Hey everyone, im going to japan for the first time and I am curious on your thoughts
Stay in Asakusa – historical district (1-2 days explore askusa ueno
and akihabara)
Day 3. Kamakura (Kyoto of East Japan)
Kamakura daibutsu (43 ft buddha statue)
Hokokuji Temple (temple with stunning bamboo forest)
Komachi dori (bustling shopping street – try Giraffa curry bread)
Yokohama (second largest city)
Minato Mirai Harbor ( Futuristic Waterfront district)
CupNoodles Museum
Chinatown ( the largest in the world)
Day 4-5
Kanazawa (A town nestled in the mountains, a golden city, that
wasn`t bombed or hit by natural disasters)
Kazue Machi Chaya Tea District
Omicho Market ( try unagi grilled eel)
Nagamachi Samurai Distrcit
Matcha desserts
Higashi Chaya-gai Geisha District
Stay in a Machiya town house
try gold leaf ice cream
Kenrouken garden
Kirari sushi (conveyer. very good quality of fish and price)
Day 6 Shirakawago village (very beautiful mountain village)
try their pudding in a glass jar
Day 6-7 Takayama (Mountain city, Chris’s favorite town)
Take in the views over the Miyagawa River
Stroll around Takayama old town
Try the many Hida beed street foods
Takayama Showa-kan Museum
Stop for tea at Bagpipe
Hida Fold Village (if you skipped shirakawago)
Day 8-9 Kyoto
The best stay is Higashyama (stay in Kyomachiya- a traditional
Kyoto wooden townhouse)
Fushimi Inari Taisha ( ancient shrine famed for its thousand of
tori gates)
Tempura endo yasaka (serving cripsy golden tempura battered
dishes)
Arashiyama Scenic Mountain District
Sagano Bamboo Grove ( walkable 24 hours of a day for free
Tenryuji temple (Zen Buddhist temple originally constructed in
1339)
Kinkakuji (golden pavilion. zen temple originally home to
14th-century shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu)
Wasaka Pagoda (five storey pagoda dating back to 1408)
Kiyomizudera temple (one of Kyoto`s most celebrated temples
founded in 780)
Pontocho Alley (atmospheric narrow alley packed with
restaurants)
Nara is 45 minutes from Kyoto by train (ancient capital)
Nara Park (with deer)
Tomogi Mochi (rice cake flavored with Japanese mugwort
leaves)
Todaiji Temple (eastern great temple originally founded in the 8th
century)
Kasiga Taisha (Nara`s most celebrated Shinto shrine)
Day 10-11 Osaka (Japan`s nightlife capital)
Dotonbori (downtown Osaka)
Takoyaki (Osaka’s beloved battered octopus balls)
Osaka Castle ( epic in scale and completed construction in 1597)
Shinsekai (retro district built in the 1920s) (try kushikatsu – deep
fried skewers – fish meat . veaaies)
Day 12 kurashiki (“venice” of japan)
Dont have anything planned for this day, I just wanna explore and find things naturally
Day 13 takamastsu
Explore shodo island and shodoshima
Day 14 hiroshima
Explore miyajima island
Day 15 Tokyo again (Kabukicho, Shinjuku)
Omoide yokocho (maze of narrow alleyways crammed with 60+
bars and restaurants)
Shibuya
How to experience Tokyo:
Stay in a capsule hotel’
Stay in a love hotel
Karaoke
Mori Tower
Game Center
Odaiba
Ginza (souvenir shopping)
Ueno park, shinjuku park
Go retro second-hand shopping
Eat some ramen (Ichiran, Ippudo, or just a random family-run
ramen shop)
Day 16 kawaguchiko.
Visit the famous lawson.
Take the express ropeway and maybe the boat tour
Drive around and relax
Day 17
Head back to tokyo and fly home.
What do you guys think? Are the locations worth visiting. Are the activities interesting and fun?
by Careful-Section3671