**Questions**
* Team borderless : when you buy it online is there still a long line to enter?
* are there separate lines for purchased ticket vs buying it on site? is it still long with that?
* if we are going to yakushima, will we see monkeys? Should we skip arashiyama iwatayama monkey park in that case?
* would going to fushimi inari taisha at night a good idea? or should it be a must to go during the daylight?
* Based on the places that we will be, does anyone have recommendations of places to eat? I read here a lot that really anywhere is good, or to just open up Tablelog. But if anyone has a specific place to recommend that would be appreciated
* With what we have planned, roughly how much should we bring as far as cash goes? We are thinking 7,000 USD
* For a trip like this, how much would you pack? We are thinking two backpacks and two carry on suitcases. Enough clothes for maybe 10 days, and utilize washing machines when we can/need
* Any other lesser talked about tips would also be appreciated
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* Special thanks to u/dougwray for some really solid advice
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* Tokyo
May 11-14th
stay: Petit Grande Miyabi, 1 Chome-2-10 Ishiwara, Sumida City, Tokyo 130-0011, Japan
Saturday, May 11th
PM:
\-arrival NRT at 5pm
\-Tokyo sky tree (closes at 9pm)
\-Explore around/Eat
Sunday, May 12th
AM
\-Tsukuiji outer market -opens at 8am (Tsukiji Outer Market, 4 Chome-13 Tsukiji, Chuo City, Tokyo 104-0045, Japan). Hours 8am-2pm
\-Tokyo tower (see the Zojo-ji Temple, the gardens around it)
\-Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden(closed on Mondays) admission ticket. Hours. 9-4pm.
\-Hotel Gracery Shinjuku (godzilla), shinjuku
PM:
\-Food tour 5pm-8pm (1-chōme-2-10 Nishishinjuku, Shinjuku City, Tokyo 160-0023, Japan)
Monday, May 13th
AM
\-Team lab borderless MORI building digital art museum (Japan, 〒106-0041 Tokyo, Minato City, Azabudai, 1-chōme−2−4 ヒルズ ガーデンプラザ B B1)
\-hours 10am
PM
\-Sumo around 2pm-6pm (Ryogoku Kokugikan National Sumo Arena (1 Chome-3-28 Yokoami, Sumida City, Tokyo 130-0015, Japan)
\-Akihabara (electric city): manga and anime.Lots of aracade games. There is a building with 8 floors of it.
Mt Fuji
stay: fujikawaguchiko onsen konanso (401-0301 Yamanashi, Fujikawaguchiko, Funatsu 4020, Japan)
\-transport is about 3hrs from tokyo
Tuesday, May 14
AM
\-Fuji Shibazakura festival held by the fuji motosuko lake resort (Address-212 Motosu, Fu) 8-4pm
purchase tickets:
https://japancheapo.com/events/fuji-shibazakura-festival/
\-Mt. Fuji Panoramic Ropeway
\-Chureito Padoga
PM: onsen at our hotel
Osaka
May 15-19th
Stay: Tokyu stay osaka honmach
Japan, 〒541-0056 Osaka, Chuo Ward, Kyutaromachi, 2 Chome−4−24 東急ステイ大阪本町 1F
Wednesday, May 15th
AM
\-5hr travel; best/quickets time to leave at 10am. Arrive by 3pm at the hotel
PM
\-Dotonbori Bridge-street food, takoyaki (balls with octupus), okonomyaki
\-Shinsaibashi (for shopping) closes at 10pm
Thursday, May 16th
Day trip Osaka –> Kyoto (NE of Osaka)
1.15 hr travel
AM
\-Arashiyama Iwatayama Monkey Park
Hours 9am-4pm; ticket admission
(50 min ride to the next destination)
\-Kinkaku-ji (gold pavillion). Hours 9am-5pm (47 min to the next destination)
\-Kenninji Temple (cool dragon art work); Hours 10am-4:30pm. Buy admission ticket. (About 13 min to the nishimarket)
PM
\-nishiki market: eat sweets and soba noodles. Hours 9-6pm
(pontoko alley : alley in kyoto- eat kosho yaki)
\-Higashiyama and Gion (old neighbothood/geisha distric)
\+/-Fushimi Inari Taisha (maybe at night?) 21min to get here
Friday, May 17th
Day trip to Nara (East of Osaka) 1.17 min transport
AM
\-Nara Deer Park hours: 24 hrs; free admission
\-Kasuga-Taisha (has 3K stone lanterns)
PM:
