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# Travel Itinerary
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## SF -> Tokyo
### April 19th
21:00 Arrive at SFO
23:00 Flight departs from SFO Terminal 1

✈ (14h00m)
### April 21st
**04:00** Land in Manila (Ninoy Aquino International, Terminal 2)
**06:40** Flight departs from MNL Terminal 2
✈ (02h40m)
**12:10** Land in Narita Terminal 2
Pick up Sakura Mobile Pocket Wifi (order confirmation on reference page)
Purchase Welcome Suica card, load ¥10,000 each
![](https://i.imgur.com/r0KlLJg.png)
**13:48(?)** Narita Express → Shinjuku Station
**15:20(?)** Arrive at Shinjuku Station, travel to AirBnB
Oedo line (Platform 2)
Stop: Higashi Shinjuku Station (Exit B1)

AIRBNB: GLOU HIGASHI SHINJUKU
Address: 大久保1丁目1-38, 新宿区, 東京都 1690072, Japan
Check in: **after 3pm**
![](https://i.imgur.com/TgjYmM9.png)

**16:00** Settle and explore Shinjuku!

## DAY 1: APRIL 22ND
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2lhpkz6AuU&ab_channel=PaolofromTOKYO
**8:00** Tsukiji Fish + Tsukiji Jogai Market
* Fresh fish for brekky, + snacks at the market

**10:00** Imperial Palace tour at 10 
* get there early, the tours are 2 hours and they take first 300 people

**12:00** Check out Tokyo station (looks cool) 
* Souveneers and bento shops

**12:30** Ameya Yokocho (Ameyoko)
* Food and Clothes 
* They have a lot of chinese food

**14:00** Tokyo Skytree
* Shopping and food

**16:00** Meiji Jingu Shrine
* Long walk, so bring cozy shoes
* At the fork, take a left and follow the gate
* Rinse mouth

**17:00** Harajuku Omotesando
* Shopping and cafes
* Big crowd, very touristy

**19:00** Nabezo (All you can eat Shabu Shabu)
* In Shibuya


## DAY 2: APRIL 23RD
Asahii Tower HQ
## DAY 3: APRIL 24TH
Shinjuku
## DAY 4: APRIL 25TH

## DAY 5: APRIL 26TH

## DAY 6: APRIL 27TH

## DAY 7: APRIL 28TH 
### SHINJUKU → KYOTO
### 11:00 Checkout of Airbnb

## DAY 8: APRIL 29TH

## DAY 9: APRIL 30TH

## DAY 10: MAY 1ST

## DAY 11: MAY 2ND

## DAY 12: MAY 3RD

## DAY 13: MAY 4TH
### KYOTO → OSAKA


## DAY 14: MAY 5TH

## DAY 15: MAY 6TH

## DAY 16: MAY 7TH

## DAY 17: MAY 8TH

## DAY 18: MAY 9TH

## DAY 19: MAY 10TH

## DAY 20: MAY 11TH
### KIX → SFO

15:00 Flight departs from KIX Terminal 1
✈ (04h25m)
18:25 Land in Manila (Ninoy Aquino International, Terminal 2)

21:55 Flight departs from MNL Terminal 2
✈ (12h50m)

19:45 Arrive at SFO Terminal 1

# Tokyo
## Food
### Ramen Shops 

* Nakiryu -- Japan, 〒170-0005 Tokyo, Toshima City, Minamiotsuka, 2 Chome−34−4 ＳＫＹ南大塚 １F
    * Really good dan dan, extra nummy
    * Long wait (1 hour if busy) but cheap
* Ginza Kagari Main Branch -- 6 Chome-4-12 Ginza, Chuo City, Tokyo 104-0061, Japan
    * Good noodles, chicken Ramen
    * Really rich ramen, creamy, offer truffle flavor
    * instructions to add certain pepper spice
* Ramen Nagi - Shinjuku Golden-gai Honkan -- Address: Japan, 〒160-0021 Tokyo, Shinjuku City, Kabukicho, 1 Chome−1−10 2F
    * A 1-min walk from Shinjuku Golden Gai
    * Really small spot
    * Bold flavor
    * Fish ramen
    * One of Mike Chen's top
* AFURI
    * https://goo.gl/maps/HpiAf7Evo1u
    * Both Vegan Ramen and Yuzu Ratanmen
    * Uniquely refreshing ramen, more clear broth, less rich
    * A bit far

* CHICCHO
    * https://goo.gl/maps/AtTk7TK57fF2
    * Cheap awesome ramen
    * Fish in the broth, super thicc
    * few tourists 
    * Noko Gyokai Tonkotsu Ramen and Beef Horumon Tsukemen are amazing

* Kindenmaru
    * https://goo.gl/maps/NsNRuKj3yLS2
    * Right off station, and have english menus, and pretty cheap (extra noodles are $1 !)

* Oreryu Shio Ramen
    * https://goo.gl/maps/9hCky5Pr3ZR2
    * Bunch of free toppings 
    * Oreryu Otokomori Ramen and Special Spicy Jukusei Ramen are great!






### Katsu
* Imakatsu Roppongi -- Japan, 〒106-0032 Tokyo, Minato City, Roppongi, 4 Chome−12−5 フェニキア ルクソス １階
    * Very good Katsu

### Fish
* Tsukiji Fish Market
    * Go to the jogai side
    * Check this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hWUBCbUj5g&ab_channel=PaolofromTOKYO
    * This video has some great recommendations, including katsu and other noms







# Osaka
## Food
### Ramen

### Katsu

### Fish
* KUROMON Ichiba Fish Market
    * Can eat the fish!
    * Looks like just a fish market, but stuff like oysters, uni, fresh fish bowls, lots of great street food noms