๐Ÿ—บMapืžืคื”
Family Trip ยท April 2027 ยท from Tel Avivื˜ื™ื•ืœ ืžืฉืคื—ืชื™ ยท ืืคืจื™ืœ 2027 ยท ืžืชืœ ืื‘ื™ื‘

Japan, Togetherื™ืคืŸ, ื‘ื™ื—ื“ๆ—ฅๆœฌ 2027 ยท ๅฎถๆ—ใฎๅ†’้™บ

13 days ยท 5 of you (kids 10 ยท 15 ยท 17). Kyoto temples โ†’ Osaka & Universal (Mario Kart!) โ†’ the Mt. Fuji lakes (onsen + Naruto village!) โ†’ Tokyo & PokรฉPark. Swipe through it below.โ€13 ื™ืžื™ื ยท 5 ื ื•ืกืขื™ื (ื™ืœื“ื™ื 10 ยท 15 ยท 17). ืžืงื“ืฉื™ ืงื™ื•ื˜ื• โ† ืื•ืกืงื” ื•ื™ื•ื ื™ื‘ืจืกืœ (ืžืจื™ื• ืงืืจื˜!) โ† ืื’ืžื™ ื”ืจ ืคื•ื’ืณื™ (ืื•ื ืกืŸ + ื›ืคืจ ื ืืจื•ื˜ื•!) โ† ื˜ื•ืงื™ื• ื•ืคื•ืงื™ืคืืจืง. ืืคืฉืจ ืœื”ื—ืœื™ืง ื‘ื™ืŸ ื”ื™ืžื™ื ืœืžื˜ื”.

13 days ยท Apr 14โ€“2613 ื™ืžื™ื ยท 14โ€“26 ืืคืจืณ 5 travelers5 ื ื•ืกืขื™ื ~16โ€“20ยฐC mild, dry~16โ€“20ยฐC ื ืขื™ื, ื™ื‘ืฉ 1 stop each wayืขืฆื™ืจื” ืื—ืช ืœื›ืœ ื›ื™ื•ื•ืŸ

The trip in 5 legsื”ืžืกืœื•ืœ ื‘ึพ5 ื—ืœืงื™ื

DAY 1โ€“3ื™ืžื™ื 1โ€“3

Arrive & Kyotoื ื—ื™ืชื” ื•ืงื™ื•ื˜ื•

Land in Tokyo, then Kyoto โ€” shrine, food, bamboo & trainsื ื•ื—ืชื™ื ื‘ื˜ื•ืงื™ื•, ื•ืื– ืงื™ื•ื˜ื• โ€” ืžื–ืืจ, ืื•ื›ืœ, ื‘ืžื‘ื•ืง ื•ืจื›ื‘ื•ืช

DAY 4โ€“6ื™ืžื™ื 4โ€“6

Osaka & Universalืื•ืกืงื” ื•ื™ื•ื ื™ื‘ืจืกืœ

Dotonbori + 2 days at Universalื“ื•ื˜ื•ื ื‘ื•ืจื™ + ื™ื•ืžื™ื™ื ื‘ื™ื•ื ื™ื‘ืจืกืœ

DAY 7โ€“8ื™ืžื™ื 7โ€“8

Mt. Fuji lakesืื’ืžื™ ื”ืจ ืคื•ื’ืณื™

Kawaguchiko onsen, self-drive boat, Naruto villageืื•ื ืกืŸ ื‘ืงื•ื•ืื’ื•ืฆืณื™ืงื•, ืกื™ืจืช ืžื ื•ืข, ื›ืคืจ ื ืืจื•ื˜ื•

DAY 9ื™ื•ื 9

PokรฉParkืคื•ืงื™ืคืืจืง

A day in the Pokรฉmon worldื™ื•ื ื‘ืขื•ืœื ื”ืคื•ืงื™ืžื•ืŸ

DAY 10โ€“13ื™ืžื™ื 10โ€“13

Tokyo finaleืกื™ื•ื ื‘ื˜ื•ืงื™ื•

teamLab, anime, fly homeื˜ื™ืžืœืื‘, ืื ื™ืžื”, ื˜ื™ืกื” ื”ื‘ื™ืชื”

Day by dayื™ื•ื ืื—ืจ ื™ื•ื

swipe / arrowsื”ื—ืœืงื” / ื—ื™ืฆื™ื
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Arrivalื ื—ื™ืชื”Wed ยท Apr 14ืจื‘ื™ืขื™ ยท 14 ืืคืจืณ

