Hey folks!
I’m planning my first trip to Japan this year. It has been my childhood dream for as long as I can remember, so I’m really excited. Since the flight is so expensive, I want to stay as long as possible, which will be about 27 days.
I started out by basically combining three itineraries together and adding some things I know for sure I want to visit. However, I’m not sure if it’s too packed per day, and there are several days for which I have no plan at the moment. Maybe some of you guys can recommend something (another town, day trips, staying longer in one city + activities there). I really like anime and video games, and I’m into hiking as well. I’m not so much into museums, however I like walking through (old) historic streets and regions. Also I´m quite unsure about luggage. Normrally I don´t need a big suitcase (I´m fine with a Backpack), but I figured it be best because of figures and souvenirs I want to take with me? Then again this “hinders” me from stayin in more different places because I don´t want to take the suitcase with me for a simple day trip. Any suggestions on that dilemma?
The plan so far is as follows:
Day 1 – Tokyo
Arrival in the morning (Wifi, Train Tickets, Suica)
Check-in at the hotel (or drop off luggage/locker)
Visit “Sumida Park” with a view of the “Skytree”
(Combination ticket with Teamlabs Planet possible)
Day 2 – Tokyo
Akihabara
(Window) Shopping
Arcade
Claw Games
Ueno Park
“Sensoji Temple” & “Nakamise-dori” at night
Day 3 – Tokyo
“Meiji Shrine”
Harajuku
Shibuya: “Hachiko Statue”, “Shibuya Crossing”
Day 4 – Tokyo
Shinjuku: “Golden Gai”, “Omoide Yokocho”
“Shin Okubo” (Korea Town)
Day 5 – Day Trip Nikko
Day 6 – Day Trip Kamakura (Hiking?)
Day 7 – Day Trip Hakone (or 2 Days?!)
Day 8 – Kyoto
Train journey to Kyoto with the Shinkansen
Check-in at the hotel (drop off luggage)
“Nijo Castle”
“Arashiyama Bamboo Forest” & “Togetsukyo Bridge”
“Golden Pavilion – Kinkaku-ji”
“Pontocho Alley”
Day 9 – Kyoto
6 am: “Kiyomizu-dera Temple” & “Ninenzaka & Sannensaka”
“Hokan-ji Temple”
“Ginkaku-ji – Silver Pavilion” passing by “Yasaka Shrine” & “Heian Shrine”, “Philosopher’s Path”
Bus to “Kyoto Imperial Palace”
Nishiki Market
Nintendo Kyoto
(“Kiyomizu-dera” back for sunset)
Day 10 – Day Trip Nara
“Fushimi-Inari Shrine” (arrival ideally before 7 am)
Nara: “Nara Park”, “Todai-ji Temple”, “Kofuku-ji Temple”, “Nakatanidou” (Mochi Factory)
Day 11 – Osaka
“Osaka Castle”, “Denden Town”, “Shinsaibashi-Suji”
“Shinsekai”: XXXL-Restaurants & “Tsutenkaku”
“teamLab Botanical Garden”
Day 12 – Universal Studios Osaka
Day 13 (+1 Day?) – Hiroshima / Miyajima
Train journey to Hiroshima with the Shinkansen
“Peace Memorial”, “Atomic Bomb Dome” & “Atomic Bomb Museum”
Train journey to Miyajima (Ferry)
Check-in at the hotel (drop off luggage)
“Itsukushima Shrine” and Torii
“Mount Misen” (Cable car up, walk down)
Enjoy the island in the evening free from tourists
Day 14 – Tokyo
Return to Tokyo
Check-in at the hotel (drop off luggage)
Shopping
Day 15 – Day Trip Kamakura
Day 16-27 ???
Day 18 – Fly Back
Maybes
“Zosoji Temple”
Ikebukuro (Pokemon Center)
Odaiba / “Rainbow Bridge”
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Thank you so much for reading and helping out <3
by Simple_Panda6063
