[7D6N Tokyo Itinerary] Cherry Blossom and Mount Fuji

If visiting Japan at the peak of cherry blossom season is on your bucketlist then this is the post for you! 

Prior to Covid, I had an ambitious weekend itinerary planned to fly in and fly out of Tokyo to see their sakura season at its peak. Then of course lockdown happened and that plan was put on hold until 2023. Revenge travel applied here as I picked up on my original plan to travel during cherry blossom season and extended it to include Mount Fuji spotting as well.

Here's my 7D6N itinerary rundown: 

Day 1 - Getting to Tokyo

230pm - departure from KLIA2 onboard Airasia X

1030pm - arrival at Haneda International Airport (Terminal 3).

1130pm - Airport transfer to accommodation in Shinjuku
1230am - Checked in

Accommodation: Book and Bed Shinjuku

Day 2 - Gotokuji temple, Gyukatsu and Nakano Sakura street

8am - Gotokuji temple

10am - back to Shinjuku station to collect Fujikyu train tickets
11am - Gyukatsu Motomura for lunch
12pm - Nakano-dori Street (2km of sakura trees)
2pm - Nakano Broadway 
3pm - Back to hostel for dessert and coffee
5pm - Omoide Yokocho street (photography)
530pm - Tokyo Plaza Harajuku
630pm - Dominica Sapporo Soup Curry for dinner
730pm - Shopping at Don Quijote Shinjuku
8pm - back to hostel to rest and pack for Fujiyoshida

Accommodation: Book and Bed Shinjuku

Day 3 - Fujiyoshida 

630am - Check out

7am - Buy onigiri from bento shop at station 
730am - board train from Shinjuku JR Station

910am - disembark at Shimoyoshida station 

930am - leave backpack at hostel 

945am - breakfast at Fabcafe Fuji 

1145am - explore Fujiyoshida 

12pm - Fujisan Simomiya Omuro Sengen Jinja and Nyoraiji Temple

2pm - Check into hostel

5pm - Explore Fujiyoshida

6pm - Buy dinner from 7-Eleven 

7pm - Back to hostel for dinner and rest 

*due to the persistent rain, I was unable to see and do much 

Accommodation: Hostel Saruya

Day 4 - Chureito Pagoda, Oshino Hakkai 

7am - photograph the famous Fujiyoshida street (no Mount Fuji)

8am - Head up to Chureito Pagoda

9am - breakfast at Fabcafe Fuji

10am - chill in hostel (raining again) 

12pm - lunch at Fujisan station

1pm - Head to Oshino Hakkai by bus

130pm - Arrive in Oshino Hakkai 

3pm - Head back to Fujiyoshida by bus

330pm - rest and relax in hostel

5pm - more exploring of Fujiyoshida

6pm - Chureito Pagoda round 2

7pm - dinner in hostel and rest

Accommodation: Hostel Saruya

Day 5 - Mount Fuji and Sakura spotting, Shibuya Sky

6am - Fujiyoshida street to photograph Mount Fuji
7am - Head up to Chureito Pagoda

8am - Gekkouji station

9am - Check out of Hostel Saruya 

955am - Board bus back to Tokyo 

1pm - Disembark at Shibuya Mark City

2pm - Check in at Shibuya Granbell Hotel 

3pm - Starbucks Shibuya Scramble

4pm - Shibuya Sky 

7pm - dinner at Suage Soup Curry

8pm - Meguro River for cherry blossom viewing

10pm - back to hotel

Accommodation: Shibuya Granbell Hotel

Day 6 - Nakameguro Starbucks and Teamlabs Planet

6am - Sakura-dori, Shibuya

7am - Nakameguro Starbucks Reserve Roastery 

9am - Don Quijote 

10am - Omnibus Coffee

12pm - Lunch and rest in hotel

230pm - Ginza exploration and Uniqlo Flagship

530pm - head to Odaiba 

6pm - Dinner at UZU vegan ramen

730pm - Teamlabs 

9pm - back to hotel 

Accommodation: Shibuya Granbell Hotel

Day 7 - Don Quijote and Chidorigafuchi Park

7am - Don Quijote shopping
9am - packing luggage in hotel

11am - check out, leave luggage at hotel 

12pm - lunch at Gyukatsu Kyoto Katsugyu Harajuku
1pm - Hokkaido Dosanko Plaza

2pm - Chidorigafuchi Park

4pm - tea break at Oiwake Dango Honpo Shinjuku

7pm - take limousine bus from Shibuya to Haneda

8pm - dinner at airport

11pm - depart from Japan 

As the objective of this trip was cherry blossom and mount fuji chasing, a lot of my plans revolved around getting to a location early to beat the crowd for photographs and to get some peace and quiet moments. But like always, itineraries are but a guide to show you the possibility of it. You can always tweak it to suit your own interest.