Tokyo + Yuzawa Ski 6 Days: Old-Shop Eats, City Strolls and Two Days on the Slopes

A 6-day itinerary for Japan with 20 stops, from Arrive in Tokyo, head to Ueno to check in and drop bags (adjust to flight) to Go to airport (depending on flight).

6-day itinerary: first 2 days in Tokyo (Asakusa, Ueno, Tsukiji, Azabudai Hills, Shibuya), Day 3 take the Joetsu Shinkansen to Echigo-Yuzawa, Days 4 and 5 skiing (GALA Yuzawa + Kandatsu), Day 6 back to Ueno and then to the airport. Ueno serves as the Tokyo base; in Yuzawa we stay at a ryokan a 1-minute walk from the west exit of Echigo-Yuzawa Station, so we don't have to drag luggage around on ski days. Snow season info (as of October 2026, official announcements): GALA Yuzawa 2026/27 ski operations expected 2026/12/19～2027/5/5; this season the south area is closed, only the central and north areas open; Kandatsu Ski Resort main season expected 2026/12/19～2027/3/28, night skiing only on Fridays, Saturdays and the night before holidays (expected 2026/12/18～2027/3/27). Can't ski before 12/19, so schedule the itinerary after the season opens. Assumptions: arrive in Tokyo the afternoon of Day 1, leave on the evening or night of Day 6; please reconfirm flights, operating hours and fares before departure.

Day 1

  1. Arrive in Tokyo, head to Ueno to check in and drop bags (adjust to flight)
  2. 14:00 · Sensō-ji Temple · Sensō-ji · 2-chōme-3-1 Asakusa, Taito City, Tokyo 111-0032, Japan
  3. 16:00 · Ameyoko (アメヤ横丁) · Ameyoko market · 6-chōme-10-7 Ueno, Taito City, Tokyo 110-0005, Japan
  4. 18:30 · Ningyocho Imahan Ningyocho Main Store (sukiyaki) · Ningyocho Imahan · 2-chōme-9-12 Nihonbashiningyōchō, Chuo City, Tokyo 103-0013, Japan

Day 2

  1. 08:00 · Tsukiji Sushi Yamaji (breakfast sushi) · Tsukiji Sushi Yamaharu · Japan, 〒104-0045 Tokyo, Chuo City, Tsukiji, 4-chōme−9−１１ 2階～4階
  2. 10:30 · teamLab Borderless (Azabudai Hills) · teamLab Borderless: MORI Building DIGITAL ART MUSEUM · Japan, 〒106-0041 Tokyo, Minato City, Toranomon, 5-chōme−9−９ Azabudai Hills Garden Plaza B, B1
  3. 15:00 · Meiji Jingu · 1-1 Yoyogikamizonochō, Shibuya, Tokyo 151-8557, Japan
  4. 18:30 · Gokumiya Shibuya PARCO Store (hamburg steak) · Kiwamiya Shibuya PARCO Store · Japan, 〒150-0042 Tokyo, Shibuya, Udagawachō, 15−１ 渋谷パルコ B1F

Day 3

  1. Take the Joetsu Shinkansen from Tokyo or Ueno to Echigo-Yuzawa Station
  2. 12:00 · Echigo Tokamachi Kojimaya Echigo-Yuzawa Store (hegi soba) · Kojimaya · 2427-1 Yuzawa, Minamiuonuma District, Niigata 949-6101, Japan
  3. 14:00 · Echigo Sake Museum Ponshukan (tasting) · Echigo Sake Museum Ponshukan (Sake Sampling Service) · Japan, 〒949-6101 Niigata, Minamiuonuma District, Yuzawa, 2427ー3 CoCoLo湯沢
  4. 18:00 · Yuzawa Kamagura (seafood hot pot, izakaya) · Yuzawa Kamakura · 2440-10 Yuzawa, Minamiuonuma District, Niigata 949-6101, Japan

Day 4

  1. 09:00 · GALA Yuzawa Ski Resort (Ski Day 1) · GALA Yuzawa Snow Resort · Japan, 〒949-6101 Niigata, Minamiuonuma District, Yuzawa, 字茅平１０３９−２
  2. 18:00 · Murangotsu (creative cuisine in the ryokan) · Echigo yuzawa Hatago isen · 2455 Yuzawa, Minamiuonuma District, Niigata 949-6101, Japan

Day 5

  1. 09:00 · Kandatsu Ski Resort (Ski Day 2) · Kandatsu Snow Resort · 4121-1 Kandatsu, Yuzawa, Minamiuonuma District, Niigata 949-6102, Japan
  2. 17:15 · Ponshukan Sake Bath (hot spring after skiing) · Echigo Sake Museum Ponshukan (Sake Sampling Service) · Japan, 〒949-6101 Niigata, Minamiuonuma District, Yuzawa, 2427ー3 CoCoLo湯沢
  3. 18:30 · Free Dinner (around the station)

Day 6

  1. Check out, take the Joetsu Shinkansen back to Ueno
  2. National Museum of Western Art (Ueno Park) · The National Museum of Western Art · 7-7 Uenokōen, Taito City, Tokyo 110-0007, Japan
  3. Go to airport (depending on flight)

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