# Preface
I would like some advice on my itinerary regarding whether I should remove/add activities and other general tips/pointers in the area. Started planning this about two weeks ago looking at other itineraries on reddit/japan-guide/other websites.
Some general info about me & my interests:
* 22 Y/O Male
* Into shopping/anime/alcohol/social activities/hiking/EATING
* Solo traveler & first trip to Japan
I have less of an interest in museums that have “antiquated” stuff like ancient dolls or something. Temples are cool.
Concerns I have at the moment:
* After Kyoto, I stay in an area no longer than two days. Maybe this isn’t enough to recuperate? I could take a day away from another location and redistribute the days but I’m not sure where to distribute it to. Note that I must depart from Narita airport.
* For my Tokyo itinerary, I feel like I’m doing a lot of backtracking that may result in an unfeasible plan.
* From the JR pass calculation from Japan-guide it suggests some passes but if I calculate it myself the period of validity of the pass and how long im staying at certain locations causes the pass to _not_ be worth it. Is there a more accurate calculator that takes into account dates?
**Any activity that is bolded is unable to be changed due to bookings already being made and being non-refundable.**
# Tokyo May 2nd 6:00 PM – May 9th 11:00 AM
# Food
* Oyakodon
* Shoyu Ramen
* Tonkatsu
# May 2
* Land at Narita Airport 4:25 PM
* Get to Shinjuku Station
* Check into my hotel \~ 6:00 PM
* Enjoy the nightlife and explore Golden Gai.
# May 3
* Shinjuku Garden
* Tokyo Metropolitan Govt Building
* Godzilla Head
* **1:00 PM teamLab Planets Tokyo**
* Gundam Statue
* Explore Odaiba
# May 4
* Kaminarimon Gate
* Nakamise Dori
* Sensoji Temple
* Ueno Park
* Ginza
* Imperial Palace & Garden
* Marunouchi shopping district
# May 5
* **11:40 AM Tonkatsu Narikura**
* Go to Akihabara and explore
* Go to Harajuku and explore
# May 6 | Nikko Day Trip
**Note**: The limited express ticket has already been purchased for this date.
* Wake up at 6:00 AM
* Get to Asakusa Station by 7:50 AM
* **Take the Spacia X1 Train to Tobu-Nikko**
* Take a bus to Shinkyo Bridge
* Shoyoen Garden
* Rinnoji Temple
* Toshogu Shrine
* Futarasan Shrine
* Tamozawa Imperial Villa
* Kanmangafuchi Abyss
The hiking trail & waterfalls don’t interest me as much.
# May 7
* Shibuya Crossing
* Meiji Shrine
* **1:00 PM Umegaoka Sushinomidori Shibuya**
* Explore more Shibuya
* **9:00 – 9:20 PM – SHIBUYA SKY**
# May 8 | Kamakura Day Trip
* Wake up at 7:00 AM & Arrive at Shinjuku station & Take the JR Shonan Shinjuku Line
* 8:00 AM Arrive Kita-Kamakura Station
* Tokei-ji Temple
* Jochi-ji Temple
* Daibutsut Hiking Trail
* Kuzuharagaoka Shrine
* Genjiyama Park
* Zeniarai Benten
* Sasuke Inari Shrine
* Great buddha
* Hase-dera
* Gokurakuji Temple
* Yuigahama Beach
* Tsurugaoka Hachimangu
* Eat at Komachidori Street
* Go back to Shinjuku
# May 9
* Wake up 8:00 AM & do stuff in the surrounding area
* **Get to Shinjuku Sation by 11:00 AM → Take the Romancecar & Arrive at Hakone-Yumoto station at 12:53 PM**
