Hi friends,
My wife and I are heading to Japan for our first time and would love some opinions on our itinerary!
I’ve always wanted to go since I was a kid, so we’re celebrating my 30th birthday while we’re over there.
2 Feb – 11 Feb
·Tokyo (2 Feb – 4 Feb) [Arrive AM]
·Hakone (evening 4 Feb – 5 Feb AM)
·Kyoto (5 Feb – 8 Feb)
·Nara (Day trip on the way to Osaka – 2/8)
·Osaka (8 Feb – 9 Feb)
·Tokyo (10 Feb AM – 11 Feb) [Depart PM]
Day 1 (Feb 2): Tokyo
– Arrive in Haneda at 5 AM;
– Check into/drop off bags to Granbell Hotel
~ Need something to do since we get there so early. below were just random ideas:
~ Roam around DisneySea (?)
~ Kabukicho Tower (?)
~ Harry Potter Café in Akasaka (?)
– Dinner in Shinjuku and explore Golden Gai in the evening **
Day 2 (Feb 3): Tokyo
– Forward Bags to Kyoto
– Spend the day in Harajuku & Shibuya
– Shibuya Sky for sunset **
Day 3 (Feb 4): Tokyo/Hakone Evening
– Check out of Granbell Hotel
– Warner Bros Harry Potter Studio **
– Romancecar to Hakone
– Check into Hakone Pax Yoshino (ryokan) **
Day 4 (Feb 5): Hakone/Kyoto Morning
– Check out of Hakone Pax Yoshino (ryokan)
– Open Air Museum (?)
– Take JR to Kyoto
– Check into Shizutetsu Hotel & grab bags
Day 5 (Feb 6): Kyoto
– Arashiyama [early 0730-0800] **
– Rent kimonos & photoshoot **
Day 6 (Feb 7): Kyoto
– Nishiki market in AM
– Fushimi Inari Tashi **
Day 7 (Feb 8): Nara/Osaka Afternoon
– Check-out of Shizutetsu Hotel/leave Kyoto
– Drop bags off at Nara Station
– Day trip to Nara (Kofuku-Ji Temple, Isuien Garden, Todai-ji Temple, Nara Deer Park) **
– Travel to Osaka
– Check into Sotetsu Grand Fresa Osaka Namba (hotel)
– Dotonbori in evening **
Day 8 (Feb 9): Osaka
– Kuromon Ichiba Market in the morning**
Day 9 (Feb 10): Tokyo
– Check-out of Sotetsu Grand Fresa Osaka Namba (hotel)
– Head back to Tokyo AM
– Drop off bags to Sotetsu Grand Fresa Nihombashi-Kayabacho (hotel)
– Sumo Event @ 1210 **
– Asakusa (?)
– Evening in Ginza (Early Birthday Dinner) **
Day 10 (Feb 11): Tokyo
– Check-out of Sotetsu Grand Fresa Nihombashi-Kayabacho (hotel)
– Tsukiji Market (early breakfast)
– Teamlab Borderless @ 1200 **
– Fly out of HND