Hello everyone!
Me, my gf and 3 friends will travel to Japan for the first time next April.
(Won’t add any Food/Drink options but free to suggest!)
***Tokyo***
DAY 1: Arriving around 15:00pm at our accommodation in Setagaya.
Planning to start with Meiji Jingu around 16:00pm.
Then explore Shibuya(Hachiko Memorial, Nintendo Store, Don Quijote) and Harajuku.
DAY 2: Get up early to visit Imperial Palace. After that walk to Chidorigafuchi Park and Yasukuni Jinja.
Later in the day will explore Akihabara area.
DAY 3: Start with Tokyo National Museum(which is over an hour from our accommodation) and continue with Ueno Park/Zoo.
DAY 4: Probably start with Harry Potter Cafe in Minato City.
Then visit teamLab Planets plus walk to the Statue of Liberty and Tokyo Joypolis.
DAY 5: Day-Trip to Mt Fuji.
Either Hakone or Lake Kawaguchiko , which is not certain yet, will decide.
DAY 6: Visit Asakusa area.
Start with Kaminarimon and walk to Nakamise-dori street.
And of course won’t miss Asakusa Shrine and Senso-ji.
The day of our departure to Kyoto will visit the Gotokuji temple which is 10 minutes walk from our accommodation.
***Kyoto***
Day 1 – Will depart from Tokyo with the Shinkasen around 11-12am.
Our accommodation is quite central, close to Nijo Castle which is gonna be our first visiting point after we check in.
After that we might visit either Maruyama Park or Kyoto’s Gyoen National Garden.
Day 2 – We are going to visit the Bamboo Forest in Arashiyama (some say it is a bit overrated I guess because of the crowds) and the Monkey Park.
Of course a lot of walking is on the menu to see a lot of shrines.
Still don’t know if we are gonna do the Kifune Shrine.
On Day 3 we are gonna continue to Osaka.
***Osaka***
Day 1 – Osaka is our 3rd and last stop and will arrive from Kyoto I guess around 11-12am.
Our accommodation is fairly central, in ShinSekai area.
We plan to start with Osaka Castle and after that visit Osaka Tenmangu.
Those two are going to be the main visiting sites that day, with a lot of exploring after that in our staying area.
Day 2 – We plan to do a day trip to Nara and visit the Park for the most of the day.
Day 3 – Explore Tennoji Park and Keitakuen Garden.
Also visit Namba Yasaka Shrine and Taito Station Namba.
Day 4 – Spend all day at Universal Studios.
And then the next day we fly from Kansai Airport back home.
Is this trip well balanced? I feel like some days are well packed and some are not. Any suggestions? Anything we are missing?
Wouldn’t mind adding anything that has to do with Tokyo’s cars or anything related.
As you can see we mainly noted the activities that will do in the morning/afternoon. Mostly because we plan to be more free in the later day.
Thank you very much!
by GeorgeHiken