THIS self guided tour of japan assumes you are staying in shinjuku.
0 The NEX TRAIN - Narita airport to Tokyo shinjuku station 6,380 yen or 8000 yen + return ticket
It takes about a 5 minute walk from the west exit of Shinjuku Station to the hotel.
1 mt.takao
shinjuku keio station, keio takao line local express train to takaosan guchi
http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3029.html trail 1, monkey park
2 ueno park national science museum
•shinjuku jr station -> yamanote line, 5 min. walk from JR Ueno Station, Park Exit
7-20 Ueno Park, Taito-ku, Tokyo 110-8718
9:00 AM to 5:00 PM (Visitors are admitted until 30 minutes before closing time.)
Hours are sometimes extended for special exhibitions.
Hours are sometimes extended in busy periods such as the summer and the Golden Week holidays.
+ ueno zoo
Tokyo Zoo Hours & Admission
Open 9.30am - 5pm (last admission at 4pm). Hours are occasionally extended on special days. Closed Monday, but open when Monday is a public holiday in Japan, in which case closed Tuesday.
The Children's Zoo closes at 3.45pm
Admission 600 yen (adults 15-64 years old)
Read more: http://www.japanvisitor.com/tokyo/tokyo-zoo#ixzz46qMZhD2n
Take the Ueno Park Exit of JR Ueno Station, and cross the road. While the Ueno Exit is the most direct route, going out the Central Exit is recommended if you want to pick up English-language information about the Park beforehand . (There is an information booth with English info at the entrance to the Park, but they don't really speak English.)
Ueno Station on the Japan Rail Yamanote Line, Park Exit.
1 minute walk.
Ueno Station on the Ginza subway line.
5 minute walk.
Keisei Ueno Station on the Keisei Honsen line
1 minute walk.
Uguisudani Station on the JR Yamanote line, behind the Tokyo National Museum.
1 minute walk.
Read more: http://www.japanvisitor.com/tokyo/tokyo-zoo#ixzz46qN6uQIZ
Days Closed
Every Monday (If Monday is a national holiday, the Museum is open Monday and closed the following Tuesday.)
Year-end/New Year holiday (December 28 to January 1)
From June 22 (Mon) to June 26 (Fri), 2014 due to maintenance.
3 kinkakuji 14,140 yen * 2
shinjuku station, chuo line to tokyo, tokyo station, nozomi 135(64 on return)
tokaido-sanyo shinkansen towards himeji, kyoto station
Kinkakuji can be accessed from Kyoto Station by direct Kyoto City Bus number 101 or 205 in about 40 minutes and for
230 yen. Alternatively, it can be faster and more reliable to take the Karasuma Subway Line to Kitaoji Station
(15 minutes, 260 yen) and take a taxi
(10 minutes, 1000-1200 yen) or bus (10 minutes, 230 yen, bus numbers 101, 102, 204 or 205) from there to Kinkakuji.
9:00 to 17:00 400 yen
4 nakasendo
start earlier than 9AM !
http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e6078.html
Shinjuku Station ,Chuo Line, Tokyo Station
Tokaido-Sanyo Shinkansen, Nagoya Station, Shinano train, Nakatsugawa Station
bus from Nakatsugawa Station on the Chuo Honsen Line
walk to tsumago, bus or walk 4 more km to nagiso station, shinano to nagoya, shinkansen to tokyo, chuo line to shinjuku
5 TOKYO SKYTREE
* From Asakusa Station, 1 station, a 2 minute-ride on the TOBU SKYTREE Line, or a 40-minute walk
* From Ueno Station (Tokyo Metro Ginza Line), transfer to the TOBU SKYTREE Line at Asakusa Station, 14 minutes.
* from Tokyo Station, take the JR Sobu Rapid Line and transfer at Kinshicho for the Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line, 16 minutes.
