I already posted about the itinerary I made with my friends for 14 days in Japan but I made some important changes so that instead of a rail pass of 14 days we can now buy one for only one week. Does this itinerary seem feasible to you guys? Is there something that would require more time?
Day 1: Arrival in Tokyo
- Arrival in Tokyo
- Accommodation in the Shinjuku/Asakusa area (19-30 euros per night).
- Lunch at Asakusa street food (20 euros), visit to Senso-ji Temple (closes at 5 PM).
- Walk to SkyTree, dinner nearby (20 euros).
- Visit Tokyo SkyTree (8 PM, 14 euros), return to accommodation.
Day 2: Exploring Tokyo
- Breakfast and visit to the Imperial Palace (free tour at 10:00 or 13:30, 75 min).
- Day in Akihabara, lunch (20 euros).
- Visit Ueno: Ameyoko district, park, and National Museum (6 euros).
- Return to Shinjuku: dinner, explore Kabukicho and Golden Gai.
Day 3: Shibuya Day
- Visit Meiji Shrine (gardens, 3 euros), Yoyogi Park, Hachiko, and Shibuya Crossing.
- Lunch and visit to Harajuku.
- Dinner in Shibuya (30 euros) and return before midnight.
Day 4: Shinjuku and Fushimi Inari (Start of the rail pass)
- Send luggage, visit "Your Name" staircase and Metropolitan Government Building (free).
- Sumida Hokusai Museum → 3 euros
- Train to Kyoto (lunch)
- Arrive at new house.
- Visit Fushimi Inari (3-4 hours).
- Dinner and return.
Day 5: Kyoto Temples
- Kimono rental (30 euros), visit Yasaka, Heian, and Nanzen-ji temples.
- Lunch and tea ceremony (2 PM, 21 euros).
- Return kimono (5 PM), dinner, and free time.
Day 6: Arashiyama
- Visit Kinkaku-Ji and nearby temples.
- Lunch in Arashiyama Yoshimura (20 euros), visit Tenryu-ji and Bamboo Forest (2 hours).
- Return to accommodation, dinner.
Day 7: Nara and Osaka
- Departure for Nara (10 AM), visit Isuien Garden (8 euros), Kofukuji Temple (9 euros), and lunch.
- Visits to Kasuga Taisha Museum (4 euros), Todai-Ji Temple and museum (8 euros).
- Train to Osaka, accommodation (30 euros per night).
- Dinner and night tour in Dotonbori.
Day 8: Osaka
- Visit Osaka Castle (4 euros) and lunch in Shinsekai.
- Tsutenkaku Tower (7 euros), visit Sumiyoshi Shrine.
- Visit teamLab Botanical Garden (12 euros), dinner and night stroll.
Day 9: Hiroshima and Miyajima
- Train to Hiroshima, ferry to Miyajima.
- Visit Itsukushima Shrine and Daishoin Temple, oyster lunch.
- Return to Hiroshima: Peace Memorial (2 euros), view Hiroshima Castle.
- Return to Osaka, dinner and evening walk.
Day 10: Kanazawa and back to Tokyo
- Train to Kanazawa.
- Visit Omicho Market (lunch), Kanazawa Castle (2 euros).
- Walk through the Nagamachi samurai district and Oyama Shrine.
- Train to Tokyo, accommodation (Asakusa area, 30 euros).
- Dinner.
Day 11: Tokyo – Ikebukuro
- Visit Ikebukuro, Pokemon Center, and Swallowtail Butler Cafe for afternoon tea (25 euros).
- Stroll through Otome Road, dinner, and explore the area.
Day 12: Yokohama
- Day trip to Yokohama: visit Chinatown and seaside.
- Ramen Museum (3 euros) and lunch.
- Return to Tokyo: visit Tokyo Tower (5 euros), walk through Ginza.
- teamLab Planets (30 euros).
- Dinner in Yurakucho and return.
Day 13:
- Free day, visit stores, buy gadgets.
Day 14:
- Options: Studio Ghibli Park (45 euros) or Sanrio Puroland (30 euros).
Day 15: Departure
- Flight home.
by HanamiSakura120
1 comment
That’s a lot of money you’re allocating for meals. For one person it’s about half or even less than half of that unless you’re going somewhere fancy.
10am is pretty late to depart for Nara.
The castles you mentioned are reconstructions. Check first if they warrant paying the entry ticket and time spent. Osaka castle looks like a plain modern musuem inside. Osaka and Kanazawa’s grounds are just really nice to stroll around (I don’t remember about Hiroshima’s).
Ghibli Park is in Nagoya. It would be really expensive to go as a day trip from Tokyo. It’d also be a more than 5hs roundtrip. If you want to go, you could skip Kanazawa and go there instead on your way to Tokyo.
The rest looks fine.