Hi everyone,
Here with a revised itinerary based on feedback from my previous post. Hoping to get some feedback on the plan and the stuff we’re planning on seeing. Note that I’ve purposefully planned more than is feasible in a single day in some cases for the sake of giving us options; I’d be interested in hearing if some of the items on the list are more worth doing than others.
* Oct 20-23 Tokyo – Akihabara (3 Nights)
* Plans for these days:
* Eorzea Cafe
* Art Aquarium
* Tokyo National Museum
* Odaiba
* Imperial Palace
* Akihabara
* Baseball game pending playoff schedule
* Roppongi Mori Tower
* Oct 23-24 Hirosaki (1 Night)
* Potential plans for this day:
* Lake Towada | Dual Crater Lake / Oirase Stream
* Hakkoda Ropeway
* Sukayu Onsen
* Mt. Iwaki Lifts
* Anmon Falls
* Hirosaki Castle
* Hirosaki Apple Park
* Oct 24-25 Aomori (1 Night)
* Plans for this day:
* Aomori apples
* Nebuta Warasse
* Furukawa Fish Market
* Minamida Onsen Hotel Apple Land apple bath
* Potentially some of the leftover items from the Hirosaki day
* Oct 25-26 Hakodate (1 Night)
* Plans for these days:
* Fort Goryokaku
* Hakodate Ropeway
* Hakodate Morning Market
* Oct 26-27 Otaru (1 Night)
* Potential plans for this day:
* Otaru Sakaimachi Street
* Otaru Music Box Museum
* Kitaichi Glass
* Nikka Distillery Yoichi
* Oct 27-29 Sapporo (2 Nights)
* Plans for these days:
* Mt. Moiwa Ropeway & Sapporo Fushimi Inari Shrine
* Hokkaido Jingu
* Shiorikibito Park & Chocolate Factory
* Sapporo ramen
* Odori Park
* Sapporo TV Tower
* Sapporo Clock Tower
* Sapporo Beer Museum
* Nijo Market
* Oct 29 Travel day back to Tokyo
* Oct 29-Nov 2 Tokyo – Shibuya (4 Nights)
* Plans for these days:
* Shinjuku Gyoen incl. Chrysanthemum Exhibition
* Halloween in Shibuya
* Tokyo Ramen Festa
* Meiji Jingu
* Sunshine Aquarium
* Omoide Yokocho
* Miyashita Park
* Shibuya Scramble Square/Shibuya Sky
* Ghibli Museum pending tickets
* NY Bar
* Nov 2-Nov 5 Kyoto (3 Nights)
* Plans for these days:
* Kinkaku-Ji Temple
* Kiyomizu-dera Temple (was under renovation during last visit)
* Ryoan-Ji Temple
* Kodai-Ji Temple Autumn lightup
* Shoren-In Temple Autumn lightup
* Kyoto Night Aquarium
* Murin-An Garden
* Fushimi Inari Taisha at night (have been during the day)
* Saiho-ji
* Eikan-do
* Zenrin-ji
* Nov 5-Nov 11 Tokyo – Ginza (6 Nights)
* Currently unplanned, but set aside for unfinished items from previous nights in Tokyo, leisurely exploring, and day trips (including Mt. Takao and Mt. Mitake)
Appreciate any advice you can give. Thank you!