Looking for any opinions or advice with our itinerary so far! We love food and anime/games so we’ve prioritized those things.
ITINERARY:
MARCH 20TH LEAVE
21ST ARRIVE AT TOKYO HANEDA AIPORT 3:00 PM
FIRST NIGHT IN JAPAN 😀
-Check in at hotel at Ikebukuro around 6 PM (~30 min taxi)
-Tokyo Skytree at night/eat at kirby cafe? (try for 7:45 or 8 PM reservation) (30 min train)
22 TOKYO TO AKIHABARA (30 min train ride)
-Explore Akihabara
-Walk to Ueno (16 min walk from Akihabara)
Ameyoko market
-Ueno park
(Buy Osaka aquarium tix)
-Ueno to Ikebukuro station (16 min train ride)
23 TOKYO TO ASAKUSA (30 min train ride)
-eat at Onigiri Asakusa Yadoru restaurant next to station
-Senso-ji temple
-Kappa bashi street
-Nishi sando street
-eat at Butagami restaurant for dinner
-Asakusa to Ikebukuro station (30 min train ride)
24 TOKYO
-Free day (possible second Akihabara day)
25 TOKYO
-Ikebukuro
-Teamlabs Planets (open 10A-8P)(40 min train ride from Ikebukuro)
26 TOKYO TO SHIBUYA (30 min train ride)
-Shibuya/Harajuku
-Pokemon center/Nintendo store Shibuya
-Pompompurin cafe (?)
-Shinjuku Gyoen Gardens for cherry
blossoms (30 min walk from Shibuya or 20 min taxi)
27 TOKYO TO OSAKA (3.5 hour train ride)
-Check into Hotel 3 PM
-Get dinner
-Aquarium at 5 PM (14 min taxi or 30 min train from hotel)
-Dotonbori at night
28 OSAKA (EARLY DAY)
-Universal (opens at 9 am)
29 OSAKA TO KYOTO
-Go to Nishiki market
-Go to Kiyomizudera temple
-Walk to Yasaka Shrine
-Walk to Gion street
-Walk to Kagizen Yoshifusa dessert cafe
-Check into Hotel (undecided yet)
-Go to Golden Pavillion if extra time
30 KYOTO TO KINOSAKI (3 hour train ride)
-Start at Miffy bakery (opens at 10 AM)
-Leave from Arashiyama station to Kinosaki by noon
-Check into Morizuya ryokan 3 PM
-CHILL!!!!!!!!!!!!
31 KINOSAKI TO OSAKA (2.5 hour train ride)
FINAL NIGHT IN JAPAN 🙁
-Check into hotel (undecided yet)
-Osaka Castle
-Shinsekai
APRIL 1ST LEAVE FROM OSAKA ITAMI AIRPORT 3:00 PM