Land in Tokyoื ื—ื™ืชื” ื‘ื˜ื•ืงื™ื•

  • Arrive in Tokyo (Narita or Haneda) after your one-stop flight; clear customs with Visit Japan Webื ื—ื™ืชื” ื‘ื˜ื•ืงื™ื• (ื ืืจื™ื˜ื” ืื• ื—ืื ื“ื”) ืื—ืจื™ ื˜ื™ืกื” ืขื ืขืฆื™ืจื”; ืžืขื‘ืจ ื‘ื™ืงื•ืจืช ืขื Visit Japan Web
  • Transfer to a hotel by Tokyo Station (easy for tomorrow's train)ืžืขื‘ืจ ืœืžืœื•ืŸ ืœื™ื“ ืชื—ื ืช ื˜ื•ืงื™ื• (ื ื•ื— ืœืจื›ื‘ืช ืฉืœ ืžื—ืจ)
  • Gentle first evening: Shibuya crossing + ramenืขืจื‘ ืจืืฉื•ืŸ ืจื’ื•ืข: ืฆื•ืžืช ืฉื™ื‘ื•ื™ื” + ืจืืžืŸ
Sleep: Central Tokyoืœื™ื ื”: ืžืจื›ื– ื˜ื•ืงื™ื•
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Kyotoืงื™ื•ื˜ื•Thu ยท Apr 15ื—ืžื™ืฉื™ ยท 15 ืืคืจืณ

Manga, Pokรฉmon & teamLabืžื ื’ื”, ืคื•ืงื™ืžื•ืŸ ื•-teamLab

  • 10:00โ€“12:15Tลkaidล Shinkansen (bullet train) Tokyo โ†’ Kyoto (~2h15); drop bags at the hotelืฉื™ื ืงื ืกืŸ ื˜ื•ืงืื™ื“ื• (ืจื›ื‘ืช ืžื”ื™ืจื”) ื˜ื•ืงื™ื• โ† ืงื™ื•ื˜ื• (~2:15ืฉืณ); ืœื”ืฉืื™ืจ ืชื™ืงื™ื ื‘ืžืœื•ืŸ
  • 13:00โ€“14:30Pokรฉmon Center Kyoto (SUINA Muromachi) + lunch in its food hallืคื•ืงื™ืžื•ืŸ ืกื ื˜ืจ ืงื™ื•ื˜ื• (SUINA Muromachi) + ืฆื”ืจื™ื™ื ื‘ืื•ืœื ื”ืื•ื›ืœ
  • 14:45โ€“16:30Kyoto International Manga Museum โ€” 300,000 manga to pull off the shelves and readืžื•ื–ื™ืื•ืŸ ื”ืžื ื’ื” ื”ื‘ื™ื ืœืื•ืžื™ ืฉืœ ืงื™ื•ื˜ื• โ€” 300,000 ื›ืจื›ื™ ืžื ื’ื” ืœืฉืœื•ืฃ ืžื”ืžื“ืคื™ื ื•ืœืงืจื•ื
  • 18:00โ€“20:30teamLab Biovortex โ€” immersive digital-art playground (best after dark)teamLab Biovortex โ€” ืžื’ืจืฉ ืžืฉื—ืงื™ื ืฉืœ ืืžื ื•ืช ื“ื™ื’ื™ื˜ืœื™ืช ืกื•ื—ืคืช (ื”ื›ื™ ื™ืคื” ื‘ื—ื•ืฉืš)
Sleep: Kyotoืœื™ื ื”: ืงื™ื•ื˜ื•
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Kyotoืงื™ื•ื˜ื•Fri ยท Apr 16ืฉื™ืฉื™ ยท 16 ืืคืจืณ

Nintendo Museum + Fushimiืžื•ื–ื™ืื•ืŸ ื ื™ื ื˜ื ื“ื• + ืคื•ืฉื™ืžื™

  • 10:00โ€“14:00Nintendo Museum in Uji โ€” interactive Nintendo history (aim for a morning lottery slot)ืžื•ื–ื™ืื•ืŸ ื ื™ื ื˜ื ื“ื• ื‘ืื•ึผื’'ื™ โ€” ื”ื™ืกื˜ื•ืจื™ื” ืื™ื ื˜ืจืืงื˜ื™ื‘ื™ืช ืฉืœ ื ื™ื ื˜ื ื“ื• (ืœื›ื•ื•ืŸ ืœืกืœื•ื˜ ื‘ื•ืงืจ ื‘ื”ื’ืจืœื”)
  • 16:30โ€“18:30Fushimi Inari's thousands of vermilion torii gates at golden hourืืœืคื™ ืฉืขืจื™ ื”ื˜ื•ืจื™ ื”ื›ืชื•ืžื™ื ื‘ืคื•ืฉื™ืžื™ ืื™ื ืืจื™ ื‘ืฉืขืช ื”ื–ื”ื‘
Sleep: Kyotoืœื™ื ื”: ืงื™ื•ื˜ื•
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Osakaืื•ืกืงื”Sat ยท Apr 17ืฉื‘ืช ยท 17 ืืคืจืณ

Kyoto โ†’ Osakaืงื™ื•ื˜ื• โ† ืื•ืกืงื”