\-return to osaka for food tour by 4pm
Saturday, May 18th
AM:
\-Osaka Aquarium 10am-8pm
\-Kuromon market-fresh food/osaka food; scallops, oysters, okonomiyaki, puffer fish sashimi . closes at 6pm best time to get there is 11
PM:
\-Shinsekai- “new world” go to south for food and bar scene
\-don quijote (cheap store)
\#Use luggage forwarding service–> luggage to Hiroshima
May 19-21st
Hiroshima
Stay: Hotel Kuretakeso Hiroshima Otemachi (3 Chome-7-3 Otemachi, Naka Ward, Hiroshima, 730-0051, Japan)
Sunday, May 19th
Osaka–> Hemiji Castle 1.32 hrs. Hemiji Castle–> Hiroshima 2.5hrs
AM
\-Hemji castle (not touring) hours 9-4pm
\-Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum closes at 5pm
\-Atomic Bomb Dome
\-Peace park
PM
Resturants on Hondori Street
\-Fumi Chan Okonomiyaki resturant (Hiroshima style)
Monday, May 20th
AM
Boat trip to Miyajima Island
\-Itsukushima Shrine , the floating Torii
\-Daisho in temple
PM:
Resturants on Hondori Street
May 21-25th
Yakushima Island
Stay: Cottage Morinokokage 292-9 Funayuki, Yakushima, Kumage District, Kagoshima 891-4312, Japan
Tuesday, May 21st
AM: take the train from Hiroshima –> Kagoshima 4hrs of travel by train
\-ferry at 13:20 to Yakushima Island
\-pick up the car and check in by 15:00
PM- grab dinner and hang out on the beach
Wednesday, May 22nd
\-am: forest tour
\-pm: grab dinner
Thursday, May 23rd:
\-am: SUP
\-pm: grab dinner
Friday, May 24th
\-am: go diving
\-pm: grab dinner
May 25th-27th
Fukuoka
Stay: Daiwa Roynet Hotel Hakata Reisen PREMIER
812-0039 Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Reisenmachi 2-7, Japan
Saturday, May 25th
AM: Kagoshima –> Fukuoka
\-Drop the car off at Anbo port, take the ferry at 7am and arrive by 9:30am
\-2.40 hrs travel by train
PM
\-Arrive around 1pm
\-ACROS fukuoka (cool building slanted with garden steps. Can go up to the 14th floor. On weekends and national holiday can go to roof top for views). Hours 10-6pm
\-Eat at the food stall in Nakasu/Tejin and Yakuin; tonkotsu ramen, yatai in tenjin area
Sunday, May 26th
AM:
\-Nanzoin temple (reclining buddah) and explore surrounding area. Hours 9-4:30pm; About 54 min ride.
PM:
\-Eat at the food stall in Nakasu/Tejin and Yakuin; tonkotsu ramen, yatai in tenjin area
\-go to canal city for light show near the fountains
May 27th-June 1st back to Tokyo
stay: Petit Grande Miyabi, 1 Chome-2-10 Ishiwara, Sumida City, Tokyo 130-0011, Japan
Monday, May 27th
AM: fly Fukuoka –> Tokyo
PM:
Arrive in Tokyo 1:25pm at HND
\-drop the luggage at the hotel
\-go to costco in Makahuri (2 floors)
PM
\-kabuki-cho (entrance where there is lots of bars/resturants/golden gai is there)eat yakaturi
shinjuku golden gai (alley with food)
Tuesday, May 28th
AM
\-Nathan’s hair cut at Wolfman barber shop at 10am
(address:
1F U Building, 3-27-23 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0001)
https://www.wolfmanbarber.com/
\-Kojima productions co
\-Unicorn gundam statue
\-China town, Yokohama
PM
baseball game at the Yokohama municipal stadium
address: Yokohamakoen, Naka Ward, Yokohama, Kanagawa 231-0022, Japan
https://npb.jp/games/2024/schedule\_05\_detail.html
Wednesday, May 29th
AM: Explore/shopping/eat
PM:
4:30pm our photo shoot in Asakusa
\-visit the Sensoji temple
\-go to a fancy dinner after the photo shoot
Thursday, May 30th
AM
\-cooking sun at 9:30-12:00 in shinjuku
\-walk through Meji Jingu Garden Ginkgo ave
\-Shibuya crossing/Shops
PM:
\-Explore Harajuku +/- Karaoke
Friday, May 31st
AM
\-at 9am Tea ceremoney (90-120 min long)
\-at 11am Samurai cutting and basic ninja/samurai tour (90 min long)
\-at 11am the basic samurai tour (60 min long)
OPEN
PM
OPEN
\-packing
Saturday, June 1s- Fly back home 5:45pm
Check out at 11am
Need to do:
\-book festival ticket in mt fuji for May 14th.
