Hey guys !
I’m planning my 8-day trip for Japan for next week; i’m doing 4 days in Tokyo, 2 days in Kyoto and again 2 days in Tokyo. I wanted your advice to see if i’m missing some points of interest in the districts i selected to visit for each day. I am someone who loves to explore, doesn’t mind spending all day on my feet and has a huge FOMO lol. The points of interest are in no specific order since i will plan the order on google maps a bit later, but I just wanted to see if the most important things to see are there. Also, what option would you guys recommend for my day 4 ? Is Odaiba worth visiting or should i opt for a day trip ?
Thanks !
Day 1: Arrival and Ginza
Morning: Arrival in Tokyo
Afternoon: Ginza
\-Ginza High Street (Chuo-dori)
\-Hamarikyu Garden
\-Kabukiza Theatre
\-Sony Park and showroom
\-Ginza Six Rooftop Garden (free) and Ginza Six in general
\-Art Aquarium Museum
\-Hamarikyu Garden
\-Tsukiji fish market
\-Tsukiji Honganji Temple
\-Imperial Palace (free entry, must have guided tour)
Day 2: Asakusa and Ueno + Akihabara
Asakusa:
\-Senso-ji temple (free)
\-Asakusa Street food
\-Tokyo Skytree (tallest tower)
\-Nakamise Shopping Street
\-Kappabashi (connects Ueno and Asakusa, shopping for chefs)
Ueno
\-Ueno Park
\-Ueno Zoo? (oldest zoo in Japan, pandas)
\-Tokyo National Museum
\-Toshogu Shrine
\-Kaneiji Temple
\-Yanakan Area
\-Yanesen Area
\-Ameya-Yokocho Market
\-Izakayas
Akihabara
\-Electronics stores like Yodobashi Camera
\-Anime stores like Mandarake
\-Maid Cafes, like Maidreamin and Home
\-Gachapon Shops like Gachapon Kaikan
\-Video game stores like super potato
\-Radio Kaikan
\-Yodobashi Akiba
Day 3: Kichijoji, Shimokitazawa & Roppongi
Kichijoji
\-Inokashira Park
\-Harmonica Yokocho
Shimokitazawa
\-Good coffee
\-Vintage clothing stores
\-Café hopping
\-Street art
\-Strolling in general
\-Ramen and Izakaya
Roppongi
\-Bars
\-Tokyo Midtown
\-Roppongi Hills
\-Tokyo City View
Day 4: Odaiba or Day trip to Nikko/Kamakura (Not sure yet)
Kyoto : Day 5: Central Kyoto and South-East Kyoto
(In order)
\-Fushimi Inari Taisha (early in the morning to not have to face crowds
\-Sannenzaka/ Kodai Ji Temple
\-Gion/Yasaka Shrine/ Chion in temple/
\-Nishiki Market
\-Kyomizu-dera
\-Nanzenji Temple
\-Higasiyama Jisho Ji
Evening: Gion, Pontocho Alley and Kiyamachi dori
Day 6: Arashiyama and North-West Kyoto
(In order)
\-Arishiyama Bamboo Groves
\-Tenryu-Ji
\-Okochi Sanso
\-TogetsukyO bridge
\-Jojakko-Ji
\-Monkey Park
If I have time: Kinkaku-ji
Evening: Kamogawa riverside
Back to Tokyo, Day 7: Shinjuku
\-Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden
\-Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building
\-Kabukicho
\-Golden Gai
\-Omoide Yokocho
\-Isetan Department Store
\-Ni-chome
\-Skyscraper District
\-Samurai Museum
Day 8: Shibuya & Harajuku
\-Shibuya Crossing
\-Hachiko Statue
\-Center Gai
\-Shibuya 109
\-Yoyogi Park and Meiji Shrine
\-Shibuya Sky
\-Nonbei Yokocho
Harajuku
\-Takeshita Street
\-Omotesando Avenue
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