My partner and I will be visiting Japan for the first time this October. It is a 19 day trip starting October 15. We're vegan, mid-thirties, mid-budget, and looking forward to the trip!
Have we over or under loaded the itinerary? Does the order of events makes sense?
- Day 1 Tokyo – Fly into Narita, settle into hotel
- Day 2 Tokyo – Imperial Palace Garden, Senso-ji Temple, shopping in Nippori Fabric Village
- Any hotel recommendations? Will need several…
- Day 3 Tokyo – Teamlab Planets, Meiji Shrine, Shibuya (scramble etc.)
- Day 4 Travel Tokyo to Kyoto – Pure Water Monastery Kiyomizu Dera, Hokanji temple, Yasaka temple in the evening
- Day 5 Kyoto – Nanzen-ji temple, Philosophers path, Silver Pavillion, Rabbit shrine, Golden Pavillion
- Day 6 Osaka day trip – Aquarium, Osaka Castle, Dotonburi and Goraku train if it works out
- Is the extra Back Stage Viewing (Feeding Time) worth it to see the whale sharks get fed?
- Day 7 Kyoto – Bamboo forest, higashiyama jisho-ji temple
- I keep seeing suggestions for the Romantic Train. It is worth it?
- Day 8 Nara day tip – UNESCO sites/temples/shrines, deer, hopefully see some mochi making
- Day 9 Kyoto and travel to Onomichi – Fushimi Inari in the morning and Onomichi temple walk
- Any accommodation suggestions? Guest houses?
- Day 10 Onomichi – Rent e-bikes and ride the Shimanami Kaido bike path to Imabari (don't worry we aren't beginner cyclists!)
- Same here – any accommodation suggestions?
- Day 11 Travel Imabari to Tokyo – focus on travel and rest
- Day 12 Tokyo – Ghibli Museum, Inokashira Park
- Day 13 Nagano day tip – visit Jigokudani Yaen Koen to see the snow monkeys, onsen, Zenkoji temple
- Day 14 Tokyo – Yayoi Kusama Museum, drinks at Sky Lounge with view of Tokyo Tower (quieter day)
- Day 15 – 17 – Tokyo Disney/Disneysea
- Any suggestions for how to tackle Disney as vegans? Food options seem quite limited (popcorn, fries, maybe curry?)
- Will the benefit of a mid-week visit be undone by Halloween?
- Day 18 – Last sights of anything we missed and shopping
- Day 19 – Travel home
Shout out to all the folks posting the vegan restaurants they visited! Its been a huge help.
by JapanTrip9