Hello Everyone!
Here is the itinerary I’ve come up with for our 2 weeks in Japan. I wanted to check if these days are doable and if anything can/should be moved to other days to make more sense. Besides the reservations, I’m not attached to the itinerary. This itinerary is helping me understand which areas make sense to explore together/the time it takes to see these areas.
Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. My boyfriend and I are excited for this trip to explore a country we have been dying to see for many years, spend time together, eat great food and see the cherry blossoms!
Also, my boyfriend is a photographer so any recommendations on beautiful photo spots would be great! 🙂
**Itinerary**
**March 21-April 5**
**\*(Day -1) Thursday, March 21**
Travel Day: Las Vegas > Tokyo
**\*(Day 0) Friday, March 22**
Arrive in Tokyo 3:20pm
\-Get Suica at airport
\-Check into hotel (Shibuya Area)
\-Set up luggage forwarding
\-Shibuya
\-Wonder Photo Shop FujiFilm
\-Shibuya Sky Observation Deck
\-Sakura Street
\-Shibuya Crossing
**\*(Day 1) Saturday, March 23**
Tokyo
\-Meiji Jingu Shrine
\-Yoyogi Park
\-Explore Harajuku
\-Omote-Sando (Vintage Shops)
\-Takeshita Street (Five G Music Tech)
\-Roland Store Tokyo
\-Tokyu Plaza
**\*(Day 2) Sunday, March 24**
Tokyo
\-Ueno Park
\-Ameyoko Shopping District
\-Explore Asakusa
\-Senso-ji (optional)
\-Tokyo SkyTree
\-Explore Akihabara (Sundays roads shut down 1-6 pm)
*- Garden Terrace reservation 5pm*
**\*(Day 3) Monday, March 25**
Tokyo
\-Nakameguro
\-Meguro River
\-Sakura Bridge
\-Starbucks Reserve
\-Explore Ebisu (optional)
\-Explore Ropponggi
\-Mori Art Museum (optional)
\-TokyoTower (optional)
*-2pm teamLAB Borderless \*reservation\**
\-Explore Ginza
**\*(Day 4) Tuesday, March 26**
Tokyo
\-Explore Shinjuku
\-Shinjuku Gyoen Park
\-Omoide Yokocho
\-Kabukicho
\-Golden Gai
\-Godzilla Head
\-Shimokitazawa
**\*(Day 5) Wednesday, March 27**
Tokyo > Kyoto
\-Travel to Kyoto in the morning (arrive 10:45am)
\-Drop bags off to Inn (or luggage forwarding)
*-1pm Traditional Tea Ceremony Maikoya at Nishiki \*Reservation\**
\-Check into Inn (Kawaramachi Area)
\-Enjoy facilities
\-Nishiki Market
\-Sit along the Kamogawa and have snacks/drinks
\-Pontocho Alley
**\*(Day 6) Thursday, March 28**
Kyoto
\-Arashiyama Bamboo Forest
\-Togetsu-kyu Bridge
\-Arashiyama Monkey Park
\-Hozugawa boat ride
\-Saga Toriimoto Preserved St. (optional)
\-Okochi Sanso Garden (optional)
\-Tenryu-ji (optional)
\-Shishiku Garden (optional)
\-Bus to Kinkaku-ji Temple
**\*(Day 7) Friday, March 29**
Kyoto
\-Enjoy facilities
\-Nijo Castle Sakura Festival
\-Nineizaka & Sanneizaka
\-Kiyomizu-dera
\-Fushimi Inari Taisha
\-Gion Shimbashi
\-Hanamikoji Street
\-Gion Shimbashi Bridge
**(Day 8) Saturday, March 30**
Kyoto > Osaka
\-Philosophers Path
\-Okazaki or Fushimi Jukkokubune Canal Cruise
\-Travel to Osaka
\-Check into Ryokan (Namba Area)
\-Nightlife
\-Dotonbori
\-Shisaibashisuji
**\*(Day 9) Sunday, March 31**
Osaka
Nara Day Trip
\-Nara Park
\-Feed Deer
\-Todai-ji
\-Yoshikien Garden
\-Kasuga Taisha
\-Kofuku-ji
\-Shopping/Eating
\-Nakatanidou – Mochi Pounding
\-MochiiDono Shopping Street
\-Higashimuki Shopping Street
\-Other
\-Yakushi-ji (optional)
\-Toshodai-ji (optional)
\-Saidai-ji (optional)
\-Haijo Palace Site Historical Park (optional)
**\*(Day 10) Monday, April 1**
Osaka
*-10am Universal Studios Japan \*reservation\**
**\*(Day 11) Tuesday, April 2**
Osaka > Tokyo
\-Osaka Castle Park
\-Japan Mint (optional – reservation?)
\-Sakuranomiya Station (optional)
\-Explore Osaka (unsure what we want to do with the rest of the day – these are options)
\-Aquarium (optional)
\-Kuromon Ichiba Market
\-Hedy Vintage Shop
\-Umeda Sky Building
\-Travel back to Tokyo
\-Check into hotel
**\*(Day 12) Wednesday, April 3**
Tokyo
*-9am Disney Sea \*reservation\**
**\*(Day 13) Thursday, April 4**
Tokyo
\-Tsukiji Outer Market
\-Explore Chidorikafuchi/Kitanomaru Park (Sakura Festival & Boats)
\-Hie Shrine
\-Fujifilm Square
**\*(Day 14) Friday, April 5**
Travel Day: Tokyo > Las Vegas
Arrive in Las Vegas 2:35pm
Possible Fuji Day to trade out a Tokyo day if the weather is nice
\-Fuji-Kawaguchiko – Day Trip 3/24 or 3/26
\-Check the “fuji cam” online to determine what day to go
\- Train from Shibuya station to Arakurayama Sengen Park/Chureito Pagoda (2 hours)
\-Walk to Hikawa Clock Shop (15 mins)
\-Train to LAWSON (25 mins)
\-Walk to Mt. Fuji Panoramic Ropeway (15 mins)
\-Walk (45 mins) or Train (15 mins) to Kawaguchiko Museum of Art
\-Walk through Sakura Festival to Maple Corridor to Oishi Park
\-Train back to Shibuya station (2 hours 50 mins)
by m_nxx