  • 10:00โ€“11:00Quick hop to Osaka (~30 min by train); settle in near Universal for two park daysืงืคื™ืฆื” ืงืฆืจื” ืœืื•ืกืงื” (~30 ื“ืงืณ ื‘ืจื›ื‘ืช); ืœื”ืชืžืงื ืœื™ื“ ื™ื•ื ื™ื‘ืจืกืœ ืœืงืจืืช ื™ื•ืžื™ื™ื ื‘ืคืืจืง
  • 13:00โ€“16:00Kaiyukan โ€” one of the world's biggest aquariumsืงืื™ื•ืงืืŸ โ€” ืื—ื“ ื”ืืงื•ื•ืจื™ื•ืžื™ื ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœื™ื ื‘ืขื•ืœื
Sleep: Osaka (near Universal, 3 nights)ืœื™ื ื”: ืื•ืกืงื” (ืœื™ื“ ื™ื•ื ื™ื‘ืจืกืœ, 3 ืœื™ืœื•ืช)
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Universal ยท Day 1ื™ื•ื ื™ื‘ืจืกืœ ยท ื™ื•ื 1Sun ยท Apr 18ืจืืฉื•ืŸ ยท 18 ืืคืจืณ

Mario Kart, for realืžืจื™ื• ืงืืจื˜, ื‘ืืžืช

  • rope dropื‘ืคืชื™ื—ื”Super Nintendo World: Mario Kart (the AR ride) + gentle Yoshi's Adventureืกื•ืคืจ ื ื™ื ื˜ื ื“ื• ื•ื•ืจืœื“: ืžืจื™ื• ืงืืจื˜ (ืžืชืงืŸ ื”-AR) + ื™ื•ืฉื™'ืก ืื“ื•ื•ื ืฆืณืจ ื”ืจื’ื•ืข
  • all dayื›ืœ ื”ื™ื•ืPower-up bands + the interactive app across the landืฆืžื™ื“ื™ ืคืื•ื•ืจ-ืืค + ื”ืืคืœื™ืงืฆื™ื” ื”ืื™ื ื˜ืจืืงื˜ื™ื‘ื™ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื”ืื–ื•ืจ
  • tipื˜ื™ืคExpress Pass to skip the big lines (buy ahead)Express Pass ืœื“ื™ืœื•ื’ ืขืœ ื”ืชื•ืจื™ื ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœื™ื (ืœืงื ื•ืช ืžืจืืฉ)
Sleep: Osakaืœื™ื ื”: ืื•ืกืงื”
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Universal ยท Day 2ื™ื•ื ื™ื‘ืจืกืœ ยท ื™ื•ื 2Mon ยท Apr 19ืฉื ื™ ยท 19 ืืคืจืณ

Harry Potter & moreื”ืืจื™ ืคื•ื˜ืจ ื•ืขื•ื“

  • morningื‘ื•ืงืจWizarding World โ€” Hogwarts castle + the gentle Flight of the Hippogriffื”ืขื•ืœื ื”ืงื•ืกื โ€” ื˜ื™ืจืช ื”ื•ื’ื•ื•ืจื˜ืก + ืžืชืงืŸ ื”ื”ื™ืคื•ื’ืจื™ืฃ ื”ืจื’ื•ืข
  • afternoonืฆื”ืจื™ื™ืMinion Mayhem (screen ride) + the Minions areaืžื™ื ื™ื•ืŸ ืžื™ื™ื”ื (ืžืชืงืŸ ืžืกืš) + ืื–ื•ืจ ื”ืžื™ื ื™ื•ื ื™ื
  • till closeืขื“ ื”ืกื’ื™ืจื”The rest of Universal at an easy pace โ€” no coasters requiredืฉืืจ ื™ื•ื ื™ื‘ืจืกืœ ื‘ืงืฆื‘ ื ื™ื ื•ื— โ€” ื‘ืœื™ ืจื›ื‘ื•ืช ื”ืจื™ื
Sleep: Osakaืœื™ื ื”: ืื•ืกืงื”
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Kawaguchikoืงื•ื•ืื’ื•ืฆืณื™ืงื•Tue ยท Apr 20ืฉืœื™ืฉื™ ยท 20 ืืคืจืณ

To the Mt. Fuji lakesืืœ ืื’ืžื™ ื”ืจ ืคื•ื’ืณื™

  • 08:00โ€“12:30Bullet train from Osaka toward Fuji, then a bus to Kawaguchiko (the Mt. Fuji lake town) โ€” ~3.5โ€“4 h, a travel morningืจื›ื‘ืช ืžื”ื™ืจื” ืžืื•ืกืงื” ืœื›ื™ื•ื•ืŸ ืคื•ื’ืณื™, ื•ืื– ืื•ื˜ื•ื‘ื•ืก ืœืงื•ื•ืื’ื•ืฆืณื™ืงื• (ืขื™ื™ืจืช ืื’ื ื”ืจ ืคื•ื’ืณื™) โ€” ~3.5โ€“4ืฉืณ, ื‘ื•ืงืจ ืฉืœ ื ืกื™ืขื”
Sleep: Kawaguchiko onsen ryokan (Fuji views)ืœื™ื ื”: ืจื™ื•ืงืืŸ ืื•ื ืกืŸ ื‘ืงื•ื•ืื’ื•ืฆืณื™ืงื• (ื ื•ืฃ ืœืคื•ื’ืณื™)
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Naruto ยท Fujiื ืืจื•ื˜ื• ยท ืคื•ื’ืณื™Wed ยท Apr 21ืจื‘ื™ืขื™ ยท 21 ืืคืจืณ

