Good Evening Reddit Friends,
I am looking for some last minute feedback on my trip starting on Monday. I do a lot of international travel, but this trip is for leisure with my family and not business. I don’t want to overwhelm my wife and daughter trying to hit every single thing, and strike a good balance between nature, cities, temples and individual desires. I appreciate your feedback. Thanks!
* April 8 – 9th – Fly to Tokyo, change flights to Osaka and head to hotel near the Shin Osaka Station. Have dinner near the hotel and get some sleep for jet lag.
* April 10th – Arrange luggage forwarding to my hotel in Kyoto, visit Osaka Castle in the morning & Dotonbori in the afternoon. Early night and probably still jet lagged.
* April 11th – Travel from Osaka to Nara. Go to Nara-koen Park and feed some deer (daughters request) and visit Todai-ji Temple. Catch a train to Kyoto and check into my hotel near Pontocho street. Any recommends for lunch in Nara? Anything else must visit?
* April 12th – Visit Arashiyama in the morning, Pontocho street in the evening. Not sure if I should hang around Arashiyama or hit up some other locations in Kyoto. Open to suggestions.
* April 13th – Fushimi Inari Shrine in the morning, then Hōkanji Pagoda in the afternoon and walking around Ninezaka/Sannenzaka area.
* April 14th – Shinkansen to Tokyo (I still need to get tickets for seats on the left side for a view of Mt. Fuji, or is this a day of thing?) – Arrive at Shinagawa Station and head to New Sanno Hotel in Minato City. Second half of the day is open to suggestions.
* April 15th – Shibuya Crossing in the morning, Pokemon Center for my daughter and Shibuya Sky. Grab dinner somewhere not sure. Anything else to check out in the area?
* April 16th – Breakfast at Tsukiji outer market, Team Labs Planets at 1pm – After that time is free. Suggestions?
* April 17th – Breakfast at hotel then head to Uneo Park, followed by afternoon visit to a Capybara Cafe, then Sensō-ji Temple and finishing it off at Tokyo Skytree before back to Minato City for bed.
* April 18th – Early morning, quick breakfast, and head to Tokyo Disney Sea. Stay until around 8pm, then get back to Minato City. I know it’s going to be a long day but my wife and daughter are huge Disney fans. Any recommends for the easiest way to get to Disney from Minato City?
* April 19th – Give my luggage to the hotel (since I am returning in a few days and having them hold it. Romance Train to Hakone from Shinjuku at 1pm. Arrive at Hakone and check into Mizunoto, have a soak in the private bathhouses and then dinner.
* April 20th – Breakfast at the Ryokan, then do the 5 loop hike. We may stop at Tenzen Onsen since I have a lot of tattoos and it’s supposed to be tattoo friendly. Get back at Mizunoto for dinner and another soak.
* April 21st – 11:38 depart Hakone-Yumoto to Shinjuku, check back into New Sanno, grab our luggage we left at the hotel on the 19th, do some shopping for gifts for friends and get some rest.
* April 22nd – Fly back to the U.S. via midday flight at HND.
Ok, so what are your thoughts? I have tried to keep this trip realistic, and I am fine with playing things on the fly and adapting as I go. I also want to be realistic, as this is a family trip and my daughter will get worn out if I push too hard on events. Any other kid friendly things I can mix into the trip that I have missed? Food is not an issue, she loves sushi, fish, squid etc so I am not worried about her being a picky eater. If nothing else, there are 7/11’s, Family Marts etc all over the place.
I appreciate your feedback on this last minute check. Thank you!
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