# Hakone May 9th 1:00 PM – May 11th 8:00 AM
# May 9
* Arrive at Hakone-Yumoto Station u/12:53 PM
* Take Hakone Tozan to Chokoku No Mori Station
* Visit the Hakone Open Air Museum
* Hotel Check-In
* Chill around the area & explore
* Reserve private onsen
# May 10
* Gora Park
* Hakone Museum of Art
* Cablecar
* Ropeway
* Boat
* Hakone-machi to Moto-Hakone (Checkpoint Museum, Detached palace Garden, Ancient Cedar Avenue)
* Hakone Shrine
* Visit surrounding hotsprings
* Get to hotel and chill
# May 11
* Wake up at 8:00 AM and get to Kyoto station
# Kyoto May 11th 11:00 AM – May 17th 7:00 AM
*Note: The hotel is already booked and is non-refundable.*
# Food
* Kaiseki
# May 11
* Arrive at Kyoto Station at around 11:00 AM
* Take the bus to Kiyomizumichi Station
* Kiyomizudera
* Higashiyama District
* Kodaiji Temple
* Kenninji Temple
* Gion
* Check-in at hotel 3:00 PM
* Nishiki Market
* Kamo Riverside
* Pontocho Districts
# May 12
* Arrive at Arashiama Station
* Monkey Park
* Togetsukyo Bridge
* Tenryuji TempleBamboo Groves
* Rent a bike at Arashiyama station and bike
* Jojakkoji
* Gioji
* Saga-Toriimoto Preserved Steet
* Otagi Nenbutsuji
* Daikakuji
# May 13
* Wake up 6:00 AM
* Speedrun Fushimi Inari
* Go from Fushimi-Inari Station to Nara Station
* Go to Kintetsu Nara Station
* Central Golden Hall
* Eastern Golden hall
* National Treasure Museum
* Nara National Museum
* Nandaimon gate
* Todai-ji
* Deer
* Nigatsudo Hall
* Kasuga Taisha
* eat mochi somewhere along the way
# May 14
* Wake up 7:00 AM
* Ginkakuji
* Philosopher’s Path
* Nanzenji
* Keage Incline
* Heian Shrine
* Yasaka Shrine
* Eikando
* Chionin & Shorenin
* Maruyama Park
* Nishiki Market (Finish around 1:30 PM)
* 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Cooking class
* Get back to hotel at around 6:00 PM
# May 15 | Kobe Day Trip
* Wake up 7:00 AM
* Shinkansen from Kyoto Station to Shin-Kobe station
* Explore Kitano-cho
* Take the Kobe Ropeway & Walk Down
* Nunobiki Herb Gardens
* Ikuta Shrine
* Chinatown
* Kobe Port
# May 16 | Uji Day Trip
* Wake up 7:00 AM
* Kyoto Station to Uji Station
* Arrive at Uji Station then head directly to reserve at Nakamura Tokichi Honten for matcha
* Byodo-in Temple (UNESCO World Heritage)
* Lunch at a Matcha Soba Restaurant (Japanese buckwheat noodles)
* Visit Tale of Genji Museum
* Afternoon Tea at Nakamura Tokichi Honten Reservation
# May 17
* Wake up 6:00 AM and get to Kyoto station at 6:59 AM
* Take the Thunderbird to Tsuruga
* Tsurugi to Kanazawa
# Kanazawa May 17th 9:00 AM – May 19th 1:30 PM
# May 17
* Arrive at Kanazawa station at around 9 am
* Omicho Market
* Oyama Shrine
* Gyokusenimaru Garden
* Kanazawa Castle
* Kenrokuen Garden
* Seisonkaku Villa
* Check out museums
* Check into hotel and finish
# May 18
* Myoryuji Ninja Temple
* Suzuki Museum
* Hirosaka & Dewamachi
* Go to kainokibatake
* Nagamachi
* Musashigatsuji
# May 19 | Shirakawa-go Stopover
* Wake up 7:30 AM
* **Head to Kanazawa Station West Exit by 8:40 AM & Take the Nohi Bus**
* Arrive at Shirakawa-go at 10:05 AM
* Shirakawa-go
