Three people, two of us have been to Japan before.
Staying in Tokyo for a bit, then the rest of the time in Osaka. Day trip to Kyoto, half day trip to Uji and Nara. One overnight in Kinosaki.
Bold are things we need to worry about reservations for.
## **Day 1**: Tokyo
– Fly into Narita
– Go to AirBnB
– dinner at ???
## Ikebukuro
– Animate Ike
– Pikachu Sweets Cafe
– Pokemon Center
## **Day 2**: Akihabara
– Kanda Shrine
– Magikarp Taiyaki
– Animate
– Hitachino Lab
– lunch at Monhan Sakaba
## Shinjuku
– Shinjuku Garden
– Kabukicho
– **Bar Benfiddich at 5**
– dinner at ???
## **Day 3**: Minato
– **TeamLAB Borderless**
– lunch at Palermo Akasaka
– bars
## Shibuya
– ???
## **Day 4**: Sumida
– Cafe Capyba
– **Tokyo Sky Tree**
– Pokemon Center Sky Tree
– Sumida Aquarium?
– Sumida Hokusai Museum?
– Sumida Park if blossoms
## Ginza
– Higashiya Ginza (confectionary)
– Bar hopping
## **Day 5**: Shibuya
– Yoyogi Park / Meiji Jingu
– lunch at Vegan Bistro Jangara/AFURI Ramen
– Harajuku shopping
– Cafe Chairo
## Minato
– National Art Center Tokyo
– Mori Art Museum
– Azabu Hikawa Shrine
– **Gen Yamamoto**
– **dinner at Gonpachi Nishi-Azabu (Kill Bill restaurant)**
– The SG Club, downstairs Sip, try their shochu
## **Day 6**: Tokyo -> Osaka
– checkout, train to Osaka
## Osaka
– Museum of Housing and Living
– Silver Ball Planet
– TNT Craft Beer Pub
– Explore the strip
– Dinner in Dotonburi
## **Day 7**: Osaka -> Uji
– train to Uji
## Uji
– Visitor center to get tickets for Taihoan (Ujishi Kanko)
– Taihoan
– Byodo-in Temple
– Tsuen teashop
– Nakamura
– train to Nara
## Nara
– Vie de France (bakery at train station)
– Kofuku-ji
– Tōdai-ji
– Kasuga Taisha
– Nakatanidou (mochi pounding)
– dinner
– train back to Osaka
## Osaka
– Izekaya hopping?
## **Day 8**: Osaka -> Kinosaki
– Osaka Castle
– lunch Mononopu Maid Cafe
– train to Kinosaki
## Kinosaki
– explore Kinosaki
– onsen
## **Day 9**: Kinosaki -> Osaka
– train to Osaka
## Osaka
– drop stuff off
– **teamLAB Botanical Garden**
## **Day 10**: Osaka -> Kyoto
– train to Kyoto
## Kyoto
– Fushimi Inari Taisha
– lunch at cheap noodles place
– Gekkeikan Okura Sake Museum
– Kohaku Bar/Bar “Amber” in Park Hyatt hotel
– **Vegan Ramen UZU**
– train to Osaka
## **Day 11**: Osaka -> Tokyo
– Train back to Tokyo
– Fly out of Narita
Only question I have is how to dress for the weather for the last two weeks of March.
by zeekaran