Day 16
Neighborhood Day + Splurge Dinner
Thu, Apr 9 ยท Tokyo
๐Ÿจ Mitsui Garden Ginza Premier
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AMitsui Garden Ginza
BYanaka Ginza
Option 1
๐Ÿฑ Yanaka + Nezu
Old Tokyo. Family-run shops, temple cats, Nezu Shrine azalea garden (Rana plant moment).
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Option 2
๐ŸŽฌ Shibamata
Edo-era town where Tora-san was filmed. Shopping street frozen in the 1960s. Dango grandmas. Very few tourists.
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Option 3
๐Ÿ—ฟ Kamakura day trip
JR Yokosuka Line from Tokyo Station. ~55 min, ~ยฅ940/pp. Great Buddha (13th-century bronze), Komachi-dori shopping. Shirasu-don.
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6:30 PM
๐Ÿ— Tori Ki yakitori omakase BOOKED โœ…
Kinshicho. 8 meat + 4 veggie skewers. 2.5 hr limit. Arrive together, on time. Tabelog Res #59TADECJ3C.
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๐Ÿš† Transit Walkthrough

If doing Shibamata:
โ€ข Ginza Line โ†’ Ueno or Asakusa. Transfer Keisei Line at Keisei-Ueno
โ€ข Keisei Main Line โ†’ Keisei-Takasago โ†’ Keisei Kanamachi Line โ†’ Shibamata Station (~40-50 min total)

If doing Kamakura:
โ€ข Walk to Tokyo Station (~15-20 min) or take Marunouchi subway 1 stop
โ€ข JR Yokosuka Line โ€” Platforms 1-4, B1F, Marunouchi side
โ€ข Board train marked "Yokosuka" or "Kurihama" โ€” NOT other lines from same platform
โ€ข Ride to Kamakura Station ~55 min, ~ยฅ950

Nezu Shrine (combine with Yanaka):
โ€ข Hibiya Line โ†’ Nezu (C14) โ€” Exit 1 โ€” 5-7 min walk to shrine

๐Ÿฝ Eat

Yanaka: street snacks, kissaten. Shibamata: dango, senbei. Evening: Tori Ki yakitori omakase 6:30 PM (Kinshicho).

โœจ If You're Feeling It

Explore whichever neighborhood option appeals most. Head to Kinshicho for Tori Ki by 6:15 PM.

โ™ฟ Mobility

Yanaka: mostly flat. Shibamata: flat, compact. Kamakura: Great Buddha has ramps, Komachi-dori flat.

๐Ÿ—บ Route & Directions

A โ†’ B
Mitsui Garden Ginza โ†’ Yanaka Ginza
๐Ÿšƒ Train ยท ~25 min
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