Itinerary check – 19 Days – Tokyo > Osaka > Kyoto > Kanazawa > Tokyo > Hakone > Tokyo

Hey everyone!

Looking for any feedback for our trip in Feb/March. We know we’ve packed a lot in so will try to be flexible on each day, but wondering if there’s anything that looks like it won’t work/could be better.

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**Day 1 – Arrive in Tokyo**

Arrive late afternoon so no big plans, just checking in and dinner near Jimbocho or Tokyo station.

**Day 2 – Explore Shibuya/Jimbocho**

**Day 3 – Travel from Tokyo to Osaka**

\- 10am Imperial Palace tour (worth doing?) before taking the Shinkansen to Osaka

\- teamLab Osaka at night

**Day 4 – USJ**

**Day 5 – Potentially start the Hokuriku Arch Pass**

\- Osaka Castle

\- Minoh Park (any advice on if this is worth going to??)

\- Dotonbori/Namba area + TOMBORI River Cruise at night

**Day 6 – Nara**

**Day 7 – Leave Osaka early for Kyoto**

\- Head to Arashiyama area

\- Tenruji and lunch at Shigetsu

\- Sagano Romantic train round trip?

\- Togetsukyo Bridge- Kokedera

**Day 8 – Kyoto sightseeing**

\- Fushimi Inari

\- Gion/Pontocho

\- Sannenzaka Path

**Day 9 – Kyoto sightseeing**

\- Nijo Castle

\- Kinkaku-ji

\- Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art

\- Keage Incline

\- Philospher’s Path

**Day 10 – Kyoto to Kanazawa**

\- Kanazawa Castle/Gyokuseninmaru Garden

**Day 11 – Kanazawa to Tokyo**

\- Kenroku-en Garden

\- 21st Century Museum

\- Gold leaf experience at Ishikawa Local Products Center

\- Head back to Tokyo

\- Tokyo Skytree at night

**Day 12 – Ghibli Museum + Shinjuku**

\- Hoping to get tix for this day to the Ghibli Museum, exploring the nearby area/Kichijoji and Inokashira Park

\- Shinjuku Gyoen/shops

**Day 13 – Ueno/Asakusa**

\- Ueno Park/museums

\- Senso-ji/Sumida Park
**Day 14 – Mt. Takao/Shimokitzawa**

\- Mt. Takao till lunch – Shimokitazawa

**Day 15 – Meguro/Roppongi/Shibuya**

\- Meguro Sky Garden/breakfast

\- National Art Centre/21\_21 DESIGN SIGHT/maybe teamLab Borderless Asabudai

\- Shibuya

**Day 16 – Harajuku to Hakone**

\- Meiji Jingu

\- Shops and lunch in Harajuku

\- Head to Hakone

**Day 17 – Hakone**

\- Cable car/ropeway: Sounzan Station > Owakundani Station > Togendai Station

\- Hakone Sightseeing Boat from Togendai to Hakone-machi/Moto-Hakone

\- Mishima Sky Walk- Okada Museum of Art (maybe)

**Day 18 – Hakone to Ginza**

\- The Hakone Open-Air Museum

\- Gora Park/Hakone Craftwork shop

\- Hakone Yuryo

\- Head back to Tokyo/Ginza

**Day 19 – Last day**

\- teamLab Tokyo in morning

\- Ginza shops

\- Head home! ​

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Any advice or recommendations would be very much appreciated 🙂 Thank you!!

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