Part One - Getting to
Japan, Tokyo Disney Resort, and Sega Joypolis
Part Two -
"Tokyo Area Parks"
Part Three
- "Nagoya/Osaka Area Parks"
Part Four -
Back to Tokyo, More Tokyo Parks and useful Japan travel links
Day One
(Saturday)
Fly from Los Angeles International Airport to Tokyo Nartia Airport
- Korean Air Nonstop - 11:30am
Day Two
(Sunday)
- Arrive Tokyo - 3:05 pm
- Exchange voucher for Japan Rail Pass at Narita Airport Station
(Note:
The Japan Rail Pass is a special tourist pass you can obtain which will allow
you unlimited access to certain
rail lines, bullet trains (shinkansen), etc during a limited
period of time of either one or two weeks. If you plan on
traveling around the country by rail, this will save you a LOT of
money. You MUST purchase it before your trip to Japan. You
can get more information about it here: http://www.japanrailpass.net/)
- Make reservations for Tokyo to Nagoya bullet train, Nagoya to Osaka, and Osaka to Tokyo bullet
train.
(If you know in advance the
times in which you need to take bullet trains (shinkansen trains) you can make
reservations at the JR (Japan
Rail) ticket office at Narita. You can check timetables for
JR trains here: http://grace.hyperdia.com/cgi-english/hyperd01.cgi)
- Take "Limobus"
From Narita Airport to Tokyo Disney Resort:
http://www.limousinebus.co.jp/e/index_route.html
- Limousine buses leave from the 1st
floor arrival level at Terminal 1 at Narita Airport (from two
locations at the north and south exits) - Make reservations +81-3-3665-7220 (Note:
Limobus is an airport shuttle with destinations all over Tokyo)
- Back up plan if we can't get the bus: JR Narita Express to Tokyo Station. From Tokyo Station take the Keiyo
Line to Maihama Station (Tokyo Disneland Station)
Here is the bus
stop just outside of the terminal:
Upon checking into the hotel:
- Purchase 3 4-day park hoppers at hotel or ticket booths.
- Spend Sunday evening at DisneySeas (Park open until
10pm)
Note: If you purchase a 3
or 4 day park hopper ticket, you MUST select a park to visit all day for the
1st and 2nd day.
You cannot park hop until the 3rd day of your park hopper. See below for an
example of the Disney tickets:
Stay at Hilton Tokyo Bay hotel at Tokyo Disneyland Resort
(Note: For our visit, the
Hilton was $430 for the first night because it was a "peak" day, and
$230 the other two nights. Check with the
Hilton for actual rates, but you can use this as a ballpark when planning your
trip. This was also the least expensive of all the Disney
area hotels that offered "English Speaking Staff.")
Day Three
(Monday, 20 September)
2nd Day at
Tokyo
Disneyland (Park open 8am until 10pm)
Stay at Tokyo Disney until about 5pm then take side trip to Joypolis. The
park is only about 20 minutes from Tokyo Disneyland Resort.
Side trip
to Sega Joypolis in Palette Town (open until
11pm):
Sega Joypolis offers an
after 5pm pass for
2,300 yen.
Walk to Maihama
Station (TDL). Here is an example of what some of the rail maps look
like:
There are several different types of rail services, for example
"Local" "Limited Express" "Semi-Rapid"
"Rapid", etc. You can see
on this map that not all services stop at all station (different colored bars
are the different services). Make sure the stop you want is
offered on the train you get on. Each train will say towards which
station it's traveling and what kind of service it is.
Travel by train from Maihama Station to Tokyo-Teleport Station (change trains
at Shin-Kiba), then walk 5 min to Joypolis:
Above rail Information from: http://www.jorudan.co.jp/english/norikae/
Once off the train, walk 5 min to Joypolis:
Once
off the train, follow this sign:
Joypolis is right
around the corner in this building:
After
Joypolis walk to Tokyo Teleport Station:
- Take Rinkai Line to Shin-Kiba Station.
- Transfer to JR Keiyo Line to Maihama Station (TDL)
Stay at Hilton Tokyo Bay hotel at Tokyo Disneyland Resort
Day Four
(Tuesday, 21 September)
3rd Day at
Tokyo
Disneyland - (Parks open 8:30 (TDL) and 9:00 (Seas) until 10pm)
Park hop between DisneySeas
and Tokyo Disneyland.
Stay at Hilton Tokyo Bay hotel at Tokyo Disneyland Resort
Day Five
(Wednesday, 22 September)
4th Day at
Tokyo
Disneyland - (Parks open from 9am until 10pm)
Park hop between
DisneySeas and Tokyo Disneyland until about 6pm.
Head back to the hotel and pick up luggage.
Leave Tokyo Disney Resort and head to Shinjuku (Tokyo).
Take the train
from Maihama Station to Shinjuku Station:
JR Musashino Line
| MAIHAMA |
18:01 |
18:01 |
|
83.2km |
| SHINKIBA |
18:08 |
18:08 |
|
88.5km |
| HATCHOBORI |
18:14 |
18:14 |
|
94.7km |
| TOKYO |
18:15 |
|
3 |
95.9km |
Transfer at Tokyo Station:
JR Chuo Line
| TOKYO |
|
18:30 |
2 |
|
| KANDA(TOKYO) |
18:32 |
18:32 |
|
1.3km |
| OCHANOMIZU |
18:34 |
18:34 |
|
2.6km |
| YOTSUYA |
18:39 |
18:39 |
|
6.6km |
| SHINJUKU |
18:44 |
18:44 |
10 |
10.3km |
Above rail Information from: http://grace.hyperdia.com/cgi-english/hyperd01.cgi
Stay at Shinjuku
Washington Hotel
3-2-9 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
+81/(0)3 3343-3111
Note: The Shinjuku
Washington hotel was one of the more reasonably priced of the Shinjuku
hotels. It was a great location as there is an
underground walkway that connects the hotel with the Shinjuku rail
station. There are tons of restaurants in the area, and it's in the
heart
of Shinjuku. Expect to pay anywhere between $150 - $300 per night for a
Shinjuku area hotel. If you can split this cost with another
person, it's becomes very reasonable.
Click
HERE to read our Tokyo
Disney Resort Trip Report
Click HERE to see our Tokyo Disney Resort Photos
Click
HERE to read our Sega Joypolis Trip Report
Click HERE to see our Sega Joypolis Photos
Click HERE to see
Japan Guide - Part Two - "Tokyo Area Parks"
Click
HERE to see our Japan Photo Update
Click
HERE to read our Japan Trip Reports
