🇯🇵 Crow Japan 2026

Crow Japan 2026 — Daily Schedule

Steven & Michael Crow · Oct 6–21, 2026 · rests, free time & friend-overlap marked
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Tue · Oct 6

Arrive Tokyo

TOKYO
Friends not in Japan yet — Joey & Bri land Oct 14, Kirby & Johnathan land Oct 16.
2:20pTRAVELLand at Haneda (HND) — clear Joint Kiosk with VJW QR
3:30pTRAVELAirport Limousine bus → Hotel Metropolitan
5:00pCheck in, drop bags (reception 27F)
5:30pRESTRest & freshen up at the hotel
6:30pMEALEasy local dinner near Tokyo Station
7:45pteamLab Borderless — OPTIONAL (skip if wiped out)
9:30pFREEFree / early night to reset the clock
Wed · Oct 7

Central Tokyo — easy

TOKYO
Friends not in Japan yet — Joey & Bri land Oct 14, Kirby & Johnathan land Oct 16.
9:00aMEALBreakfast
10:30aPokémon Center Tokyo DX (Nihonbashi)
12:00pMEALLunch
1:00pRESTRest — café sit or back to hotel
2:30pPixar Exhibition (Toyosu, timed entry)
4:30pFREEFree — Toyosu waterfront / coffee
6:30pteamLab Planets (Toyosu, timed entry)
8:30pMEALDinner
Thu · Oct 8

Tokyo DisneySea — ECV day

TOKYO
Friends not in Japan yet — Joey & Bri land Oct 14, Kirby & Johnathan land Oct 16.
8:30aArrive DisneySea · stage the ECV
9:00aMorning rides (Premier Access top picks)
12:30pMEALLunch in park
2:00pRESTRest — seated show / Mediterranean Harbor sit
3:30pFREEFree — explore at your own pace
6:30pMEALDinner in park
8:00pFREEFree — easy evening, leave when tired
Fri · Oct 9

Travel to Kyoto

KYOTO
Friends not in Japan yet — Joey & Bri land Oct 14, Kirby & Johnathan land Oct 16.
9:00aNOTETakkyubin: hotel forwards big bags to Kyoto · checkout
10:00aTRAVELNozomi Shinkansen → Kyoto (green car, RIGHT side for Fuji)
12:15pTRAVELTaxi to Courtyard, drop bags
12:45pMEALLunch downtown
1:30pRESTRest at the hotel
2:45pNishiki Market (flat covered arcade)
3:45pNintendo Kyoto (Takashimaya) + rooftop pipe photo
5:00pMake-your-own chopsticks workshop · Gion engraving studio (booked, ~30 min)
6:15pMEALDinner downtown
Sat · Oct 10

Shrine + bamboo (Nintendo Museum branch)

KYOTO
Friends not in Japan yet — Joey & Bri land Oct 14, Kirby & Johnathan land Oct 16.
NOTE★ MUST-DO IF WON: Nintendo Museum, Uji (half-day, closed Tue) claims Oct 10 OR 11; the other day takes Fushimi + Arashiyama. Fallback if lost: 2nd-Wed re-release / returned tickets; else Nintendo Kyoto store covers the fix.
8:00aTRAVELTaxi to Fushimi Inari (beat the crowds)
8:15aFushimi Inari — lower gates + Senbon Torii (no climb)
9:35aRESTRest — quick café near the shrine
9:50aTRAVELTaxi to Arashiyama (leave café early — rickshaw is 10:30)
10:30aRickshaw — 70-min Bamboo Forest tour · ✅ CONFIRMED (Ebisuya #9385347, seated)
11:50aMEALRiverside lunch by Togetsukyo Bridge
1:15pRESTRest — sit by the river
1:45pFREEFree — gentle Arashiyama browse
3:00pTRAVELTaxi back to hotel
3:30pRESTRest at the hotel
6:30pMEALDinner
Sun · Oct 11

Castle + Gion

KYOTO
Friends not in Japan yet — Joey & Bri land Oct 14, Kirby & Johnathan land Oct 16.
9:30aNijō Castle (flat palace, nightingale floors)
11:30aMEALLunch
12:45pRESTRest
1:45pFREEFree — Teramachi / Shinkyōgoku covered arcades + Don Quijote Shijo (souvenirs)
3:30pRESTRest at the hotel
5:30pGion — Hanamikoji at dusk (flat main street)
7:00pMEALDinner
Mon · Oct 12

Travel to Osaka (Sports Day)

OSAKA
Friends not in Japan yet — Joey & Bri land Oct 14, Kirby & Johnathan land Oct 16.
9:00aNOTECheckout · move early (national holiday = busy)
10:00aTRAVELShinkansen → Osaka (~15 min, reserved)
11:00aCheck in Shinsaibashi Grand, drop bags
11:30aMEALLunch
12:45pRESTRest at the hotel
2:30pFREEFree — Shinsaibashi-suji arcade + Don Quijote Dotonbori (Ferris wheel, tax-free souvenirs)
6:30pDotonbori — neon + street food (takoyaki, okonomiyaki)
Tue · Oct 13

Osaka Experience Day (USJ dropped — pick from the menu)

