Hello, I will be travelling to Japan with my parents and siblings from 15 Dec – 27 Dec. Would like some advice for the itinerary that I have planned. Any help would be appreciated!
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**Additional Info**
* This is our third trip to Japan, we have visited the common tourist spots all over Tokyo, Kyoto, and Osaka on our previous trips.
* Transportation
* will mostly use metro (without JR pass)
* Will be renting a car for a day trip to Nikko & Fuji
* starting 22 Dec – 27 Dec will have JR Pass
* Restaurants
* mostly we haven’t planned for a particular restaurant to go for, open for recommended restaurants suggestion
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**Schedule**
**15 Dec (Tokyo)**
* Arrive in Narita, 15.40 PM
* Train to apartment in Edogawa
* Dinner near apartment (open for recommendation)
* Rest
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**16 Dec (Tokyo)**
* Train to Shibuya, stroll around Shibuya
* Lunch in Shibuya
* Harajuku (Shinjuku)
* Dinner at Gyukatsu Motomura
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**17 Dec (Tokyo)**
* brunch at Tsukiji Fish market
* TeamLab Planets
* Lunch near Tokyo Imperial Palace
* Tokyo Imperial Palace (open for other suggestion since I heard it’s not that worth it?)
* Asakusa Temple
* Dinner near Asakusa
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**18 Dec (Tokyo)**
* Open for suggestion for places in Tokyo (Or a day trip outside Tokyo that is accessible just by using metro)
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**19 Dec (Tokyo)**
* Open for suggestion for places in Tokyo (Or a day trip outside Tokyo that is accessible just by using metro)
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**20 Dec (Tokyo)**
* Rent a car, to Lake Kawaguchi
* Fuji
* Fujiten Ski Resort
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**21 Dec (Tokyo)**
* Rent a car, day trip to Nikko,
* open for suggestion for places in Nikko
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**22 Dec (Kyoto, will be having JR Pass starting today)**
* Moveout to Kyoto, will be arriving in Kyoto at around 17.00
* Dinner near apartment
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**23 Dec (Osaka)**
* Take shinkansen to Osaka for a day trip
* Universal Studios (prefer to go on this day, to avoid weekends crowdedness, or do you think there will not be much difference since it’s already a holiday season anyway?)
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**24 Dec (Kyoto)**
* Arashiyama
* we’ve actually went to this place and we plan for a second visit, but feel free to recommend other places to go
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**25 Dec (Kyoto)**
* Take shinkansen to Kobe for a day trip
* Lunch at Steakland (open for other steakhouse recommendation)
* Train to Osaka
* Stroll around Dotonbori, Shinsaibashi
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**26 Dec (Kyoto)**
* Open for suggestion for places in Kyoto
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**27 Dec**
* Flight back home
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thank you!
1 comment
A comment about renting a car: Fuji area (less likely) and Nikko area (likely) might have some snow during this season, so it’s a cold idea to reserve a car with studless tires.
Also, people only go to Kawaguchiko because they don’t have a car. If you have a car, certainly do travel around to see the other lakes and don’t confine yourself around just single lake.