Itinerary check

Hi gusy, i am planning to take a trip to japan solo. It si something i was planning for a long time and tried, from other itineraries and video to put toghether something i wanted to see.

I plan to do additional trip to esplore more of osaka, kyoto and tokyo for sure.

Any advice on how to improve it? or better balance the different days?

• Stay in Asakusa – historical district
  • Day 1
    • Arrival at 12:00 AM, trasnfer to hotel and launch in asakusa
    • Sensoji Temple and a bit of Sumida park (after launch)
    • askusa ueno (late afternoon, early evening)
  • Day 2
    • teamLab planets for 9 AM
    • DiverCity Tokyo Plaza
    • Imperial Palace
    • akihabara (afternoon-evening)

I still need to optimize this and the last days to find the optimal loop for exploration

• Kamakura

  • Day 3
    • Kamakura daibutsu (43 ft buddha statue)
    • Hokokuji Temple (temple with stunning bamboo forest)
    • Komachi dori (bustling shopping street – try Giraffa curry bread)
    • Yokohama ( second largest city)
    • Minato Mirai Harbor ( Futuristic Waterfront district)
    • CupNoodles Museum
    • Chinatown ( the largest in the world)

• Kanazawa

  • Day 4-5
    • Kazue Machi Chaya Tea District
    • Omicho Market ( try unagi grilled eel )
    • Nagamachi Samurai Distrcit /try matcha)
    • Higashi Chaya-gai Geisha District
    • try gold leaf ice cream
    • Kenrouken garden

I am taking this leg of the visit easy because of the kamakura and yokohama section which seems quite busy

• Shirakawago village (very beautiful mountain village)

  • Day6
    • try their pudding in a glass jar
    • Just visit around

• Takayama

  • Day 6-7
    • Take in the views over the Miyagawa River
    • Stroll around Takayama old town
    • Try the many Hida beed street foods
    • Takayama Showa-kan Museum
    • Stop for tea at Bagpipe
    • Hida Fold Village (if i have time)

• Kyoto

  • Day 8
    • Fushimi Inari Taisha ( ancient shrine famed for its thousand of tori gates)
    • Arashiyama Scenic Mountain District
    • Sagano Bamboo Grove ( walkable 24 hours of a day for free)
    • Tenryuji temple (Zen Buddhist temple originally constructed in 1339)
    • Kinkakuji (golden pavilion. zen temple originally home to 14th-century shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu)
    • Kiyomizudera temple (one of Kyoto`s most celebrated temples founded in 780)
    • Pontocho Alley (atmospheric narrow alley packed with restaurants)
  • Day 9
    • Nara is 45 minutes from Kyoto by train (ancient capital)
    • Nara Park (with deer)
    • Todaiji Temple (eastern great temple originally founded in the 8th century)
    • Kasiga Taisha (Nara`s most celebrated Shinto shrine)

• Osaka (Japan`s nightlife capital)

  • Day 10
    • Dotonbori (downtown Osaka)
    • Osaka Castle ( epic in scale and completed construction in 1597)
    • Shinsekai (retro district built in the 1920s) (try kushikatsu – deep fried skewers – fish meat , veggies)
  • Day 11
    • Japan studio
    • Tenjinbashi-suji 
    • Focus on food and bars (submarine and gundam one)

• Hiroshima

  • Day 12 and 13
    • A-Bomb Dome and the Museum
    • Miyajima: Tori gate. Daisho in temple, mount misen climb, OYSTERS

• Hakone ( hot springs)

  • Day 14-15
    • Ryokan (traditional Japanese inn) and kanseki (traditional multi-course dinner)
    • Hakone loop split between the days

• Tokyo again

  • Day 16-17
    • Omoide yokocho (maze of narrow alleyways crammed with 60+ bars and restaurants)
    • Shibuya
    • Stay in a capsule hotel’
    • Mori Tower
    • Game Center
    • Odaiba
    • Ginza ( souvenir shopping)
    • Ueno park, shinjuku park
    • Go retro second-hand shopping
  • Day 18
    • Flying away in the late afternoon
    • some of the stuff from day 16-17 can be done in the morning

I tried to balance some passion for anime with my unending passion fo the history of japan. It´s a mishmash of stuff i wanted to see and for sure i will do additionals trip to explore more of tokyo, osaka and kyoto