Itenary check 21 days in Japan

Hi everyone,

Will be the first time for my girlfriend and I, it’s our dream coming true… What do you guys think about our itinerary?
About us : into Anime/Manga, love japanese food, love temples, tea fans. If you have any recommendations, will be a pleasure 🙂

Day 1 May 17 Tokyo :

– Arriving at Narita Airport around 1 PM
– Pocket Wi-Fi + Suica card
– Go to the Hotel in Shinjuku and drop off the luggage
– Chill around Shinjuku

Day 2 Tokyo :

– Asakusa
– Ueno
– Yanaka
– Tokyo Sky Tree

Day 3 Tokyo :

– Ghibli Museum
– Harajuku
– Shibuya

Day 4 Tokyo :

– Tsukiji
– Ginza
– Akihabara

Day 5 Tokyo –> Kyoto :

– Find a locker or ask to next hotel in Tokyo to keep some of our luggage
– Shinkansen to Kyoto
– Fushimi Inari Shrine
– Nanzen-ji Temple
– Eikan-do Temple
– Philosopher’s Path
– Honen-in Temple
– Ginkaku-ji Temple
– Geisha Performance

Day 6 Kyoto :

– Kiyomizudera Temple
– Sannenzaka Street
– Maccha House
– Honan-Ji Temple
– Ninenzaka Street
– Ichibeikoji Street
– Kodai-ji Temple
– Maruyama Park
– Yasaka Jinja Shrine
– Chionin Temple
– Shoren-in Temple and Garden

Day 7 Kyoto :

– Bamboo Forest
– Okochi Sanso Garden
– Tenryu-ji Temple
– Ryoan-ji Temple
– Kinkaku-ji Temple
-Daitoku-ji Temple

Day 8 Kyoto :

– Day trip to Nara

Day 9 Kyoto :

– Nijo-jo Castle
– Nishiki Market
– Gion Neighborhood

Day 10 Kyoto –> Hiroshima :

– Maybe stop for Himeji Castle
– Peace Memorial Park
– Visit the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum
– A-Bomb Dome
– Hiroshima Castle

Day 11 Hiroshima –> Miyajima :

– Left big luggage somewhere (where ?)
– Continue visiting a bit of Hiroshima
– Itsukushima Shrine
– Daishoin
– Top of Mount Misen
– Omotesando Street
– Stay in Ryokan

Day 12 Miyajima –> Osaka :

– Continue visiting Miyajima
– Back to Hiroshima, take back luggage and go to Osaka (maybe visit Himeji Castle at that moment ?)
– Osaka Aquarium
– Tempozan Ferris Wheel
– Mount Tenpō

Day 13 Osaka :

– Umeda Sky Building
– Osaka Castle
– Tenjimbashi-Suji Shopping Street
– Nakanoshima-Koen Park
– National Museum Of Art
– Osaka Science Museum

Day 14 Osaka :

– Midosuji
– Hozenji Yokocho
– Doguyasuji Arcade
– Amerika Mura
– Den-Den Town
– Dotonbori

Day 15 Osaka :

– USJ

Day 16 Osaka –> Hakone :

– Sumiyoshi Taisha
– Sakai Traditional Crafts Museum and Knife Shop (or just buy a knife at Tower Knives Osaka ?)
– Hakone pass in advance
– drop off luggage at the Ryokan
– Hakone open-air museum
– Onsen

Day 17 Hakone :

– Cable Car and Ropeway to Owakudani
– Ropeway to Togendai
– Pirate Ship
– Tokaido Road
– Hakone Jinja Shrine
– Stone-Paved road
– Teahouse
– Onsen

Day 18 Hakone –> Tokyo :

– A little bit more of Hakone
– Hakone to Tokyo
– Chill night around Shibuya

Day 19 Tokyo :

– Disney sea

Day 20 Tokyo :

– Fish market
– Team Lab
– Akihabara

Day 21 June 6 END :

– Chill and go back to Narita airport at around 1 PM (flight at 5 PM)

In terms of nights :
Tokyo 4 nights
Kyoto 5 nights
Hiroshima 1 night
Miyajima 1 night
Osaka 4 nights
Hakone 2 nights
Tokyo 3 nights

Is the trip well balanced? We’re a bit scared about Hiroshima and Miyajima seems that we’ll be rushing everything …
Do you think we could do better? I’m pretty sure that it’s too packed….

Thanks in advance for your recommendations 😀

by 97GE

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