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Kanto

Sleep in one Tokyo area for the whole stay; Kamakura, Nikko and Hakone are day-trips, not bed changes.

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Rules in force · 3

Japan ↗IC cards (ICOCA/Suica) are topped up with cash at station machines.
Japan ↗Smoking while walking is banned in most city centres; use designated areas.
Japan ↗Shinkansen bags 160–250 cm (L+W+H) need a seat reserved with the oversized-baggage area.

Tokyo is not one city to "cover"; it is twenty walkable districts on a rail loop. Pick a bed on the Yamanote line near your airport's rail hub, run one district per half-day, and keep day-trips to places with a train back well before the last one.

Where to sleep

Tokyosleep base

Shinjuku for HND + nightlife, Ueno for NRT + museums.

Kamakuraday trip

Temples and coast; one hour from Tokyo.

Nikkoday trip

Long day; start before 08:00.

Hakoneovernight

Better as one night with forwarded bags.

Night sequences

3 nights: Tokyo 3, no day-trips
5 nights: Tokyo 5 with Kamakura as a day-trip
7 nights: Tokyo 5 + Hakone 1 + buffer

Tokyo + Nikko + Hakone in 4 days leaves no Tokyo.
Changing hotels between Shinjuku and Asakusa costs a half-day.

Day-trips door to door

To	From	Door-to-door p50	Last return	Note
Kamakura	Tokyo	65 min	unknown	Weekends crowded; go on a weekday.
Nikko	Tokyo	130 min	unknown	Shrines close late afternoon.
Hakone	Tokyo	100 min	unknown	Loop takes a full day; weather-dependent views.

Bags between cities

Forward bags Tokyo → Kyoto/Osaka the day before the Shinkansen; arrival is usually next day.

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