Hello, I am going to Japan with my spouse this November. This is my first time going to Japan, so I am hoping to squeeze in as much as we can for this short trip. Here is a rough itinerary so far with the main destinations. Does it look feasible? Any tourist sites you think we should add in anywhere? We are hoping to eat a ton too, so any food recommendations in the areas are welcome. Thanks in advance.
Day 1: Arrive in Japan
- 1900: Shinjuku hotel check-in
- Explore Omoide Yokocho and/or Golden Gai
Day 2: Tokyo
- Shibuya Scramble
- Yoyogi Park, Meiji Shrine
- Harajuku – Takeshita Street, food, shopping
- Explore Omoide Yokocho and/or Golden Gai
Day 3: Tokyo
- Shimokitazawa – curry, shopping
- Ikebukuro – Sunshine City, shopping
Day 4: Osaka
- Shinkansen to Osaka
- 1100: Shinsekai
- Nipponbashi Denden Town
- Umeda hotel check-in
- Umedo/Nakazakicho – coffee, thrift shopping
- Dotonbori
Day 5: Osaka
- Namba Yasaka Shrine
- Kuromon Market
- Shinsaibashi – shopping
- Amerikamura – shopping
- Shinsekai in evening
Day 6: Kyoto
- 0900: Arashiyama
- Nijo Castle
- Gion
- Higashiyama Ward
- Kiyomizudera shrine – fall illumination
- Yasaka shrine
Day 7: Kyoto
- 0800: Ginkaku-ji
- 1000: Nishiki Market
- 1230: Kaiseki lunch
- Fushimi Inari
Day 8: Kyoto, Kinosaki
- 1000: Nintendo Museum
- Train to Kinosaki – Onsens, dinner, bars
Day 9: Kinosaki, Tokyo
- Onsens, lunch
- Shinkansen to Tokyo
- Ginza hotel check-in
- Ginza bars
Day 10: Akihabara, Ueno, Asakusa
- Akihabara – Yodobashi-Akiba
- Ueno – Ueno Park, Ameyoko street
- Asakusa – Sensoji temple, Tori no Ichi Festival
Day 11: Toyosu Market, Kawasaki Costco, Ginza
- Toyosu Market – sushi
- teamLab Planets
- Tsukuji outer market
- Kawasaki Costco
- Ginza – shopping, food, bars
Day 12: Depart
- Ginza – shopping, food
- 1800: Depart
by Junmac9