Tokyo City is undoubtedly number 1 in anyone’s list who wishes to step on the soils of the land of the rising sun. The way we planned our trip was that we arrived in Haneda, Tokyo and left the country from Kansai, Osaka. This way, we were able to save some time while traveling within Japan.

Ironically, we booked 2 flights bound to Tokyo with a connecting flight in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Well, the obvious reason was because of the cost. Instead of just almost 6 hours direct flight, we endured a total of 11 hours flight (inclusive of layover). The same is true with my flight from Kansai, Osaka back to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Speaking more of saving some time, we were truly super excited to arrive in Haneda, Tokyo that we apparently missed our flight on April 28, 14:30, from Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 to think that we were already within the airport grounds from since a couple of hours earlier! Really unbelievable! Read the story here behind this overly crazy day. Whew! But all was well.

Upon arrival in Haneda International Airport (finally), the very first purchase we did was the Suica Card, which can be used in almost all train stations. It required an initial 500 JPY deposit so we loaded 2000 JPY first.

Then I would like to describe our Airbnb (read the review by me as Elyt) experience in Tokyo. By far, I have dealt with the most responsive, helpful, and accommodating host ever. From the day we booked the place with her until the day we left, she was always in contact with us making sure we were doing okay. And the best part of this was that she provided pocket Wi-Fi for us and it truly made our stay even more convenient as we can access the routes of our trains while going to places.

I have never met the hosts of the Airbnb places I have been to so far. But still, everything becomes in order through constant communication via emails or via Airbnb messages.

Date	Place	Preview
April 29	Airport Tour = Missed flight!
April 30	Tokyo Tour Tokyo Prefecture
May 1	Nikko Tour Tochigi Prefecture
May 2	Mount Fuji Tour Shizuoka and Kanagawa Prefecture
May 3	Osaka Tour Osaka Prefecture
May 4 AM	Todaiji Temple in Nara Nara Prefecture
May 4 PM	Kyoto Tour I Kyoto Prefecture
May 5	Kyoto Tour II Kyoto Prefecture
May 6 AM	Himeji Tour Hyogo Prefecture
May 6 PM	Kobe Tour Hyogo Prefecture
May 7	Hiroshima Tour Hiroshima Prefecture

Places Visited

April 30, 2016

Senso-ji Temple

Odaiba Area

Zojoji Temple

Tokyo Tower

Ippudo Ramen

Imperial Gardens and Palace

Shibuya

Tokyo Sky Tree

Tips and Notes