Naruto village โ†’ Tokyoื›ืคืจ ื ืืจื•ื˜ื• โ† ื˜ื•ืงื™ื•

  • 09:00โ€“12:30Naruto ร— Boruto Hidden Leaf Village at Fuji-Q โ€” a ninja town under Mt. Fuji (VR, a 3D ride, Ichiraku Ramen)ื›ืคืจ ื”ืขืœื” ื”ื ืกืชืจ ืฉืœ ื ืืจื•ื˜ื• ร— ื‘ื•ืจื•ื˜ื• ื‘ืคื•ื’ืณื™-ืงื™ื• โ€” ืขื™ื™ืจืช ื ื™ื ื’ืณื•ืช ืœืžืจื’ืœื•ืช ืคื•ื’ืณื™ (VR, ืžืชืงืŸ ืชืœืช-ืžืžื“, ืจืืžืŸ ืื™ืฆืณื™ืจืงื•)
  • 13:00โ€“15:00~2 h express to Tokyo โ€” arrive fresh in the early afternoon, no end-of-day rush~ืฉืขืชื™ื™ื ื‘ืจื›ื‘ืช ืืงืกืคืจืก ืœื˜ื•ืงื™ื• โ€” ืžื’ื™ืขื™ื ืจืขื ื ื™ื ื‘ืฆื”ืจื™ื™ื ื”ืžื•ืงื“ืžื™ื, ื‘ืœื™ ืœื—ืฅ ื‘ืกื•ืฃ ื”ื™ื•ื
Sleep: Central Tokyo (5 nights)ืœื™ื ื”: ืžืจื›ื– ื˜ื•ืงื™ื• (5 ืœื™ืœื•ืช)
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PokรฉParkืคื•ืงื™ืคืืจืงThu ยท Apr 22ื—ืžื™ืฉื™ ยท 22 ืืคืจืณ

PokรฉPark KANTOืคื•ืงื™ืคืืจืง ืงืื ื˜ื•

  • 10:00โ€“13:00Pokรฉmon Forest trail โ€” wild Pokรฉmon in the wildืฉื‘ื™ืœ ื™ืขืจ ื”ืคื•ืงื™ืžื•ืŸ โ€” ืคื•ืงื™ืžื•ืŸ ื‘ื˜ื‘ืข
  • 13:00โ€“16:00Sedge Town rides, shows, meet-and-greetsืžืชืงื ื™ื, ืžื•ืคืขื™ื ื•ืžืคื’ืฉื™ื ื‘ืกื“ื’ืณ ื˜ืื•ืŸ
  • 16:00โ€“18:00Bonus: Yomiuriland's gentle rides + Ferris wheelื‘ื•ื ื•ืก: ื”ืžืชืงื ื™ื ื”ืจื’ื•ืขื™ื ืฉืœ ื™ื•ืžื™ืื•ืจื™ืœื ื“ + ื’ืœื’ืœ ืขื ืง
Sleep: Central Tokyo ยท book on the English site; bring passports (ID checked at entry)ืœื™ื ื”: ืžืจื›ื– ื˜ื•ืงื™ื• ยท ืœื”ื–ืžื™ืŸ ื‘ืืชืจ ื”ืื ื’ืœื™; ืœื”ื‘ื™ื ื“ืจื›ื•ื ื™ื (ื ื‘ื“ืงื™ื ื‘ื›ื ื™ืกื”)
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Tokyoื˜ื•ืงื™ื•Fri ยท Apr 23ืฉื™ืฉื™ ยท 23 ืืคืจืณ

Free Tokyo dayื™ื•ื ื—ื•ืคืฉื™ ื‘ื˜ื•ืงื™ื•

  • all dayื›ืœ ื”ื™ื•ืYour day to shape โ€” pick from the "What to do in Tokyo" ideas just below (digital art, anime, day trips, food)ื”ื™ื•ื ืฉืœื›ื ืœืขืฆื‘ โ€” ืœื‘ื—ื•ืจ ืžืชื•ืš "ืžื” ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื‘ื˜ื•ืงื™ื•" ืžืžืฉ ืœืžื˜ื” (ืืžื ื•ืช ื“ื™ื’ื™ื˜ืœื™ืช, ืื ื™ืžื”, ื˜ื™ื•ืœื™ ื™ื•ื, ืื•ื›ืœ)
Sleep: Central Tokyoืœื™ื ื”: ืžืจื›ื– ื˜ื•ืงื™ื•
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Tokyoื˜ื•ืงื™ื•Sat ยท Apr 24ืฉื‘ืช ยท 24 ืืคืจืณ

