Hello! It is our first trip to Japan in Oct/Nov and we are looking for some feedback on our itinerary. It feels a little barebones on some days so any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Day 1 (Oct 27) – Arrival Haneda
* Arrive 3:20pm
* Forward to luggage to Umeda
* Train to Kamata hotel
* Explore, food and crash
Day 2 (Oct 28) – Osaka
* Train to Osaka
* Check in to Umeda hotel (home base for 4 nights)
* Explore Osaka over 4 days
* Denden town
* Umeda shopping
* Umeda Sky building
* Osaka Castle
* Aquarium
* Dotonbori
Day 3 (Oct 29) – USJ
Day 4 (Oct 30) – Nara
* Train to Nara
* Nara Deer park
* Todai-ji temple
Day 5 (Oct 31 Halloween) – Kobe
* Forward luggage to Tokyo
* Train to Kobe
* Nada district
* Nankinmachi – Chinatown
* Amerikamura (evening)
Day 6 (Nov 1) – KyotoÂ
* Train to Kyoto
* Check in to Gion hotel
* Explore Kyoto over 2 days
* Kodaiji temple and bamboo forest
* Higashi Yama: Yasaka Pagoda
* Nishiki market
* Spring valley brewery (Also in Tokyo)
* Nintendo store
* Fushimi Inari-Taisha: shrine
Day 7 (Nov 2) Kyoto
* Arashiyama Bamboo forest
* Hanaikada onsen
Day 8 (Nov 3) – Tokyo (Shinjuku)
* Train to Shinjuku
* Check in to Shinjuku hotel (Home base for 6 nights)
* Explore
* Golden gai
* Omoide Yokocho
* Karaoke
Day 9 (Nov 4) –Â Tokyo (Akihabara)
* Probably the entire day for our group
Day 10 (Nov 5) –Â Tokyo (Sumida City & Odaiba)
* Tokyo Skytree
* Kirby cafe
* Train to Odaiba
* Big gundam
* Diver city mall
Day 11 (Nov 6) – Tokyo (Ikebukuro)
* Sunshine city mall
* Tenbou Park
Day 12 (Nov 7) – Tokyo (Shibuya)
* Nakano Broadway
* Mega Don Quijote
* Spring valley brewery
* Takeshita street
* Yoyogi park
Day 13 (Nov 8) – Tokyo (Rest day)
* Forward luggage to airport
* Revisit anything
Day 14 (Nov 9) – Departure Haneda
* Flight at 6pm
by MeowMix883