First Timer 11-day Japan Itinerary Advice
First time in Japan! We leave in a few days for my birthday! We'll be there for 11 days (not counting travel days). Looking for some advice, please tell me if it's too packed! I have one blank day!
Day 0 – JFK to HND to Kansai
Day 1 – Osaka
Land in Osaka at 8AM JT
Drop off luggage at hotel (1PM check in)
Shinsekai
Osaka Castle
Back to Hotel
Dotonbori
Day 2 – Nara Day Trip
Nara Park
Todai-Ji Temple
Maguro Koya (Lunch)
Nakatanidou (mochi pounding show)
Train back to Osaka
Dinner/Bar Hop
Day 3
Universal Studios Japan, early morning
Kuromon Market
Day 4 – Day Trip to Kyoto
Fushimi Inari Shrine
Kodai ji Temple
Evening Gion District Walking Tour
Bar Hop in Kyoto
((Maybe there is someone better than the walking tour?))
Day 5 – Tokyo
Checkout on hotel at 11 in Osaka
Mipig Cafe
Bullet Train to Tokyo
Check into airbnb in Shinjuku
Red Light District/Golden Gai
Day 6
1PM Lunch Reservation in Shibuya
Harajuku
Shibuya Sky
Shibuya Bar Crawl (Purchased tickets)
Day 7
Senso-ji Asakusa
Nakamise-dori Street Asakusa
Sushi Making Class – Asakusa (2PM)
Akiharabara
Final Fantasy Cafe (7:30PM Reservation)
Day 8
Teamlab Planets (Skip Line Tix)
Food near teamlab
Unko Museum (3PM Tix)
Pokemon Cafe (8:20PM Reservation)
Day 9 – Day Trip to Mt. Fuji
Mt. Fuji Day Trip
Day 10 (my birthday!)
Tokyo DisneySea
Dinner Somewhere (my bf is surprising me)
Day 11
Nothing planned for this day.. Any recs?
Day 12 – Head Home
HND to JFK
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