I’ll be taking a 46 days vacation this year where I’ll be spending 18 days in Taiwan and 29 days in Japan. I’ll be flying from Canada to Japan, spend 1 night at a hotel close to the airport and fly to Taiwan the next morning where I’ll be spending 18 days before coming back to Japan for 29 days.
Here’s the Japan itinerary, let me know what you think:
# Japan Trip Itinerary
# Tokyo
## Day 1 – Asakusa
First day back from Taiwan, slower day.
– **Asakusa**
– Nishisando dori
– Senso-Ji Temple (night time)
– Denpoin dori (night time)
– Don Quijote Asakusa (24h)
## Day 2 – Asakusa
– **Asakusa**
– Kaminarimon
– Senso-Ji Temple
– Asakusa Shrine
– Nakamise-dori Street (oldest shopping street in Japan)
– Hōzōmon Gate
– Cyberpunk Underground Streets
– Sumida Park
– Sky Tree
– Night time (Ueno)?
## Day 3 – Ueno & Akihabara
– **Ueno**
– Kappabashi Dougu Street (kitchen ware town)
– Ueno Park / Ueno Toshogu Shrine / Kiyomizu Kannon-dō Temple / Shinobazu no Ike Pond
– Tokyo National Museum
– Ameyoko Shopping District (American Market)
– **Akihabara**
– Yodobashi Akiba
– Akihabara Electric Town
– Super Potato
– Katsusando Vending Machine
– Arcade Games
– Restaurant: Gyu Katsu Ich Ni San (closes at 21h30-22h00)
## Day 4 – Shibuya
– **Shibuya**
– Shibuya Sky
– Shibuya Scramble Crossing
– Hachikō Memorial Statue
– Center Gai
– Pokemon Center
– Mega Donki
– Cat Street
– Takeshita Street Harajuku
– Yoyogi Park
– Meiji Jingu (shrine)
– Nonbei Yokocho (night time)
– Katsu Midori Sushi / Niku Yokocho
– **Shinjuku**
– Shinjuku Gyoen
– Piss Alley (Omoide Yokocho)
– Cross Space Shinjuku (3D Billboard)
– Kabukicho (Yakuza)
– Kabukicho Tower (closes at 01h00)
– Shinjuku Golden Gai (opens around 20h00)
## Day 5 – Central Tokyo, Ginza
– **Central Tokyo, Ginza**
– Tokyo Station
– Imperial Palace
– The East Gardens of the Imperial Palace (tour)
– Tokyo Ramen Street
– Ginza / Ginza Six / Rooftop Terrace
– Tsukiji Outer Market
– Namiyoke Shrine
– Hamarikyu Gardens
– Shimbashi
– Italia Street
– Tokyo Tower
– Roppongi Hills
## Day 6 – Kamakura & Yokohama
– **Kamakura**
– Enoden Line
– Daibutsu and Kotoku-in / Hasedera Temple
– Komachi-dori (street food)
– Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine
– Hokokuji Temple (bamboo grove)
– Tokeiji Temple / Jochi-ji
– Daibutsu Hiking Trail (60-90 min, reach Genjiyama Park / Zeniarai Benten Shrine)
– Genjiyama Park / Zeniarai Benten Shrine (wash money)
– **Yokohama**
– Minatomirai
– The Sky Garden (69th floor of Landmark Tower)
– Yokohama Port Museum (closed Monday, closes at 17h00)
– Nissin Cup Noodle museum (closed Tuesday, closes at 18h00)
– Leonard’s malasada (World Porters)
– Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse
– Chinatown
– Harbor View Park Observatory / Yokohama Marine Tower
– Shin-Yokohama Ramen Museum (closes at 21h00)
## Day 7 – Mitaka
– **Mitaka**
– Studio Ghibli
– Inokashira Park
– Shin-Yokohama Ramen Museum (closes at 21h00)
# Hakone
## Day 8 – Hakone
– **Hakone**
– Ryokan
– Gora Station
– Kuzuryu Shrine
– Owakudani / Cable Car
– Togendai
– Hakone Shrine
– Pirate Ship
– Open Air museum
# Nagoya
## Day 9 – Nagoya
– **Nagoya**
– Nagoya Castle
– Higashiyama Sky Tower
– Hitsumabushi (Ibasho)
## Day 10 – Nagoya
– **Nagoya**