Free Tokyo dayื™ื•ื ื—ื•ืคืฉื™ ื‘ื˜ื•ืงื™ื•

  • all dayื›ืœ ื”ื™ื•ืAnother open day โ€” mix & match more from the Tokyo ideas belowืขื•ื“ ื™ื•ื ืคืชื•ื— โ€” ืœืฉืœื‘ ืขื•ื“ ืžืชื•ืš ื”ืจืขื™ื•ื ื•ืช ืœื˜ื•ืงื™ื• ืœืžื˜ื”
Sleep: Central Tokyoืœื™ื ื”: ืžืจื›ื– ื˜ื•ืงื™ื•
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Tokyo ยท Flexื˜ื•ืงื™ื• ยท ื—ื•ืคืฉื™Sun ยท Apr 25ืจืืฉื•ืŸ ยท 25 ืืคืจืณ

Last day & farewellื™ื•ื ืื—ืจื•ืŸ ื•ืคืจื™ื“ื”

  • all dayื›ืœ ื”ื™ื•ืOne more Tokyo day โ€” anything left from the ideas belowืขื•ื“ ื™ื•ื ื‘ื˜ื•ืงื™ื• โ€” ื›ืœ ืžื” ืฉื ืฉืืจ ืžืชื•ืš ื”ืจืขื™ื•ื ื•ืช ืœืžื˜ื”
Sleep: Central Tokyo (or near Narita)ืœื™ื ื”: ืžืจื›ื– ื˜ื•ืงื™ื• (ืื• ืœื™ื“ ื ืืจื™ื˜ื”)
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Fly homeื˜ื™ืกื” ื”ื‘ื™ืชื”Mon ยท Apr 26ืฉื ื™ ยท 26 ืืคืจืณ

ใ•ใ‚ˆใ†ใชใ‚‰ โ€” home to Tel Avivใ•ใ‚ˆใ†ใชใ‚‰ โ€” ื”ื‘ื™ืชื” ืœืชืœ ืื‘ื™ื‘

  • morningื‘ื•ืงืจTransfer to Narita; spend down the IC cardsื ืกื™ืขื” ืœื ืืจื™ื˜ื”; ืœื’ืžื•ืจ ืืช ื™ืชืจืช ื›ืจื˜ื™ืกื™ ื”ึพIC
  • afternoonืฆื”ืจื™ื™ืTokyo โ†’ Tel Aviv (one stop)ื˜ื•ืงื™ื• โ† ืชืœ ืื‘ื™ื‘ (ืขื ืขืฆื™ืจื”)
  • next dayืœืžื—ืจืชHome by the 27th ยท buffer before school on the 29thื‘ื‘ื™ืช ืขื“ ื”ึพ27 ยท ื™ื•ื ืžื ื•ื—ื” ืœืคื ื™ ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืกืคืจ ื‘ึพ29
13 days ยท 12 nights ยท one very happy familyโ€13 ื™ืžื™ื ยท 12 ืœื™ืœื•ืช ยท ืžืฉืคื—ื” ืžืื•ืฉืจืช ืื—ืช
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What to do in Tokyoืžื” ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื‘ื˜ื•ืงื™ื•

days 10โ€“12 ยท mix & matchื™ืžื™ื 10โ€“12 ยท ืœืฉืœื‘ ื—ื•ืคืฉื™

Digital art & viewsืืžื ื•ืช ื“ื™ื’ื™ื˜ืœื™ืช ื•ืชืฆืคื™ื•ืช

  • teamLab Planets โ€” barefoot walk-through digital artื˜ื™ืžืœืื‘ ืคืœืื ื˜ืก โ€” ืืžื ื•ืช ื“ื™ื’ื™ื˜ืœื™ืช ื™ื—ืคื™ื
  • Shibuya Sky โ€” rooftop sunset over the cityืฉื™ื‘ื•ื™ื” ืกืงื™ื™ โ€” ืฉืงื™ืขื” ืžื’ื’ ืžืขืœ ื”ืขื™ืจ
  • Tokyo Skytree โ€” Japan's tallest towerื˜ื•ืงื™ื• ืกืงื™ื™ื˜ืจื™ โ€” ื”ืžื’ื“ืœ ื”ื’ื‘ื•ื” ื‘ื™ืคืŸ

Anime & gamesืื ื™ืžื” ื•ืžืฉื—ืงื™ื

  • Akihabara โ€” anime/manga megastores & arcadesืืงื™ื”ื‘ืจื” โ€” ื—ื ื•ื™ื•ืช ืื ื™ืžื”/ืžื ื’ื” ื•ืžืฉื—ืงื™ื•ืช
  • Nakano Broadway โ€” rare collectibles & retro toysื ืงืื ื• ื‘ืจื•ื“ื•ื•ื™ื™ โ€” ืืกืคื ื•ืช ื ื“ื™ืจื” ื•ืฆืขืฆื•ืขื™ ืจื˜ืจื•
  • Ikebukuro โ€” Animate + Pokรฉmon Center; Nintendo Tokyo in Shibuyaืื™ืงื‘ื•ืงื•ืจื• โ€” ืื ื™ืžื™ื™ื˜ + ืคื•ืงื™ืžื•ืŸ ืกื ื˜ืจ; ื ื™ื ื˜ื ื“ื• ื˜ื•ืงื™ื• ื‘ืฉื™ื‘ื•ื™ื”

