* Hi all,
Thanks for all of your great tips and advice on this sub so far. It’s helped tremendously.
We’re heading to Japan for the first time May 16th until June 12th and can’t wait! 2 early 30s and a well traveled 3 year old. I do want to mention that our toddler does incredibly well with long days and travelling. She climbs mountains with us in NZ and has been on plenty of holidays for months at a time. We will obviously consider all advice given and appreciate everyone’s input here.
We’re well trained in calling it quits when we have to due to weather, running out of time or being worn out etc.
We’ve mostly selected hotels with breakfast included as we found this to be much easier when travelling with a child but any recommendations on breakfasts out will be much appreciated. Other meal times we aren’t too concerned with and will mostly rely on whatever we find at the time.
Apologies for any spelling mistakes.
**Thu 16th May Tokyo:**
* Arriving Haneda 05:30
* Sort sim cards and Suica
* Train to Asakusa Station
* Leave luggage – Asakusa Tobu Hotel
* Sensoji
* Sumida Park
* Tokyo Skytree Observation Deck
**Fri 17th May Tokyo:**
* Ueno Park and museums
* Akihabara
* *Sanja Matsuri starts (3 days) will try and catch some of the festivities since we’re staying in the area*
**Sat 18th May Tokyo:**
* Shibuya
* Meiji Jingu
* Shinjuku Gyoen
**Sun 19th May Tokyo:**
* Tsukiji Market
* Ginza
* teamLAB Borderless – *I’ve read this one is better with children?*
**Mon 20th May Tokyo:**
* Imperial Palace – *happy to wander the gardens*
* Tokyo Dome and gardens
* ASObono
* Red Hot Chili Peppers at Tokyo Dome!
**Tue 21st May Tokyo → Hakone:**
* Forward luggage to Osaka accommodation
* Train to Odawara to purchase Hakone free pass
* Hakone Open Air Museum
* Staying at Laforet with private onsen in room
**Wed 22nd May Hakone:**
* Hakone “loop”
\- Owakudani
\- Pirate ship over Lake Ashi
\- Hakone checkpoint
\- Lunch?
\- Walk round to Hakone Jinja via Cedar Avenue
\- Walk to Amasake Tea House vi Old Tokaido Highway
\- Bus back to hotel
**Thu 23rd May Hakone → Osaka:**
* Travel to Osaka. Assuming 5 hours travel?
* Explore Dotonbori
* Staying at Hotel S-presso Central
**Fri 24th May Osaka:**
* Osaka Castle
* Kids Plaza
* Shitennoji
**Sat 25th May Osaka:**
* Day trip to Himeji Castle
* Kobe earthquake museum on way back
* Kobe Beef – *Recommendations on where to sample some Kobe Beef highly appreciated!*
**Sun 26th May Osaka:**
* Osaka Aquarium
* Tempozan Ferris Wheel
**Mon 27th May Osaka → Koyasan**
* Forward luggage to Hiroshima
* Travel to Koya
* Staying at Shojoshi-in – *not too sure what to expect here but very much looking forward to this*
**Tue 28th May Koyasan → Hiroshima**
* Morning meditations
* Travel to Hiroshima. Assuming 5 hours travel?
* Staying at Hotel Vista
* Dinner in Okonomimura
**Wed 29th May Hiroshima:**
* Hiroshima Castle
* Gokoku Shrine
* Peace Park and Museum
* Orizuru Tower
**Thu 30th May Hiroshima:**
* Ferry to Miyajima
* Itsukushima Shrine
* Momijidani Park
* Mt Misen Ropeway
* Daisho-in if time
* Ferry back
**Fri 31st May Hiroshima → Kyoto:**
* Travel to Kyoto. 3 hours?
* Drop luggage at Hotel MASTAY Jingumichi
* Wander around Gion
* Yasaka Shrine
* *Will try and catch a show at Gion Corner on any day whilst in Kyoto. Would also like to check out the Maiko Dance at Touzan.*
**Sat 01st June Kyoto:**
* Nishiki Market
* Nijo Castle
* Ninna-ji
* Kinkakuji
**Sun 02nd June Kyoto:**
* Arashiyama
* Bamboo Grove
* Okochi Sanso Daijokaku
* Togetsukyo Bridge
* Monkey Park
* *Will there be time for he train on this day? Is it worth it?*
**Mon 03rd June Kyoto:**
* Fushimi Inari Shrine
* Kiyomizu-dera
**Tue 04th June Kyoto**
* Nara day trip
\- Nara Park
\- Kasuga Taisha
\- Kofuku-ji
\- Isuien Garden
\- Todai-ji
**Wed 05th June Kyoto → Kanazawa**
* If weather looks good, we’ll forward luggage on the 04th
* Travel to Kanazawa
* Stop at Omi-Maiko for a swim in Lake Biwa if weather allows. If not, straight to Kanazawa.
* 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art – *I understand that parts of the museum is closed due to earthquake damage? Still worth the visit?*
* Staying at Henn na Hotel Kanazawa Korinbo
**Thu 06th June Kanazawa**
* Omicho Market
* Oyama Shrine
* Gyokuseninmaru Park
* Kanazawa Castle
* Kenroku-en
* Seison-kaku
**Fri 07th June Kanazawa**
* Day trip to Shirakawa-go
\- Ogimachi Castle Observation Deck
\- Wada House
\- Kanda House
\- Zundou Ramen for lunch if we feel up for the walk
\- Myozenji
\- Three Houses
\- Gassho-Zukuri Minka-en
**Sat 08th June Kanazawa → Tokyo**
* Forward luggage to Disney Hotel
* Travel to Tokyo. 3 hours?
* *Potentially do the art museum in Kanazawa if we missed it the first time or teamLAB planets in Tokyo or visit anything else we may have missed in Tokyo.*
* Staying at APA Hotel Hatchobori Shintomicho
**Sun 09th June Disneyland**
* We’ve booked a 2 night 3 day package
* Staying at Toy Story Hotel
**Mon 10th June Disney Sea**
* *With access to Fantasy Springs*
**Tue 11th June Disney Sea**
* Forward luggage to Grand Nikko Tokyo Bay Maihama
**Wed 12th June Disneyland → Home :(**
* My partner is a huge Disney fan and I thought we’d treat the little one to another day at Disneyland.
* Fly out from Haneda Airport at 10pm – *arrive at airport 3 before departure, leave Disney resort at 6pm.*
by eminz2018