Hello, my friends and I (3 people) are going on a trip to Japan for 17 days. We haven’t completed our itinerary, but we are looking for suggestions, advice and food/restaurant recommendations. We are going from August 5th – 20th.
Tokyo:
Day 1: Arrive at 3:50pm Haneda and check into the hotel (Ueno). (Suggestions needed for day 1)
Day 2: Team Labs + Shibuya walk + Picnic?
Day 3: Studio Ghibli
Osaka:
Day 4: Travel from Tokyo → Kobe (Looking for suggestions on Kobe beef restaurant) → Travel to Osaka check in
Day 5: Osaka Castle/Garden + Maybe Aquarium + Pokemon center + Nintendo Store + Dotonbori Food Market + Potential night out (looking for recommendations)
Day 6: Universa; Studio + Harry Potter World
Kyoto:
Day 7: Travel to Kyoto –
Day 8: Nara Deer Park + Kiyomizu-dera Temple + Arashiyama Monkey Park Iwatayama
Day 9-17: From here on we don’t have too many plans. We plan to head back to Tokyo for about 5 days, but are flexible based on suggestions.
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**Places we are considering:**
\- Trails and hikes
\- Akihabara for gachapon machines, anime, used electronics – Pedestrian Paradise on a sunday 1-6pm
\- Nakano Broadway
\- GEARperformance
\- Cup Noodles Museum Tokyo
\- Karaoke: Any recommendations in Osaka or Tokyo
\- Comedy Club – Any recommendations in Tokyo?
\- Does anyone have a suggestion on where to stay in Tokyo that is close to transit lines (maybe shibuya/shinjuku area), but not super expensive (\~100/per night).
by freakinlieutenant