Hey everyone! My friend and I are traveling to Japan for the first time. He will be coming from Korea so he will not be jet lagged. He is most interested in the outdoor aspects and I am into exploring foods. We have one open day that we are unsure what to fill it with. Any advice or feedback would be greatly appreciated! Any food recs would be greatly appreciated too!
Also definitely going to try to get a reservation at Den, fingers crossed.
Saturday:
* Arrive in the afternoon and check in
* 7-11 / McDonalds
* get oriented
Sunday – Ginza
* Akihabara
* Tokyo Sky Tree
* Kirby Cafe (next to sky tree)
* Sensoji in the evening
Monday – Minato/Roppongi
* Tokyo Tower
* TeamLab Planets
* night life
Tuesday – Enoshima/Kamakura Day Trip
* Kotoku-in
* Sea Candle
* Hasedera Temple
* Hokokuji Temple
Wednesday – Hakone/Odawara
* Staying at a Ryokan
Thursday – Hakone/Kyoto
* Finish Hakone Loop
* Head to Kyoto
* Kinkaku-ji
* Nijo
Friday – Kyoto
* Fushimi Inari Taisha (early morning)
* Nishiki Market
* Kiyomizu-dera
* Gion (booking geisha tea ceremony)
Saturday – Kyoto
* Arashiyama
* Tenru-ji
* Monkey Park
Sunday – Nara
* Todaiji Temple
* Horyuji Temple
* Nara Park
* Maybe Half day in Uji as well?
Monday – Himeji/Hiroshima
* Himeji
* Get to Hiroshima in the evening
Tuesday – Hiroshima/Itsukushima/Kobe
* Itsukushima (early morning)
* Kobe for dinner
* Get to Osaka in the evening
Wednesday – tbd
* should we do an extra day in Tokyo or Kyoto?
Thursday – Osaka
* Osaka Castle
* Dotonburi
* Pokemon Cafe
Friday – Tokyo – Shibuya
* Meiji Shrine
* Shibuya crossing
* ~~Harry Harajuku Terrace~~
* Shibuya Sky (sunset)
Saturday – Tokyo – Shinjuku
* National Garden
* Shopping
* Golden Gai
Sunday
* Flight out late afternoon
by vzma2001