* From Shinagawa Station, take the Keikyu Line or Toei Asakusa Line, a 25-minute through service
* From Haneda Airport, take the Keikyu Line or Toei Asakusa Line, 42-minute through service
* From Narita Airport, take the Keisei Narita Airport Line or Narita SKY ACCESS Keisei Line, a 49-minute through service.
http://www.tokyo-skytree.jp/en/access/
The pier is located along the Sumida River, just beside the Asakusa Stations of the Ginza Subway Line and the Tobu Line
or a five minute walk from Asakusa Station on the Asakusa Subway Line.
miraikan
The Miraikan is open daily from 10:00am till 5:00pm, and is closed on Tuesdays and from 28 Dec - 1 Jan,
and admission is 600 yen per person.
Get to the Shiodome Station on the Yamanote Line and take the Yurikamome Train line to Telecom Center Station,
and its just a short 4-minute walk. Alternately you can take the Rinkai Line to Tokyo Teleport Station,
from there it is a 15 minute walk. + Ferris Wheel
The pier is located just in front of the Aquacity Odaiba shopping mall,
about a five minute walk from either Daiba Station or Odaiba-Kaihinkoen Station on the Yurikamome Line.
http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3008.html#aqua
If you happen to be Odaiba already, there is a free bus service called the Bay Shuttle.
Jump on and get off at National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation stop.
The Bay Shuttle runs daily from 11am to 8pm, and busses arrive every 17-20 minutes.
6 disneysea 7400 yen *eticket
shuttle of hotel or
shinjuku station south exit, Shinjuku Express Bus Terminal (Shinjuku Station)
return Tokyo DisneySea Park Bus Stop No. 3
About 60 min. to Shinjuku Station 820 yen
8:10 a.m.
8:40 a.m.
9:10 a.m.
Last 9:50 a.m.
Last 8:30 p.m.
by shinjuku station jr chuo line
train tokyo jr keio line or jr musashino line to maihama
7 akihabara : shinjuku station yamanote line
8 harajuku meiji shrine : outside harajuku station on the yamanote line
9 shinjuku gyoen : east of shinjuku jr station west exit
0 The NEX TRAIN - Narita airport to Tokyo shinjuku station 6,380 yen or 8000 yen + return ticket
It takes about a 5 minute walk from the west exit of Shinjuku Station to the hotel.
1 mt.takao
shinjuku keio station, keio takao line local express train to takaosan guchi
http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3029.html trail 1, monkey park
2 ueno park national science museum
•shinjuku jr station -> yamanote line, 5 min. walk from JR Ueno Station, Park Exit
7-20 Ueno Park, Taito-ku, Tokyo 110-8718
9:00 AM to 5:00 PM (Visitors are admitted until 30 minutes before closing time.)
Hours are sometimes extended for special exhibitions.
Hours are sometimes extended in busy periods such as the summer and the Golden Week holidays.
+ ueno zoo
Tokyo Zoo Hours & Admission
Open 9.30am - 5pm (last admission at 4pm). Hours are occasionally extended on special days. Closed Monday, but open when Monday is a public holiday in Japan, in which case closed Tuesday.
The Children's Zoo closes at 3.45pm
Admission 600 yen (adults 15-64 years old)
Read more: http://www.japanvisitor.com/tokyo/tokyo-zoo#ixzz46qMZhD2n
Take the Ueno Park Exit of JR Ueno Station, and cross the road. While the Ueno Exit is the most direct route, going out the Central Exit is recommended if you want to pick up English-language information about the Park beforehand . (There is an information booth with English info at the entrance to the Park, but they don't really speak English.)
Ueno Station on the Japan Rail Yamanote Line, Park Exit.
1 minute walk.
Ueno Station on the Ginza subway line.
5 minute walk.
Keisei Ueno Station on the Keisei Honsen line
1 minute walk.
Uguisudani Station on the JR Yamanote line, behind the Tokyo National Museum.
1 minute walk.
Read more: http://www.japanvisitor.com/tokyo/tokyo-zoo#ixzz46qN6uQIZ
Days Closed
Every Monday (If Monday is a national holiday, the Museum is open Monday and closed the following Tuesday.)
