My husband and I will visit Tokyo, Hakone, Kyoto, and Nagano for our 10-year anniversary. I've planned the first 9 of 14 non – flight days below. I am not necessarily asking for any recs on the remaining days, I'm just using them as a reference of overall timeline. I'd love any advice on how feasible each day seems, we are seasoned travelers and regularly visit NYC as a reference to city size familiarity but this will be our first time to Asia. I'm particularly curious on your thoughts on Kyoto, it looks heavy-handed at a glance, but we are staying in Higashiyama Ward, so we will be within walking distance to several temples listed.
Tokyo Day 1 (first full day) Staying in Akasaka:
Tsukiji Market
- Saved Tsukiji food recs
Namiyoke Shrine
Koffee Mamaya Omakase
Chidorigafuchi Park
-Imperial Gardens
-Yasukuni-jinja Shrine
Ginza for shopping, dinner/drinks
Tokyo Day 2:
Travel and explore Ueno Park area
-Toshogu Shrine
-Lunch at Ueno Ameyoko
Head to Kappabashi Kitchen District, various stores saved
Head to Asakusa
-8th Floor of the Asakusa Culture Tourist Info Center
-Kaminarimon Gate
-Asakusa Shrine
-Senso-ji
-Hoppy Street for dinner
Tokyo Day 3:
Travel to Daikanyama
-Kyu Asakura House
- Shop at saved vintage stores
Shibuya
-Shibuya Crossing
-Yoyogi Park
-Meji Jingu
Harajuku Takeshita Street
Shinjuku/or swap for Omotesando?
-Golden Gai
Day 4/5 Hakone:
Stop in Odawara Sta. to purchase Hakone Freepass
Arrive at hotel, store luggage, lunch
Travel to Hakone Open-Air Museum
Hakone Open-Air Museum
Explore Hakone Gora Park
Day 5, stay at Ryokan/enjoy onsen
Day 6 Hakone/Kyoto:
Hike to Amazake Tea House & back
Travel to Kyoto
Check into the hotel in Higashiyama Ward
Explore Higashiyama Ward
-Kiyomizu-Dera
-Sanneizaka
-Nineizaka
Find a location for dinner
Day 7 Kyoto:
Fushimi Inari Taisha
Nishiki Market
Gion
-Yasaka Shrine
-Chion-in
-Shoren-in Temple
-Nanzen-Ji Temple
Walk to Higashiyama Jish-Ji via philosphers path
-Ginkaku-ji (silver temple)
Dinner in Pontocho Alley
Day 8 Kyoto:
Kinkaku-ji (the golden temple)
Otagi Nenbutsuji Temple
Kazariya
Togetsu-kyo Bridge
Tenryu-ji Temple
Walk to Jojakko-Ji Temple via Kameyama Park
Jojakko-ji temple
Saga Toriimoto
Day 9 Kyoto:
Tea Ceremony
Tenjuan
Day 10: Day trip from Kyoto
Days 11-14: Nagano
Days 14-15: Tokyo/fly home
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