Open to any recommendations, any restaurants, activities etc. me and my husbands first time in Japan. We are Irish and English so we love to throw a bit of alcohol in the mix
Japan itinerary
Tokyo 14th – 19th dec
Night one shibuya
Train from airport to shibuya (hotel is in Shibuya)
Explore Shibuyas nightlife
Day/Night 2
Animal cafe/ Minato city on evening
Mipigcafe
Harry’s otter cafe
Minato city – TeamLab borderless
Minato city – Sega joypolis
Sky walk obaiba – Statue of Liberty/rainbow bridge
Day/night 3
Pokémon Cafe morning
Senso-Ji Shrine
Shinjuku at night
Shinjuku Tokyo metro government building for view
Shinjuku Xmas markets
Kabukicho – golden Gai – shinjuku nightlife
Day/night 4
Shimokotazawa thrift shopping
Shibuya – the Bellwood – cool bar
Shibuya – Celavi – Boujee bar rooftop
Day/night 5
Shibuya – Don quijote – duty free store
Pepper parlour – robots
Chill out evening before early morning
Lake kawaguchiko 19th – 21th Dec
Day one
Drop bags off at station, hire bike to Cycle around lake stop at music museum, view points etc before Shuttle bus to hotel @ 3
Relax (private Onsen in hotel room)
Day two
Fuji highland theme park
Relax
Day three
Bus at 12:30
Train at 15:30
Bus at 17:30
Arrive Nozawa Onsen – chilled eve
Nozawa Onsen 21th – 26th dec
First day
Ski school
Sparena Onsen
Second, third & fourth day
Ski, Onsen, walk around village
Fifth day
Train at 9:43 from Iiyama to Nagoya
Nagoya – Kyoto
Kyoto 26th – 29th dec
Day 1
Check in hotel
Bamboo forest
Chilled evening – go on a walk to grab some food then early night
Day 2
Kyoto monkey park
Pontocho park and gion
Kiyamachi street for drinking
Day 3
Fushimi Inari Taisha temple
Romance train
Dinner and chill
Osaka 29th dec – 4th jan
Day/night 1
Stop at Nara on way to Osaka for the day – see deers
Cinema and food
Day/night 2
Universal Studio (with express pass)
then ferry to Osaka aquarium and Ferris wheel evening
Day/night 3
Walk around city
Comedy club for NYE
Then out in dotonburi
Day/night 4
Chilled day as everything shut on NYD
Day/night 5
Visit Kobe
Catch own fish restaurant
Day/night 6
Osaka castle
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