Hi! I’m going to do a 12 day trip to Tokyo, Kyoto, and Osaka as a solo female traveler in September of this year. The first five days will be in Tokyo, three days in Kyoto, two days in Osaka, and my last two days will be in Tokyo which I’m flying out of. I guess I would be considered a Type-A planner as I like to do all my research and have as much information and alternatives as possible.
I also will be staying in hotels and not hostels (I know it is cheaper but I like my privacy and space). The only exception to this is one of my hotels is a capsule hotel that I will be spending two nights at. I already pre-booked my hotels and all of them except one is $170 USD or below for the duration of nights each I’m staying in. For example, the capsule hotel I’m staying at is $55 total for two nights.
Anyways, here is my itinerary check:
Tokyo
Day 1: Arrive mid-afternoon, check-in at hotel, visit Konbini, eat at Sukiya and Mister Donut, visit Don Quixote, de-compress rest of day
Day 2: Day trip to Mt Fuji or Visit Cup Noodle Museum or Go to Shibuya/Akihabara
Day 3: Check-in at hotel, go to Nakamise-dori Street, Senso-ji Temple, visit Tourist Center, Sumida River Walk, Rox Shopping Mall, visit Don Quijote, Orange Street.
Day 4: Go to Shibuya Crossing, Shibuya Parco, Miyashita Park, Shibuya Hikarie, Shibuya 109, Shibuya Stream (I know these are a lot of shopping malls and I don’t plan to go to them all, just want options), take pic of Hachiko, Mega Don Quijote, go-karting, and Yoyogi Park or Saigōyama Park (to see view of Mt. Fuji if I didn’t make the day trip). Eat at any malls.
Day 5: Takeshita Street, Kiddyland, Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, take a pic of Godzilla Head, Shinjuku Golden Gai or Omoide Yokocho, Bic Camera, Tokyu Hands
Kyoto
Day 6: Check-in hotel, eat at Chobo-chobo
Day 7: Nishiki Market, Samuri Museum
Day 8: Day trip to Hiroshima or rest and eat at Toriki Burger
Osaka
Day 9: Check-in hotel, Dotonburi, teamLab Botantical Garden, Ror comedy club, if have time, go-karting or visit Cup Noodle Museum (visit shrines/temples if I already did other two in tokyo)
Day 10: USJ all day
Tokyo
Day 11: Travel back to Tokyo, check-in hotel, flex day
Day 12: Go to Tsukiji Market, teamLab Planets or Borderless or go to Art Aquarium, go to Immersive Fort