Hi! My partner and I are headed to Japan next month. Can anyone please give advice on our itinerary? I worry it is ambitious. We’re flying out of California and are big Disney fans, which is why we are dedicating so much time to it!
10 nights:
– 5 nights in Tokyo (with a day drip to Mt Fuji)
– 2 nights in Osaka (with a day trip to Nara)
– 1 night in Kyoto
– 2 nights in Tokyo (Disney area)
DAY 1: TUESDAY TOKYO
* Arrive @ NRT 3pm-ish
* Get Suica cards and add to Apple Wallet
* Get SIM cards
* NRT ➡️ Ginza
* Check into hotel in Ginza area
DAY 2: WEDNESDAY TOKYO SHIBUYA
* Potentially visit:
* Meiji Jingu
* Harajuku area
* Mawashizushi Katsu Seibu Shibuya Store
* Mega Don Quixote
* Omoide Yokocho area
* Shinjuku Golden-Gai
* Shibuya Crossing & Shibuya Sky
DAY 3: THURSDAY
* Tokyo ➡️ Mt Fuji Day Trip ➡️ Tokyo
* With a group tour
DAY 4: FRIDAY TOKYO GINZA
* Potentially visit:
* Sensō-ji
* Imperial Palace
* Tsukiji Market
* teamLab Planets
* Ginza Itoya stationery
DAY 5: SATURDAY: OSAKA
* Check out of Tokyo hotel
* Tokyo ➡️ Osaka
* Check into Osaka hotel
* Universal Studios Japan
DAY 6: SUNDAY: OSAKA
* Potentially visit:
* Dotonburi
* Uniqlo
* Bring lunch to eat on train
* Nara (40 min~ train)
* Nakatanidou (1pm-3pm)
* Nara Park (feed deer?)
* Nara ➡️ Osaka or should we check out earlier in the day and then from Nara, head straight to Kyoto?
DAY 7: MONDAY: KYOTO
* Check out of Osaka hotel
* Osaka ➡️ Kyoto
* Check into Kyoto hotel
* Potentially visit:
* Gion District
* Kimono Rental at Mimosa?
* Hanamikoji-dori
* Musubi
DAY 8: TUESDAY: KYOTO
* Check out of Kyoto hotel
* Potentially visit:
* Bamboo Forest
* Nishiki Market (before 5pm)
* Kyoto ➡️ Tokyo Disney hotel
* Bring lunch to eat on train
* Check into Tokyo Disney hotel
DAY 9: WEDNESDAY
* Disney Sea
DAY 10: THURSDAY
* Disneyland
DAY 11: FRIDAY
* Arrive at airport 2 hours before flight. Is 3 hours safer? We fly out at around 5-6pm that night.
Thank you!!!
by buriedsunshine