Hi all,

I've been following the forum for a few months now, and I thought this would make a good first post for a newbie.

We're planning a 10-night leisure stay in Tokyo in late March/early April this year, and we've put the following itinerary together, with an emphasis on eating and shopping (and cherry blossoms!). It would be my first time in Tokyo, and I'd be grateful for any feedback you can provide.

Excepting the duration of the trip, nothing else is set in stone, and time frames serve only as rough guidelines.

Please let me know if there are any must-eat, must-drink, or must-see highlights you'd recommend!

Sorry in advance for the wall-o'-text.

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Day1 - Arrival
4:00 PM Arrival @ Narita Airport
6:00 PM Check in to Westin Tokyo
6:30 PM Spa - Jet Lag therapy @ Westin Le Parisien spa
8:30 PM Dinner in Akabane @ Chirori

Day2 - Tsukiji & Roppongi
7:30 AM: Tsukiji breakfast @ Sushi Dai
9:30 AM: Outer market shopping
11:30 AM: Lunch in Roppongi @ Sarashina Horii - Soba
12:30 PM: Roppongi Hills shopping (Tokyo tower - Day time view)
6:30 PM: Dinner in Roppongi @ Raku-tei - Tempura
8:00 PM : Roppongi hills 52 F observatory - Night time view
10:00 PM: Saiseisakaba in Shinjuku

Day3 - Imperial Palace & Ginza Day 1
8:00 AM Breakfast
9:30 AM Imperial Palace tour (Kikyo-mon Gate)
10:50 AM Visit Pierre Herme's bar chocolat
11:30 AM Lunch in Ginza @ Nodaiwa - Freshwater Eel
12:30 PM Ginza Shopping
4:30 PM Buy snacks and souvenir treats in Ginza @ Fugetsudo
5:00 PM Ginza Shopping
7:00 PM Dinner in Ginza @ Sushi Aoki - Sushi
9:00 PM Izakaya in Ebisu @ Toki-no Ma

Day4 - Ginza Day 2
8:00 AM Breakfast
9:00 AM Shopping in Ginza
11:30 PM Lunch in Ginza @ Ginza Toyoda - Kaiseki
1:30 PM Shopping in Ginza
4:00 PM Dessert @ Patisserie Sadaharu Aoki and Pierre Herme
4:30 PM Spa @ Conrad Tokyo
7:30 PM Dinner in Ginza @ Douraku - Dungeness Crab
9:30 PM Izakaya / Bar @ Ebisu

Day5 - Mt. Fuji
Mount Fuji and Lake Ashi guided day tour

Day6 - Shinjuku
8:00 AM Breakfast
9:00 AM Shinjuku Gyoen Park
10:00 AM shopping @ drugstores and streetfood
12:00 PM Lunch in Shinjuku @ Nakajima - Grilled Fish Set Lunch
1:00 PM Shopping (Drugstores and streetfood)
3:30 PM shopping at Isetan 10F department store Food @ Takashimaya (depachika)
4:30 PM shopping at department stores
7:30 PM Dinner in Shinjuku @ Sernya Mon Cher Ton Ton - Wagyu beef
8:30 PM Kabukicho sight-seeing
10:00PM Yakitori alley snacking

Day7 - Sensoji & Akihabara
9:00 AM Nakamise arcade (breakfast)
9:30 AM Sensoji Temple "Thunder Gate”
11:00 PM Lunch @ Asakusa - 大黑家tempura
12:30 PM University of Tokyo
1:00 PM Shop around @ Ueno Ameyoko (Drugstores and 1000 yen shops and sweets)
4:00 PM Home cafe @ Akihabara
5:00 PM shop around @ Akihabara
8:00 PM Dinner in Roppongi @ Shabu Zen - Shabu Shabu / Sukiyaki - Wagyu beef

Day8 - Yoyogi Park, Harajuku, and Shibuya
9:00 AM Sight-seeing in Yoyogi Park & Meiji Shrine
12:00 PM Lunch in Meijijingumae @ Ichiran - Ramen
1:00 PM Shop/sight-seeing @ Harajuku
- Takeshita Street
- Harajuku streetfood
- Oriental bazzar
6:30 PM Dinner in Shibuya @ Kujiraya - Whale meat
8:30 PM Drinks in Shibuya @ Ishinohana

Day 9 - Odaiba
8:00 AM Breakfast in Tsukiji @ Daiwa
9:00 AM Head to Odaiba
9:30 AM Sight-seeing & Shopping in Odaiba
12:00pm Lunch (Nakamura Koumei Ariake) - Sosaku
1:00pm More sight-seeing & Shopping in Odaiba
- Aqua City, Decks Tokyo Beach and Venus Fort
- Leisureland, pachinko?
3:30pm Onsen: Oeno Onsen Monogatari
7:30pm Dinner @ Odaiba Ramen Park
8:30pm Odaibu Ferris wheel

Day 10
- Full Day to visit / re-visit attractions

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Welcome tiktwo !

Wow, that's what I call a really detailed itinerary.

You seem to know what you wanna see and do - you sure seem to love nice food ! - so I would just say that I feel that day 7 seems to be a bit too packed : Asakusa + University of Tokyo + Ueno + Akihabara + Roppongi for dinner, that's definitely a lot ! You could use some more time around Ueno I think. For example with the Yanaka district (great atmosphere !) or the sanctuary of Yushima Tenjin.

Enjoy your trip !

Indeed, I have never seen such a detailed itinerary!

As Amano said, your schedule is really too packed! Keep in mind that transportation can be difficult to master the first days in Tokyo, and that you probably will get lost from time to time (I would even hope so, as it is a great way to discover the city).

Furthermore, I would recommend to take at least one day away from Tokyo - Kamakura or Hakone are great 1-day destinations, as 10 days in the capital could be really tiring for the first time Furthermore, IMO, those are more interesting places that Odaiba (although I like Odaiba very much), and onsen in Hakone, for example, are the real stuff - not the one in Odaiba...