Tokyo + Kansai + Hiroshima October itinerary – 22 days

Hi, thank you in advance for any tips!

31yo, male, interested in otaku culture, history, shopping and animals/nature.

October 03 Thu (Tokyo)

  • 2 PM: Arrival at Narita Airport
  • Clear customs
  • Dispatch bags to ryokan in Hakone
  • Train to hotel in Tokyo (Shinjuku)
  • Shinjuku
    • Dinner/drink at Golden-Gai

October 04 Fri (Hakone)

  • Breakfast and check out of Shinjuku hotel
  • Lunch at Omoide Yokocho
  • ~1 PM: Train to Odawara + bus to Hakone
  • Check in at Hakone ryokan
  • Rest / onsen

October 05 Sat (Hakone)

  • Hakone Loop tour
  • Rest / onsen

October 06 Sun (Hakone)

  • Tenzan onsen/day spa

October 07 Mon (Kyoto)

  • Morning train to Kyoto
  • Drop bags at hotel (near Nishiki Market)
  • Nishiki Market
  • Samurai and Ninja museum
  • Kyoto Imperial Palace and Gyoen National Garden
  • Nijou Castle
  • International Manga Museum
  • (if time permits) Pokemon Center Kyoto

October 08 Tue (Kyoto)

  • Kiyomizudera
  • Ninenzaka
  • Kenninji temple
  • Hanamikoji street
  • Gion
  • Yasaka Shrine
  • (if time permits) Heian Shrine / Museum of Art / Museum of Modern Art

October 09 Wed (Kyoto)

  • Nara day trip
    • Nara park
    • Todaiji Temple
    • Nigatsudo
    • Sangatsudo
    • Kasuga Taisha
    • Naramachi area
    • Koshi-no-ie Museum
    • (if time permits) Nara National Museum

October 10 Thu (Kyoto)

  • Arashiyama Monkey Park
  • Kinkaku-ji
  • Kitano-tenmangu shrine
  • Have lunch and explore surroundings
  • (if time permits) Kyoto tower / Toji temple
  • Fushimi Inari Taisha (near sunset time)

October 11 Fri (Osaka)

  • Morning train to Osaka
  • Drop bags at hotel (Umeda)
  • Umeda
    • Umeda Sky Building
    • Nintendo Osaka
    • Mandarake Umeda
  • Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan

October 12 Sat (Osaka)

  • Shinsaibashi-Suji shopping street
  • America-mura
  • Dotonbori
  • Namba
  • (if time permits) Kuromon Market
  • Denden Town
  • Animate Osaka Nipponbashi

October 13 Sun (Osaka)

  • Kobe day trip
    • Kobe Harborland
    • Meriken Park
    • Kobe Port Tower
    • Mosaic shopping mall
    • Lunch at a good Kobe beef restaurant (Ishida?)
    • (if time permits) Ikuta shrine / Kitano Ijinkan-Gai
    • Nunobiki Herb garden
    • Nunobiki Waterfall

October 14 Mon (Hiroshima)

  • Morning train to Hiroshima
  • Drop bags at hotel (Hatchobori)
  • Lunch at Okonomi mura Suigun
  • Peace Memorial Park
  • Peace Memorial Museum
  • Atomic Bomb Dome
  • Orizuru Tower
  • (if time permits) Hiroshima Museum of Art / Shukkeien Garden

October 15 Tue (Hiroshima)

  • Bunny island
  • Yamato museum
  • Dinner/drinks at Koba izakaya

October 16 Wed (Hiroshima)

  • Miyajima day trip

October 17 Thu (Tokyo)

  • Morning train to Tokyo
  • Check in at hotel (Akihabara)
  • Akihabara
    • Radio Kaikan
    • Yodobashi Akiba
    • Square Enix Cafe
    • GiGO
    • Hanabusa Inari shrine
  • Sakurainari Shrine (if time permits)

October 18 Fri (Tokyo)

  • Imperial Palace
  • Ginza
    • Uniqlo flagship store
  • Tsukiji market
  • (if time permits) Hamarikyu Gardens / Atago Jinja
  • Tokyo Tower
  • teamLab Borderless

October 19 Sat (Tokyo)

  • Kamakura day trip
    • Engakuji temple
    • Tsurugaoka Hachimangu shrine
    • Komachi Street
    • Kotokuin temple – Great Buddha statue
    • (if time permits) Hasadera temple
    • Enoshima island

October 20 Sun (Tokyo)

  • Shibuya
    • Shibuya Scramble Crossing
    • Hachiko statue
  • Harajuku
    • Takeshita street
    • Iyoshi Cola
    • Shibuya Parco mall
    • CAPCOM Store
    • (if time permits) MEGA Don Quijote
  • Harajuku

October 21 Mon (Tokyo)

  • Ueno
    • Ameyayoko shopping district
    • Ueno Park
    • (if time permits) Tokyo National Museum
  • Asakusa
    • Nakamise-dori street
    • (if time permits) Senso-ji temple
    • Tokyo Cruise boat tour
  • Tokyo Skytree

October 22 Tue (Tokyo)

  • Edo-Tokyo Museum
  • Odaiba
    • Telecom Center Observatory
    • GUNDAM statue
    • Small Worlds Miniature Museum
  • teamLab Planets

October 23 Wed (Tokyo)

  • Free day/buffer

October 24 Thu (Tokyo)

  • 5:15 PM: Departure from Narita Airport

I know some days are very busy and I'll probably have to drop some activities, but I figured it's easier to drop something than it is to come up with something on the spot. I'm not rigid on this schedule at all.

Again, appreciate any feedback!

by GreenZeldaGuy

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