like to see covered
Great Japan itinerary.
Cheers!
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Another nice video! I'm leaving for Japan on 10/31 (missing Halloween in both places) and spending half of my time wandering around Kyushu. I'll even visit the elusive Saga Prefecture. I've been to all 47 but all I did in Saga in the past was use the Family Mart bathroom.
Dont think ive been to Saga yet, I think i was planning to go to an island around there though
Estuve 5 días en tokyo so feliz por eso❤enero pasado del 12 al 18
Thanks for breaking down how the green line work so that I can maximize my time there.
Hope you have a great trip!
at the imperial gardens marker, something truly underrated is japanese pine trees. they are so cool. so wavy and strange. on the east coast America, we have apple, plum and cherry trees so japanese pine trees are super unique to me.
I agree, there are a lot of pine trees in my own country but they dont look like the ones you see there
Enjoyed your video very much. One of my favorite places to stay is behind Shibuya where the embassies are, with plenty of privacy but $$$.
Im headed up to Tokyo soon again actually, might check it out thanks for the tip !
@@InakaAdventure Another great area is DAIKANYAMA T-SITE between Shibuya and Meguro. Look it up. Enjoy!
5 weeks until Xmas Tokyo visit. 🥳🥳👏👏 Dont know if known, but there is a great spot for views at the top of the Asahi building and to enjoy beer or more. 😁
Despite the name its a really nice building, hope you have a great trip!
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Seriously..... this is GOOD SOLID advice! MAX APPROVED!!🥒🥒🥒🥒🥒
Cheers Max, glad these arent bent
❤❤❤❤ short vedio but huge informations . thank you very much
Glad you enjoyed it
Great video! It definitely takes away from the stress of figuring out how much to fit in a day. Can you tell me where you found that cool brutalist building with the circular windows? It was near the end of the video.
If you mean the Nakagin capsule tower unfortunately its since been demolished
Thank you for your video,Iwill visit in tokeyo,i can use other local travel cards in tokeyo.this video most helpfull my journy.I will go for 5 days visit tokeyo.absolutly must visit kabukicho.❤❤❤❤❤❤
Hope you have a great trip!
Just left from Tokyo Japan two days a go.. Japan is about amazing people, amazing town and amazing country and amazing experience ever i know, best regard from Makasaar City, Indonesia,😊❤😊..
Hope you had an amazing time!
Absolutely must visit Kabukicho.
Kabukicho and Golden Gai are an absolute blast, just got back from staying there for a few days
Waw. That. Is. So. Intense ing I. Am. So. Intense. Bkos. The. Tokyo. Tawa It. So beautiful 😮
Where are all the comments saying HOW captivating @InakaAdventure 's voice is? I just can't stop listening! I think you can say anything and it will sound delightful!
Those must be hidden among the people saying my voice is an AI haha, glad you enjoyed the video
Visit also the new Toranomon Hills Station (especially the T-market) and the Tokyu Kabukicho Tower. If you come in Tokyo in 2024, you must to visit the new Azabudai Hills (which has buildings with very original architecture, which also has plenty of green spaces with, among other things, lots of fruit trees on the roofs which are accessible and also with the famous teamLab Borderless which will reopen in this complex in January 2024 and also lots of new stores and shopping centers as well as works of art and even a new shrine)
I really want to check out Azabudai when its done
I was being confused watching too many videos about Japan. And my trip is right after 3 days. I was thinking anyone who has some specific information and found this video in front. Thank you. I think it's gonna be helpful 👍
Glad I could help
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Great! Actually I couldnt find tickets for that so I'm a bit envious of you.
I can't wait to be in Japan from November 20 to December 5. Will be in Tokyo, Kyoto, and Osaka.
Should check out my other videos about kyoto and osaka in that case!
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10:05 Japan has been my dream since I was 5. I had finally convinced my wife to make Japan our next trip. We were watching this video, and then this happened. She's not sure anymore. 🙃
Thanks for the video. May i know where can you recommend to go during winter in Tokyo?
Since its a city destination is mostly the same all year round. You might get some snow in winter and see illuminations though
Disney Sea is supposed to be THE best theme park in the world. I went in 2003 and can't wait to go again. Hopefully this year.
The aesthetics of Disney Sea were great, but i found their rides to be not as good as FujiQ or USJ, depends what you prefer but for me its all about the rides.
I should have gone to Tokyo after seeing this
Did you just return from a trip?
@@InakaAdventure As you can tell from my video, I went 14 days ago
Hope you had an amazing time!
Mate, have you ever considered audio books? Your voice is heavenly
Indeed I have
Suica is available again, I have it on my apple wallet and I live in Australia 😊
Great news
Would you recommend this itinerary for winter travel too? I noticed some of the spots showcases Sakura season, so I was wondering how it is during winter :). Thank you.
