Hi all! I'd appreciate a critique of our 3 week first time in Japan itinerary. We're coming from Europe (Barcelona via Doha) and are planning to travel in May 2025, just after the Golden Week. Thanks!!
Day 1 – Tuesday May 6th. JAPAN ARRIVAL
Arrival to Tokyo in the afternoon
Day 2 – Wednesday May 7th. TOKYO
Meiji Shrine
Yoyogi Park
Takeshita Street in Harajuku
Omotesando
Shibuya in the evening
Day 3 – Thursday May 8th. TOKYO
Daytrip to Disneysea
Day 4 – Friday May 9th. TOKYO
Breakfast at Tsukiji Outer Market
Waterbus to Asakusa
Visit Senso-Ji temple
Tokyo Skytree
Back to the hotel for some rest
Evening in Golden Gai
Day 5 – Saturday May 10th. TOKYO
Imperial Palace Gardens
Teamlabs Borderless
Ginza
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Day 6 – Sunday May 11th. HAKONE
Travel to Hakone
Spend day in Ryokan
Day 7 – Monday May 12th HAKONE-KYOTO
Hakone Open Air Museum
Hakone Ropeway
Lake Ashi boat trip
Shinkansen Train from Hakone (Odawara) to Kyoto
Day 8 – Tuesday May 13th. KYOTO
Visit Fushimi Inari Shrine
Do a traditional tea ceremony
Afternoon walk in Gion District
Day 9 – Wednesday May 14th. KYOTO
Visit Arashiyama Bamboo Grove, tenryu-ji temple, Senkoji very early
Walk the Philosophers path
More Kyoto walking
Day 10 – Thursday May 15th. KYOTO-HIROSHIMA
Visit Kinkaku-ji (Golden Pavilion) in the morning
Shinkansen from Kyoto to Hiroshima
Day 11 – Friday May 16h. HIROSHIMA-OSAKA
Hiroshima Peace park and related sites
Shinkansen from Hiroshima to Osaka late in the day
Day 12 – Saturday May 17h. OSAKA (daytrip to Nara)
Trip to Nara in the morning
Evening in Dotonbori
Day 13 – Sunday May 18h. OSAKA (daytrip to Himeji)
Trip to Himeji Castle in the morning
Possibly visit/hike Shosanzan Engyoji
Day 14 – Monday May 19h. OSAKA
Visit to Universal Studios
Day 15 – Tuesday May 20h. OSAKA – KOYASAN
Travel to Koyasan for one night temple stay
Leave large luggage in Osaka hotel if possible
Day 16 – Wednesday May 21h. KOYASAN – OSAKA
Back to Osaka from Koyasan
Osaka castle in the afternoon
Day 17 – Thursday May 22h. OSAKA
Osaka World Expo
Day 18 – Thursday May 22h. FLY BACK HOME
Osaka – Barcelona via Doha
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