Hi guys!
I am planning to travel together with my girlfriend to Japan for 19 days.
\- Period: End of February up to Mid of March
\- Duration: 19 days
\- Cities we would like to visit: Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, Hakone, Yokohama
\- Preferences: Food, Cafés, Anime, Shopping, Sightseeing
\- Hotels:
Tokyo both parts: Located near Shinjuku Station
Osaka: Located near Osaka Station
Hakone: Located near Hakone Yumoto Station
\- Luggage will be forwarded when heading over from Tokyo to Osaka & Osaka to Tokyo in order to just have 1-2 backpacks for Hakone and to have more freedom when travelling with Shinkansen etc.
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**Do y’all think the following revised itinerary would work out?**
I had to split some activites as I had the impression that my previous itinerary was too much and could be too hectic instead of enjoyable.
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**Part 1 – Tokyo:**
**Day 1: Arrival – Exploring Shinjuku & Shibuya**
\- Arrival in Tokyo at around 9AM (Leaving the airport at around 10AM)
\- Hotel is in Shinjuku and Check-In is at 3PM
\- Going to Shinjuku straight from the airport, leave luggage at hotel and explore Shinjuku
\- Check-In at hotel, change outfits and go to Shibuya
**Day 2: Harajuku & Omotesando**
\- Starting the day with Meiji Shrine at 10AM
\- Shopping & exploring Takeshita Street
\- Vintage Shopping in Harajuku
\- Exploring Omote-Sando
\- Appointment at Ringram at 4:30PM in Omote-Sando (finished around 7:30 PM)
\- Heading to Shibuya for the evening and then go back to the hotel
**Day 3: Teamlab Borderless and Shibuya Sky**
\- Start the day with Teamlab Borderless in Azabudai Hills (we already got tickets for the first slot at 10AM) and stay there approx. 3-4 hours
\- Walk towards Tokyo Tower
\- Take the subway back to Shibuya and explore Shibuya Scramble
\- Go to Shibuya Sky on sunset (already have tickets around sunset time)
\- Go to a place in Shibuya for Yakiniku and head back to Shinjuku
**Day 4: Ghibli Museum + acitivites around the museum**
\- Start the day with Ghibli Museum (already got the tickets for the 10AM slot)
\- Walk around Inokashira Park after the museum
\- Head to Nakano and explore the Nakano broadway + eat/drink something at Bar Zingaro
Depending on the mood & energy:
Plan A: Go to Shinjuku and explore Shinjuku for the rest of the day (e.g. head to Ikebukuro)
Plan B: After Nakano head to Akihabara and explore Akihabara around 7-8PM. After Akihabara explore Asakusa at night in order to avoid the huge crowds in the afternoon
**Day 5: Disney Sea**
\- Disney Sea and that´s it
**Day 6: Kirby Café + Trip to Yokohama?**
\- Start the day with a visit to the Kirby Cafe (already got a spot at 10 AM)
\- Explore the stores at Tokyo Skytree
Depending on time, mood & energy:
Plan A: Head to Yokohama (takes approx. 1h 20 minutes) and explore Minato Mirai, e.g.:
Sky Garden at sunset, taking the ferris wheel, walking around Minato Mirai
Plan B, if we didn´t go already to Asakusa and Akihabara von Day 4: Go after Kirby Café to Asakusa and afterwards spend the remaining day at Akihabara
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**Part 2 – Hakone:**
**Day 7: Trip to Hakone & Hakone Loop**
\- Take the earliest Romance Car and head over to Hakone (ticket has been already bought)
\- Do the hakone loop
\- Check-In at Ryokan around 3-4 PM and enjoy the private bath + Kaiseki dinner
**Day 8: Remaining time at Hakone + Trip to Osaka:**
\- Breakfast & chilling at the ryokan until 10 AM
\- Explore the Open Air Museum
\- Take the Shinkansen at Odawara station and head over to Osaka
\- Depending on time: Check-In at hotel & Explore Dotonbori, go to Umeda Sky Buildung
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**Part 3 – Osaka & Kyoto (Base is located in Osaka):**
**Day 9: Explore Kyoto pt. 1**
\- Start with the Arashiyama Bamboo Forest really early in the morning
\- Head over to the Arashiyama Monkey Park
\- Go to Tenryu-ji
\- Head over to Kinkaku-ji
\- Explore Osaka in the evening
**Day 10: Explore Kyoto pt. 2**
\- Start with Fushimi Inari really early in the morning and go to the top
\- Tofuku-ji
\- Gingaku-ji to Nanzen incl. Philosophers Path
\- Explore Osaka in the evening
**Day 11: USJ & Mario Land**
\- Just USJ & Mario Land and a “short” break from Kyoto
\- Explore Osaka in the evening
**Day 12: Day trip to Nara**
\- Explore the Deer Park, Todaiji, Kasua Taisha, Kofukuji, Mochi Pounding etc.
\- Explore Osaka in the evening
**Day 13: Explore Osaka and head back to Tokyo**
\- Start the day early with Check-Out and Osaka imperial Palace
\- Head over to the Osaka aquarium
\- Take the Shinkansen back to Tokyo and Check-In at hotel + depending on time: either sleep or explore Shinjuku
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**Part 4 – Back in Tokyo:**
Day 14-18: Spontaneous activites & things which we could not do in the first tokyo section
\- Day trip to Enoshima & Kamakura (will be done 99%)
\- Odaiba, Sanrio Land, Rikugien Garden, Tokyo Station, Pokemon Cafe, Shimokitazawa + Shirohige Café, Sunshine City, Ueno, Ginza etc. -> Whatever we would like to do the final full five days
Day 19: Leave Japan:
\- Check-out at the hotel & do final shopping (up to 5-6 PM)
\- Head over to the airport and say goodbye to Japan 🙁
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