Games, movies & pigletsืžืฉื—ืงื™ื, ืกืจื˜ื™ื ื•ื—ื–ืจื–ื™ืจื™ื

  • REDยฐ TOKYO TOWER โ€” Japan's biggest e-sports & VR gaming park, inside Tokyo TowerREDยฐ TOKYO TOWER โ€” ืคืืจืง ื”ืื™ื™-ืกืคื•ืจื˜ืก ื•ื”-VR ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœ ื‘ื™ืคืŸ, ื‘ืชื•ืš ืžื’ื“ืœ ื˜ื•ืงื™ื•
  • Harry Potter Studio Tour โ€” walk the real film sets (Great Hall, Diagon Alley, butterbeer)ืกื˜ื•ื“ื™ื• ื˜ื•ืจ ื”ืืจื™ ืคื•ื˜ืจ โ€” ืœื˜ื™ื™ืœ ื‘ื™ืŸ ื”ืกื˜ื™ื ื”ืืžื™ืชื™ื™ื (ื”ืื•ืœื ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœ, ืกืžื˜ืช ื“ื™ืื’ื•ืŸ, ื‘ื™ืจืช ื—ืžืื”)
  • mรญpig Cafรฉ โ€” cuddle friendly micro-piglets (Harajuku / Meguro)mรญpig Cafรฉ โ€” ืœืคื ืง ื—ื–ืจื–ื™ืจื™ื ื ื ืกื™ื™ื ื•ื—ื‘ืจื•ืชื™ื™ื (ื”ืจื’ืณื•ืงื• / ืžื’ื•ืจื•)

Robots & scienceืจื•ื‘ื•ื˜ื™ื ื•ืžื“ืข

  • Odaiba โ€” life-size moving Gundam statueืื•ื“ืื™ื‘ื” โ€” ืคืกืœ ื’ื ื“ืื ื ืข ื‘ื’ื•ื“ืœ ืืžื™ืชื™
  • Miraikan โ€” hands-on science & robots museumืžื™ืจืื™ืงืืŸ โ€” ืžื•ื–ื™ืื•ืŸ ืžื“ืข ื•ืจื•ื‘ื•ื˜ื™ื ื”ืชื ืกื•ืชื™

Old Tokyoื˜ื•ืงื™ื• ื”ืขืชื™ืงื”

  • Asakusa โ€” Sensล-ji temple + Nakamise market laneืืกืืงื•ืกื” โ€” ืžืงื“ืฉ ืกื ืกื•-ื’ืณื™ + ืกืžื˜ืช ื ืงืžื™ืกื”
  • Meiji Shrine + Harajuku โ€” forest shrine + crepe streetืžืงื“ืฉ ืžื™ื™ื’ืณื™ + ื”ืจื’ืณื•ืงื• โ€” ืžืงื“ืฉ ื‘ื™ืขืจ + ืจื—ื•ื‘ ืงืจืคื™ื
  • Ueno โ€” park, museums & zooืื•ืื ื• โ€” ืคืืจืง, ืžื•ื–ื™ืื•ื ื™ื ื•ื’ืŸ ื—ื™ื•ืช

Easy day tripsื˜ื™ื•ืœื™ ื™ื•ื ืงืœื™ื

  • Kamakura โ€” seaside town + giant outdoor Buddha (~1 h)ืงืžืืงื•ืจื” โ€” ืขื™ื™ืจืช ื—ื•ืฃ + ื‘ื•ื“ื”ื” ืขื ืง ื‘ื—ื•ืฅ (~ืฉืขื”)
  • Nikko โ€” mountain shrines & waterfalls (~2 h)ื ื™ืงื• โ€” ืžืงื“ืฉื™ื ื•ืžืคืœื™ื ื‘ื”ืจื™ื (~ืฉืขืชื™ื™ื)

Foodืื•ื›ืœ

  • Tsukiji Outer Market โ€” seafood & street-food crawlืฉื•ืง ืฆื•ืงื™ื’ืณื™ ื”ื—ื™ืฆื•ื ื™ โ€” ื˜ืขื™ืžื•ืช ืคื™ืจื•ืช ื™ื ื•ืื•ื›ืœ ืจื—ื•ื‘
  • Conveyor-belt sushi โ€” pick plates by sightืกื•ืฉื™ ืขืœ ืžืกื•ืข โ€” ืœื‘ื—ื•ืจ ืฆืœื—ื•ืช ื‘ืžื‘ื˜
  • Farewell wagyu / teppanyaki โ€” grilled at your tableื•ื•ืื’ื™ื• / ื˜ืคื ื™ืืงื™ ืœืคืจื™ื“ื” โ€” ืฆืœื™ื™ื” ืžื•ืœ ื”ืฉื•ืœื—ืŸ

