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🍜 Tokyo food · Mark Wiens →
Every Tokyo spot Mark filmed, with video timestamps.
🧳 The crew & the rules
Our trip calendar
8 Nov – 13 Dec 2026
Gold ★ days are booked (hotel + flights). Coloured bars are rough city plans (~1 week each), travelling between cities by train only.
🎌 Japan holidays: Mon 23 Nov is Labor Thanksgiving Day — Sat–Mon 21–23 Nov is a long weekend, so expect crowds and busy hotels. 15 Nov is Shichi-Go-San (children's shrine festival, not a day off). ~26–29 Nov is the typical Tokyo/Kyoto ginkgo & maple peak. No national holidays in December during the trip (25 Dec is not a holiday; banks close from 31 Dec, after we're home). Tirol autumn school break was 27–31 Oct, so this trip falls in Japan's autumn peak, not Austrian school holidays.
📍 Map · fixed spots
Only places that are set in stone. Tap a name to open it in Google Maps.
- ✈️ Haneda Airport (HND) · Terminal 2
ANA arrival Tue 10 Nov · departure Sat 12 Dec · ~15 km south of Tokyo Station - 🚉 Tokyo Station (TS)
Shinkansen hub to Osaka / Kyoto · reference point - 🏠 Airbnb Tokyo base (approximate pin)
Shimbashi 6-chome / Onarimon area · not the exact building · ~2.5 km SSW of Tokyo Station - 🚇 Onarimon Station (Mita line)
Nearest metro to the Airbnb · ~2.6 km SW of Tokyo Station - 🚃 Shimbashi Station (JR / Ginza line)
JR Yamanote to Tokyo Station in ~4 min · ~1.9 km SSW of Tokyo Station
Airbnb pin is approximate (neighbourhood only).
✈️ ANA · booked
Economy Value · family of 5 (toddler as lap infant)
🛫 NH218 MUC T2 → HND T2
Mon 9 Nov 10:25 → Tue 10 Nov 06:55
🛬 NH217 HND T2 → MUC T2
Sat 12 Dec 23:30 → Sun 13 Dec 06:20
🏨 Hilton · booked
Hilton Munich Airport · Family Connecting
Sun 8 Nov 15:00 → Mon 9 Nov 11:00 · 2 adults + 2 kids · crib for toddler
breakfast included
🏠 Leave apartment by Sun noon · free cancel until 3 Nov 23:59
🌡️ How warm will it be?
Climate normals only (average high / low °C and monthly rain) — not a live forecast. Check a weather app a few days before each move.
| Stop | Nov high/low | Nov rain | Dec high/low | Dec rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🍣 Tokyo | 16.7° / 9.0° | 96 mm | 12.0° / 4.0° | 58 mm |
| 🐙 Osaka | 17.8° / 10.3° | 69 mm | 12.4° / 5.1° | 51 mm |
| 🍵 Kyoto | 17.0° / 7.2° | 89 mm | 11.6° / 2.5° | 53 mm |
| 🏖️ Beach / rural country | 19.0° / 11.5° | 106 mm | 14.2° / 6.5° | 62 mm |
☀️ Beach / rural country is the warmest stop; Kyoto mornings in December get chilly — pack layers and a toddler snowsuit-lite.
🌸 Kids' Idea Box
Twins (and grown-ups!), what do you want to see, explore, eat or do? Temples, castles, Pokémon, Ghibli, food — anything goes! Add an idea, a link, or a picture.
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📌 Pinned family list
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