Hello!
I’ve seen everyone give incredible advice so wanted to try my luck as well! I am flying to Japan very soon and have my itinerary pretty set but would love to hear thoughts and specifically any recommendations for any temple stays (or even onsens) between Tokyo and Kyoto.
For reference: I (F, 20s) am solo-traveling to Japan for the first time and am just excited to see as much as possible. I’ve solo-backpacked in \~20 countries so am pretty used to hostels, eating on the go etc! (They only reason I planned in sit down meals is due to the fact that I’m vegetarian and want to avoid spending too much time looking for food options). Oh and I clearly love free walking tours haha
**QUESTIONS**
1. Any recommendations 1-Night Temple Stay between Tokyo and Kyoto? (I already reached out to JapaneseGuestHouses as well).
2. Would the JapanRailPass be worth using? Probably for Day 5-9.
3. Any recommendations for special (vegetarian friendly) lunches or any other „splurgy“ activities on Day 10? (That day is my birthday!)
**ITINERARY**
**DAY 0**
Arrival
**DAY 1**
09:30 – 11:30 Imperial Palace Walking Tour
11:36 – 12:04 Kitanomaru Park
12:18 – 13:25 Yasukuni Shrine
14:03 – 14:33 Lunch: Curry House CoCo Ichibanya
14:44 – 16:00 Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building
16:14 – 18:30 Omoide Yokocho
19:00 – 21:00 Shinjuku/Golden Gai Night Walking Tour
**DAY 2**
09:00-21:00 Sea Disney
Possibly leave early and explore Shibuya Nightlife
**DAY 3**
09:00 – 10:00 Shibuya Crossing & Hachiko Statue
10:00 – 12:30 Kiyoken Shibuya Scramble Square
13:30 – 16:30 Walking Tour Akihabara/Ueno Park
16:39 – 17:39 Lunch/Dinner: Hard Rock Cafe Ueno
18:22 – 20:30 Shibuya PARCO
20:32 – 21:30 Alice in Wonderland Cafe
**DAY 4**
10:30 – 12:30 Asakusa Walking Tour
12:49 – 14:15 Tokyo Skytree *(NEED TO BOOK)*
15:05 – 16:30 Tokyo National Museum
16:41 – 17:15 Lunch: T’s Tan Tan Ecute Ueno
18:00 – 20:00 Reissue/Takeshita Street
**DAY 5**
TBD Train to Onsen or Temple Stay *(NEED TO BOOK)*
**DAY 6**
TBD Train to Kyoto
17:00ish Arrival at Kyoto Hostel 1
9:30 Kyoto Night Walking Tour
**DAY 7**
09:45 – 12:30 Fushimi Inari Taisha
12:58 – 13:45 Lunch: Gyoza Chao Chao
13:53 – 15:00 Nishiki Market
15:32 – 16:32 Kiyomizu-dera Temple
16:40 – 17:40 Sannenzaka (Sanneizaka)
17:58 – 18:28 Chion-in temple
18:29 – 18:59 Shoren-in Temple
19:12 – 20:12 Dinner: Tosuirou Gion
**DAY 8**
06:41-09:04 Train: Kyoto-Hiroshima
09:30 – 11:30 Walking Tour Hiroshima Gokoku-jinia Shrine/Peace Memorial Park
11:35 – 12:44 Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum
13:07 – 14:37 Shukkeien Garden
14:50 – 15:50 Lunch: Kasane Gasane Restaurant
16:01-18:14 Train: Hiroshima-Kyoto
**DAY 9**
11:00 – 12:30 Tea Ceremony *(NEED TO BOOK)*
13:00 Pick up luggage from hostel
13:30-17:00 Train: Kyoto-Tokyo
**DAY 10**
TBD Nice Lunch *(NEED TO BOOK)*
18:00 Return Flight
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3 comments
Wow. Down to the minute.
Sorry I couldn’t check everything but.
You’re not managing Kiyomizudera in just 1 hr .
Also looks like you need to check the closing times of a few things.
I don’t recommend the Jrpass.
Don’t plan to the minute !!! Leave some time for impro !
I’d probably try and give yourself more buffer time to explore different areas. For example Harajuku has more than just Takeshita street to see and most of the interesting side streets are between Omotesando and Aoyama. Day 3 also seems a little weird unless you’re based in Shibuya.