* Tenshukaku Observatory
* Wada house and Kanda house
* Myozenji Temple
* Shirakawa Hachiman Shrine
* Walk across the suspension bridge
* Gassho-zukuri Village
* **Head to Shirakawa-Go Ogimachi Station by 1:30 PM & Take the Bus**
# Takayama May 19th 2:20 PM – May 21st 7:00 AM
# May 19
* Arrive at Takayama Station at 2:20 PM
* See Takayama Shrine
* Check into hotel u/3:00 PM
* Sanmachi Suji & Cross the bridge
* Kusakabe Heritage House
* Hachiman Shrine
* Higashiyama Walk
* Takayama Yatai Kaikan
# May 20
* Miyagawa Morning market
* Gyojin Bridge
* Higayshima walking course
* Karakuri Museum
* Shinhotaka Ropeway
* Retro Museum
* Shiroyama Park
* Hida Kobukuni Temple
# May 21
* Wake up 6:00 AM
* Get to Takayama Station at 6:46 AM → Take the Hida train to Nagoya Station → Take the Nozomi train to Shin Osaka STation → Take the JR Tokaido Sanyo Main Line → Osaka
# Osaka May 21st 10:00 AM – May 23rd 7:00 AM
# May 21
* Arrive at Osaka station at around 10:27 AM
* Go to Shin-Imamiya Station
* Shinsekai
* Nipponbashi Den Den Town
* Kuromon Market
* Doguyasuji Shotengai
* Hozenji Yokocho
* Dotonbori
* Check in to hotel
* Explore the surrounding nightlife
# May 22
* Go to Tenjibashi Rokuchome Station
* Osaka museum of housing and living
* Tenjibashi-suji shopping district
* See Osaka Castle
* See Osaka Museum of History
* Shitennoji Temple
* Sumioyshi Taisha
# May 23
* Wake up at around 7:00 AM
* Get to Osaka Station
# Hiroshima May 23rd 8:00 AM – May 25th 11:00 AM
# Food
* Hiroshima style Okonomiyaki
# May 23 | Himeji Stop Over
* Arrive at Himeji Station at around 8:30 AM
* Take the ropeway cable car up to mt Sohsa & Explore the temples
* Himeji Castle
* Koko-en Garden
* Look around the shopping streets
* Continue to hiroshima
* Peace Memorial Park
* Peace Memorial Museum
* Atomic Bomb Dome
# May 24 | Miyajima Day Trip
* Arrive at Miyajima Pier
* Omotesando Arcade
* Itsukushima Shrine
* Daisho-in Temple
* Grand Torii Gate
* Mount Misen
* Ropeway
* Momijidani Park
# May 25
* Wake up u/7:00 AM
* View Hiroshima Castle
* Shukkeien garden
* Get to Hiroshima station and take the shinkansen to Fukuoka station
# Fukuoka May 25th 12:00 PM – May 27th 8:00 AM
# Food
* Hakata Ramen
# May 25
* Arrive at around 12:00 PM
* Canal City
* Tenjin Underground Mall
* Maizuru Park
* Momochi Beach
* Eat Hakata ramen
* Check-in
* Nakasu open-air food stalls
# May 26
* FREE DAY
# May 27
* Wake up at around 7:00 AM and head to Hakata station
* Take the shinkansen to Nagasaki
# Nagasaki May 27th 8:00 AM – May 28th 10:00 AM
# Food
* Chanpon
# May 27
* Arrive at around 8:00 AM in Nagasaki station
* Nagasaki museum of history and culture
* Kofukuji temple
* Meganebashi bridge
* Dejima
* Chinatown
* Tojin Yashiki
* Dutch slope
* Nagasaki Confucius Shrine
* Oura Church
* Glover Garden
# May 28
* Depart from Nagasaki airport at 2:25 PM
# Tokyo May 28th 6:00 PM – May 30th 2:00 PM
# May 28
* Arrive at Narita Airport at 4:20 PM
* Check into hotel
* FREE DAY
# May 29
* FREE DAY
# May 30
* FREE DAY
* Flight departs at 6:30 PM
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