Tokyo 3-Day Christmas Illumination Itinerary: Complete Route & Budget Guide (Markets, Transportation & Costs)
🎄 Planning your Tokyo 3-night 4-day itinerary?
Perfect for November-December winter travel!
Winter 2025,
The ultimate fail-proof 3-night 4-day itinerary
to conquer Christmas illuminations and
Christmas markets!
Covering essential spots like Shinjuku, Shibuya, Asakusa, Roppongi
with optimal routes and
approximate travel budget,
Plan your most romantic
Tokyo 3-night 4-day trip with this single guide!
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‘Christmas’ 3-Night 4-Day Itinerary
This itinerary is
optimized for travelers staying in Shinjuku
to efficiently explore
Christmas illuminations & markets.
[Day 1]
Shinjuku ➔ Shibuya ➔ Harajuku ➔ Shinjuku
[Day 2]
Asakusa ➔ Ueno ➔ Tokyo Station ➔ Shinjuku
[Day 3]
Tsukiji ➔ Ginza ➔ Azabudai ➔ Roppongi
[Day 4]
Shinjuku ➔ Airport
🎁 Want to know all Tokyo Christmas Market info?
➡️ 2025 Tokyo Christmas Markets,
Where to Go? (Ueno, Roppongi, etc.)
🎄 Tokyo's BEST 5 Illuminations info?
➡️ 2025 Tokyo Christmas
Illumination BEST 5
1️⃣ DAY 1:
Trendy West Side with Night Views
(Shibuya/Shinjuku)
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| Morning | ✈️ Airport arrival (Narita Express) → Shinjuku hotel check-in |
| 13:00 | 🍜 Shinjuku lunch (Sapporo Soup Curry Tokyo Dominica) |
| 15:00 | 🛍️ Shibuya (Mega Don Quijote, Kaldi, Parco) |
| 17:00 | 🎄Shibuya Blue Cave Illumination |
| 19:00 | 🎄Harajuku & Omotesando Illumination |
| 21:00 | 🍜Shinjuku Omoide Yokocho (Kushiyaki Sasamoto) |
✈️ [Morning] Airport Arrival & Hotel Check-in
Arrive at Shinjuku
via Narita Express (N'EX)!
Drop off luggage at Shinjuku hotel
and start your journey.
➡️Tokyo Narita Airport Arrival Guide:
How to get downtown, transportation comparison,
Suica card, ATM complete guide
➡️ Narita Express (N'EX)
Reservation, price, timetable complete guide
(Round-trip discount, seat tips!)
🍜 Shinjuku Lunch
(Sapporo Soup Curry)
Enjoy a hearty late lunch
and start your real itinerary.
➡️ Shinjuku Complete Activity Guide
🚇 Shinjuku Station → Shibuya
With Suica or Pasmo
JR Yamanote Line to Shibuya Station
Tokyo Subway Ticket users
Ⓕ Fukutoshin Line to Shibuya Station
➡️Tokyo Metro Pass (Tokyo Subway Ticket)
Exchange locations, purchase, usage, routes complete guide
(24, 48, 72 hours)
🛍️ Shibuya Mega Don Quijote, Parco
(Optional) Shibuya Sky Observatory
➡️ Shibuya Complete Activity Guide
➡️ 2025 Japan Don Quijote Shopping List
Must-buy items & discount coupons, tax-free methods
🎄 Shibuya Blue Cave
Christmas Illumination
As the sun sets,
enjoy the Blue Cave illumination.
🎄 Harajuku & Omotesando
Christmas Illumination
Walk from Harajuku to Omotesando.
Enjoy the luxury street's
Omotesando illumination and
Omotesando Hills together.
➡️ Harajuku Complete Activity Guide
➡️Omotesando Recommended Course Guide
🚇 Omotesando Station → Shinjuku
Tokyo Subway Ticket
Ⓩ Hanzomon Line transfer at Aoyama-itchome
Ⓔ Oedo Line to Shinjuku Station
🏮 Shinjuku Omoide Yokocho Dinner
(Shinjuku Sasamoto)
Return to Shinjuku.
