FINAL HOURS IN TOKYO 🌸 Solo DIY Day Trip to KAMAKURA + First Shinkansen Ride!

Konnichiwa! 🇯🇵 Sharing how I ended my 6D5N solo trip in Tokyo — with a DIY day trip to Kamakura and my first-ever Shinkansen ride back to Nagano!

𝗧𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀: March 31-April 5, 2025 (6D/5N)

𝗥𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗜’𝘃𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱:
Passport valid for 6 months
Japan Visa (Category: Visiting Relatives — applied through UHI Makati for ₱2,500 each)
RT Flight Ticket
Fill up eTravel
Complete the “Visit Japan website” registration and generate QR code for Immigration and Customs

𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐄 𝐀𝐑𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐒 𝐈’𝐕𝐄 𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐄𝐃 𝐎𝐑 𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐊𝐄𝐃 𝐁𝐄𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐄 𝐌𝐘 𝐀𝐑𝐑𝐈𝐕𝐀𝐋 𝐈𝐍 𝐉𝐀𝐏𝐀𝐍:

✈️ 𝗥𝗧 𝗙𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘃𝗶𝗮 𝗖𝗲𝗯𝘂 𝗣𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰
₱34,754.56 (includes seat selector, checked in baggage & , pre-ordered meals for both flights & rebooked twice)

🏨 𝗧𝗼𝗸𝘆𝗼 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
APA Hotel Asakusa Kuramae Ekimae
₱34,279.50 (for 5 nights stay—had to extend 1 night for Tokyo trip)
Booked via Klook: https://bit.ly/APAHotelAsakusaKuramae...
Klook 5% off discount code: LUISAKLOOK

🧡 𝗲𝗦𝗜𝗠 𝘃𝗶𝗮 𝗞𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗔𝗽𝗽
eSIM Japan with high-speed and stable Internet connection
₱982 (20GB for 15 days)
Use my code LUISAKLOOK for extra 5% discount on Klook

📱 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝘀 𝗡𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗝𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗻
Google Maps
Klook app
GoTaxi
Google Translate

📌 𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲—𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗺𝗺𝗶𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗹𝗮 𝘁𝗼 𝗧𝗼𝗸𝘆𝗼, 𝗽𝗹𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗸𝗲𝘆 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀, 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗺𝘆 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝗝𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗻 𝘃𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁:    • JAPAN SPRING TRIP 2025 🌸  

***𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐏 𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐄𝐑𝐀𝐑𝐘***

𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝟭 | 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝟯𝟭 (𝗧𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗡𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗼 𝘁𝗼 𝗧𝗼𝗸𝘆𝗼 & 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝘀𝗮𝗸𝘂𝘀𝗮)
📌 Check out Day 1 itinerary here:    • TOKYO VLOG 2025, 6D5N 🌸 Day 1 (DIY Solo Tr...  

𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝟮 | 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟭 (𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘆𝗮 & 𝗚𝗶𝗻𝘇𝗮)
📌 Check out Day 2 itinerary here:    • TOKYO VLOG 2025, 6D5N 🌸 Day 2 (DIY Solo Tr...  

𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝟯 | 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟮 (𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗷𝘂𝗸𝘂 & 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗶𝗱𝗮 Park)
📌 Check out Day 3 itinerary here:    • TOKYO VLOG 2025, 6D5N 🌸 Day 3 (DIY Solo Tr...  

𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝟰 | 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟯 (𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗿𝗼 & 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗷𝘂𝗸𝘂)
📌 Check out Day 3 itinerary here:    • TOKYO VLOG 2025, 6D5N 🌸 Day 4 (DIY Solo Tr...  

𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝟱 | 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟰 (𝗗𝗜𝗬 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗽 𝘁𝗼 𝗞𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗸𝘂𝗿𝗮)
07:30AM — Wake up & Pack up
09:30AM — Breakfast at 7/11
10:00AM — Transfer room at APA Hotel (extended for 1 day)
10:30AM — Train to Kamakura (Kanagawa Prefecture)
12:57NN — Arrive at Kamakura Station
01:00PM — Start of Kamakura Half Day Tour
⛩️ Hachimangu Shrine
🚂 Ride Enoden Line (coastal view)
🛕 The Great Buddha (Entrance Fee: 300 yen)
🍡 Komachi-dori Street (street food & souvenirs)
🏀 Kamakurakoko Mae Station
06:30PM — Ride train going back to Kamakura Station
07:30PM —Ride train going back to Asakusa
09:30PM — Dinner at Ramen Kagetsu Arashi (Asakusa)
10:30PM — Walk back to hotel
10:50PM — Back at hotel, pack up & rest

𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝟲 | 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟱 (𝗟𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗼𝗸𝘆𝗼)
07:30AM — Wake up & Final Pack up
09:30AM — Buy breakfast from 7/11
10:10AM — Ride a GoTaxi from hotel to Ueno Station
**Fare: ¥1,700 (₱688.32)
10:20AM — Arrive at Ueno Station
10:30AM — Redeem physical Shinkansen ticket at JR Ticket Office
10:50AM — Left my luggage at Ueno Station Coin Lockers
**Fee: ¥1,200 for 1 day
11:00AM — Ride train going to Harajuku Station
11:50AM — Buy phone cases from Cas:pace (Harajuku branch)
01:00PM — Ride train going back to Ueno Station
02:10PM — Shinkansenride from Ueno Station to Sakudaira Station
**Fare: ₱2,847.2 (via Klook app)
**Travel Time: 1 hour 10 mins
03:45PM — Meet up with fam
05:00PM — Back in Nagano

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