[Intinerary check] Solo trip for November/December

This will be my 2nd trip to Japan, the first trip was a week spent all in Tokyo. I ordered a sim card for Mobal that was delivered to my home address a few months ago that I’ll probably swap out with my current sim when the plane lands.

I’m planning on waking up around 6:00 everyday and getting to the main attractions to avoid rush hour and tourists. Only thing I haven’t planned out yet is how to get from Haneda to my hotel in Shinjuku, but I think I’ll be fine if I wing it. I’ve also never taken the shinkansen before so that will be fun to figure out.

I love anime and food, so any recommendations regarding those would be great. I’ve saved up 3 years worth of Japan funds since Covid canceled my Spring 2019 trip, so budgeting is the last thing on my mind.

## Day 1 (11-26, Saturday): Depart
– Board plane for an 18 hour flight

## Day 2 (11-27, Sunday): Arrival
– Arrive in HND Terminal 3
– Finish going through customs
– Grab Suica Card and load up $100
– Travel to Hotel Sunroute Plaza Shinjuku
– Grab quick dinner by hotel
– Maybe Fuunji or Katsukura

## Day 3 (11-28, Monday): Asakusa/Akihabara
– Kaminarimon Gate, Sensoji Temple
– Train to Akihabara
– Lunch at Gyukatsu ichi ni san
– Gachapon hall
– Arcades: Taito/Gigo
– Anime figures
– Animate
– Akiba Culture Zone
– Lashinbang
– Kotobukiya
– Gamers
– Radio Kaikan
– Tamashii Nations
– Dinner at Ningyocho Imahan

## Day 4 (11-29, Tuesday): Tomita Ramen/Shinjuku
– Wake up early and be in line for a ticket from Tomita at 7:30
– Eat breakfast and explore until time on ticket
– Matsudo Shrine, Mizumoto Park
– Lunch to Tomita
– Rikugien Garden
– Art Aquarium Museum (9F)
– Dinner at Tempura Kondo

## Day 5 (11-30, Wednesday): Shibuya
– Yoyogi Fukamachi mini park for transparent bathrooms
– Yoyogi Park
– Meiji Jingu shrine
– Mipig Harujuku
– Katsu Midori Sushi (Seibu Department Store 8F)
– One Piece Store (Magnet 6F)
– Mega Don Quijote, Tokyu Hands
– Parco 6F: anime/nintendo stores
– Scramble Square
– Shibuya Sky sunset
– B2 basement food court

## Day 6 (12-01, Thursday): Kyoto
– Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden
– Checkout
– Travel to Kyoto
– Pick up bento, Seat E for mount fuji view
– Check in to Kyoto Granbell Hotel
– Nanzenji
– Dinner nearby
– Eikando Temple illumination

## Day 7 (12-02, Friday): Kyoto
– Fushimi Inari Shrine (2-3 hours round trip)
– Tofukuji Temple
– Bake Cheese Tart Kotochika
– Lunch at Katsukura
– Kodaiji
– Hokanji (Yasaka Pagoda)
– Ninnenzaka, Maccha House, Sannenzaka
– Kiyomizudera temple
– Dinner nearby

## Day 8 (12-03, Saturday): Kyoto/Osaka
– Arashiyama Bamboo forest
– Kameyama Park
– Tenryuji Temple
– Kimono Forest
– Togetsukyo Bridge
– Arashiyama Monkey Park
– Lunch nearby
– Travel to Osaka
– Osaka Aquarium
– Eat around Dotonbori
– Kukuru
– Daruma Kushikatsu
– Uncle Rikuro Cheesecake

## Day 10 (12-04, Sunday): Hiroshima/Kyoto
– Train to Hiroshima
– Hiroshima Peace Museum
– Hiroshima Memorial Park
– Hiroshima Bomb Dome
– Lunch at Okonomimura
– Train to Kyoto
– Nishiki Market
– Try my luck and wait in line 30 mins before opening at Kichi Kichi
– Dinner nearby as a backup plan
– Nijo Castle Naked Flowers exhibit

## Day 9 (12-05, Monday): Nara/Osaka
– Train to Nara
– Nara Park
– Todaiji Temple
– Nakatanidou Mochi
– Train to Osaka
– Lunch at Shinsekai
– Pearls (Realistic Dog Panna Cotta)
– Denden town
– Namba Yasaka Shrine
– Kuromon Market
– Dinner: Okonomiyaki at Ajinoya Honten

## Day 11 (12-06, Tuesday): Universal
– Early train to arrive at Universal Studios an hour before opening
– Get a timed entry ticket as soon as the park opens and go to Nintendo Land
– Lunch at Kinopio
– Hollywood area Cinema 4-D: Jujutsu Kaisen
– Hello Kitty Happiness Brass Band
– Dinner at Saido: Metropolitan Magic College Cafeteria
– Christmas tree at Gramercy Park

## Day 12 (12-07, Wednesday): Naruto/Kobe
– Train to Awaji Island
– Naruto Park at Nijigen No Mori
– Lunch at Ichiraku
– Souvenir shopping
– Head to Kobe near Royal Mouriya and explore
– Sorakuen Garden
– Ijinkan
– Meriken Park
– Dinner at Royal Mouriya
– Return to Kyoto

## Day 13 (12-08, Thursday): Hakone
– Hanamikoji Street
– Yasaka Shrine
– Maruyama Park
– Lunch nearby
– Checkout and head to Fukuzumiro Ryokan
– Hot spring bath
– Kaiseki Dinner

## Day 14 (12-09, Friday): Return
– Early morning hot spring bath
– Finish packing and get ready for breakfast
– Check out
– Train to Yokohama Gundam Factory
– Last meal before flight
– Train to Haneda airport Terminal 3