In Omoide Yokocho alley
filled with kushiyaki smoke,
enjoy late dinner or snacks
to end the day.
➡️ Shinjuku Complete Activity Guide
2️⃣ DAY 2:
Traditional East Side & Festivals
(Asakusa/Ueno/Tokyo Station)
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 9:00 | 🏯Asakusa Sensoji, Nakamise |
| 11:00 | 🎄Ueno Park Christmas Market |
| 13:00 | 🍜 Ueno Ameyoko (Ramen Kamonegi Ueno Honten) |
| 15:00 | ☕Nihonbashi |
| 17:00 | 🎄Tokyo Station Marunouchi Illumination |
| 19:00 | 🍜 Dinner (Kaiten Sushi Nemuro Hanamaru KITTE) |
| 21:00 | 🎡Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building Observatory |
🚇 Shinjuku Station → Asakusa
Tokyo Subway Ticket
Ⓢ Shinjuku Line transfer at Bakuro-Yokohama
Ⓐ Asakusa Line to Asakusa Station
🏯 Asakusa
Fortune drawing at Sensoji
Enjoy street food at Nakamise-dori
➡️ Asakusa Activities & Restaurants Complete Guide
🚇 Asakusa Station → Ueno
Tokyo Subway Ticket
Ⓖ Ginza Line to Ueno Station
🎁 Ueno Christmas Market
Take subway (Ginza Line) to Ueno
2025's largest!
Ueno Park Christmas Market
for festival atmosphere.
➡️ Ueno Activities
& Ameyoko Market Guide
🍜 Ueno Lunch
(Ramen Kamonegi)
After exploring Ameyoko Market,
enjoy clean duck ramen
at Kamonegi for lunch.
➡️ Ueno Activities
& Ameyoko Market Guide
🚇 Ueno-Hirokoji Station → Nihonbashi
Tokyo Subway Ticket
Ⓖ Ginza Line to Mitsukoshimae Station
🛍️ Nihonbashi & Tokyo Station (Shopping)
Go to Nihonbashi (Ginza Line)
Visit Coredo Muromachi, Pokémon Center DX
Last souvenir shopping at
Tokyo Station Character Street
➡️ Nihonbashi Must-Visit Places
➡️ Tokyo Station Complete Activity Guide
🎄Marunouchi Illumination
🍣 Tokyo Station Dinner
(Nemuro Hanamaru)
Tokyo Station red brick building night view
Marunouchi Illumination walk
Dinner at KITTE
➡️ Tokyo Station Nemuro Hanamaru Kaiten Sushi
Wait time and reservation tips
🚇 Hibiya Station → Shinjuku
Tokyo Subway Ticket
Ⓗ Hibiya Line transfer at Roppongi
Ⓔ Oedo Line to Tochomae Station
🏙️ Shinjuku Night View
(Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building)
Return to Shinjuku accommodation,
Go up to Tokyo Metropolitan Government Observatory
to view Tokyo's night scenery for free.
(Optional) Light second round at
Kabukicho Tower or Golden Gai!
3️⃣ DAY 3:
‘Adults’ Tokyo’
(Tsukiji/Ginza/Roppongi)
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 9:00 | 🐟 Tsukiji Market |
| 11:00 | 🛍️Ginza Shopping (Ginza Six, Mitsukoshi, Itoya) |
| 13:00 | 🍜 Lunch (Sumiyaki Unafuji Yurakucho) |
| 15:00 | ☕Azabudai Hills Christmas Market |
| 17:00 | 🎄Roppongi Hills Christmas Illumination |
| 19:00 | 🍜 Dinner (Imakatsu Roppongi Honten) |
| 21:00 | 🎄Roppongi Tokyo Midtown Illumination |
🚇Shinjuku Station → Tsukiji Market
Tokyo Subway Ticket
Ⓔ Oedo Line to Tsukijishijo Station
🐟 Tsukiji Market
At Tsukiji Market,
fresh seafood and
tamagoyaki (egg roll) for breakfast
➡️ Tsukiji Market Restaurant Guide
🚇 Tsukiji Station → Ginza
Tokyo Subway Ticket
Ⓗ Hibiya Line to Ginza Station
🛍️ Ginza Shopping
To Ginza (Hibiya Line 1 stop)
Luxury shopping and window shopping at
Ginza Six, Mitsukoshi, Itoya, etc.
