Hi All! Would love to see what you all think of my Itinerary. This will be our second time to Japan. Spend majority of the last time skiing in Hokkaido so we wanted to see more of the city areas. And yes we love driving in Japan to get off the beaten path a bit and like the road trip part. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated!
DAY 1: MARCH 28: LAND IN NARITA 4 PM
END OF THE DAY
– EITHER RELAX OR GO TAKE NIGHT PHOTOS OF SUMIDA PARK CHERRY BLOSSOMS
– EAT ICHIRAN RAMEN
– TOKYO SKYTREE SHOPS AND VIEW
DAY 2: MARCH 29 MORNING:
WALK TO SENSO-JI AREA
-SUMIDA PARK CHERRY Blossoms
– Nakamise Street and Sensoji Temple
*AFTERNOON
– LUNCH IN AMEYOKO STREET FOODS
– UENO PARK CHERRY BLOSSOMS
Head to Yanaka Ginza—
Evening: Either Akihabara or Back home if too late
DAY 3: MARCH 30 (Saturday)
MORNING: HEAD EARLY TO MEGURO RIVER CHERRY BLOSSOMS PROMENADE
– NAKA MEGURO PARK
– Sampo Camera (Vintage Film Cameras)
AFTERNOON
– Harajuku AREA (Cat Street and Takeshita)
– YOYOGI PARK AND MEIJI SHRINE
EVENING: SHIBUYA
-EXPLORE SHIBUYA CROSSING (Shibuya Sky)
– Mega don quiote
– SHIBUYA SAKURA STREET AT NIGHT
Day 4: March 31
Morning
– Early
– Chidorigafuchi Boat Moat- rent boat for Cherry Blossoms
– Kanda Ogawamachi- sports town
– Jimbocho Book Town
Afternoon
-Hie shrine
-Bic Camera
-If time Aoyama Cemetery for Cherry Blossoms
– Tokyo Tower Area
Evening
Ginza area
Day 5: April 1 Monday: Shinjuku/Nakano
Morining: Maybe Tokyo Skytree shops, aquarium, Totoro Shop
Shinjuku Goen Gardens (Cherry Blossoms)
– Tokyo Metropolis Building View Closes at 5 pm—
Afternoon
– Nakano area Food and Shops at Koenjikita
Evening: shinjuku Area for shopping etc
-Shin-Okubo Koreatown
Day 6: April 2: Tuesday
Tokyo Disneyland
Day 7 April 3: Wednesday
Tokyo Disneysea
Day 8: April 4:
-Pick up Car in Sumida Drive to Hotel in Fuji
– Take Highway 1 south follow coast
– See Hakone
– Gotemba Shopping Mall
Afternoon
Check in Hotel
Night: Yamadaya Hotel Private Onsen
Day 9: April 5 (Fuji)
Wake up early go to
Chureito Pagoda to get sunrise
– Honcho Street Nearby
– go to Oshino Hakkai Park
Fuji Shibazakura Festival If open
Sunset Private Onsen Fuji Yurari Hot Spring
Day 10 April 6- Drive to Nagoya
– Take Road on the North side of Mt Fuji
– Stop at Shiraito Falls and other spots in the area
Nagoya
– Yamasaki River for Cherry Blossoms
See Nagoya castle
Day 11 April 7-
– Ghibli Park
drop car off at Kyoto
Day 12 April 8 KYOTO
Morning: Walk to Kiyomizu-Dera Temple: View over City
explore Sannenzaka path/Ninenzaka Path:Hokan-Ji temple
Late morning: Nishiki Market:
ChohoJi Rokkakudo Temple
Poncho park Walk-
Shinbashi-Dori: Gion District Early Evening:
Go see Yasaka-Jinja Shrine lights near Gion
Day 13 April 9 Kyoto
Fushiamri Shrine 630-7 am
Spend most of the Morning Hiking around and Market at Shrine
Afternoon: Higashiyaa Jisho-ji
Philosphers Path:
Reikan-Ji:
Eikan Do Temple: Cool Koi Pond Shrine
Nanzenji Tenju-an Beautiful Park
Konchi In Koi Temple
Day 14 April 10 Kyoto
Travel to Arashiyama Area
Morning
-Bamboo Garden Walk to Arashiyama Park Observation
– Monkey Park
Afternoon
– maybe Sagano Train
– Adashino Nenbutsuji/ Otago Nenbutsuji Temple
– Ninnaji Temple
– Kinkaku-ji Golden Temple
– Ichimonjiya Wasuke 1000 year old mochi
Evening
Travel back to town
Day 15 April 11 Kyoto/ sleep Osaka
Rent Car in Kyoto: Drive to Nara
Nara Park
Todai-JI
Afternoon- Mt Yoshino
Check in Osaka
Day 16 April 12 Osaka
Drive to and then Koyasan spend day there
Evening: Dotonobori
Day 17 April 13 Osaka
Morning: Head to Kuromon Market
Namba Yasaka Shrine
Afternoon: Amerika-Mura
Evening: Dotonburi area Busy street Area
Day 18 April 14 Osaka
Morning: Osaka Castle
Lunch: 1pm Izakaya Toyo
Travel back to Near Hotel
Maybe do zoo if time
Explore Shin Sekai
Abeno Harukas View
Day 19 April 15 Osaka
Spa World
Maybe aquarium or more dotonburi
Travel to Osaka Airport
by tokai99