My partner and I are first time Japan visitors traveling in early Sep. I am going for work reasons in Kyoto and then taking a 12 day vacation on the end of it. We tried to keep days reasonable, but I'm a little worried a few days are over-packed and others aren't. Thanks in advance for the feedback!
8/30 Fr, Kyoto/Hiroshima
- Overnight ship most luggage to Kyoto Hotel
- Kyoto -> Hiroshima (2 hr train ride)
- Peace park/museum
- Mitake-deraÂ
8/31 Sat, Hiroshima -> Kyoto
- Miyajima
- Shukkeien Garden
- Hiroshima -> Himeji ->Â KyotoÂ
- Himeji castle
9/1 Sun, Osaka
- Kaiyukan
- Senko-ji
- Dotonbori
9/2 M, Osaka
- Minoh Park
- TBD extra
9/3 Tues, Nara
- Deer park
- Isuien Garden
- Mt Kasuga primeval forest / Mt Wakakusa
9/4 W, Kyoto
- Tenryuji/Bamboo Grove
- Iwatayama Monkey park
- Nijo Castle
9/5 Th, Kyoto
- Philosopher's walk
- Fushimi inari Taisha
- Train to Tokyo/find hotel
9/6 F, Tokyo
- Teamlab borderless
- Tokyo tower
- Studio Ghibli museum? (if we can get tickets)
9/7 Sat,Tokyo
- Shibuya
- Shinjuku
9/8 Sun,Tokyo
- Asakusa
- senso-ji
- Kappabashi Street
- Pokemon center
- Asakusa
9/10 M,Tokyo
- Meiji Jingu Shrine/gardens
- Flight leaves in late afternoon
Other Miscellaneous questions
- What else should we do in Osaka?
- My partner has dietary restrictions (allergic to coconut, intolerant of eggs & beef, sensitive to FODMAPs); what advice can you give for working around this?
- We're planning on getting the Kansai-Hiroshima Area pass, but the website says we need to pick it up "by" the start date; does anyone know if that means before or will we be fine to pick it up early morning on the start date?
by Ketchupifucan