In October, we are going to Japan with friends (5 people in total) for 15/16 days. We have already prepared a plan of attractions for each day, but we are not sure if it is doable. We have divided the attractions into those we want to go to and those we will go to if we find time during the day. We still want to get opinions, tips from people who have already been to Japan and know whether we will be able to visit these attractions in time or, for example, they will know whether it is better to change some attractions to other days. But! We have already booked hotels, so we cannot change the order in which we visit the cities. We will be grateful for every tip!
We'll be staying in Akihabara in Tokyo, near Namba Yasaka Shrine in Osaka and near Kyoto Station in Kyoto. Also, first night near Narita Airport.
Narita; 20.10.2024 Sunday
Main attraction:
None, we'll be at Narita at late evening, so we're staying in the hotel near Narita Airport.
Narita/Tokyo/Kyoto; 21.10.2024 Monday
We're going from Narita to Kyoto. We're thinking about stop by Tokyo Character Street (2 hours I think) since we need to go to Tokyo first to get Shinkansen to Kyoto there.
Main attraction:
Nintendo Store (Kyoto)
(THISIS)SHIZEN (Kyoto)
If we find time:
Tokyo Character Street (Tokyo)
Nishiki Market (Kyoto)
Kyoto; 22.10.2024 Tuesday
Main attraction:
Jidai Matsuri (festival)
Gion District
Hanamikoji Street
If we find time:
Kimono rental
Jōnangū Shrine
Yasaka Pagoda
Okazaki-jinja Shrine
Starbucks with tatami (if you can recommend some other café nearby where we can eat breakfast and drink coffee/tea, sitting on tatami, please comment – I guess Starbucks will be packed with people)
Kyoto; 23.10.2024 Wednesday
Main attraction:
Kimono rental (if we couldn't rent it day before)
Bamboo Forest (Arashiyama) or Adashino Nenbutsuji Temple
Gio-ji Temple
Otagi Nenbutsuji Temple
If we find time:
Kinkaku-ji (Golden Pavilion)
Sagano Romantic Train
Kimono Forest
Nanomiya Shrine
Suzumushi-Dera Temple
Kyoto; 24.10.2024 Thursday
Main attraction:
Kiyomizu-dera
Fushimi Inari Shrine
Secret Bamboo Forest (near Kiyomizu-dera)
If we find time:
Fushimi-Momoyama Castle
Mausoleum of Emperor Meiji
Yasaka Koshindo
Itoken x Sou・Sou
Kyoto/Osaka; 25.10.2024 Friday
Going from Kyoto to Osaka
Main attraction:
Namba Yasaka Shrine
Shopping
If we find time:
Dotonbori
Kamasakuranomiya Park (beer ang chilling here)
Umeda Center Building
Osaka; 26.10.2024 Saturday
Main attraction:
Dotonbori
Cup Noodles Museum
Sennichimae Doguyasuii
teamLab Botanical Garden (late evening)
Kuromon Ichiba Market
If we find time:
Hozenji Yokocho
Fudo Myo-o Shrine (Hozenji Temple)
Umeda Center Building
Round1 Spo Cha
Osaka Castle (only outside)
Osaka; 27.10.2024 Sunday
Main attraction:
Katsuo-ji Temple
Maid Cafe
Yona Cartoon (2D cafe)
Shopping
If we find time:
Shinsaibashi PARCO
Donguri Kyowakoku (Ghibli Store)
Nakatanidou
Shinsekai
Korean Town
Denden Town
Osaka; 28.10.2024 Monday
Main attraction:
Universal Studios Japan
Osaka/Tokyo; 29.10.2024 Tuesday
Going to Tokyo
Main attraction:
Shopping at Akihabara
Anime Tokyo Station
If we find time:
TAITO STATION
Karaoke
Sega Towers (GiGO Akihabara)
Tokyo; 30.10.2024 Wednesday
We split the party! Team A and Team B
Main attraction:
Disneyland (Team A)
OR (for Team B)
Gundam Base
Tokyo Joypolis
Small Worlds
If Team B find time:
Donguri Republic (Ghibli Store)
Toyosu Fish Market
Toyosu Senkyaku Banrai
Harajuku
Tokyo; 31.10.2024 (Halloween) Thursday
Main attraction:
TeamLab Planet
Alice in Fantasy Book (we know about reviews, but we want to experience it anyway)
Book Off Shinjuku
Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building
Kabuchiko Tower
Shibuya Crossing
Harajuku
Takeshita Street
If we find time:
2D Cafe
Bebu-ya
Totti Candy Factory (Harajuku)
Santa Monica / Angel Crepes (Harajuku)
Tokyu Hands
Gyukatsu Motomura
Godzilla Head
Tokyo; 01.11.2024 Friday
Main attraction:
Dinseysea
Tokyo; 02.11.2024 Saturday
Main attraction:
Tokyo Sky Tree
Kamata (Kappabashi)
Animate Main Store
Sunshine City
Shopping in Akihabara
If we find time:
Takagi Shrine (Onigiri Shrine)
Pop-Up Café
Nakano Broadway
Nezu Shrine
Kichijoji Petit Mura
Tokyo; 03.11.2024 Sunday
Main attraction:
Gotokuji Temple
Everything we didn't have time to do
If we find time:
Imperial Palace
teamLab Borderless
Tokyo Tower
Tokyo/Narita; 04.11.2024 Monday
We've got our flight in the late evening, so we're heading from Tokyo to Narita. We want to leave our bags at the airport and go sightseeing in Narita. No main attraction, only if we find time.
If we find time:
Hayashida's Rice Cake Store
Kintoko Amataro
Hashira Deli & Cafe
Miyoshiya
Hankyu Dojo Narita
Shinshio-ji Temple
Naritasan Park
by imperfectMirea