– Ghibli Park
– Ghibli’s Grand Warehouse
– Dondoko Forest
– Atsuta Jingu
## Day 11 – Nagoya
– **Nagoya**
– Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology
– Noritake Garden
– Port Of Nagoya Public Aquarium
– SCMaglev and Railway Park
– Legoland Japan Resort
# Kanazawa
## Day 12 – Kanazawa
– **Kanazawa**
– Transit day, left empty, explore city, relax
## Day 13 – Kanazawa
– **Kanazawa**
– Tsuzumi-mon Gate (train station)
– Higashi Chaya District
– Omicho Market
– Oyama Shrine
– Nagamachi Samurai District / Nomura-ke Samurai Residence
– Nishi Chaya District
– Ninja Temple
# Takayama
## Day 14 – Shirakawago Village & Takayama
– **Shirakawago Village (Ogimachi, 3h)**
– Luggage Storage
– Gassho-zukuri Farmhouses (Kanda House, Wada House)
– House of Pudding
– Shiroyama Observation Deck
– Doburoku Festival Museum
– Myozenji Temple
– Deai Bridge
– **Takayama**
– Miyagawa River
– Takayama Old Town
– Takayama Showa-kan Museum
– Takayama Jinya
# Kyoto
## Day 15 – Kyoto
– **Kyoto**
– Kyoto Tower (Northern exit)
– Gion / Sanjo Ohashi Bridge
– Yasaka Shrine
– Kamogawa Riverside
– Nishiki Market (closes at 17h00)
– Pontocho Alley
## Day 16 – Central Kyoto
– **Central Kyoto**
– Kiyomizu-dera
– Sannenzaka / Ninenzaka
– Hokan-ji
– Kyoto International Manga Museum
– Sanjo-kai Shotengai (shopping arcade)
– Kinkaku-ji
## Day 17 – Northern Kyoto
– **Northern Kyoto**
– Mamemono / Taiyaki Arashiyama Store
– Togetsukyo Bridge
– Iwatayama Monkey Park
– Tenryu-ji
– Arashiyama Park Kameyama Area
– Arashiyama Bamboo Forest / Tenryuji Garden
– Rent a bike at Arashiyama Station
– Giō-ji Temple / Moss Garden
– Saga-Toriimoto Preserved Street
– Adashino-Nembutsu-ji
– Sagano Scenic / Romantic railway (25 min) / Return by boat Kameoka embarkation area (2h)
## Day 18 – Nara
– **Nara**
– Nakatanidou (yomogi mochi)
– Kasuga Taisha
– Nara Park
– Todai-ji Temple
– Nigatsu-dō
## Day 19 – Eastern Kyoto
– **Eastern Kyoto**
– Tetsugaku No Michi – Path of Philosophy (60 min)
– Higashiyama Streets
– Fushimi Inari Taisha Hike (2-3h)
# Osaka
## Day 20 – Osaka
– **Osaka**
– Umeda Sky Building
– Osaka Castle
– Kuromon Ichiba Market
– Dotonbori (Hozen-ji Temple, Hozenji Yokocho Alley, Dotonbori)
## Day 21 – Universal Studios
– **Universal Studios Japan**
## Day 22 – Himeji & Kobe
– **Himeji, Kobe**
– Himeji Castle
– Kitano-cho
– Kobe Nunobiki Ropeway / Herb Museum
– Harborland
– Chinatown
– Kobe Beef
# Hiroshima & Miyajima
## Day 23 – Osaka
– **Osaka**
– Shinseki
– Nipponbashi
– Namba Yasaka Shrine
– Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan (3h)
– Hiroshima
## Day 24 – Hiroshima
– **Hiroshima**
– Peace Memorial
– Atomic Bomb Dome
– Hiroshima Castle
– Mazda Museum
– Explore City
## Day 25 – Hiroshima
– **Hiroshima**
– Mitakidera
– Miyajima
– Itsukushima Shrine
– Daisho-in Temple
– Museum of History
– Miyajima Omotesandō Shopping Street
– Miyajima Ropeway Momijidani Station / Shishiiwa Observatory
# Tokyo
## Day 26 – Tokyo
– **Tokyo**
– Transit day, left empty, explore city, relax
## Day 27 – Tokyo
– **Tokyo**
– Yanaka Ginza
– Teamlab Borderless (go early)
– Shopping District
– Ninja Tokyo
## Day 28 – Tokyo
– **Tokyo**
– Nakano Broadway
– Art Aquarium Museum GINZA
## Day 29 – Tokyo
– Flight back home