We’re finally about a week or so out from our Japan trip! This sub has helped me so much with finding things to do and picking and itinerary for our trip. The goal is to have must see things every day and hopefully leave enough time for us to wander and find stuff to do for ourselves.
Please let me know if I’m missing anything that you think is a must see (especially in Kyoto we feel a little light)! Or if anything in my schedule won’t work how we were hoping.
I know this is a pretty basic itinerary, we just want to see and experience a little bit of everything while getting a feel for the culture.
Here’s the itinerary:
Tokyo (Day 0-4)
Day 0 – Arrival day:
– Arrive at NRT Airport at 4:30pm
– Take Narita Express to Shinjuku Station
– Drop luggage off at hotel
– Explore the area, eat dinner, crash
Day 1 – Shinjuku:
– Shinjuku Gyoen garden in the morning
– Takashimaya Times Square for shopping and food
– See the 3D Cat Billboard
– Kabukicho Tower for more shopping and food
– Magical Trip bar hopping tour in Shinjuku
Day 2 – Ueno & Asakusa:
– Ueno Park in the morning
– Explore Ueno area
– See Tokyo Skytree in the afternoon
– Nakamise Street
– Asakusa Shrine at sunset
– Sensoji Temple after sunset
– Golden Gai
Day 3 – Ginza & Akihabara:
– Ship checked luggage to Kyoto hotel
– Shopping around Ginza in the morning
– Shopping around Akihabara midday
– Sunset at Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building
– Drinks at the peak bar/lounge in the Park Hyatt hotel Shinjuku
Kyoto (Day 4-9)
Day 4 – Travel to Kyoto:
– Take Shinkansen to Kyoto midday
– Drop off remaining luggage at hotel
– Explore Gion District
– Yasaka Shrine
Day 5 – Nara:
– Kyoto Imperial Palace & Gardens in the morning
– Take train to Nara Station midday
– Mochi pounding
– Todaiji Temple
Day 6 – Fushimi Inari & Kyoto:
– Fushimi Inari Shrine early in the morning
– Toji Temple
– Nishiki Market
– Kyoto Station at night
Day 7 – Osaka:
– Take train to Osaka Station in the morning
– Osaka Castle
– Dotonbori street
– Shinsekai
Day 8 – Arashiyama:
– Take early train to Arashiyama Station
– Bamboo forest
– Monkey park
– Jojakkoji Temple
– Tenryuji Temple & Gardens
Lake Kawaguchi (Day 9-11)
Day 9 – Travel to Kawaguchiko:
– Ninenzaka for sunrise
– Kiyomizu-dera
– Ship checked luggage to Tokyo hotel
– Take train to Kawaguchiko midday
– Drop off remaining luggage at hotel
– Rent bikes and ride around
– Oishi Park
Day 10 – Kawaguchiko:
– Honcho Street
– Mt. Fuji Panoramic Ropeway
– Chureito Pagoda
– My Fuji Lawson
– Oshino Hakkai
Tokyo (Day 11-14)
Day 11 – Travel back to Tokyo & Shibuya:
– Take train to Shibuya Station in the morning
– Drop off luggage at hotel
– Shibuya crossing
– Shibuya Sky at sunset
– Magnet Building
– Shibuya clubbing
Day 12 – Free day:
– Yoyogi Park
– Meiji-Jingu Park & Shrine
– Team Lab Borderless midday
– Zojo-ji Temple
– Andaz Toranomon Hills High Rise Bar
– Tokyo Tower
Day 13 – Kamakura & Enoshima:
– Take train to Kamakura Station
– Kamakura Daibutsu
– Hokokuji Temple
– Komachi-dori
– Take train to Enoshima Station
– Explore Enoshima
Day 14 – Free day & departure day:
– See Tokyo University
– Hijiri Bridge
– Take Narita Express midday to NRT Airport
by Brilliant_Maximum328