\-book ferry ticket to miyajima for May 20th
\-book baseball game in Tokyo May 28th at yokohama stadium
\-book sumo tickets for May 13th
\-book team labs borderless for May 13th
\-book hydrofoil to and from kagoshima
\-book aquarium osaka for May 18th
Things to know:
need to make account visit japan website. Need 3 screen shots of the quarantine page, customs and for immigration.
\-get a masters card to use pasmo card
\-need cash
\-akihabra and shinjuku best palces to get cash exchange
\-ecbo cloak app for luggage lockers
\-get a notebook for stamps
\-bring trash bags
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Extra
tokyo
NEZU SHRINE IN TOKYO alternative to fushimi inari
the tobacco and salt museum
Hakone
Stay: Karuka Gora: 1300-8 Gora, Hakone, Ashigarashimo District, Kanagawa 250-0408, Japan
\-hakone sightseeing cruise/lake ashi
https://www.hakonenavi.jp/hakone-kankosen/
\-take the rope way to togendai-ko port for the cruise
\-see the jakon jinja temple
\-owakudani sulphur springs
\+/-old tokaido road cedar (Old Tōkaidō Road Ancient Cedar Avenue – East End)
\-open air museum
Shibuya crossing
\-note: Sumida river walk to walk from tokyo sky tree to sensoji
\-In shibuya
Meiji Jingu shrine (oldest buddhist temple in tokyo. The gate of 2 kings.)
Mt Fuji
\+/-Oshino Omiya Bridge in oshino park (best with cherry blossom and backround of mt fuji, Oishi Park, ２５２５番地の１１先 Oishi, Fujikawaguchiko, Minamitsuru District, Yamanashi 401-0305, Japan)
\-+/-Kawaguchiki music forest museum (10-6pm) mt fuji
Osaka
\+/-Kōfuku-ji temple
\+/-Todai-ji (has the largest bronze buddha)
\-Osaka castle (make sure to look at the view from the top)
has museum inside, around it there is parks, osaka museum of history. Explore the park.
\+/-Shitennoji Temple (oldest temple in osaka)
\+/- umeda sky building
Kyoto
\+/-Arashiyama bamboo grove; Alternatives (Adashino Nenbutsuji Temple Bamboo Forest)
\*costco in makahuri
Hiroshima
Shukkei en garden
\+/-Five storied podaga (Goju-no-To) Horyuji temple
Kagoshima
\+/- Eat at: Mawaru Sushi Mekkemon Dolphin Port in Kagoshima opens at 11am
Kyushu
\+/- step at Kurume to see: Tsuzura rice terrace, hishino triple water wheels, ukiha inari shrine
Fukuoka
\+/-Dazaifu tenmangu
\+/-Uminonakamichi Seaside Park; closes at 5pm
(address 18-25 Saitozaki, Higashi Ward, Fukuoka, 811-0321, Japan)
\+/-tenjin underground mall closes at 8pm
Nikko
\-Shinkyo bridge
\-Toshogu Temple
\-Kegon Falls
cruise info: https://www.hakonenavi.jp/hakone-kankosen/
PM: dinner
https://www.japan.travel/en/destinations/kyushu/
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