Flights โ€” one stop each wayื˜ื™ืกื•ืช โ€” ืขืฆื™ืจื” ืื—ืช ืœื›ืœ ื›ื™ื•ื•ืŸ

Your planื”ืชื•ื›ื ื™ืช ืฉืœื›ื

TLV โ‡„ Tokyo ยท one stopืชืœ ืื‘ื™ื‘ โ‡„ ื˜ื•ืงื™ื• ยท ืขืฆื™ืจื” ืื—ืช

via a European or Gulf hub ยท ~18โ€“22hื“ืจืš ืื™ืจื•ืคื” ืื• ื”ืžืคืจืฅ ยท ~18โ€“22ืฉืณ
~$1,050โ€“1,450 pp~1,050โ€“1,450$ ืœืื“ื
Cheaper than nonstop (~$2โ€“3k saved for the family). Lufthansa (Munich/Frankfurt), ITA (Rome), or Etihad (Abu Dhabi). Lands Narita or Haneda โ€” both fine for Tokyo.ื–ื•ืœ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื˜ื™ืกื” ื™ืฉื™ืจื” (~2โ€“3 ืืœืฃ$ ื—ื™ืกื›ื•ืŸ). ืœื•ืคื˜ื”ื ื–ื” (ืžื™ื ื›ืŸ/ืคืจื ืงืคื•ืจื˜), ITA (ืจื•ืžื) ืื• ืืชื™ื—ืื“ (ืื‘ื• ื“ืื‘ื™). ื ื•ื—ืชืช ื‘ื ืืจื™ื˜ื” ืื• ื—ืื ื“ื” โ€” ืฉืชื™ื”ืŸ ื˜ื•ื‘ื•ืช ืœื˜ื•ืงื™ื•.

Book first (sell-outs)ืœื”ื–ืžื™ืŸ ืงื•ื“ื (ื ื’ืžืจ ืžื”ืจ)

Watch sitePokรฉPark tickets โ€” new name-based system: buy on the English site, register each person's passport ID; max 6/order covers all 5. Bring passports (checked at entry). Watch for the April sale window.ื›ืจื˜ื™ืกื™ ืคื•ืงื™ืคืืจืง โ€” ืฉื™ื˜ื” ื—ื“ืฉื” ืžื‘ื•ืกืกืช-ืฉื: ืœืงื ื•ืช ื‘ืืชืจ ื”ืื ื’ืœื™, ืœืจืฉื•ื ื“ืจื›ื•ืŸ ืœื›ืœ ืื—ื“; ืขื“ 6 ืœื”ื–ืžื ื” (ืžื›ืกื” ืืช ื›ืœ ื”-5). ืœื”ื‘ื™ื ื“ืจื›ื•ื ื™ื (ื ื‘ื“ืงื™ื ื‘ื›ื ื™ืกื”). ืœืขืงื•ื‘ ืื—ืจื™ ื—ืœื•ืŸ ื”ืžื›ื™ืจื” ืœืืคืจื™ืœ.
ASAPTLV โ‡„ Tokyo flights โ€” one stop (LH / ITA / Etihad); Passover peak, book earlyื˜ื™ืกื•ืช ืชืœ ืื‘ื™ื‘ โ‡„ ื˜ื•ืงื™ื• โ€” ืขื ืขืฆื™ืจื” (ืœื•ืคื˜ื”ื ื–ื” / ITA / ืืชื™ื—ืื“); ืฉื™ื ืคืกื—, ืœื”ื–ืžื™ืŸ ืžื•ืงื“ื
ASAPUniversal: 2-Day Studio Pass (admission) + an Express Pass that includes Super Nintendo World for the Mario Kart day โ€” the pass alone doesn't guarantee SNW entry on peak days. Buy early.ื™ื•ื ื™ื‘ืจืกืœ: 2-Day Studio Pass (ื›ื ื™ืกื”) + Express Pass ืฉื›ื•ืœืœ ืืช ืกื•ืคืจ ื ื™ื ื˜ื ื“ื• ื•ื•ืจืœื“ ืœื™ื•ื ื”ืžืจื™ื• ืงืืจื˜ โ€” ื”ื›ืจื˜ื™ืก ืœื‘ื“ื• ืœื ืžื‘ื˜ื™ื— ื›ื ื™ืกื” ืœ-SNW ื‘ื™ืžื™ ืขื•ืžืก. ืœืงื ื•ืช ืžื•ืงื“ื.
3โ€“6 moHotels โ€” Kyoto, Osaka (by Universal), Kawaguchiko onsen ryokan (Mt. Fuji views)ืžืœื•ื ื•ืช โ€” ืงื™ื•ื˜ื•, ืื•ืกืงื” (ืœื™ื“ ื™ื•ื ื™ื‘ืจืกืœ), ืจื™ื•ืงืืŸ ืื•ื ืกืŸ ื‘ืงื•ื•ืื’ื•ืฆืณื™ืงื• (ื ื•ืฃ ืœื”ืจ ืคื•ื’ืณื™)
~2 moteamLab + Shibuya Sky timed slotsื˜ื™ืžืœืื‘ + ื›ืจื˜ื™ืกื™ื ืžืชื•ื–ืžื ื™ื ืœืฉื™ื‘ื•ื™ื” ืกืงื™ื™
Mar 10Ghibli Museum (optional) โ€” 10:00 JST via Lawsonืžื•ื–ื™ืื•ืŸ ื’ืณื™ื‘ืœื™ (ืจืฉื•ืช) โ€” 10:00 ืฉืขื•ืŸ ื™ืคืŸ ื“ืจืš Lawson
AnytimeVisit Japan Web โ€” free QR codes, all 5 of youVisit Japan Web โ€” ืงื•ื“ื™ QR ื—ื™ื ื, ืœื›ืœ ื”ื—ืžื™ืฉื”

