Hello! Me and a group of my friends in our mid 20s are traveling to Japan in April and we have almost everything booked. This trip is my childhood dream trip, I had a trip planned for march 2020, but sadly we all know why that didn’t happen. Anyways this trip is very special to me and I want my first trip in Japan to check off all of the boxes! I want to visit everything game, anime, culture wise. I am a huge history nerd, so I definitely want to visit all the shrines and temples with significant history. I would love to get any suggestions on my itinerary!
My homebase for Tokyo is Shibuya
For Kyoto we are staying in the Gion area
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Tokyo **Day 1:** Arrive in the afternoon 3pm from Haneda:
* Shibuya crossing.
* Gokokuji Temple in Ikebukuro.
* Rits Nails in Shinjuku for 3d nail art.
* The Dragon Quest Lawson.
**Food:**
Uobei Shibuya Dogenzaka (conveyor Belt Sushi)
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**Day 2:**
* Morning Akihabara: I want to checkout the vintage camera market, any suggestions for places to find dolls and second hand figures? I am on the hunt for Blythe dolls, Robin figure, and a cute Hatsune Miku figure.
* I want to also visit Asakusa this day but I don’t know if it is doable. My plans for Asakusa area is: Hanayashiki theme park, and to get as much matcha desserts as I can eat.
* night out @ Tokyo sky tree
**Food:**
Breakfast: Rokurinsha in Ginza for ramen
Lunch: at home maid cafe
Dinner: Kirby Cafe
**Day 3:**
* Otome Road.
* Pokemon Center Mega Tokyo
* Sunshine city.
* Dolly Teria.
* rent a bike and travel over to Oji Inari-Jinja Shrine.
* at night go to Kabukicho.
**Food:**
Breakfast/lunch: Sanrio cafe Ikebukuro shop
Dinner: Kyubey Ginza
**Day 4:**
* ~~Gotoku-ji temple in the morning.~~
* Studio Ghibli Museum.
* Kichijouji petit Nura.
* Kichijoji Sunroad shopping District.
* Musashino-hachimangu shrine.
**Food:**
Breakfast: ~~Shiro-Hige’s Cream Puff Factory~~ Toho Bakery
Lunch: Ghibli museum cafe
Dinner: something in Kichijouji
**Day 5:**
* Tsukiji Fish Market.
* Ginza Iroya Honten.
* Seiko museum.
* Kanda Jimbocho Bookstore area.
* Night out in Roppongi
**Food:**
Breakfast fish market
Lunch: Pokemon Cafe (GETTING THIS RESERVATION is MY GREATEST ACHIEVMENT IN LIFE)
Dinner: want to try out a Japanese chain restaurant like coco’s curryhouse,or Katsudonya Zuichou.
**Day 6:**
* Sanrio Puroland.
* Maybe I will have time for Harajuku afterwards?
\- **Food:**
Probably 7/11 and Sanrio food
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Kyoto **Day 7:**
* Travel to Kyoto
* tea and Japanese sweets @ Rokkaku Rokujuan
* (any recommendations to explore Gion area)
* Kyoto Nintendo store!!!
Food:
Lunch: men-ya inoichi ramen
Dinner: Hachidaime Gihei Kyoto gion
**Day 8:**
* Inari tori gates in the early morning
* Tea ceremony at Maikoya.
* Festival in the afternoon.
* Okazaki-jinja shrine
**Food:**
Breakfast: I have a whole list of cafes I want to try while I am in Kyoto, my focus is on trying as much matcha as possible:
1. Eversoy Shijo Karasuma shop.
2. Saryo Tsujiri.
3. Maccha House Kyoto Kawaramchi.
4. Kyoto Kin-no-Hana.
5. School bus coffe stop kyoto.
6. eX cafe gion yasaka.
7. Kyoto Nama Chocolat organic Tea House.
8. Cafe Bibliotic Hello!
9. % Arabica Kyoto Higashiyama.
10. Vermillion- cafe.
(any suggestions or comments on these places are appreciated!)
Dinner: Hikiniku to Come
**Day 9:**
* explore Kamigamo Jinja shrine
* or Otagi nenbutsu Ji Temple
* or Matsuo-taisha shrine
**Food:**
Breakfast: Panel Cafe (maybe)
Lunch:?
Dinner:?
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Kinosaki **Day 10:**
* Travel to Kinosaki Onsen in the morning
* Hike to the Onsen-ji Temple in morning
* rest of the day do onsen hopping
**Food:**
Breakfast:?
Lunch:?
Dinner: Ryokan
**Kyoto Day 11:**
* Travel back to Kyoto
* Yasui Konpiragu
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(I want to leave Kyoto open to exploring all the different shrines and temples, but I am open for suggestions!)
**Day 12:**
* Kiyomizu-dera temple
* Kyoto exploring
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Osaka **Day 13:**
* Travel to Osaka in the morning.
* Sailor Moon Osaka Museum exhibition.
* Den Den town.
* any suggestions on places to go for a night out? izakayas?
(I booked a capsule Hotel for this night, I am really excited for it!)
**Food:**
I want to explore, but open to suggestions!
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Tokyo **Day 14:**
* Travel Back to Tokyo.
* Akihabara.
* Asakusa/ Tokyo sky tree.
(Places I think I might want to revisit)
**Food:**
Lunch: Shinsen no Ramenya usagi
Dinner: Gyukatsu Ichi Ni San
**Day 15**
* Atago Jinja shrine.
* Hie-jinja shrine.
* Toyokwa Inari Tokyo Betsuin.
* Shibuya area.
* Meji Jingu.
* one piece mugiwara store.
* Converse store Shibuya.
* Shibuya Hikarie sky lobby.
* Nanaya Aoyama .
**Food:**
Breakfast: Hekkelun
Lunch: somewhere in Shibuya
Dinner: ?
**Day 16:**
* Shinjuku explore
* Maybe travel to Kawagoe
**Food:**
Breakfast: Artnia Square ENIX cafe
**Day 17:**
* Day trip outside of Tokyo
* We can’t decide between Kamakura or Hakone. We are interested in hiking activities!
**Day 18:**
* I want to thrift
* Nakano Broadway
* Tokyo solamachi
* Chicago Harajuku store
**Day 19:**
* senagaku-ji temple(47 ronin)
* ~~Todorki park~~
* Nihon Mink-en
**Food:**
breakfast: mont-nom
**Day 20:**
* Last day leave late @ 10pm
* Revisit places
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