I have been working on an itinerary for the better part of 3 weeks but have little context or local knowledge. Im going with my 3 cousins all in our early to mid 20s. If you have any suggestions for activities we should sign up for or hotels that are good in each location I'd really appreciate it!!

Yes

• Universal Studios
• teamLab
• Bamboo forest walk
• Sumo wrestling
  • BOOK 10:50 April 4th
  • ON MAY 11-25
• ~Kirby Cafe~ BOOK APRIL 9th
• Shibuya Sky
• Miyajima
• Tokyo
• Kyoto
• Osaka

Maybe

• Kabukicho Tower
• Maid cafe (for the memes)
• Disney
• Joypolis
• Kamakura
• Nikko
• Hiroshima

~Shipping suitcases between hotels~

Day 1 3

Day 2 4

Day 3 5

Day 4 6

Day 5 7

Day 6 8

Day 7 9

Day 8 10

Day 9 11

Day 10 12

Day 11 13

Day 12 14

Day 13 15

Day 14 16

Day 1 – May 22, 2025

Arrival in Tokyo (TYO)

Flight – Landing at 2:15pm local time

~Hotel:~ BOOK ASAP 

Activities. Walk around tokyo/ get settled.\

~super potato~

Dinner: ~Pokemon cafe~

Day 2 May 23

Tokyo

~Hotel:~ BOOK ASAP 

Brunch  ~2D Cafe~ Last call 11am-9Pm

Or ~Ghibli Museum~ BOOK April 10th for 10:00 AM

Activity ~Sumo Wrestling~ 10am – 6pm ish 

Goal 12:45-1 arrival

Night Akihabara: arcades, electronics, anime/manga

Potential ideas  

~Dinner idea maybe for the memes~

~anime shop~

~arcade 1~

~arcade 2~

Day 3 May 24

Tokyo

~Hotel:~ BOOK ASAP 

Street food day

activities : 

1. ~Teamlabs planet~ BOOK March 1st
2. ~Imperial palace~  BOOK ASAP
3. ~samurai museum experience~ BOOK ASAP
4. Night life

Day 4 May 25

Tokyo->Shibuya

~Hotel:~ BOOK ASAP 

Activity Shibuya day trip

• Shibuya Scramble Crossing
• The MEGA DONKI
• Meiji Jingu
• ~Dinner before shibuya sky~-sushi carousel!
• ~Shibuya sky~ BOOK April 27th 6:40pm ish

Shibuya -> Kyoto

~HOTEL:~  BOOK ASAP – Kyoto Arashiyama-Onsen Kadensho

Day 5 May 26

Kyoto

~HOTEL:~  BOOK ASAP

• ~Arcade~ 

~Shrine~-Some recommend going at night

Pontocho and Gion walk

Day 6 May 27

Kyoto

~HOTEL:~  BOOK ASAP

~Bamboo Forest walk~

~Monkey mountain~

Kyoto -> Osaka

~INCREDIBLY COOL AIRBNB!!!!!!~: BOOKED

~AirBNB info~

Dinner ~Harukas 300~ BOOK 65 days prior 18:00 pm

Day 7 May 28

Osaka

~Nara~

~Todaiji~ 

Uji – ~Onsen~

~Onsen – Beginner's Guide to Japanese hot springs~

Day 8 May 29

Osaka

More chill day

Walk city

Souvenirs

Laundry

Points of interest:

~Dotonbori~– Popular for night life, clubs, shopping

~Food tour~  BOOK ASAP (free cancelation)

Day 9 May 30

Osaka

~Universal studios~

Universal restaurant – BOOK

Walk around Osaka

~Recommended restaurant~ Right outside mall

Day 10 May 31

Osaka

• Universal Japan day 2
• ~Kirby Cafe~ BOOK APRIL 10th for May 31st for 17:00 ish
• ~Team labs Botanical Garden~ BOOK April 1st  maybe 20:00

Day 11 June 1

Leave AirBNB

Osaka -> Hiroshima

~Hotel~: BOOK 5 Months prior

~Bus tour~

~Museum~ and memorial- BOOK 3 months out

~Owl Cafe~

~Arcade~

Day 12 June 2

Hiroshima

~Hotel~: BOOK 5 Months prior

Activity ~bunny island brewery tour~

Hiroshima -> Kobe

~Hotel:~  BOOK December (More expensive but seems like a good splurge location)

Day 13 June 3

Kobe

Sleep in a bit!

~Lunch fancy Kobe~ BOOK April 1st

~Chinatown~

Kobe -> Tokyo

Day 14 June 4

Tokyo

~Ghibli museum~ 10-1 ish   IF TIME

Or ~Naritasan temple~ and ~MEGA Don Queijo~

FLIGHT OUT leaves 4:30 in NRT about hour from tokyo

Yes

• Universal Studios
• teamLab
• Bamboo forest walk
• Sumo wrestling
  • BOOK 10:50 April 4th
  • ON MAY 11-25
• ~Kirby Cafe~ BOOK APRIL 9th
• Shibuya Sky
• Miyajima
• Tokyo
• Kyoto
• Osaka