Hi i'll be travelling during mid November and i'd like to ask some questions as well as have someone look through my simple itinerary. I'm a fairly relaxed traveler so i did not fill up all my time and would adjust to whatever happens. Will be taking photos and so i hope to enjoy the environment as well as the people.
Day 1
- late afternoon – head over to hotel (shibuya area)
- night – explore the area and find food
Day 2
- morning – vintage window shopping shimokitazawa / garage department / camera lens shopping
- afternoon – move to shibuya > harujuku
- evening – shibuya sky > shibuya scramble
Day 3
- morning – Sensoji Temple + Nakamise Shopping Street
- afternoon/evening – explore asakusa
-night – originally wanted to see sensoji temple at night but i'll see what happens
Day 4
- morning – travel pass Kamakura to Enoshima first and make our way up the observatory.
- afternoon/evening – travel back to Kamakura, find lunch and enjoy the area.
*could reverse it and enejoy Kamakura and the surroundings earlier and travel up Enoshima for sunset*
Day 5
- morning/afternoon – teamlabs borderless and take look at tokyo tower
- (mostly rest day so i'll just move around the area and see what is there, i'd like to chill and rest up for the next day)
Day 6
- morning/afternoon – Tokyo to Kyoto
- afternoon/night – explore kyoto around kyoto station/ maybe make glasses?
Day 7
(kimono rental at Rental Kimono Okamoto Gion Shop, near Kodaiji)
- morning – Kodaiji temple/ Bamboo Forest/ Ryozan Kannon Temple
- afternoon – Ninen-zaka and Sannen-zaka Preserved Districts
- evening – return kimono before 5, find food , wait for night illumination at Kodaiji
Day 8
- morning – Store luggage at Kyoto Station and go to Nishiki market, and find Gion Omusubiya Sankaku (i love rice balls or wait to find at Osaka)
- afternoon – chill around Kamo river & Pontocho park
- noon/night – Kyoto to Osaka
Day 9
- Universal Studios Japan (whole day)
Day 10
- meeting a friend (she happens to be here around the same time)
- camera shop / vintage shop / karoke
- if i didnt find the kyoto onigiri i'll find Onigiri Gorichan
Day 11
- morning – Osaka castle
- afternoon – Dotonbori, walk and see dotonbori river
- night – Hozenji Yokocho , hozenji temple
Day 12
- early morning flight back
Questions
- If i get a suica card from tokyo, can i return it at any station when im heading to kyoto? Do i still need to get an icoca card after? (i dont use an iphone)
- Is there anything i should try food wise? I'm not really that much of a foodie but i do enjoy good food. I usually just head to wherever when i travel and i dont seek out the best of a certain food.
- If i'm looking to make prescription glasses is Jins the best one? I'm a cheapskate when it comes to this so wondering if there are any other better/cheaper options.
- Any great vintage/camera shops i should visit? I checked and there arent any flea market happening when i am around.
Thanks you and hope everyone has a great day.
by justwarren91