Second time in Japan, mostly in Tokyo then around Osaka. Three people early 30s. Mid to late March.
|Day|City|Activity|
|:-|:-|:-|
|1|Tokyo|Fly into Narita, check into hotel in Shibuya, **Ikebukuro**: Animate, Pokemon Center, Pikachu Sweets Cafe|
|2|Tokyo|**Akihabara**: Kanda Shrine, hitachino Lab, Monhan Sakaba, **Shinjuku**: garden, Kabukicho|
|3|Tokyo|[Minato? previous plans not available], TeamLAB Borderless at 6pm|
|4|Tokyo|**Sumida**: Tokyo Sky Tree, Pokemon Center, Ghibli store, [Hokusai Museum?] Sumida Park for blossoms, **Ginza**: Higashiya, Bar High Fice, dinner at Koji Shimomura|
|5|Tokyo|**Shibuya**: Yoyogi/Meiji Jingu, Vegan Bistro Jangara/AFURI Ramen, clothes shopping, Cafe Chairo, **Minato**: National Art Center Tokyo, Mori Art Museum, Gen Yamamoto, Gonpachi Nishi-Azabu, SG Club|
|6|Tokyo -> Osaka|Train, **Osaka**: Museum of Housing and Living, Silver Ball Planet, TNT Craft Beer Pub, the strip, dinner in Dotonburi|
|7|Osaka -> Uji -> Nara|Train, **Uji**: Taihoan, Byodo-in, Tsuen teashop, Nakamura, train, **Nara**: Vie de France, Kofuku-ji, Todai-ji, Kasuga Taisha, Nakatanidou (mochi pounding), dinner at Maguro Koya/Trattoria Piano|
|8|Osaka -> Kinosaki|**Osaka**: Castle, Mononopu Maid Cafe, train, **Kinosaki**: check in, wander, dinner, onsen|
|9|Kinosaki -> Osaka|**Kinosaki**: breakfast, checkout, train, **Osaka**: ~~love hotel~~, TeamLAB Botanical Garden|
|10|Osaka -> Kyoto|Train, **Kyoto**: Fushimi Inari Taisha, lunch at cheap noodles place, sake museum, Kohaku Bar before sunset, dinner at Izusen – Daijiin iron bowl, train|
|11|Osaka -> Tokyo|Train, fly out of Narita|
by zeekaran
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Please skip the Café Capyba and the Art Aquarium (?). Animal attractions in Japan are awful places and are only allowed to continue in business because Japan has lax animal welfare laws. (It seems odd to aim for vegan meals while using animals’ suffering for entertainment.)