(Apologies as my phones spellcheck did not like location names). We are both also 19 and can’t drink. We are very used to colder climates so this weather is perfect. We are pretty flexible and are putting down the stuff we def wanna do in certain locations. Everything else is do on the go/look around and all suggestions are welcome and thank you in advance!
November 17-29 (Tokyo 18-25, Kyoto 25-29)
16- head to Canada
17- Toronto-Tokyo flight
18- arrive in Tokyo- transport to hotel in Shibuya( Shibuya excel) in evening and spend limited time around local area
19- go around Shibuya and visit crossing/maybe watch from the Starbucks I’ve been told is nice, scramble square, yoyogi park, menji jingu shrine. Visit Shinjuku, Omoide Yokocho, Live music at Loft.
20- teamlabs planets, Tokyo art aquarium and stuff in surrounding areas. If we have time imperial palace, ramen street.
21- Day trip to Enoshima, iwaya caves, Kamakura and bamboo forest there.
22- Tokyo sky tree and surrounding area, Asakusa, pizza strada, sensi-ji and dinner at ninja Tokyo.
23- Mitaka Subaru museum, rest of day open to suggestions. Leaving night open for Religious meeting/church thing locally
24- akihabara, Tokyo national museum and laundry day.
25- Midday heading to Kyoto (Noku Kyoto hotel) and explore area. Go to sleep early
26- wake up 1am for Home country sports game. (Can’t believe I didn’t notice I’d be out of the country during this game). Higashiyama, Fushini-Inari.
27- Arashiyama Tenryu temple,bamboo grove. and kinkaku-ji, kinkaku-ji temple,
28- Day trip to Nara. See sacred deer, Yoda-Ji temple, yoshiki-en gardens, Yakushi-ji temple.
29- take time and head back to Tokyo for the flight
Questions by day.
What can we do in Mitaka? I’m going to see the Subaru museum there and wondering what day I should fit it in. It’s call Tokyo Subaru Mitaka
18- Is there a way to order pocket wifi in advance and should we or is it not a big deal?
20- should we switch days for this so it’s not on the weekend due to crowds or is the chance in day not much a difference?
24- anything I should be aware of when doing laundry? Products to stay away from?
25- options for morning? should I book tickets in advance? Will bringing luggage be an issue?
26- VPN rec to watch game on my device? Doubt anywhere will be open at all so just staying in my hotel room to watch it.
27- any rec on evening restaurants for kinkaku-ji
29- recommendations on how to spend morning? Or what to do while in Tokyo if we leave early for the airport?
Other questions-I’m a car enthusiast, can’t seem to find anything online but is there any cool vehicle related things to see in Tokyo?
Is getting the Jr pass worth is based on what my itinerary is?
Might be a dumb question I wanna get my little bro a video game themed gift or sum that isn’t too expensive. He HATES anime stuff but I wanna get him a lil some special. He is 16.