➡️ Ginza Must-Visit Places Complete Guide
🍜 Ginza Lunch
(Sumiyaki Unafuji)
Near Ginza in Yurakucho,
Hitsumabushi (eel bowl) restaurant
Unafuji for luxurious lunch.
➡️ Sumiyaki Unafuji, Michelin Grilled Eel
🚇 Ginza Station → Azabudai Hills
Tokyo Subway Ticket
Ⓗ Hibiya Line to Kamiyacho Station
🎄 Azabudai Hills
Christmas Market
Enjoy Tokyo Tower view and Christmas Market
➡️ Azabudai Hills Complete Guide
🚇 Kamiyacho Station → Roppongi Hills
Tokyo Subway Ticket
Ⓗ Hibiya Line to Roppongi Station
🎄 Roppongi Hills
Christmas Illumination
To Roppongi Hills (10-min walk)
Christmas Market and
Keyakizaka Illumination
➡️ Roppongi Complete Activity Guide
🍜 Roppongi Dinner
(Imakatsu)
Michelin Bib Gourmand Imakatsu
for tender Sasami Katsu dinner
➡️Tokyo Roppongi Restaurant Map
Michelin, Tabelog Recommended Restaurants
✨ Roppongi Midtown Illumination
Different charm from Roppongi Hills,
Tokyo Midtown Illumination
for complete conquest.
🚇 Roppongi Station →Shinjuku
Tokyo Subway Ticket
Ⓔ Oedo Line to Shinjuku Station
4️⃣ DAY 4:
Shinjuku & Departure
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 9:00 | 🍁 Shinjuku Gyoen |
| 11:00 | 🛍️ Shinjuku Department Stores |
| 13:00 | 🍜 Lunch (Kirimugiya Jinroku Udon) |
| 15:00 | ✈️ Shinjuku Hotel (Narita Express) →Airport!! |
🍁 Shinjuku Gyoen Walk
After hotel checkout, drop luggage
Walk in urban oasis Shinjuku Gyoen
🛍️ Shinjuku Souvenirs
🍜 Shinjuku Lunch
(Kirimugiya)
Isetan/Takashimaya department store shopping
(Lunch) Michelin udon Kirimugiya
➡️Tokyo Shinjuku Udon Restaurant,
Kirimugiya Jinroku Michelin Udon
✈️ To the Airport!
Pick up luggage from hotel
Take Narita Express (N'EX)
to the airport!
➡️ Narita Express (N'EX)
Reservation, price, timetable complete guide
(Round-trip discount, seat tips!)
💸 Tokyo 3-Night 4-Day Travel Budget
(Budget Guide)
Travel budget varies greatly
depending on accommodation and shopping.
(Per person, excluding airfare)
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Accommodation | Business hotel twin room (15,000-20,000 yen/night) |
| Transportation | Narita Express round-trip 5,000 yen Subway pass 72-hour 1,500 yen |
| Meals | Convenience store/gyudon/ramen (1,000 yen~), Sushi/eel (5,000 yen~) |
| Entrance fees | Observatory (2,000 yen~) |
| Total (3N4D) | Approx. 55,000 yen~ |
✅ What's the 'average' budget for 3N4D?
Excluding airfare,
approximately 500,000-700,000 won (50,000-70,000 yen) per person
is the most realistic recommended budget.
📍 Final Tips for Perfect Travel
Transportation Cards & Discount Coupons
➡️ Tokyo Transportation Card Complete Guide
(iPhone Suica)
➡️ Japan Travel Discount Coupons Complete Guide
(Don Quijote, Drugstores, Department Stores)