Hi all,
I'm travelling to Japan on my own in October and november and am currently trying to plan my itinerary.I have an idea of the cities/towns I want to go to and have done the itinerary based on that.
Accomodation have already been booked but can of course be moved around as i see fit
Day 1: Tokyo
- Asakusa (afternoon)
- Sensoji Temple
- Sumida park
- Asakusa (evening)
- Tokyo Skytree
- eat at sometaro or explore
Day 2; Tokyo
- Team Labs
- Odaiba +DiverCity Tokyo Plaza
- Akihabara (aftrernoon)
- Mandarake
- Animate
- electic town
- Nakano Broadway
- eat Tonkatsu narikura (reservation needed)
Day 3; Tokyo
- Kamakura
- Kamakura daibutsu (43 ft buddha statue)
- Hokokuji Temple (temple with stunning bamboo forest)
- Komachi dori (bustling shopping street – try Giraffa curry bread)
- Yokohama
- Minato Mirai Harbor ( Futuristic Waterfront district)
- CupNoodles Museum
- Chinatown ( the largest in the world)
- eat at sushy miyuky (reservation needed)
Day 4: Kanazawa
- Kazue Machi Chaya Tea District
- Higashi Chaya-gai Geisha District
Day 5: Kanazawa
- Omicho Market ( try unagi grilled eel )
- Nagamachi Samurai Distrcit
- Kenrouken garden
- Kirari sushi (conveyer. very good quality of fish and price)
- food: try gold leaf ice cream — Kirari sushi –Matcha desserts
Day 6: Shirakawago and takayama
- Visit and eat pudding
- Stroll around Takayama old town
- Hida Fold Village (if you skipped shirakawago)
Day 7: Takayama
- Take in the views over the Miyagawa River
- Takayama Showa-kan Museum
- food: tea at bagpipe -street food
Day8: Kyoto
- Arashiyama Scenic Mountain District
- Sagano Bamboo Grove ( walkable 24 hours of a day for free
- Tenryuji temple (Zen Buddhist temple originally constructed in 1339)
- Kinkakuji (golden pavilion.)
- Pontocho Alley (atmospheric narrow alley packed with restaurants)
- food: eat at Tempura endo yasaka
Day9: Kyoto
- Fushimi Inari Taisha ( ancient shrine famed for its thousand of tori gates)
- Nara is 45 minutes from Kyoto by train (ancient capital)
- Nara Park (with deer)
- Todaiji Temple (eastern great temple originally founded in the 8th century)
- Kasiga Taisha (Nara`s most celebrated Shinto shrine)
- food: らーめんや亜喜英
Day 10: Osaka
- Kiyomizu-dera before osaka
- Dotonbori
- Shinsekai
- food: Takoyaki – kushikatsu
- eat at sushy sanshin (reservation needed)
Day11: Osaka
- Japan studio
- Osaka castle
- food: Takoyaki – kushikatsu
- eat at tonkatsu daiki (reservation needed)
Day 12: Hiroshima
- A-Bomb Dome
- Museum
Day 13: Hiroshima
- Tori gate.
- Daisho in temple
- mount misen climb
- food: Oysters
Day 14 e 15: Hakone
- Hakone loop
Day 16: Tokyo
- national museum
- Shimokitazawa for vintage if i have time
- launch at Tsuru ton tan shibuya
- Shibuya (donky and Mandarake, sky )
- dinner at ichiran shibuya
Day 17: Tokyo
- imperial palace
- Food at udon shin
- shinjuku park+ shinjuku (afternoon-evening)
- dinner at Tonkatsu Maisen Aoyama
Day 18: Tokyo
- Edo Tokyo Museum at Ryogoku
I guess the main things I’m unsure of are;
- whether the order of my journey works, or is there a route that is much better
- Any restaurant advice? I alredy found some but reservations are hard and would like to get some alternative in the same area 🙂
- I have an idea of joining a sumo match and tea cerimony. Any idea of where to check and in which days and places it would be best to do them?
- I am a car guy. Any idea of where to find these famous meeting that are famous on ig?
Any suggestions are welcome as it is quite overwhelming trying to make the decisions when there are so many great places to see.
by Prestigious-Ad-2836