Itinerary Check for 2 Weeks

Hi everyone; I’m going solo in the spring, April 17th-May 1st, for about two weeks, and unsure what to do with my remaining days & if what I have planned so far is suitable.

I’m considering the JR Pass but this is dependent on what I end up doing with my remaining days because that will effect the value I get out of it 🙂

April 17th:

* Landing at Narita Airport around 2-3PM
* Narita Express into Tokyo
* Maybe squeezing in Zojo-ji Temple and then Tokyo Tower depending on energy levels — I was looking at the top deck tour.
* Staying at Hotel Century Southern Tower near Shinjuku Station

April 18th

* Breakfast at the hotel or around it
* 7:30AM-8:30AM: Meiji Jingu
* 8:30AM-10AM: Meiji Jingu Gyoen
* Really just spending 7:30-10AM around these two sites
* 10:15AM-12:45PM: Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden
* 1:00PM-2:15PM Harajuku
* Lunch around this area while exploring
* 2:30PM: Shibuya Sky
* Snack / wondering if I’m going to too many “see a view” type places
* 3:30PM: Hachiko Memorial Statue
* Not as committed to this
* 4:00PM-5:00PM: Hie Shrine
* 5:45PM: Shinjuku Golden Gai
* Dinner around here

April 19th:

* Breakfast at the hotel or around it
* 9AM Hamarikyu Gardens
* Kokyo Gaien National Garden
* 10AM: Imperial Palace
* East Gardens of the Imperial Palace
* Confused a bit how much access/how it works for the Imperial Palace & these gardens?
* Lunch
* 2PM National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo
* Tsukishima Monja Street
* Snack or early dinner around here?
* 4:30PM TeamLab Planets
* Return to hotel/dinner if not eaten earlier

April 20th:

* 7:00AM-8:30AM: Kameido Tenjin Shrine
* Breakfast while out
* 9:30AM: Tokyo National Museum
* 12:45PM: Akihabara
* Interesting in manga in Japanese ex. Haikyuu & looking at BookOff but any recommendations are super welcome!!
* 2:45PM: Senso-ji
* 4:45PM: Nakamise Shopping Street
* 5:45PM: Tokyo Skytree
* Dinner in the area?
* Sunamachi Ginza Shopping District
* browsing briefly

April 21st:

* Shinkansen to Kyoto
* Debating where to drop bags (Kyoto station?) — trying to find a hotel with a washer/dryer if possible but otherwise staying at the Gate Hotel in Kyoto Takasegawa
* Head to Saga-Arashiyama Station, procure snacks at some point
* 9:00AM: (hopefully): Saga Toriimoto Preserved Street
* 9:30AM: Otagi Nenbutsu-ji Temple
* 10:30AM-11:00AM: Arashiyama Bamboo Forest
* 11:15AM: Tenryu-ji Temple
* 1:30PM: Kimino Forest
* Wondering if there’s a service where I could get a boat ride on the Oi River or something like that?
* 3:00PM: Togetsu-kyo Bridge (depends on boat ride prior or not)
* Retrieve luggage & head to lodgings
* Depending on energy level explore or chill / dinner

April 22nd:

* Breakfast at or around the hotel
* 9:00AM-12:00PM: Kiyomizu-dera
* 12:20AM-1:30PM: Kodaji Temple
* 1:45AM-2:15PM: Yasaka Shrine
* かきごりnearby as a snack?
* Gion exploration
* Kennin-ji Temple
* Dinner
* 7:00PM: Fushimi Inari Taisha

April 23rd:

* Breakfast at the hotel, bringing snack and water with me
* Philosopher’s Path
* 9:00AM-10:25AM: Nanzen-ji Temple
* 10:35AM-11:45AM: Eikan-do Temple
* 11:50AM-1:00PM: Higashiyama Jisho-ji
* Debating taxi or publish transportation at this point
* 1:50PM-3:00PM: Tea ceremony experience at Tea Ceremony Koto
* 3:15PM-4:15PM: Kinkaku-ji
* 5:30PM-8:30PM: Dotonbori potentially for dinner?

April 24th:

* Day trip to Nara
* 9AM departure with Kintetsu Express
* 9:50AM: Nara Park
* Snack or breakfast depending
* 10:30AM: Kasuga-taisha
* 12:45PM: Todai-ji
* 2:30PM: Todaiji Nigatsudo
* 3:30PM: Isuien Garden
* Willing to rearrange to allow more time before Isuien closes if it is worth it
* Train back to Kyoto

Remaining days unplanned until day of departure

Thinking about Cooking Sun Tokyo for a sushi making class or Studio Ghibli Museum before leaving since my flight on May 1st will be at 4:55PM but aware this might be too difficult/inconvenient. Staying at a ryokan for a night or two would be nice as well but again. I’ve got six days empty and then the day of departure so any suggestions for my time are welcomed!!