Hello,
I am looking for some recommendations regarding my itinerary from June 23rd – June 30th. Our budget in Japan is very flexible and there will be 8 of us.
Please let me know what you think.
June 23 – We would be landing in Osaka International from Seoul International around 10 AM. We are going to be heading to our hotel and then our main activities are:
* Osaka Castle
* Umeda Sky Building
* Dotonbori Shopping Street
* A temple (undecided as of now – looking for recommendations)
June 24 – We will be doing a full day in Hiroshima before taking the train back to Kyoto.
* Hiroshima Peace Park and Museum
* Atomic Bomb Dome
* Itsukushima Shrine
* Torii Gates and Fushimi Inari Shrine
* Nanzen-ji Temple
June 25 – Kyoto. Staying in a hotel for one night.
* Arashiyama Bamboo Forest
* Nijo Castle
* Imperial Palace and Park
* Takenaka Inari Shrine
June 26 – Kyoto. This is going to be our Onsen/Ryokan stay day.
* Kimono dress up day
* Kinkakuji Temple
* Tea Ceremony
* Kodai-ji Temple
June 27 – Tokyo. We will be arriving early morning. We will be splitting up half of the day as some want to do a cat cafe while others do not.
* Yokohama Chinatown
* Cat Cafe
* Tokyo Bay
* Yokohama Tennen Onsen
* Asakusa
June 28 – Tokyo.
* Ghibli Studio Tour – if we can get tickets
* Akihabara
* Kanda Myojin Shrine
* Tokyo Daijingu Shrine
* Tokyo Sky Tree
June 29 – Tokyo. Shopping Day.
* Ginza
* Imperial Palace
* Shibuya Crossing
* Harajuku
* Nezu Shrine
June 30 – Return home day. Flight is at 3:25 PM in Haneda so we will be at the airport around 12:30 to 1:00 PM.
* Breakfast and say goodbye to Japan.
* Take a dip at Natural Hot Spring Heiwajima.
* Take return flight home.
Please let me know if this is an impossible trip or if there are better things to be done in such a short amount of time. I would appreciate recommendations.
