Hi everyone,
I've got just under 2 weeks in Japan in mid to late November, and was hoping to grab some feedback on this itinerary. This will be my first time here and am wondering whether you think this is a feasible itinerary and whether there is anything I could do to improve it. Thanks!
This is where I am thinking for accommodation:
Tokyo – Shinjuku
Fuji – Kawaguchiko
Kyoto – Gion
Osaka – Namba
Monday 18th November (Day 0)
–Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Arrive 6:30pm from Australia
–Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Organise simcard
–         Take Narita express or bus to Shinjuku
Tuesday 19th November (Day 1)
–Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Explore Shinjuku (including Metropolitan government buildings)
–Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Shinjuku Gyoen Gardens
–Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Imperial Palace
Wednesday 20th November (Day 2)
–Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Tsukiji Fish Market
–Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Teamlab Borderless
–Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â View Tokyo Tower
–Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Ginza at night
Thursday 21st November (Day 3)
–Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Disneyland
Friday 22nd November (Day 4)
–Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Meiji-Jingu
–Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Harajuku
–Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Shibuya Sky at sunset
Saturday 23rd November (Day 5)
–Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Senso-Ji
–Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Asakusa
–Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Akihabara
Sunday 24th November (Day 6)
–Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Leave for Kawaguchiko in the morning (either via bus or train)
–Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Mt Fuji Panorama Ropeway
Monday 25th November (Day 7)
–Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Fuji
o  Arakura Sengen (leads to Chureito Pagoda)
o  Oishi Park
Tuesday 26th November (Day 8)
–Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Take bus to Mishima in morning, then Shinkansen to Kyoto
–Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Check into hotel by Gion-Sanjo
–Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Nijo Castle
 Wednesday 27th November (Day 9)
–Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Kinkaku-Ji
–Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Arashiyama
Thursday 28th November (Day 10)
–Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Fushimi-Inari early morning
–Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Kiyomizu-Dera
o  Then walk back through Higashiyama area (Sannenzaka & Ninenzaka)
–Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Go to Kyoto station and train to Osaka (Namba area)
–Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Dotonbori area in Osaka at night
Friday 29th November (Day 11)
–Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Universal Studios
–Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Shinsaibashi shopping street at night
Saturday 30th November (Day 12)
–Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Minoo Park
–Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Osaka castle
–Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Nanba Yasak
–Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Umeda Sky Building at sunset
–Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Shinsekai at night
Sunday 1st December (Day 13)
–Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Train from Namba to Shin-Osaka. Take Shinkansen from Shin-Osaka to Tokyo Station at about 12pm
–Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Train from Tokyo Station to Narita
–Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Arrive airport at 5:10pm for Flight at 8:10pm
by Awlatif10
1 comment
The pace is more or less right. Just keep some optional plans on top of this in case some of the days you finish earlier than expected and still have energies. (Specially that Kinkakuji / Arashiyama day, will depend how much you do in Arashiyama and how tired when finished)