Hi All,
I am in the process of organising my second trip to Japan for October 2024 for 15 days. I have previously done the golden route previously + Hiroshima in 2019. I definitely want to go back to Tokyo/Osaka. I am skipping Kyoto and Hiroshima.
I am trying to keep my itinerary open as possible and just go with the flow and not be in a rush. Just wondering if I am missing something here or does this make logical sense to go this route?
Not sure if I am spending too much time in Takayama or Kanazawa
Thanks in Advance!
**Day 0**
Fly into Haneda
**Day 1 – Tokyo**
• Land at Haneda at early morning
• Asakusa
• Ueno
• Shinjuku in the evening
**Day 2 – Tokyo**
• Local Parks
• Shibuya
• Akihabara
• Imperial Palace
**Day 3 – Day Trip from Tokyo**
• Kamakura – Daibutsu
• Yokohama – Chinatown
**Day 4 – Kanazawa**
• Kenrokuen Garden
• Ochimi Market
**Day 5 – Kanazawa**
• Higashi Chaya District
• Nagamachi District
**Day 6 – Takayama + Shirakawago**
• Drop luggage off at accommodation
• Spend a couple of hours at Shirakawago
• Return to Takayama and Old Town
**Day 7 – Osaka**
• Dotonbori
• Osaka Castle
**Day 8 – Nara**
• Nara Park
• Todaji Temple
**Day 9 – Himeji**
• Visit Himeji castle
• Return to Osaka for the evening for some night photography
**Day 10 – Osaka**
• Free day to just wander, open to ideas here.
**Day 11 – Hakone**
• Stay a Ryokan w/private bath
• View Mt Fuji
**Day 12 – Tokyo**
• Visit Mikado Game Center
• Open to do something else here?
**Day 13 – Tokyo**
• Day Trip – DisneySea
**Day 14 – Tokyo**
• Shopping around Shibuya/Ginza/Nakano Broadway
• Golden Gai or Omoide Yokocho or Shimokitazawa – Open to ideas to here
**Day 15 – Tokyo**
• Free day, last minute gifts etc
**Day 16**
•Fly home
by ironictoaster