Hey guys, me and a few friends are thinking of going to Japan in October 2023. I was wondering what you guys think of our Itinerary. We’re also thinking of staying in Shinjuku.
\– Mon Oct 2nd
Unpacking, relaxing from Jet lag
Tokyo Metropolitan government building
Memory Lane / Omoide Yokocho
\– Tue Oct 3rd : Shinjuku
Eating at Korea town — Shin Okubo
Meiji Jingu Shrine
VR Zone
Game Bars
Clubbing in Shinjuku Ni-chōme
Karaoke
\– Wed Oct 4th : Asakusa
Nakamise Street
Sensoji temple
Hedgehog cafe (Any recommendations?)
Imado Shrine
Hoppy Street
\– Thurs Oct 5th : Disney
DisneySea
\– Fri Oct 6th : Shibuya / Harajuku
Kiddyland
Takeshita street
Tokyo Station Mall
Character Street in Tokyo Station
Ramen Street in Tokyo Station
Shibuya Crossing (watching it from Magnet Rooftop)
Center gai
Niku Yokocho
Golden Gai
\– Sat Oct 7th : Akihabara
Go karting Tokyo — Akiaba Cart LLP (still open?)
Ameyoko street
Pokémon Center Tokyo DX
Radio Kaikan
Chabara
Ueno park
\– Sun Oct 8th : Any
Rest day
\– Mon Oct 9th : Odaiba
Odaiba beach park
Toyosu fish market
Diver city
Joypolis – VR theme Park
Ooedo onsen
Tsukiji Market? (still open)
\– Tues Oct 10th : Chiyoda
Rabbit Cafe (any recommendations?)
Gachapon (any recommendations?)
River Cruise (any recommendations?)
Imperial Palace
HIE Shrine (I think there’s one in Shinjuku too?)
\– Wed Oct 11th : Kyoto
Train to Kyoto
Yasaka Shrine
Walk around Gion District (Geisha district)
\– Thurs Oct 12th : Kyoto
Arashiyama Bamboo Forest
Kinkakuji (Golden Pavilion)
Kabuki Performance (any recommendations?)
\– Fri Oct 13th : Kyoto
Teramachi Street
Nishiki Market
Nijio Castle
Kiyomizudera Temple
Fushimi Inari Shrine
\– Sat Oct 14th : Osaka
Train to Osaka
Walk around Dotonbori
Kuromon Ichiban Market
\– Sun Oct 15th : Osaka
Naniwa food theme park
Tempozan marketplace
Osaka Aquarium — KAIYUKAN
Harukas 300
\– Mon Oct 16th : Hiroshima
Hiroshima (day trip)
Peace museum
(any recommendations for other activities?)
\– Tue Oct 17th : Kobe??
Maybe a Kobe day trip but we need some recommendations on things to do (other than eating tasty Kobe beef ofc 🙂 ! )
\– Wed Oct 18th : Universal studios
Universal Studios ! (Very excited for Super Nintendo World)
\– thurs Oct 19th : Osaka
America Mura
Osaka castle — Asata Castle park
\– Fri Oct 20th : fly out
Fly out from Osaka
So we are staying in Tokyo from 2nd Oct to 10th Oct, then Kyoto 11th to 13th, and finally Osaka from 14th to 20th.
From Osaka, we want to take a day trip to Hiroshima and another to Kobe.
I was wondering what you guys think? Is my schedule too busy? Too empty? Are there enough rest days? We were also thinking about getting 7 day JRE passes that are valid from the 10th to the 17th to save money (all our train use is within those days) and flying into Tokyo and flying out of Japan by Osaka.
Finally, I just wanted to have some recommendations for what to do in Kobe and Hiroshima or if we missed anything major (we don’t like hiking much but we love good food, VR, roller coasters, beaches, nightlife, and cultural activities like visiting shrines).
Thanks!
1 comment
Super nintendo world is worth your whole day.
Osaka to hiroshima is ~90 minutes each way, and the trains with jr pass eligibility leave every ~45 minutes.
For Kobe, it might be worth packaging himeji castle into that day, or if you’re a godzilla fan, awaji Island has a fun godzilla theme area.