Hi all, I am currently outlining my trip, from the 4th of july to the 19th of july. I am mainly focussing on sightseeing, food and cocktails. Any good recommendations are appreciated. My itenerary is not that full or strict. I will mainly be staying in hostels. I might not be strict on day 3 and 4 depending on how bad the jetlag is (coming from europe)
4-7: arrival at 21:30, Go to hostel and probably crash. (tokyo)
5-7: art aquarium museum, Teamlab borderlessm toyosu Market (tokyo)
6-7: Shibuya, shibuya crossing, Meiji Shrine (maybe on vrijdag), Nakameguro (tokyo)
7-7: Shinjuku Gyoen, Shinjuku gebied, tokyo metroplitan governement building, Shinjuku Chuo park (tokyo)
8-7: Kokyo, kanda shrine, , uenopark, some relaxing nacht bus naar kyoto (tokyo)
9-7: Arrival around 7 in the morning at kyoto, vind locker to store luggage, then get coffee and food, explore kyoto, untill I don’t want to and go to hotel. (kyoto)
10-7: Relaxxxx (just winding down from the past few days. (kyoto)
11-7: Tenryuji, Nijo Castle, Nishiki market (kyoto)
12-7: Explore Kyoto, in afternoon to Osaka, Dotonbori, and explore Osaka. (kyoto, Osaka)
13-7: Nara
14-7: Tsūtenkakum, Sumiyoshi Taisha, minami, osaka castle (osaka)
15-7: Osaka, relax. Maybe beach or something. Night bus to hiroshima (osaka)
16-7: Arrival at 07:30. Look for locker, or dump baggage at hostel. Then Hiroshima castle, peace memorial Park, Hiroshima Orizuru Tower. Okonomiyaki Pancakes (hiroshima)
17-7: Miyajima,, stay the night there (maybe)? (hiroshima, Miyajima)
18-7: van miyajima to hiroshima, some sightseeing then back to tokio (by plane, check in hostel nearby Haneda) (hiroshima)
19-7: some shopping in tokyo, and final sightseeing, the plane back home at 20:00 from haneda. (tokyo)
I did have some questions maybe some of you can answer, firstly are there storage lockers at major stations? As i can arrive quite early and dont want to drag my luggage around. Secondly what type of luggage is preferable, a large hardcase suitcase, or a backpack? keep in mind I am also taking a backpack with camera equipment. Again, any reccomendations are appreciated.
by Livian_1
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Hi!
Yes, there’s storage at virtually every station. If I was you I’d take a not too large backpack + medium sized suitcase. A large suitcase will likely not fit station lockers.
Itinerary seems quite well balanced. Just mind it will be very hot and humid around this time of the year.
Do I understand correctly that July 8th “kokyo” is the 皇居東御苑?
It’s closed on Mondays and July 8th is a Monday.
[https://www.kunaicho.go.jp/event/higashigyoen/gyoen-close.html](https://www.kunaicho.go.jp/event/higashigyoen/gyoen-close.html)
When I went to Hiroshima all lockers that fit my cabin suitcase were occupied. But to my joy I found it quite easy to take it with me to Myiajima and store it and the train station there.
For a better peace of mind I suggest you use Takuhai to ship your hardcase suitcase to your accommodation for the night and take only a backpack with you. Ask at the reception for their service if you do not have a form in your room. Their logo is a black cat on a yellow oval. You can choose a time frame for them to hand over back your suitcase and it is actually punctual, unlike PostNL 😉