Itinerary!
We are a family of 4 from Melbourne, Australia travelling to Japan for 3 weeks. Mum and Dad have been to Tokyo before for 6 days (sans kids) but that’s it. We love food, hiking and fitness, sports, shopping, arts and more food. Children ages are: 14 year old boy (Black belt karate and likes baseball) 7 year old girl (loves Pokemon and basketball) Our schedule is fairly loose so far, but I’ve booked all the accommodation and are starting to book in activities. Let me know if there’s something I’ve missed or you have a great suggestion as a family.
Thurs 9th May – Travel Day – arrive Narita 18:35 – straight to Airbnb in Gotokuji/Setagaya
Fri 10th – Explore Gotokuji, Shimokitazawa, Setagaya and local surrounds
Sat 11th – Shibuya, Harajuku, Shibuya Sky for sunset, out for dinner in Shibuya
Sun 12th – Shinjuku, Meiji Jingu batting cage in afternoon, Giants vs Swallows Baseball game at night
Mon 13th – Akihabara for arcade games and shopping, Kappabashi Kitchen Town, Tokyo Skytree inc. Pokemon Centre and Sumo tournament in afternoon/evening
Tues 14th – Ginza, Tskuji Fish Markets, Round 1 Stadium or Tokyo Joypolis, TeamLABS Planet in the evening then dinner
Weds 15th – Travel day to Takayama – Shinkansen to Nagoya>train to TakayamaThurs 16th – Explore Takayama old town, Sake tasting, markets
Fri 17th – Pick up hire car, drive to Hida no Sata Open air Museum then to Okuhida Onsen – accomm booked at Motoyu Magokuro
Sat 18th – Explore Hida hills – hiking, Shinhokata Ropeway, Hida wagyu, Okhuhida Bear Ranch enjoy onsen at Magokuro
Sun 19th – Enjoy onsen – check out, drive back to Takayama to return car – train to Kyoto
Mon 20th – Explore area around Airbnb – Nishiki Market
Tues 21st – Samurai Sword experience (for my son) Fushimi Inari
Weds 22nd – day trip to Nara
Thurs 23rd – Gion (are we allowed to go there now?) Visit a friend of my son who lives in Kyoto
Fri 24th – Check out, train to Osaka, staying in Dontonburi – explore local area
Sat 25th – Shinsekai, Tennoji Zoo maybe?, Round 1 stadium Namba at night
Sun 26th – Day trip to Hiroshima
Mon 27th – check out, afternoon flight to Okinawa
Tues 28th – Karate Museum and history, Karate training booked for my son in the evening
Weds 29th – Aquarium, America Village, Karate training booked for my son in the evening
Thurs 30th – check out, fly to Singapore, Qantas Club explore airport for a few hours then fly to Melbourne
Fri 31st – Home
A few gaps here and there. We need to gauge the kids and their energy levels to some extent but it’s also nice to just have some spontaneity. I need to do a fair bit more research on areas of interest. I see us doing a fair bit of exploring in both Tokyo and Kyoto, just trying to immerse ourselves eating, shopping and sightseeing.Happy for some input so let me know your experiences if you can relate! Thanks and happy travelling!
by henrychinaski__
