First time to Japan, accommodation, transfers help

[subaru94]

First time cruising out of Yokohama next September on the Diamond Princess, trying to work out best area for accommodation on Tokyo, as we plan to stay in Tokyo for either 3 or 4 nights, not 100% sure how long we need at the moment  and also how to get from Tokyo to Yokohama for cruise any assistance great appreciated. 

[bennybear]

We would recommend four nights to help with jet lag and to see as much as possible in Tokyo.   We also would recommend spending an equivalent amount of time or longer  in Kyoto,   It is absolutely spectacular and a day trip from the cruise will barely scratch the surface. 

We stayed in Shibuya as it is easy to access a lot from that area and took private transport arranged through out hotel from the port.    We also liked the area around Ginza.  Public transport will also be available but it will depend on how much luggage you have whether this is practical or not.  

Edited July 9, 2023 by bennybear

[SimplyMarvie]

We'll be on the Diamond later this month, and our plan is just to take public transportation. The subway is quite close to the pier, and there's a Yamoto Luggage Shipping office relatively close. Shipping luggage from place to place is very common in Japan. We're not doing it to the port because it seems easier to just carry things with us on the local trains, but we will definitely be using the shipping service for every other movement in Japan -- from the Port to Kyoto and from Kyoto back to Tokyo and Tokyo to the Airport. Between the heat and wanting to maximize our sight-seeing time, it was a no-brainer.

[subaru94]

3 hours ago, bennybear said:

We would recommend four nights to help with jet lag and to see as much as possible in Tokyo.   We also would recommend spending an equivalent amount of time or longer  in Kyoto,   It is absolutely spectacular and a day trip from the cruise will barely scratch the surface. 

We stayed in Shibuya as it is easy to access a lot from that area and took private transport arranged through out hotel from the port.    We also liked the area around Ginza.  Public transport will also be available but it will depend on how much luggage you have whether this is practical or not.  

Thank you for info,  did you stay in Kyoto at all?  

[bennybear]

1 hour ago, subaru94 said:

Thank you for info,  did you stay in Kyoto at all?  

We stayed there five nights and want to go back!  If you can fly into Kansei and home from Tokyo,