First Time in Japan – 25 Day Itinerary

Hi Reddit! My husband and I are traveling to Japan and have an itinerary set out for each day. Please let me know if this is viable or if we are missing anything + any additional tips or places to see/visit.

We have booked some things already and have tickets, with some days being busier than others

We have food places mapped out already which are nearby the locations on each day (mostly vegan stuff) so I've not added specific ones on here, but we know where we're going.

Day 1

Landing in Tokyo in the afternoon at 2pm. We'll spend the day walking around near our accommodation and picking up groceries. Might check out some nearby shopping in the evening.

Day 2

Breakfast near accomodation

Morning – Teamlabs Borderless in the morning (fixed)

Lunch near accomodation

Afternoon – Shopping around Ginza

Dinner – Dinner near accomodation

Day 3

Morning – Senso-ji

Lunch – Lunch near Imperial Palace

Afternoon – Imperial Palace @ 1:30 (fixed)

Evening – Tokyo Skytree and checking out shopping in the building (like the fake food store)

Day 4

Breakfast near accommodation or

Tokyo Disneysea (fixed)

Lunch – Disneysea

Dinner – Likely also at Disneysea

Day 5

Morning – Studio Ghibli

Evening – Photoshoot around Shinjuku and Shibuya

Dinner – Likely in Shibuya/Shinjuku

Day 6

Breakfast at accomodation so we can make the bus to Mt. Fuji

Mt. Fuji day trip from Tokyo (guided tour)

Day 7

Free day for shopping and checking out stores like Don Quijote

Day 8

Another free day for shopping

Day 9

Tokyo Disneyland (fixed)

Lunch – Lunch at Disneyland

Dinner – Likely at Disneyland

Day 10

Check-out from accommodation, travel to Kyoto and shop for groceries

Day 11

Morning – Kiyomizu-Dera

Lunch – Near Nintendo Store

Afternoon & Evening – Nintendo Store

Day 12

Morning – Arashiyama Bamboo Forest

Afternoon – Lunch in Arashiyama

Evening – Arashiyama Monkey Park

Day 13

Morning – Kyoto Gyoen National Garden

Lunch – Near Kyoto Palace

Afternoon – Kyoto Imperial Palace

Day 14

Morning – Fushimi Inari Taisha

Lunch – Near Nishiki Market

Afternoon – Relax and then check out Nishiki Market

Dinner – Near Nishiki Market

Day 15

Day trip trip Nara

Morning – Nara Park, Todai-ji, Kasuga Taisha

Lunch – Near

Afternoon – Kofuku-ji

Evening – Isuien Garden

Day 16

Morning – tea ceremony (fixed)

Evening – Train to Osaka and checking out the area near accomodation

Day 17

Breakfast – Eat at accommodation and take cab to Universal Studios

Lunch – At the park

Dinner – Likely at the park

Day 18

Morning – Osaka castle + park, Check out Minalima store

Lunch – Near Dotonbori

Afternoon – Check out Dotonbori and then take train back to Kyoto

Day 19

Morning – Kinkaku-ji

Lunch – Near Kinkaku-ji

Afternoon – Kyoto Botanical Gardens

Dinner – Near accommodation

Day 20

Morning – Leaving Kyoto back to Tokyo

Day 21

Morning – Godzilla Head, Cat Board, Omoide Yokocho

Lunch – In Shinjuku

Afternoon – Shopping

Evening – Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden

Dinner – Near the garden

Day 22

Morning – Shibuya Crossing, Hachiko Statue

Lunch – Ramen near the crossing

Afternoon – Shibuya shopping, and checking out Takeshita St

Day 23

Morning – Laforet Harajuku, Kiddy Land

Lunch – In Shinjuku

Rest of day – Shopping in Harajuku

Day 24

Morning – HP Mahoudokoro store + HP Stairs & Time Turner

Lunch – Ramen near the store

Afternoon & Evening – Walk around nearby area

Day 25

Fly out of Japan

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