The only reason why I am calling it rough is due to wanting to go to places (ghibli park, ghibli museum, kirby cafe) that needs reservations! Since i’m going in October, I still have a long time to wait before trying to get those reservations. I’m also not strict on what days I visit those places on if I get the reservations, and can move things to fit them in! Nonetheless, here’s what I have planned below if everything goes swell! This is a trip for two.
Typing this all out really makes me realize that I actually don’t know what i’m doing! I put in \[brackets\] what I would be willing to move things to different days for but nothing is in stone at all. Alot of the days seem more empty than I thought. Not listed is all the shopping I want to do (Itoya, hardoff/bookoff, surugaya, etc.) I’m just going to post instead of worrying about it, and hopefully come out with a improved itinerary with feedback!
**Day 0- October 13th- Sunday**
Board airplane to Japan at 7:30am
**Day 1- October 14th- Monday-Tokyo**
Arrive at Haneda Airport at 2:20pm
-Customs, Get Suica/Pasmo card, get pocket wifi
-Limousine bus to hotel but might do the subway.
Free day at this point + Tokyo Metro Building?
**Day 2-October 15th-Tuesday-Tokyo**
Nezu Museum
\[Tokyo Skytree\]
\[Kirby Cafe\]
\[Pokemon Center + Other stores\]
**Day 3- October 16th-Wednesday-Tokyo**
\[Studio Ghibli Museum\]
\[Kichijoji Petit Mura\]
**Day 4- October 17th- Thursday-Tokyo**
Imperial Palace
Mori Art Museum?
**Day 5- October 18th- Friday-Tokyo**
Meiji Jingu Temple?
Harajuku?
Kiddyland?
Cat Street?
Scramble Crossing (if we havent already)
**Day 6-October 19th- Saturday-Tokyo**
*(I am considering doing Ghibli Park earlier instead of Saturday or Friday-maybe on Thursday instead and head to Kyoto earlier. I could try to plan going to the museum on the second leg in Tokyo)*
Leave Tokyo to go to Studio Ghibli Park
\[Studio Ghibli Park\]
Leave the park to go to hotel in Kyoto
**Day 7- October 20th- Sunday -Kyoto**
Inari Shrine
Sannenzaka + Kiyomizu-dera
\[VEGOUT food place\]
**Day 8 -October 21st- Monday-Kyoto**
Empty day, nothing planned so far. Maybe Himeji Castle here but I feel bad for not staying more days in actual Kyoto.
**Day 9- October 22nd- Tuesday- Kyoto/Osaka**
Daytrip to Osaka
Osaka Castle \[I want to replace this with Himeji Castle somehow\]
Osaka Aquarium (A must!)
Denden town?
Dotonbori
Return to Kyoto for the night
**Day 10- October 23rd- Wednesday- Kyoto/Nara**
Trip to Nara
Deer park and Todaji Temple + other temples?
-Kofukuji Temple
-Kasuga Taisha Shrine
**Day 11- October 24th- Thursday- Tokyo**
Head back to Tokyo, stop in Yokohama for Cup Noodle Museum?
\[Artnia Square Enix Cafe?\]
TeamLab Borderless
**Day 12-October 25th-Friday-Tokyo**
\[Small Worlds\] (Also excited for!)
**Day 13- October 26th- Saturday-Tokyo**
Leave Japan from Haneda Airport 4:05pm
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