Hi all
*edit*
I have moved Nara to a Kyoto day instead.
Just thought I'd share my itinerary since sometimes I think I am either packing too much or too little in a day, although generally this is used as a guide but we can easily just deviate from the plan if something unexpected happens.
Day 1 (Fri 21 June)
Arrival HND 11:00 – Tokyo – Shibuya
- Airport – Suica Card / Sim card etc.
- Shibuya Crossing / Hachiko Statue
- Checking out the below for future reference on shopping etc. and/or any necessities we forgot to pack
- Uniqlo
- Taito Arcades
- Mega Done Quitjote
- Shibuya Parco / Pokemon / Nintendo Store
- Loft / Tokyu Hands / Other
Day 2 (Sat 22 June)
Tokyo – Shinjuku
- Light morning activity
- Todobashi Meda Store / Batting Cage
- Cross Shinjuku Vision
- Tokyu Kabukicho Tower
- Godzilla Head
- Omoide Yokocho
- Figuring out how Shinjuku station works for Hakone trip
Day 3 – Hakone (Sun 23 June)
- Shinjuku Station > Hakone-Yumoto Station (08:00 – 09:30)
- Walk > Snack > Amazake Chaya (bus) > Tea > Walk (09:30 – 12:00)
- Shrine (maybe)
- Pirate Boat (12:10 – 12:45 or 12:40 – 13:15)
- Ropeway (Egg/Ice cream) (13:15 – 15:30)
- Ryokan + Onsen
- Open Air Museum / Gora Park
Day 4 – Osaka (Mon 24 June)
- Arrive at Osaka station (14:00)
- Casually explore Osaka/Dotonbori (food)
Day 5 – Himeji+Kobe (Tue 25 June)
- Osaka Station > Himeji Station (08:30 – 10:00)
- Himeji Castle and Koko-en Garden (10:45 – 12:30)
- Himeji Station > Kobe Station (12:45 – 13:30)
- Wakkoqu Kobe Beef Lunch (13:45 – 14:45)
- Nunobiki Herb Garden Ropeway / Waterfall (15:00 – 16:30)
- Meriken Park / Kobe Sign (17:30 – 18:30)
- Kobe Station > Nagai Station (18:30 – 19:45)
- TeamLab Botanical Garden (20:00 – 21:00)
Day 6 – Osaka (Wed 26 June)
- Nintendo Land + Express tickets (08:30 – 15:30)
- Casually explore Osaka/Dotonbori (food)
Day 7 – Osaka > Kyoto (Thu 27 June)
- Miyazaki-Kan – Beef Lunch course (11:00 – 12:00)
- Osaka > Kyoto via Kyo-Train
- Casually explore Kyoto (check out chef knife shop)
Day 8 – Kyoto (Fri 28 June)
- Gojo Station > Saga-Arashiyama Station (08:15 – 09:00)
- Taxi to Nenbutsuji (09:00 – 09:30)
- Snack + walk down to Arashiyama (09:30 – 10:30)
- Arashiyama Bamboo Forest + Tenryu-Ji (10:30 – 12:00)
- Monkey Park (12:00 – 13:30)
- Ryoan-Ji + Kinkaku-Ji (14:45 – 17:00) – including walking/travel
- Dinner + walk past Nilo Castle (17:00 – 19:30)
- Bar / rest
Day 9 – Kyoto (Sat 29 June)
- Nishiki Market
- Hanamikoji Street / Ninenzaka / Sannenzaka / Hokanji-Pagoda / Kiyomizu-Dear
- Casually explore Kyoto
Day 10 – Kyoto > Nara > Kyoto (Sun 30 June)
- Day trip to Nara in the morning
- Kyoto Station > Yamato-Saidaiji Station > Kintetsu-Nara Station (09:00 – 09:40)
- Nara Park / Todai-Ji / Lunch (10:00 – 14:00)
- Kintetsu-Nara Station > Kyoto (14:30 – 15:15)
- Explore Kyoto
Day 11 – Kyoto > Tsumado (Mon 01 July)
- Kyoto Station > Nakatsugawa Station (10:00 – 11:30)
- Walk Nakatsugawa > Magome-Juku (11:30 – 13:30)
- Lunch and explore Magome-Juku (13:30 – 14:30)
- Walk Magome-Juku > Tsumago-Juku (14:30 – 16:30)
- Ryokan + dinner + explore Tsumado (16:45 onwards)
Day 12 – Tsumado > Tokyo (Tue 02 July)
- Travel back to Tokyo
- Capsule hotel
- Shinjuku area
- Shibuya Sky
Day 13 – Tokyo (Wed 03 July)
- Casually explore Tokyo
- Potential half-day trip to Lake Kawaguchiko / Pagoda
Day 14 – Tokyo (Thu 04 July)
- TeamLabs Planet (09:00)
- Toyosu Market – nearby sushi restaurant
- Gundam
- Art Aquarium
Day 15 – Tokyo (Fri 05 July)
- Shopping / Hajime no Ippo gym / Asakusa
- Senso-Ji
- Tokyo Skytree
Day 16 – Tokyo (Sat 06 July)
- TeamLabs Borderless (09:00)
- Shopping / anything we missed
Day 17 – Tokyo (Sun 07 July)
- Departure 13:00
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