I have a sister with autism – she can have trouble walking for a long time so I hope this is light enough for extra travel time and rest. This is her trip…essentially I’m walking her around as her caregiver. She has been to Japan before as part of a school trip in University but has not been outside of Tokyo.
She has a few must-sees, Harry Potter Tokyo, Ghibli Museum, Arashiyama Bamboo Forest, Cup of Noodle Museum. As of right now – It looks like we will leave most areas right before peak bloom (before the crowds).
I booked hotels and flights a year ago to get better rates – so its crazy its almost real and timing worked out with the sakura season.
**March 26th – Day 1, Tue Tokyo**
* land in Tokyo around 5PM
* Go to hotel in Shinjuku
**Day 2, Wed – Tokyo**
* Ueno Park in the morning, as early as 8AM
* Imperial Palace area, Ginza (Must see Ginza Stationary Store here)
* 1PM-2:30PM Lunch @ Pokemon Cafe
* Gotokuji Temple before they close by 5PM
* Meguro River- after 5pm, evening
**Day 3, Thur – Tokyo**
* Inokarshira Park in the morning
* 10AM Ghibli Museum – yes we want to spend probably 4-5 hours here….
* 2PM – Ikebukuro, maybe go down to Shibuya if theres time
* 5PM-8PM – Akihabara
**Day 4, Fri – Tokyo to Osaka**
* Harry Potter Tokyo 9AM Entry, leave by 12-1PM
* Shinkansen to Osaka – 1:48PM
* Arrive in Osaka around 4PM, visit Osaka Castle near hotel
**Day 5, Sat – Osaka**
* Cup of Noodle Museum
* Umeda Sky
* Dontonboori
* Osaka Aquarium in the evening
**Day 6, Sun – Nara & Kyoto**
* Nara Park in the morning, Mochi demonstration
* Limited Express train from Nara to Kyoto at 11:50am
* Nishi market + Explore temples
**Day 7, Mon – Kyoto**
* Fushimi Inari Shrine
* Philosopher’s Path, Maruyama Park
* Nishi market for lunch + Manga Museum
* Kiyomizu-dera
* Arashiyama Bamboo Forest in the afternoon before heading back to Osaka
**Day 8, Tue – Day trip to Mt Yoshino** \- if theres a lot of rain, we may go to Kobe, explore more Osaka or Kyoto instead
* Blue Symphony Train @ 10AM to Yoshino, arrive around
* 11:30- Slowly walk, ride ropeway explore until 5:30PM
* This will be tough walking for her, I know its uphill
**Day 9, Wed – Head to Mt Fuji** \- We could also head to Kyoto in the morning and take a later shinkansen from Kyoto to Mishima. If we didnt see enough Kyoto
* 9:30am Shinkansen from Osaka to Mishima Station
* Bus from Mishima Station to Fuji Q Highland
* Check into hotel around 2PM, Room with view of Mt. Fuji
**Day 10, Thur – Mt Fuji**
* Explore Mt Fuji for the day
**April 5th, Fri – Day 11**
* 10:30am bus back to Shinjuku, arrive around 12:30PM
* Depart from Haneda Airport 5PM
Thanks for your time and reading the entire post!
by inanewhell