Hello everyone.
This is my first time solo travelling to Japan. This is also my first time going there! I plan to go to Tokyo, Osaka, and Kyoto as well as surrounding cities (Yokohama, Himeji, and Nara).
My interests include cultural tradition, shrines, and food. I like shopping but I’m not obsessed with it.
Please let me know any suggestions or advice on the itinerary below!
Also, I’m not sure if the places (e.g., shrines, parks, etc.) that need tickets – with the exception of Ghibli Museum for which advance ticketing is a must) – need me to buy the tickets in advance or whether it would be okay for me to buy them at the front gate. Any suggestion?
*Tokyo* (Mar 14 – 18)
March 14
– Arrive at the airport in the morning
– Leave the luggage at the hotel
– Ueno Park
March 15
– Asakusa Shrine in the morning
– Akihabara
March 16
– Tsukiji Market
– Hamarikyu Gardens
– Odaiba
March 17
– Edo-Tokyo Open Air Museum
– Ghibli Museum
(if I can secure the ticket lol)
– Roppongi
(March 28 if there is no time)
– Shibuya (March 28 if there is no time)
March 18
– Shinjuku
– Night bus to Kyoto
*Kyoto* (Mar 19 – 22)
March 19
– Nishiki Market
– Gion Street
– Kiyomizu Dera
– Rengeo-in Sanjusangendo
March 20
– Fushimi Inari Taisha
– Nanzenji Temple
– Tetsugaku No Michi
– Higashiyama Jisho-Ji
March 21
– Kinkaku-Ji
– Nijo Castle
March 22
– Arashiyama Bamboo Forest
*Osaka* (Mar 23 – 27)
March 23
– Commute from Kyoto to Osaka
– Shinsaibaishi
– Dottonbori
March 24
– Shinsekai
– Solaniwa Onsen
– Tempozan Ferris Wheel
March 25
– Himeji Castle Day Trip
March 26
– Nara Day Trip
March 27
– Osaka Castle
– Tenjinbashi-suji Shopping Street
– Ikuno Korea Town
– Night bus to Tokyo
*Tokyo* (Mar 28 – 30)
March 28
– Go to places that I would like to visit again or couldn’t from the previous visit
March 29
– Yokohama Daytrip
– Go to the Cup Noodles Museum
March 30
– Flight back home in the afternoon
by yurikura