Hello! My wife and I are super excited to be travelling to Japan for the first time next April, for a very delayed honeymoon (after a very delayed wedding in 2022). I’d appreciate any and all feedback on our itinerary below! We’re trying to tread a fine line between seeing as much as possible but not exhausting ourselves. We’ll definitely be flexible and try to avoid cramming too much into any day, but would appreciate any thoughts if any of the days below look too ambitious!
**Day 1 – Arrive in Tokyo**
* Land at Haneda at 5pm, limousine bus to hotel in Shinjuku
* May try to fit in the Tokyo Municipal Government Building observatory if we have time before it closes at 10pm
**Day 2 – Tokyo**
* Walk from Shinjuku down to Meiji-Jingu shrine & park
* Explore Harajuku
* Walk to Shibuya Scramble crossing & explore Shibuya (Don Quijote, Hachiko square)
* In the evening head to Golden Gai
**Day 3 – Tokyo**
* Early start to head to Gotokuji Temple
* Meguro Sky Garden
* Shibuya Sky
* Mominoki House
* Head to Shinjuku Gyoen in the evening for the lights
**Day 4 – Tokyo**
* Early start to head to Senso-ji temple
* Nearer midday head to Asakusa to explore, maybe try a themed (non-animal!!!) cafe, suggestions welcome!
* In the afternoon head to Ueno Park
**Day 5 – Tokyo –> Osaka**
* Shinkansen to Osaka
* Explore Dotonbori, Honzenji & Namba Yasaka shrines
**Day 6 – Osaka**
* Osaka castle
* Lunch in Shinsekai
* Shitteno-ji temple
* Abeno Harukas observatory
**Day 7 – Osaka**
* Umeda Sky Building
* Expo Park
* Neu Cat Cafe (a rescue cat cafe)
**Day 8 – Osaka –> Nara –> Kyoto**
* Nara Day Trip, leaving Osaka in the morning but heading to Kyoto after the day in Nara.
**Day 9 – Kyoto**
* Early start to head to Fushimi Inari
* Back to Higashiyama for lunch somewhere
* Maybe Hiyoshido massage to revive our legs
**Day 10 – Kyoto**
* Early start for Philosopher’s Path
* Planned a walking route towards Higashiyama stopping at quite a few temples, if we aren’t temple-d out:
* Nanzenji temple, Maruyama Park & Yasaka Shrine, Kodai-ji temple, Yasaka Pagoda, Ninezaka & Sannenzaka streets, Kiyomizu-dera temple, Sanjusengendo temple
**Day 11 – Hiroshima/Miyajima**
* Travel from Kyoto to Hiroshima, staying in a ryokan on Miyajima for 2 nights
* Leave Kyoto at around 10am
**Day 12 – Hiroshima/Miyajima**
* Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum & Park
* Hiroshima or Miyajima wander, or back to the Ryokan to relax
* We looked at Hiroshima castle but we’re not set on it. Suggestions welcome!
**Day 13 – Hiroshima –> Tokyo (Ginza)**
* Shinkansen back to Tokyo, staying in Ginza (leave Hiroshima around 10am)
**Day 14 – Tokyo**
* Ginza shopping day!
**Day 15 – Tokyo**
* TeamLabs Borderless
* Maybe the Imperial Palace
**Day 16 – Tokyo**
* Entirely free day to do anything in Tokyo we want to see again, or that we missed first time around
* Booked in a hotel near Haneda for the evening for a 10am flight the next morning
* It looks like with luggage getting a cab may be the easiest option all the way from Ginza
by NoThingSoBad