Any tips and feedback on the itinerary will be greatly appreciated. Food/drink/bar/sightseeing recommendations very welcome as well!
Please let me know if the itinerary is too ambitious or if there is anything missing. Thank you so much 😊😊😊
🍥Tokyo (Day 1 -6)
**Day 1 Sunday 09/04/23 Tokyo**
* 5:30 PM Arrive at Hanada Airport
* Check into hotel at Shinjuku
* Explore SHinjuku nightlife – Kabukicho, Golden Gai & Omoide Yokocho
**Day 2 Monday 10/04/23 Tokyo**
* Morning – Shinjuku Gyoen National Park & Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building
* Afternoon – Shimo-Kitazawa
* 5:30 PM Shibuya Sky
* Dinner & shopping at Shibuya
**Day 3 Tuesday 11/04/23 Tokyo (Lake Kawaguchiko Day Trip)**
* Early morning – catch bus from Shinjuku
* Arakura Fuji Sengen Shrine
* Kawaguchiko Tenjozan Park
* Oishi Park
* Fuji-shiba Sakura festival
* Evening – catch bus back to Shinjuku
**Day 4 Wednesday 12/04/23 Tokyo**
* Morning – Ueno Park & Tokyo National Museum
* Lunch/Afternoon – Asakusa – Senso-ji & Nakamise
* Evening – Akihabara
**Day 5 Thursday 13/04/23 Tokyo (Kamakura & Enoshima)**
* Morning – catch train from Shinjuku to Kamakura
* Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine, Hokokuji Temple and the Great Buddha
* Late Afternoon – Enoshima
* After dinner – head back to Shinjuku
**Day 6 Friday 14/04/23 Tokyo**
* Morning – Meiji Jingu & Yoyogi Park
* Afternoon – Harajuku, Shibuya & Omotesando
* Dinner – Maybe Yoroniku?
* *Need to sort out luggage forwarding*
🍥Kyoto (Day 7 -13)
**Day 7 Saturday 15/04/23 Tokyo -> Kyoto**
* Activate 7 day JR pass – catch early morning Shinkansen to Kyoto (Get an Ekiben!)
* Arrive at Kyoto
* Check out markets at Chion-ji (8am – 4pm)
* Northern Higashiyama – Philosopher’s Path, Yoshida Shrines & Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art
**Day 8 Sunday 16/04/23 Kyoto**
* Morning – Kurama to Kibune hike
* Lunch – Eat around Nishiki markets
* Afternoon – Explore downtown Kyoto
* Dinner – Maybe Hiro?
* Bar Hop a little
**Day 9 Monday 17/04/23 Kyoto (Nara Day trip)**
* Catch shinkansen to Nara
* Kofuku-ji, isuien garden, todai-ji temple and Nara Deer Park
* Higashimuki Shopping street and mochiidono shopping arcade
* Catch shinkansen back to Kyoto
**Day 10 Tuesday 18/04/23 Kyoto (Osaka Day trip)**
* Catch shinkansen to Osaka
* Morning – Osaka Castle
* Afternoon – explore and eat! – Dontonburi, Kuromon Market, Shinsaibashi
* Catch shinkansen back to Kyoto
**Day 11** W**ednesday 19/04/23 Kyoto**
* Morning – Arashiyama Bamboo forest & Tenryuji Temple
* Lunch – tofu course somewhere?
* Afternoon – Temple hopping around Arashiyama (Jojakkoji, Gioji, Otagi Nenbutsuji and Daikakuji)
**Day 12 Thursday 20/04/23 Kyoto**
* Morning: Kiyomizu-dera & Yasaka Shrine
* Hire a kimono
* Walk around Nineizaka, sanneizaka & Gion (Hanamikoji Street)
* *Need to sort out luggage forwarding*
**Day 13 Friday 21/04/23 Kyoto –> Tokyo**
* Morning – Fushimi Inari Taisha & Toji Markets
* Afternoon – Kinkaku-ji
* Evening – catch Shinkansen back to Tokyo
* Check into hotel at Shinjuku
🍥Tokyo (Day 14 – 17)
**Day 14 Saturday 22/04/23 Tokyo**
* Morning – Imperial Palace
* Afternoon – walk around Ginza & Tokyo Station ( Ginza Art Aquarium)
* Evening – Roppongi Hills and Mori Art Museum
* Bar hop around Roppongi (maybe?)
**Day 15 Sunday 23/04/23 Tokyo**
* Explore Kichijoji
* Try to get tickets for Ghibli museum if possible
* Nakano Broadway
**Day 16 Monday 24/04/23 Tokyo**
* Disneyland!
**Day 17 Tuesday 25/05/23 Tokyo**
* Early morning – Tsukiji Outer Markets
* Odaiba and TeamLab Planet
* Cab to airport perhaps? (only 15 min-ish from TeamLab)
* 7:20 PM flight at Haneda Airport
Thanks again!! 😊
2 comments
If you do Shibuya Sky, I think you can skip Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building.
You can’t catch a shinkasen to/from Nara because there is not shinkansen going, will be a local train.
Depending on hotel location in Kyoto, using the shinkansen to Osaka might not be the most efficient. The problem is that the shinkansen is from Kyoto station to Shin-Osaka station, so if your start point if not Kyoto station but Kawaramachi/Gion for example, you have to move to Kyoto station first. Then going to the attractions in Osaka, you will have to take one and sometimes two trains. So while it is still possible to to do, it will often require to get a more complicated route than not using the shinkansen. You might even want to consider taking some train not covered by JR if the route is much easier.
I would not take a cab to the airport, that is quite expensive, it would not be too difficult to just take the train. Just go store luggage in coin locker of a station you can easily pass by on your way to the airport, for example leave it at Shimbashi station. Can stop there to go to Tsukiji than take the Yurikamome to teamlab. On your way back, take the Yurikamome again, take bags then ride the Keikyu train to Haneda.
You could probably skip Enoshima. The beaches there are ok at best. There’s an aquarium and a few local sights, but nothing that really stands out. There are some decent places to eat around there and a lot of Hawaiian themed stuff, if you’re just looking for somewhere to chill for a minute though.