Hey all, will be flying from Australia with my partner soon. It will be my third time and my partner's first. Accommodation has fully booked. The three shinkansen tickets have also been booked via Klook.
The days have been broadly planned and the itinerary is not detailed so we can explore at our own leisure. We are quite flexible in shifting entire days around as long as it makes sense to be shifted.
We're particularly keen on whether doing day trips in the Osaka leg is the correct play. For example, our Nara day is a bit empty other than visiting Nara. Happy to hear what your thoughts are!
Day 1 (15 July) – Tokyo
- Land at Haneda at 5pm
- Check in at hotel in Takadanobaba
Day 2 (16 July) – Tokyo
- Harajuku/Omotesando
- Shibuya
Day 3 (17 July) – Tokyo
- Visit Tsukiji Outer Market
- Ginza for shopping (will spend a bulk of the day)
- Shibuya Sky
Day 4 (18 July) – Tokyo
- teamLab Borderless
- Roppongi
Day 5 (19 July) – Tokyo –> Osaka
- Shinkansen from Tokyo to Shin-Osaka
- Check in at hotel in Hommachi
- Dotonbori
Day 6 (20 July) – Himeji/Kobe
- Himeji Castle
- Kobe Beef dinner
Day 7 (21 July) – Arashiyama
- Arashiyama Bamboo Forest
- Arashiyama Monkey Park Iwatayama
Day 8 (22 July) – Nara
- Deer Park
Day 9 (23 July) – Kyoto
- Kimono rental
- Kiyomizu-dera
- Toji temple
Day 10 (24 July) – Kyoto
- Try to reserve Kichi Kichi Omurice
- Fushimi Inari
- Daigo-ji temple
Day 11 (25 July) – Osaka
- Universal Studios
Day 12 (26 July) – Osaka –> Kawaguchiko
- Shinkansen to Kawaguchiko
- Check in at ryokan
- Relax
Day 13 (27 July) – Kawaguchiko –> Tokyo
- Explore Kawaguchiko
- Shinkansen to Tokyo at 5:30pm
Day 14 (28 July) – Tokyo
- Pokemon Center
- Akihabara
- Shinjuku
Day 15 (29 July) – Tokyo
- Ginza
- Rest day
Day 16 (30 July) – Tokyo
- capybara cafe
- Asakusa
- Kappabashi
Day 17 (31 July) – Tokyo
- Free day
- Travel to Haneda and fly out 7pm
by Vyrocious