My girlfriend and I are travelling to Japan for the first time this spring for 8 nights. I have a severe seafood allergy so our trip is mainly going to be sightseeing and trying to find places that serve food without Dashi. Just looking for opinions on if our schedule is reasonable and if there are anything else we should add or take away.
I am also looking to propose during this trip. I would like a scenic location, possibly after a nice dinner or lunch with a photographer. Very open to suggestions 🙂
**Day 1**
Arriving at noon at Narita Airport
Forward luggage to hotel – APA Hotel Shinjuku Gyoemmae
Get SIM card
Narita Express to Tokyo
Pokemon Cafe
Marunouchi Square
**Day 2**
Sumo Lunch, Yokozuna Tonkatsu
Tokyo Skytree
Kirby Cafe
Head to Asakusa in the evening
Hozomon Gate
Senso-ji Temple
**Day 3**
Akihabara
At Home Cafe
Samurai Restaurant in the evening
**Day 4**
Honda Welcome Plaza
Teamlabs borderless 10:30 – 11:00
Explore Shibuya
**Day 5**
06:00 Shinkansen to Kyoto
Fushima Inari Taishi
(Still looking for hotel / ryokan recommendations for Kyoto. We are looking to take it easier for the second half of the trip)
Kiyomizu Dera
Kyoto Imperial Palace
Walk around Higashiyama
Kinkaku-ji
**Day 6**
Arashiyama Bamboo Forest
Monkey Park
Explore Central Kyoto
**Day 7**
Take the train for a day trip to Nara
Todai-ji temple
Nara park
Nigatsu-do
**Day 8**
Day trip to Osaka
**Day 9**
Shinkansen back to Tokyo, flight leaves at 15:40 Narita Airport
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