Hi all! This is such an amazing subreddit, so thank you in advance for sharing your expertise 🙂 We will be 2adults, 2kids (10,12 yo). Last trip was before kids. My boys like manga, anime (dragon ball series, Naruto, etc).
I have hotels booked, Teamlabs tickets, and some eating goals but mostly looking to fill out these days.
But two specific questions:
1) Is it unwise to take the Shinkansen from Kyoto -> Tokyo on the day of our flight home? It seems nice to avoid an additional hotel change (alternative is to spend last night in Tokyo)
2) Is this too much moving around on the trip?
3) Is the snow monkey park zoo-like? My son is deeply opposed to zoos, so I’d like to have a handle in advance. Would also be nice to know if it’s awful in April (mud season in the mountains…)
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**Brief Itinerary:**
Day 0 \[4/12\]: Depart NYC 10:15am
Day 1 \[4/13\]: Arrive Haneda \[Check in hotel, chill dinner & roam around Akasaka\]
Day 2 \[4/14\]: Tokyo \[Teamlabs Borderless, Shinjuku GyoenMae, Shinjuku\]
Day 3 \[4/15\]: Tokyo manga am & arcade fun day pm \[Akihabara, Odaiba Joypolis\]
Day 4 \[4/16\]: Tokyo culture day \[Asakusa, Senso-Ji, Kappabashi Dori, Sky Tree\]
Day 5 \[4/17\]: Tokyo \[maybe Disney Sea\]
Day 6 \[4/18\]: am train to nagano, bus to snow monkey park \[Nagano/Snow Monkey Park\]
Day 7 \[4/19\]: am train to Kanazawa \[craft, market\]
Day 8 \[4/20\]: Kanazawa \[castle, garden, sushi dinner\]
Day 9 \[4/21\]: am train to Kyoto \[Gion, Kiyumizu-Dera\]
Day 10 \[4/22\]: Day trip Osaka \[Dotonbori, castle garden\]
Day 11 \[4/23\]: Day trip Nara or Kobe (from Kyoto)
Day 12 \[4/24\]: Kyoto \[fushimi inari, market, shopping\]
Day 13 \[4/25\]: am train Kyoto->HND \[dep Haneda 3:15 pm\]
Hotels:
* 13-18: Mimaru Akasaka
* 18-19: Kanbayashi Senjukaku (snow monkey park)
* 19-21: Hotel Zuoshi Kanazawa
* 21-25: Hotel Muso Kyoto
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I have booked, but will likely cancel, the Hotel Gajoen for Tokyo – it looks soooo amazing but hard to justify the price 🙁
Thank you!!
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