In December, I will be visiting Japan alone for the first time. My trip will span from 13th December to 26th December, my itinerary is as follows:
Singapore to Nagoya: 1:20AM (Local time) -> 8:30AM (Japan time)
Nagoya to Singapore: 10:20AM (Japan time) -> 4:15PM (Local time)
Day 1 (13th): Flight lands in Nagoya at approximately 8:30 AM in the morning at Chubu Intl Airport. Upon landing I will be taking the Shinkansen straight from Nagoya station to Kyoto and will be checking into my hotel which is relatively near the station.
Day 1-4 (13th-16th): I will be exploring a few areas, yet to decide which days will be spent doing what but I do plan to take 1 day trip to Osaka, here's my bucket list of places I plan to visit so far:
Osaka:
Osaka Tenmangu Shrine
Chibo Okonomiyaki Restaurant
Katsuo-ji
Ramen Kozō
Kyoto:
Fushimi Inari Yotsuji
Ichinomine(Kamisha shinseki)
Kiyomizu-dera
Adashino nenbutsuji temple
Higashiyama District
Tenju an
Nishiki market
Donguri Kyowakoku (Ghibli Store)
Eikando zenrinji temple
Day 5 (17th): After checking out of my hotel, I will be heading to Kyoto station and will be taking a Shinkansen from Kyoto station straight to Tokyo station and will then switch to the Yamanote line to get to my AirBNB in Akihabara.
Day 5-8(17th-20th): I have yet to decide which day will be dedicated to which activity but I do plan to take 1 day trip to Fujikawaguchiko, here's the bucket list of places I plan to visit for Tokyo and Fuji:
Fuji:
Kosaku kawaguchiko
Chureito Pagoda
Arakurayama sengen park
Lake kawaguchi
Tokyo:
Akihabara Electric Town
senso ji
Shibuya sky (Book 1 month in advance)
Yodobashi Akiba
Shiba park
Harajuku chillweeb
Animate ikebukurou
Tsukiji fish market
Gyukatsu motomura
Frites Bruges Asakusa
Day 9 (21st): Domestic flight @ 2:10PM from Haneda to Chitose airport.
Day 9-12(21st-24th): Unsure of what to do but I will be visiting Jozankei for their hotsprings. Please give recommendations for scenic stuff like mountain ranges etc!
Day 13 & 14 (25th-26th): Domestic flight @ 2:30PM from Chitose back to Chubu. Will be keeping my stuff in luggage lockers and will be spending the night out in Nagoya exploring the streets etc, I intend to freely roam and explore anything I stumble across!
I have a few questions!
1) I intend to bring 1 duffle bag (38L), 1 day bag & either 1 large backpack or 1 small luggage, which should I go with? (I do intend to bring back a lot of things)
2) How much should I prepare for food and items alone? I intend to bring roughly ¥330,000, I do intend to buy back a lot of things and avoid eating at convenient stores as my main meals lol
3) How much cash & credit should I bring? I intend to bring roughly ¥100,000 as credit and the rest as cash, should I bring more cash than credit?
4) Any other tips for first time travelers?
by BirdyLikesMen