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Day by Day
Arrival
Landing in Tokyo
Apr 23–24
Thu
23
Apr
Departure from Tirana
19:50
Depart TIA ✓ booked
Economy class · via Istanbul (IST) · 16h 30m total
Fri
24
Apr
Arrival · Tokyo Haneda
19:20
Land at HND (Haneda)
Immigration + luggage ~45–60 min · Keikyu Line to Sumida
~21:00
Check in — Sumida City Hotel ✓ booked
Time for a late dinner out in Asakusa nearby
Phase I
Tokyo
Apr 25–26
Sat
25
Apr
Asakusa · Shibuya · Skytree
Morning
Senso-ji Temple & Nakamise street
5 min from hotel · perfect before crowds arrive
Afternoon
Shibuya Crossing → Meiji Shrine → Harajuku
~19:00
Dinner at Solamachi (Skytree mall)
20:00
Tokyo Skytree — Tembo Deck & Galleria ✓ booked
8 adults · 5 min walk from hotel · stunning night panorama
Sun
26
Apr
Free Day → teamLab Planets
Morning
Akihabara electronics & anime district
Relaxed pace — sleep in after Skytree night
Afternoon
Ueno Park & museums or Odaiba waterfront
~17:30
Dinner near teamLab in Toyosu
~30 min from central Tokyo · Koto-ku
19:00
teamLab Planets TOKYO ✓ booked
8 adults · 6-1-16 Toyosu · wear shorts · water installations · ~1.5 hrs
Very optional
Tokyo DisneySea — full day Apr 26 · tickets not booked · would require leaving by 17:30 for teamLab
Phase II
Osaka
Apr 27
Mon
27
Apr
Shinkansen to Osaka · Dōtonbori
09:00
Nozomi Shinkansen departs Tokyo Station
~2.5 hrs · arrives Shin-Osaka ~11:30
~12:00
Arrive Osaka — Dōtonbori canal district
Takoyaki, kushikatsu, Glico running man sign
16:00+
Check in — Airbnb Naniwa-ku ✓ booked
2-chome-10-6 Motomachi · Host: Makoto · ⚠ listed 7 guests — confirm 8!
Evening
Shinsekai or Namba nightlife
Phase III
Kyoto
Apr 28–29
Tue
28
Apr
Fushimi Inari · Gion · Kinkaku-ji · Arashiyama
08:30–09:00
Airbnb checkout → JR to Kyoto
~30 min · store luggage at Kyoto station
~09:30
Fushimi Inari-taisha — torii gate hike
First stop off JR Nara Line · 2–3 hrs full trail · free entry
Midday
Gion district → Kinkaku-ji (Golden Pavilion)
Geisha quarter + iconic gold temple
Afternoon
Arashiyama Bamboo Grove + Tenryu-ji garden
Evening
Overnight in Kyoto ⚠ not booked
Book near Gion or Fushimi
Wed
29
Apr
Kyoto Morning · Nara · Return to Tokyo
Morning
Nishiki Market or Philosopher's Path
Last few hours in Kyoto
Afternoon
Nara stop — deer park & Tōdai-ji
30–40 min from Kyoto · on the way back toward Tokyo
Evening
Nozomi Shinkansen → Tokyo
~2.5 hrs · check into Tokyo hotel
Night
Tokyo hotel check-in (Apr 29 – May 3) ⚠ not booked
4 nights needed
Phase IV
Mt. Fuji Area
Apr 30
Thu
30
Apr
Fuji-Q Highland · Mt. Fuji 5th Station
Opening
Fuji-Q Highland — One Day Pass ✓ booked
8 adults · Entrance #1 or #2 · Fujiyoshida-shi, Yamanashi · €294.32
All day
Fujiyama · Takabisha · Eejanaika coasters
Go straight to big coasters at opening for shortest queues
Afternoon
Mt. Fuji 5th Station (if weather clear)
~30 min bus · views at ~2,300m
Evening
Bus/train back to Tokyo (~2 hrs)
Phase V
Tokyo — Final Days
May 1–2
Fri
1
May
Akihabara · JDM Tokyo Drift
09:00
Akihabara ✓ booked
Electronics, figures, retro games · Golden Week crowds
Midday
Odaiba waterfront · Gundam statue
Rainbow Bridge views
18:00–22:00
JDM – Tokyo Drift event ✓ booked
The car highlight of the trip!
Sat
2
May
Yanaka · Shinjuku · Farewell Dinner
Morning
Yanaka old neighbourhood
Temples, street cats, retro shotengai · pre-WWII atmosphere
Afternoon
Shinjuku — Omoide Yokocho (Memory Lane)
Evening
Farewell dinner — Wagyu BBQ or omakase sushi
Book ahead!
Departure
Last Morning & Homebound
May 3
Sun
3
May
Final Morning · Haneda Departure
Morning
Final breakfast — local kissaten
Last souvenir run in Asakusa if needed
~19:00
Head to Haneda (HND)
Keikyu Line or Tokyo Monorail · allow 60–75 min from central Tokyo
21:45
Depart HND → TIA (via IST) ✓ RUJBK6
Economy S-S · 18h · arrives Tirana May 4 at 08:45
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Accommodation
Apr 24 – 27 · 3 nights
Sumida City Hotel
Sumida-ku, Tokyo
✓ Confirmed
Apr 27 – 28 · 1 night
Airbnb — Naniwa-ku
2-chome-10-6 Motomachi, Naniwa-ku, Osaka
⚠ Listed for 7 guests — confirm 8 with host Makoto
⚠ Listed for 7 guests — confirm 8 with host Makoto
✓ Confirmed
Apr 28 – 29 · 1 night
Kyoto — TBD
Book near Gion or Fushimi area
⚠ Not yet booked
Apr 29 – May 3 · 4 nights
Tokyo — TBD
Central Tokyo — Shinjuku, Shibuya or Asakusa area recommended
⚠ Not yet booked
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Confirmed Bookings
Apr 23
Flights TIA ↔ HND
Economy · via IST · 16h30m outbound · 18h return
RUJBK6
Apr 24–27
Sumida City Hotel, Tokyo
3 nights · 8 guests
✓
Apr 25
Tokyo Skytree — Tembo Deck & Galleria
20:00 · 8 adults · 1 Chome-1-2 Oshiage, Sumida-ku
✓
Apr 26
teamLab Planets TOKYO
19:00 · 8 adults · 6-1-16 Toyosu, Koto-ku
✓
Apr 27–28
Airbnb — Naniwa-ku, Osaka
Check-in 16:00 · Checkout 08:30–09:00 · Host: Makoto
✓
Apr 30
Fuji-Q Highland — One Day Pass
8 adults · 5 Chome-6-1 Shinnishihara, Fujiyoshida-shi · €294.32
✓
May 1
Akihabara + JDM – Tokyo Drift event
09:00 Akihabara · 18:00–22:00 JDM event · Tokyo
✓