12/27 – 1/6 itinerary check (Tokyo + Kyoto with kids and grandparents)

We’re traveling with two kids (5 and 2) and grandparents from the US.

Would love to get a sanity check on this itinerary.

Questions:

\- Shoud we buy JR pass?

\- Any day looks like too much for the kids and grandparents?

\- Any other good places for the kids to check out?

**Day 1 (12/27): Arrival in Tokyo**

Pick up pocket wifi and go to hotel in Asakusa.

**Day 2 (12/28): DisneySea**

Spend full day at Tokyo DisneySea.

**Day 3 (12/29): Travel to Kyoto + Kiyomizu**

Take the Shinkansen (bullet train) to Kyoto in the morning (3 hours)

Nap at hotel

Walk to Kiyomizu-dera in the evening (35 min)

**Day 4 (12/30): Kyoto Temples**

Fushimi Inari Shrine in morning

Ryōan-ji and Kinkaju in late afternoon, closes at 5 pm

**Day 5 (12/31): Kyoto Arashiyama**

Visit Arashiyama Bamboo Grove and Iwatayama Monkey Park

Nap at hotel

Return to Kyoto for New Year’s Eve celebrations

**Day 6 (1/1): Kyoto Leisure Day**

Kimono rental 10 am in Gion

Yasaka shrine

Kodaiji temple

**Day 7 (1/2): Himeji Day Trip**

Day trip to Himeji to visit Himeji Castle.

Stop at Kobe for lunch

**Day 8 (1/3): Back to Tokyo and TeamLab Planets Museum**

Go to Tokyo in the morning

Visit TeamLab Planets & Odaiba in afternoon and evening

**Day 9 (1/4): Travel to Hakone**

Travel to Hakone in the morning.

Go to Yunessen onsen which I heard is good for families.

**Day 10 (1/5): Studio Ghibli Museum**

Visit the Studio Ghibli Museum.

Visit Shibuya for shopping and food on the way back.

Day 11 (1/6): Departure from Tokyo

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