Year-end/New Year holiday (December 28 to January 1)
From June 22 (Mon) to June 26 (Fri), 2014 due to maintenance.
3 kinkakuji 14,140 yen * 2
shinjuku station, chuo line to tokyo, tokyo station, nozomi 135(64 on return)
tokaido-sanyo shinkansen towards himeji, kyoto station
Kinkakuji can be accessed from Kyoto Station by direct Kyoto City Bus number 101 or 205 in about 40 minutes and for
230 yen. Alternatively, it can be faster and more reliable to take the Karasuma Subway Line to Kitaoji Station
(15 minutes, 260 yen) and take a taxi
(10 minutes, 1000-1200 yen) or bus (10 minutes, 230 yen, bus numbers 101, 102, 204 or 205) from there to Kinkakuji.
9:00 to 17:00 400 yen
4 nakasendo
start earlier than 9AM !
http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e6078.html
Shinjuku Station ,Chuo Line, Tokyo Station
Tokaido-Sanyo Shinkansen, Nagoya Station, Shinano train, Nakatsugawa Station
bus from Nakatsugawa Station on the Chuo Honsen Line
walk to tsumago, bus or walk 4 more km to nagiso station, shinano to nagoya, shinkansen to tokyo, chuo line to shinjuku
5 TOKYO SKYTREE
* From Asakusa Station, 1 station, a 2 minute-ride on the TOBU SKYTREE Line, or a 40-minute walk
* From Ueno Station (Tokyo Metro Ginza Line), transfer to the TOBU SKYTREE Line at Asakusa Station, 14 minutes.
* from Tokyo Station, take the JR Sobu Rapid Line and transfer at Kinshicho for the Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line, 16 minutes.
* From Shinagawa Station, take the Keikyu Line or Toei Asakusa Line, a 25-minute through service
* From Haneda Airport, take the Keikyu Line or Toei Asakusa Line, 42-minute through service
* From Narita Airport, take the Keisei Narita Airport Line or Narita SKY ACCESS Keisei Line, a 49-minute through service.
http://www.tokyo-skytree.jp/en/access/
The pier is located along the Sumida River, just beside the Asakusa Stations of the Ginza Subway Line and the Tobu Line
or a five minute walk from Asakusa Station on the Asakusa Subway Line.
miraikan
The Miraikan is open daily from 10:00am till 5:00pm, and is closed on Tuesdays and from 28 Dec - 1 Jan,
and admission is 600 yen per person.
Get to the Shiodome Station on the Yamanote Line and take the Yurikamome Train line to Telecom Center Station,
and its just a short 4-minute walk. Alternately you can take the Rinkai Line to Tokyo Teleport Station,
from there it is a 15 minute walk. + Ferris Wheel
The pier is located just in front of the Aquacity Odaiba shopping mall,
about a five minute walk from either Daiba Station or Odaiba-Kaihinkoen Station on the Yurikamome Line.
http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3008.html#aqua
If you happen to be Odaiba already, there is a free bus service called the Bay Shuttle.
Jump on and get off at National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation stop.
The Bay Shuttle runs daily from 11am to 8pm, and busses arrive every 17-20 minutes.
6 disneysea 7400 yen *eticket
shuttle of hotel or
shinjuku station south exit, Shinjuku Express Bus Terminal (Shinjuku Station)
return Tokyo DisneySea Park Bus Stop No. 3
About 60 min. to Shinjuku Station 820 yen
8:10 a.m.
8:40 a.m.
9:10 a.m.
Last 9:50 a.m.
Last 8:30 p.m.
by shinjuku station jr chuo line
train tokyo jr keio line or jr musashino line to maihama
7 akihabara : shinjuku station yamanote line
8 harajuku meiji shrine : outside harajuku station on the yamanote line
9 shinjuku gyoen : east of shinjuku jr station west exit