OSAKA
Friends not in Japan yet — Joey & Bri land Oct 14, Kirby & Johnathan land Oct 16.
MENUFLEX DAY — choose the experiences you love (uniquely-Japanese, low-walking). Default flow below; swap in any menu item.
10:00aKuromon Ichiba Market — 'Osaka's pantry' food crawl (flat, covered)
12:00pMEALGraze lunch in the market (uni, wagyu skewers, fresh seafood)
1:00pRESTRest / café
2:00pFREEDon Quijote Dotonbori + Shinsaibashi-suji arcade — souvenir haul
4:00pShinsekai + Tsutenkaku — retro Osaka, kushikatsu skewers (flat, photogenic)
6:30pMEALDinner — okonomiyaki or kushikatsu
MENUSWAP-INS (tell me which): Ghibli Park day trip (Nagoya, ~1h50m each way, book Klook) · Nara deer + Great Buddha (~45 min, mostly flat) · Okonomiyaki/takoyaki cooking class (seated, hands-on) · National Bunraku Theatre (Osaka's puppet theatre, seated)
Wed · Oct 14

Castle + city + wagyu

OSAKA
› Joey & Bri land in Tokyo today — but you're in Osaka, so not the same city yet.
9:30aOsaka Castle grounds + Nishinomaru Garden (no keep)
11:30aMEALLunch
12:45pRESTRest
1:45pFREEFree — Den Den Town (otaku/souvenirs) or more Dotonbori
4:00pRESTRest at the hotel
6:30pMEALWagyu Kingdom — the WOW dinner (reserve; backups: MAIDO, Rokunomiya)
Thu · Oct 15

Relax day

OSAKA
› Friends gathering in Tokyo; you're in Osaka. You reunite when you reach Tokyo tomorrow.
9:30aFREEFree — sleep in, slow morning
12:00pSolaniwa Onsen — private bath (book ahead)
1:30pRESTMassage + soak (the trip's reset)
3:00pMEALLight late lunch
4:00pFREEFree — gentle America-mura browse
6:30pMEALEasy dinner, early night
Fri · Oct 16

Back to Tokyo + Shinjuku night

TOKYO
★ Same city! Back in Tokyo with Joey & Bri (here since Oct 14); Kirby & Johnathan land today.
8:00aTRAVELEarly Nozomi → Tokyo (bags already forwarded)
11:00aCheck in at the Metropolitan
12:00pMEALReserved sushi lunch (Manten, Marunouchi)
1:30pRESTRest at the hotel
2:30p★ JINS glasses — Shinjuku (walk-in, ~1–2 hr; MUST-DO)
4:00pFREEFree — MEGA Don Quijote Shibuya/Shinjuku (24h) souvenir haul
5:00pTMG Observatory at sunset (free)
7:00pSHOWSamurai Restaurant — dinner spectacle (#1 show)
Sat · Oct 17

Kawagoe Festival

TOKYO
★ In Tokyo with friends — a good window for a hangout before their official group days.
10:00aTRAVELTrain → Kawagoe (~40 min)
11:00aKurazukuri street + Toki-no-Kane bell
12:30pMEALFloat-view lunch (reserved seating)
2:00pRESTRest — seated viewing, pace the crowds
4:00pFREEFree — browse Koedo lanes / Penny Candy alley
6:00pEvening floats + lanterns (Hikkawase)
7:30pTRAVELEarly exit → back to Tokyo
Sun · Oct 18

Priority day — samurai, karts, sumo

TOKYO
★ With friends in Tokyo — their first group day (their plan: Pokémon Center + teamLab Planets).
NOTERouting runs west → east: Samurai in Shinjuku first, Street Kart in Akihabara after lunch, then the Sumo dinner in Asakusa — so you finish right by the evening venue.
10:30a★ Samurai Theater Tokyo (Shinjuku) — sword training + armor photo (~1 hr)
12:00pMEALLunch — then head to Akihabara
1:00pStreet Kart, Akihabara (bring IDP!)
2:45pRESTRest — Akihabara / hotel (≈10 min from Asakusa)
6:00pSHOWSumo dinner-show (Asakusa Sumo Club — chanko nabe)
Mon · Oct 19

Akihabara with friends

TOKYO
★ With friends in Tokyo — your Akihabara crawl; they're around Tokyo (Sensō-ji / Disney).
11:00aAkihabara crawl with friends (flat, elevators)
1:00pMEALLunch
2:30pRESTRest — café sit
3:30pFREEFree — Akihabara Don Quijote (cosplay floor) / Nakano Broadway (optional)
7:00pMEALDinner with friends
Tue · Oct 20

Tokyo Disneyland — ECV day

TOKYO
★ With friends in Tokyo — Disney day; they're doing DisneySea / Disneyland this stretch.
8:30aArrive Disneyland · stage the ECV
9:00aMorning rides (Premier Access)
12:30pMEALLunch in park
2:00pRESTRest — grab a flat, shaded parade spot
3:30pFREEFree — explore with friends
6:30pMEALDinner in park
8:00pFREEFree — leave when tired
Wed · Oct 21

Fly home

TOKYO
› Friends still in Tokyo (heading to Osaka next) — you fly home this afternoon.
9:00aNOTECheckout · forward/handle luggage
9:30aTokyo Station Character Street souvenirs (Okashi Land)
11:00aMEALEarly lunch / last snacks
12:15pFREEFree — last flat browse in the station
1:30pTRAVELTo Haneda (at airport by 1:30p)
4:30pTRAVELFlight home ✈
Times are suggested pacing, not fixed. Rest = sit/recharge · Free = flex · Menu = pick-your-experience.