Hello everyone,
We’re a group of friends who have gotten together to visit Japan this christmas. I already visited Japan it in 2016 and I liked it so much that I have not missed the opportunity to visit it again. The plane tickets are already purchased and we have the accommodations reserved.
At the moment our itinerary is the following:
– 26th December: Arrive to Tokyo Haneda Airport at 19:45. Acommodation near Shinagawa Station.
– 27th December: Redemption of JRPass 7 Days. Early morning Shinkansen to Kyoto, accomodation near Nijo Station. We expect to arrive near noon time. We plan to lunch on Nishiki market and visit Kiyomizu-dera on the afternoon and to dine in Gion or Higashiyama.
– 28th December: Early visit of Fushimi Inari-Taisha. We plan to spent all the morning in this awesome place and lunch something on the go (like Seven Eleven or street food). On afternoon we plan to visit Ginkaku-ji and Kinkaku-ji. I do know they close early in the evening, but we really want to see them.
– 29th December: This day the group splits on two:
First group takes Shinkansen to Osaka to see Nintendo World.
Second group takes a train + bus to visit Kifune and his shrine on the morning. On the afternoon will visit Pontocho park and the nearby stores.
– 30th December: Shinkansen back to Tokyo. We plan to arrive near noon. Accomodation near Akihabara Station. Planning to see Pokemon Tokyo Center DX and Odaiba.
– 31th December: Free morning / recommendation: GINZA . New year eve in Shibuya.
– 01th January: Visit Asakusa, quiet day.
– 02th January: Early morning visit Meiji shrine, Shinjuku and Shibuya shopping (Will shops be open?). End of JRPass.
– 03th January: Early morning Senso-ji, Pokemon Center Sky Tree Town and Tokyo skyTree visit. Afternoon Akihabara Shopping (Will shops be open?)
– 04th January: Nakano Broadway and Ikebukuro shopping, Pokemon Center Mega Tokyo.
– 05th January: Free morning / recommendation: YOYOGI PARK. Plane leaves afternoon from Tokyo Haneda airport.
What do you think about our itinerary?