Hi! Please critique our itinerary (couple in our mid 20’s). We like loose itineraries so we don’t have things nailed down the hour.
Day 1 – Tokyo (hotel in Shibuya for 3 nights):
– landing late, explore a bit then sleep
Day 2 – Tokyo:
– explore Shibuya and Shinjuku, – Pokémon centre, crossing, temples
– omakase restaurant
– Golden Gai
Day 3 – Tokyo:
– kodokan judo center
– explore Ueno and Asakusa
– Ueno park
– Senso – ji temple
– Shibuya sky booked for 7:40pm
Day 4 – Tokyo ——> Hakone (ryokan hotel)
– Romancecar train from shinjuku station to Hakone (12:00pm BOOKED)
– explore town of Hakone
– stay at hotel until departure
Day 5 – Hakone ——> Osaka (staying in Namba)
– Dotonbori
– Osaka castle, temples
– Mipig café
– Tenma neighbourhood for dinner
Day 6 – Osaka:
– day trip to Nara
– Mount Yoshino in Nara
– dinner in Namba
– Shinsekai
Day 7 – Osaka:
– day trip to Hiroshima and miyajima island
– shakin garden in Hiroshima
Day 8 – Osaka
– USJ (bought express passes)
– dinner in Namba
Day 9 – Osaka ——> Kyoto (staying in Gion)
– kyoto owl forest
– explore Gion
Day 10 – Kyoto:
– Nishiki fish market
– Kamo River
– Fushimi Inari
– philosophers path
Day 11 – Kyoto:
– photoshoot 7am Gion
– perfume making
– bamboo forest, monkey park?
– dinner booked in that area 6:30pm
Day 12 – Kyoto—-> Takayama
– explore city
– showa museum
Day 13- Takayama —-> Kanazawa
– day in Shirakawago
– Shirakawago —-> Kanazawa
– dinner in Kanazawa
Day 14 – Kanazawa:
– Kenroku-en Garden
– Former Samurai residence
– Nagamachi Samurai District
Day 15 – Kanazawa ——> Tokyo (Shinjuku hotel for 2 nights then Daita ryokan for 2 nights)
– explore Ginza , shopping, fish market
– happy pancake in Ginza
Day 16- Tokyo:
– explore Odaiba, maybe team labs
Day 17-19: Tokyo:
– relax at ryokan
– sumo wrestling match
– maybe day trip to Kawaguchiko if weather isn’t cloudy
by Adventurous-Hat8409