Good morning everyone! I’m leaving for Japan on May 19th on my honeymoon with my hubby and I’ve been working on the travel itinerary every day for three months now!
But I still have some doubts about the timing and restaurant recommendations! Can you help me make this itinerary perfect? Thank you with all my heart!
**May 20:** Arrive **Tokyo Haneda** at 4.45pm. Collect the pocket wifi at the Ninja Wifi counter and purchase the Welcome Suica (if available).
Arrival at the hotel in the **Asakusa area**. A ten minute walk from the hotel is Magurobito, where we wanted to eat some sushi.
**May 21**: Visit **Sensoji Temple, Kanamise Dori, Kaminarimon Gate**. We continue in the direction of the sumo museum (my husband really likes it).
At sunset the **Tokyo Sky tree**.
**May 22**: Visit **Tsukiji Fish Market**. Then we continue to the **Ginza distric**t with the **Seiko museum** (my husband also really likes watches). In the area I had seen an interesting place to eat sandwiches called American.
In the afternoon we move to the **Akihabara district**, with a visit to Yodobashi Akiba and Radio Kaikan. Dinner at Beer Kitchen Monnaka.
**May 23**. Visit to **Shibuya**, with a climb to **Sky Shibuya** and a walk along Center Gai street. We continue with the **Harajuku** and Takeshita Dori. Towards the end of the day we go to **Shinjuku** with Golden Gai and Kabuki-cho.
**May 24th**. Trip out of town to see **Mount Fuji**. Departure from Shinjuku to Kawaguchiko. Chureito Pagoda and Shimoyoshida Honcho Street. Climb the Yuransen cable car.
Return to Tokyo.
**I know that May 24th depends a lot on the weather conditions. In fact I intended to book two different days for the bus, May 22nd and 24th, so I could decide which day had the best weather.**
**May 25th**. Transfer to **Kyoto**. **Nishiki Market** at lunchtime and **Gion and Pontocho** neighborhoods in the afternoon. I booked a show at Gion Corner at 6pm.
May 26: **Sannenzaka and Ninenzaka** streets, visit **Hokanji** temple. **Kyomizudera** Temple.
After lunch visit **Ginkaku-ji** temple and **Sanjisangendo** temple.
May 27: **Ryoanji Temple** (8 am, opening time), and then **kinkaku-ji** (opening time 9 am). After that, we go to **Arashiyama Forest**. From there we board the Sagano Romantic Train for a round trip train ride.
May 28: **Fushimi inari** early in the morning. Once finished, return to the hotel and then departure for **Osaka**.
In the afternoon in Osaka we start with the **Umeda Sky Building**. Dinner booked at Sushi sakaba teppei in the White Umeda shopping center.
**May 29**: Visit **Osaka Castle** and **Tennoji Temple**.
From 5pm visit to **Shinseka**i.
**Today I need your help. Between the temple and Shinsekai there is perhaps room for one or two visits but I don’t really know which to choose. I don’t find anything else interesting.**
**May 30**: **Nara** City. Visit the deer park and Todaiji temple. Naramachi district. Mid-afternoon we return to Osaka and spend the evening in **Namba/Dotombor**i.
**May 31**: Visit to **Kobe**. Cable car and Nunobiki Garden. Sorakuen Gardens. I’ve booked a Kobe beef dinner for 6.30pm, but maybe after seeing the gardens there’s time to see or do something else.
**June 1**: Departure from Osaka for **Kinosaki Onsen**. Day at the spa town also to rest.
**June 2**: Train from Kinosaki to **Hiroshima**. Visit to the memorial park and museum. In the afternoon Downtown and Okonomi-mura.
**June 3**: **Miyajima** Island. We go to see the floating Torii and the Istukushima shrine, then to Daisho-in temple.
Return to Hiroshima and departure for **Nagoya** in the afternoon. If we are not too tired in the evening I wanted to go see **Sakae**.
**June 4**: **Ghibli theme park** (if I can book), or visit Nagoya castle. In the afternoon we return to Tokyo and have a **return flight at 9.30pm**.
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Thank you for taking some of your time into my itinerary. I dedicated so many months to finding out online, writing the guide and also including lots of photos. However, I am open to any advice, especially in terms of cultural activities or experiences, and above all culinary advice on typical dishes. (if you can recommend me a place to eat a good ramen…)
English is not my native language so please be lenient.
by Polpettalilla28