Hey guys,
my GF and I are going on a 3 week trip we've been saving up for the past year and usually she is the one to plan our trips and always makes them amazing, but this time it's my turn to plan and I really don't want to disappoint her. I have been setting up the travel plans slowly over the past few months
Please help me out if you think something sticks out too much on the itinerary list. Also, she is an urban architect, so we are happy to see unique buildings.
Thank you!
Detailed itinerary:
16 OCT: TOKYO (arriving at 6 AM)
- morning: Senso-ji, Tokyo Skytree
- afternoon: Sumida Hokusai Museum (building), (Tokyo National Museum), Ueno park/Rikugien Gardens, Ameyokocho
17 OCT: TOKYO
- morning: Daiwa Computing Research Building (building), Imperial Palace + Gardens, Tokyo Station, (Tokyo International Forum)
- afternoon: Shizuoka Press & Broadcasting Centre (building), Dentsu Building (building), Fukagawa Fudou-do, Fukagawa Edo Museum
18 OCT: TOKYO
- morning: Tokyo Joypolis & Odaiba, Fuji television house (building), Shinonome Canal Court Codan
- afternoon: TeamLab Planets
19 OCT: TOKYO-> KANAZAWA (saturday)
- morning: travel + Omicho market
- afternoon: Kazuemachi district, Higashi Chaya District
20 OCT: KANAZAWA (sunday)
- morning: Kanazawa Castle (building), Kenroku-en, Nagamachi district, Contemporary Art Museum
- late afternoon: Ohno Karakuri Memorial Museum
21 OCT: KANAZAWA -> SHIRAKAWA -> TAKAYAMA
- morning & afternoon: travel + Shirakawa + travel
- late afternoon: Takayama Shoowa-kan museum
22 OCT: TAKAYAMA -> KYOTO
- morning: 4h bus ride
- afternoon: Kyoto Gardens, Nijo castle, Hongan-ji Hiunkaku Pavilion
23 OCT: KYOTO
- early morning: Arashiyama forrest, Tenryu-ji, Adashino Nenbutsuji Temple
- afternoon: Ryoan-ji, Kinkaku-ji, Koho-an
24 OCT: KYOTO
- early morning: Fushimi Inari Taisha
- afternoon: Higashiyama ward, Sannenzaka, Kiyomizu-dera
25 OCT: KYOTO – (NARA)
- Day trip to Nara: Todai ji, Kasuga Taisha, Nara national museum
26 OCT: KYOTO-> HIROSHIMA (saturday)
- morning: 2h train ride
- afternoon: Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, Hiroshima Castle
27 OCT: HIROSHIMA (sunday) – (MIYAJIMA)
- Day trip to Miyajima: mainly the Tori gate
28 OCT: HIROSHIMA-> OKAYAMA
- Day trip to the Naoshima Island: Chichu Art Museum, Lee Ufan Museum, Benesse House Museum, Hiroshi Sugimoto Gallery
- evening: Okayama downtown
29 OCT: OKAYAMA -> HIMEJI -> OSAKA
- morning: Himeji Castle
- late afternoon: teamLab Botanical Garden Osaka
30 OCT: OSAKA
- morning: Nakanoshima Museum of Art, Umeda Sky Building
- afternoon: Tsutenkaku, Dotonbori
31 OCT: OSAKA
- morning: Osaka Castle, Osaka Expo
- afternoon: Dotonbori, Omurice
1 NOV: OSAKA (KOBE)
- Day trip to Kobe
2 NOV: OSAKA -> HAKONE (saturday)
- HAKONE: ryokan all day
3 NOV: HAKONE-> (Kamakura and Yokohama)-> TOKYO (sunday)
- Morning: Daibutsu, Hokokuji temple, Komachi dori street
- Afternoon: Art museum, Pacifico Yokohama, Cup noodles museum, Yokohama Chinatown
4 NOV: TOKYO
- Morning: Shibuya Sky & Crossing, Nezu Museum
- Afternoon: Whole shopping street westward of Nezu Museum
5 NOV: TOKYO
- getting souvenirs, check if we skipped anything
6 NOV: TOKYO Departing at 10:45 AM)
by nkosanic