Hi! I will be exploring Japan with my cousin for the first time during late-Feb next year. I'm entirely open to any suggestions and comments~
Here is our itinerary as of now:
— nagano & yamanashi —
day 1 (22 feb) : narita → nagano
- Land at Narita Airport (8-9am)
- Travel to Shibu Onsen with JR / Snow Shuttle from Narita Aiport
- Check-in luggage at ryoukan/hotel
- Afternoon: Visit Snow-Monkey Park (Jigokudani)
day 2 (23 feb) : shiga kogen
- Travel to Shiga Kogen from ryoukan
- Onboard skiing activities
- Onsen night @ Shibu Onsen
day 3 (24 feb) : shibu onsen → naraijuku → yamanashi
- Checkout from ryoukan (8am)
- Travel to Matsumoto-jou Castle by bus & train (visit & lunch)
- Travel to Narai-juku by train
- Travel to Lake Kawaguchi and check into hotel
day 4 (25 feb) : yamanashi
- Morning: Visit Lake Kawaguchi & Kawaguchiko Base
- Afternoon: Visit Oishi Park & Oshino Hakkai
- Near-evening: Travel to hotel in Akasaka
— tokyo —
day 5 (26 feb) : ueno
- Morning: Chill until after lunch @ some cafe
- Afternoon: Ueno Park & Nakamise-dori Street
- Evening: Tokyo Skytree
day 6 (27 feb) : shibuya
- Afternoon: Harajuku & MEGA Don Quijote
- Evening: Shibuya Sky & Tower Records Shibuya
day 7 (28 feb) : akihabara – whole day
- Akiba Radio Kaikan
- Animate
- Mandarake Complex
- BicCamera
- Shosen Book Tower
- Trader2
- Lashinbang
- Astop
day 8 (1 mar) : free day (saturday)
day 9 (2 mar) : free day (sunday)
day 10 (3 mar) : day trip @ kamakura
- cafe Luonto
- cafe Yoridokoro
- Shichirigahama Beach
- Koshigoe Rakko Park
- Enoshima Sea Candle (last stop)
day 11 (4 mar) : shinjuku
- Morning: Hanazono Shrine & Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden
- Afternoon: Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building
- Night: Kabukicho
day 12 (5 mar) : ghibli museum
- Ghibli Museum
- Soybean Farm (end afternoon)
day 13 (6 mar) : day trip @ ibaraki
- Morning → Afternoon: Senba Lake, Kairakuen, Hitachi Seaside Park
- Evening: Kamiiso no Tori
day 14 (7 mar) : imperial palace
- Morning: Imperial Palace & Kokyo Gaien National Garden
- Night: Tokyo Tower
day 15 (8 mar) : last minute shopping and fly back
A few things I would like to add-on:
- Days 1-4 feels really bold in terms of how tight the schedule is. I have done the calculations, and it seems possible, but I need more eyes to really know if it can be done or not.
- For transportation, I have looked at the JR-East Pass (Nagano, Niigata Area) but I haven't exactly calculated the costs and whether it would be cost-effective for the trip.
- For the free days, it was done to loosen up the schedule and keep options open for us as we would like to explore some other stuff by ourselves too. Personally, I am thinking of exploring Shimokitazawa and at the same time attend one of the indie concerts in the area. Then, rest the other day and not do much.
- The hotel for Tokyo will be planted in Akasaka and we will do all our travelling from there. The default time we plan to leave for each day will be 8-9am. (whenever the morning is scheduled)
Once again, I'm entirely open to any suggestions and comments. Thank you very much!
by No_Shopping9011