Hi everyone! I am looking for some help organizing my thoughts and my itinerary for Japan. I have attached a rough draft of my trip and travel plan but wanted to get your opinion before setting anything into stone. I provided dates, cities / towns of interest, and general interests in each city (plus whatever you have to recommend)
I would love some advice on where to stay, where to make my hub (Osaka or Kyoto), day trip ideas from each city, how to travel to each city, things to do / anything I’m missing.
We are planning to spend less on hotels (besides the traditional ryokan) and more on food/ experience and Atleast me(22f) shopping. I love sea urchin so will be doing any activity related to that ( aka why we’re going to Hokkaido / & if possible rishiri island)
Hopefully I can get some help and then I am able to organize this better! Thanks for your help in advance
** The specific things I need help with I put in << >>>
Japan Trip May 15-June 11 2024
Tokyo [May 15-16]
– Arrive May 15 at 3:40pm
– Get adjusted and wander around
Hokkaido [May 17-20]
– Sapporo
– Beer museum
– Explore city (tv tower)
– Rent a car? / <<<< any other places we should/can go to in this time frame?>>>>>
– Biel Blue pond
– Tulip/ flower fields <<<<<<< need help with recommendations here>>>>>>>
– Furano Flower Fields
– Kamiyubetsu Tulip Park
– Rishiri Island (sea urchin shucking)
<< idk if the logistics of this workout but this is smth I want to do the most but willing to do smth related if offered in Sapporo>>>
Tokyo [May 20-May 30]
– Sanrio Puroland
– Sumo wrestling match
– Temples/ shrines
– Shop (vintage clothes/ bag shopping, toy shopping, clothes shopping in general: Kapital, hysteric glamour, Vivienne westwood, Uniqlo etc. )
– Toyosu fish market
– Sushi making class
– Try 7/11, Mcdonalds
<<<<we want to be able to eat late at night/ go out too- need suggestions for that>>
– Local neighborhoods: Shibuya, Ginza, Harajuku, Akihabara (anime) , Asakusa, Daikanyama, Shijkuku
– Day trip to Yokohama/ Nikko :
– Cup noodle museum
– China town
– Maybe a day trip to Nagoya? << don’t want to rush or do too many things>>>
Hakone [May 31- June 1]
– Stay in a ryokan <<<<< suggestions?>>>>>
– Go to an osen
– Maybe take a cruise on Lake ashi
– Hakone shrine
– Hakone open air museum
– Mt. Fuji trip
Kyoto/Osaka [June 2-8 ] <<< need help with choosing a home base here>>>>>
Osaka (tbd)
– Food eating day
– Dotonburi
– Vintage shopping
– Eat a fluffy pancake
– Eat at toto
– Osaka castle
– Universal Japan for Nintendo world? (Maybe)
Day trip to Kobe: sake tasting/ beef tasting
Kyoto (tbd)
– Arashiyama bamboo forest
– Eat at Kichi Kichi (omurice)
– Iwatayama Monkey park
– Fushimi inari shrine
– Japanese tea ceremony
Day trip Nara
– Nara deer park
– Watch Matcha making <<idk if this is here or somewhere else>>
– Walk around koyasan <<saw this online idk if its worth it>>.
Tokyo [June 9 – 11]
– Whatever we missed / want to go back to
– Depart Tokyo at 3:45pm on June 11
* Need help with cheap hotel/ air bib recommendations
* If Osaka or Kyoto should be a home base
* How to travel between each city/ day trip
* Any suggestions on things to do/add/remove from each city
* any cool markets for shopping/ food or things to do
* Places to eat ( I love sea urchin so thats my focus on trip, want to do some cool omakases, dining experiences)
* What I need to reserve
by Hefty-Training-5683