Leaving in 3 weeks and this is my itinerary so far just after some tips on eating out with young children (3 and 5) and getting around in general! any help is appreciated!
Japan itinerary
Day 1 17th Wednesday
\- arrive at Haneda airport 5.35am
\- purchase sim card or pocket Wi-F (probably simcards)
\- get train to Asakusa
\- Explore surrounding area, walk to Nakamise-dori Street, sensoji temple (not far from hotel).
\- Take it easy kids will be tired.
Day 2 18th Thursday
Shibuya and Harajuku
\- Yoyogi park
\- Visit the Shibuya crossing.
\- Pokémon centre
\- mugiwara store!!!!!!
\- Nintendo store
\- Afternoon rainbow karaoke!
Day 3 19th Friday
\- Disneyland!
Day 4 20th Saturday
\- Day trip to Kamakura
\- Explore Enoshima Island.
Day 5 21st Sunday
\- Private tour to Mt fuji/ Kawaguchi
Day 6 22nd Monday
\- Team lab planets
\- Unko museum
\- Unicorn Gundam
\- Gundam base
\- Possible stop in Akihabara see how the kids are feleing.
Day 7 23rd Tuesday
\- Off to Kyoto (staying close to Kyoto trainstation)
\- Fushimi inari shrine
\- Explore Kyoto
Day 8 24th Wednesday
\- Day trip to nara
Day 9 25th Thursday
\- Arashiyama Bamboo Forest
\- Arashiyama monkey park
\- If time permits Kiyomizu-dera if not no biggie.
Day 10 26th travel to Osaka from Kyoto (staying in namba)
(explore area around hotel) afternoon visit aquarium
Day 11 27th visit Dotonbori / Osaka castle in the afternoon
Day 12 28th day trip to Hiroshima possibly Miyajima
Day 13 29th – universal studios!
Day 14 30th – travel from Osaka to Tokyo (staying in ota city) (chill day explore area)
Day 15 1st – Tokyo harry potter studio tour and explore Ikebukuro
Day 16 2nd – Tokyo free day possibly re explore places that we enjoyed throughout the trip or new places (visit Akihabara if haven’t during the trip)
Day 17 3rd – home time flight out at 8.30am!
Thanks guys!
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by captn_usopp