Good to knowื›ื“ืื™ ืœื“ืขืช

Parks & ridesืคืืจืงื™ื ื•ืžืชืงื ื™ื

Universal: 2 days ยท PokรฉPark: 1 ยท Naruto village: 1. No Disney โ€” every ride you'll do is gentle: AR rides, slow dark rides, easy boats. Skip the coasters.ื™ื•ื ื™ื‘ืจืกืœ: ื™ื•ืžื™ื™ื ยท ืคื•ืงื™ืคืืจืง: 1 ยท ื›ืคืจ ื ืืจื•ื˜ื•: 1. ื‘ืœื™ ื“ื™ืกื ื™ โ€” ื›ืœ ื”ืžืชืงื ื™ื ืจื’ื•ืขื™ื: ืžืชืงื ื™ AR, ืžืชืงื ื™ื ื—ืฉื•ื›ื™ื ืื™ื˜ื™ื™ื, ืกื™ืจื•ืช. ืœื“ืœื’ ืขืœ ืจื›ื‘ื•ืช ื”ื”ืจื™ื.

Rough cost ยท family of 5ืขืœื•ืช ืžืฉื•ืขืจืช ยท ืžืฉืคื—ื” ืฉืœ 5

~$17โ€“21k~17โ€“21 ืืœืฃ$

  • Flights & transport: ~$7โ€“9kื˜ื™ืกื•ืช ื•ืชื—ื‘ื•ืจื”: ~7โ€“9 ืืœืฃ$
  • Hotels ยท 12 nights: ~$5โ€“7kืžืœื•ื ื•ืช ยท 12 ืœื™ืœื•ืช: ~5โ€“7 ืืœืฃ$
  • Food: ~$3kืื•ื›ืœ: ~3 ืืœืฃ$
  • Attractions: ~$1.8โ€“2.3kืื˜ืจืงืฆื™ื•ืช: ~1.8โ€“2.3 ืืœืฃ$

Comfortable level, all 5 of you. (ยฅ162 โ‰ˆ $1)ืจืžื” ื ื•ื—ื”, ืœื›ืœ ื”-5. (โ€162 ื™ืŸ โ‰ˆ 1$)

Getting around Japanืชื—ื‘ื•ืจื” ื‘ื™ืคืŸ

  • Bullet train Tokyo โ‡„ Kyoto/Osaka โ€” ~2.5 h each way (not ~6 by road)ืจื›ื‘ืช ืžื”ื™ืจื” ื˜ื•ืงื™ื• โ‡„ ืงื™ื•ื˜ื•/ืื•ืกืงื” โ€” ~2.5ืฉืณ ืœื›ืœ ื›ื™ื•ื•ืŸ (ืœื ~6 ื‘ื›ื‘ื™ืฉ)
  • The Fuji lakes are off the Shinkansen โ€” bus/express train (~2 h from Tokyo)ืื’ืžื™ ืคื•ื’ืณื™ ืœื ืขืœ ื”ืฉื™ื ืงื ืกืŸ โ€” ืื•ื˜ื•ื‘ื•ืก/ืจื›ื‘ืช ืืงืกืคืจืก (~ืฉืขืชื™ื™ื ืžื˜ื•ืงื™ื•)
  • IC card (Suica) for everything in the citiesื›ืจื˜ื™ืก IC (ืกื•ืื™ืงื”) ืœื”ื›ืœ ื‘ืขืจื™ื

Quick etiquetteื ื™ืžื•ืกื™ื ื‘ืงืฆืจื”

  • Onsen: wash first, no swimsuitsืื•ื ืกืŸ: ืžืชืงืœื—ื™ื ืงื•ื“ื, ื‘ืœื™ ื‘ื’ื“ ื™ื
  • No tipping; quiet on trainsื‘ืœื™ ื˜ื™ืค; ืฉืงื˜ ื‘ืจื›ื‘ื•ืช
  • Carry your trash; cash handyื ื•ืฉืื™ื ืืช ื”ื–ื‘ืœ; ืžื–ื•ืžืŸ ื–ืžื™ืŸ

Packืžื” ืœืืจื•ื–

Layers + rain jacket, broken-in shoes (15โ€“20k steps/day), power bank, Type-A plugs.ืฉื›ื‘ื•ืช + ืžืขื™ืœ ื’ืฉื, ื ืขืœื™ื™ื ื ื•ื—ื•ืช (15โ€“20 ืืœืฃ ืฆืขื“ื™ื ื‘ื™ื•ื), ืกื•ืœืœื” ื ื™ื™ื“ืช, ืฉืงืข Type-A.