Yeah Winter in Tokyo is great, just replace some of the outdoor activities at day with going to see the Winter night illuminations.
I will be visiting Tokyo beginning June 18, 2024!
Hope you have a great trip!
The Jeremy Clarkson.."in the world" was good
Cheers, he's a big inspiration
Thank you for this! Did you say ICOCA can be used the same as Suica? In both Osaka and Tokyo?? What about in Kyoto?
All the different IC cards work anywhere in Japan now, I'm currently using my icoca in yamagata
@@InakaAdventure Thank you so much! I read more about it and we can buy it at KIX since we are arriving there!
Yo! Travelling to Japan in late Jan-Feb 2024: Any recommendations for the winter (Unfortunately not going north of the Kanto region)... and potentially any warnings for what to avoid or be careful of during the winter :)
Nagano and Gifu are amazing in Winter, great skii / snowboard spots & you can sit in the outdoor hot springs as the snow falls. If you have tattoos you can get banned from some Hot Springs but there are many that accept people with them too, specifically in Kusatsu & Kinosaki Onsen
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Very useful. Please can you give a specific road or bridge name for the three railway line crossing?
I believe I say it in the video, but its ochanomizu
So it would be only necesary to buy train from airport to tokyo + that card if i only stay in tokyo ? If next 2 wees i would like to travel around a regional pass would be perfect then
Pretty much yeah
I’ll be in Tokyo for 4 days in late January. Are the gardens worth going to in the winter?
Might be snowing which would be a great time to see them
Quick note: The Nakagin Capsule Tower at time stamp 12’21” has since been demolished. Unfortunately.
Very sad about that, was an iconic part of Tokyo
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Glad you enjoyed it!
We are planning to take the $11 boat cruise from Asakusa to Odaiba 😬. Teamlab should be close to Odaiba right?
Yeah You can can take the monorail to Toyosu to get to Teamlab from there
@@InakaAdventure Thank you so much!!! I'll take note of that... Btw I just found out that there are actually 2 teamlabs. One is Teamlab Planet and I kinda forgotten the other one. Are they just close by or quite far apart?
I always double check my itinerary with yours. As i check mine is covering everthing that you mentioned on the vídeo. Do you know if kusatsu onsen accepts people with tattos? Do you know how can i find it out?
Yeah according to the tourism association website there are at least 3 onsens that will accept any amount of body tattoos, just search for that and you'll be fine.
@@InakaAdventure thanks a lot
Hello! My Airbnb is around Katsushika, is it still convenient to enjoy the nightlife in Shinjuku ?
Depends if you want to stay out all night, you'll probably have to leave Shinjuku around 11pm to get back there or wait for the 5am first train
lol the humor is not what i expected from the serious voice
Hi! Could you share the location of the trains crossing? Thanks
Its Ochanomizu station
I got a pasmo card in 2019 and left 10k yen on it. it is the welcome to kanto card. Is that one technically one that expires after 28 days?
Never heard of that one honestly, looks like it was a limited run of 30,000 cards. So might be a collectors item now who knows
😂 I saw Captain Jack Sparrow in the crowd 0:10
Yep thats japanese johnny
Best video on utube!!
Cheers! What Japan topics would you like to see covered in the future?
Didn't know other region IC cards can be used in Tokyo!
Yeah they updated the train lines in the last few years, in the past they were region locked but the system is so much better now!
@@InakaAdventure totally agree!
Who noticed the Starcraft Academy sound?
Only the most cultured viewers
Any recommendations for 3 days only 😃
Pick the 3 days in the guide that suit you the most, what do you really want to see in Tokyo?
What month did you visit Japan? Is it good to travel in January?
I live in Japan. January is middle of winter so you'll see snow in the northern half of the country
From what I’ve heard, any time of year is a good time. For best weather and less crowds, mid-May after Golden Week and early to mid-November are great times to visit. April is the busiest time of year cause of Sakura (cherry blossom) season, and fall colors season in October is also pretty busy, meaning prices of hotels and other things go up.
Does the ICOCA card still exist as can’t seem to find the app?
Apps on Iphone only and still exists
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sounds good02/03/2024 Milan
Just come there but not seeing much sakura cuz to early 😭😭
Yeah it's still winter, the Sakura forecast is out but it's not till about the end of March
Hello I’m interested on a private tour🇯🇵 Please advice!
Not something I offer but they arent too hard to find, but in my opinion you can really discover Japan on your own without too much issue!
So does SUICA not work in Osaka?
Suica works in osaka, all over the country (with a couple of small line exceptions)
I don't understand why the Tokyo Welcome Suica cards expire after 28 days. Seems like a huge waste to keep churning out Suica cards when they should never expire.
Yeah it's really silly