hello! i am travelling in a group of 4 (2 of us are first timers, 2 of us are not) to japan in early december and we are looking for some advice on our itinerary, specifically if our itinerary is feasible and if there are any changes you might recommend! thank you!
day 1 – Tokyo:
Arrive at Narita in morning
Drop luggage off at hotel based in Taito City and check-in in afternoon
Explore Asakusa
Nakamise-dori
Senso-ji
day 2 – Tokyo:
Shopping in Ginza
Harajuku
Meji-Jingu
Shopping in Shibuya
Possibly visit Shibuya Sky at sunset
day 3 – Tokyo:
Akihabara
Shinjuku City
Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden
day 4 – Tokyo:
Roppongi Hills
National Art Center
Odaiba
Teamlab Planets
Skytree at night
day 5 – Day trip to Kamakura
Kamakura in morning – Hokokuji, Hasadera
Enoshima in afternoon – shrines
Yokohama at night – Christmas Market, Cosmo Clock, Minato Mirai harbour
day 6 – Takayama
Bus to Takayama from Shinjuku
Arrive in afternoon
Sanmachi-suji
Takayama Shōwa-kan Museum
Train to Hida Furakawa and back
Sakurayama Hachimangu Shrine
day 7 – Shirakawa-go
Go to Miyagawa morning markets in morning
Bus to Shirakawa-go
Spend 2-3 hours in Shirakawa-go
We are deciding whether to bus Gujo-Hachiman and spend some time there and then go to Nagoya or bus straight to Nagoya and spend some time in Nagoya – would it be feasible for us to spend time in Gujo-Hachiman?
Shinkansen to Kyoto and spend evening in Kyoto near hotel
day 8 – Kyoto
Arashiyama in morning
Romantic train
Kinkaku-ji
Tofuku-ji
Fushimi Inari at night
day 9 – Kyoto
Ginkaku-ji
Nishiki market
Heian shrine
Nijo Castle
Kiyomizu-dera
possibly visit newly opened nintendo museum
day 10 – Osaka
Train to Hotel in morning
Wander around Namba area
Possibly visit Amerikamura
Dotonburi at night
day 11 – Day trip to Himeji or Wakayama
We are a bit conficted on this day – our 2 options are to visit Himeji Castle, or to Wakayama and Mt Koya. Our main issue with going to Himeji Castle is that we are visiting Himeji for the sake of the castle and not much else and we are already visiting Osaka Castle
day 12 – Day trip to Nara from Osaka
Nara park
Shrines, temples
day 13 – Osaka
Umeda area
Shopping
Possibly visit Shinsekai at night
day 14 – Osaka
Den-den town
Osaka Castle
Kaiyukan aquarium and Tempozan ferris wheel at night
day 15 – flight day
Shinkansen back to Tokyo for flight
thank you so much in advance!
by TurtleTurnout