ADVICE NEEDED: 20 days itinerary for a big Japan fan

I’m in my mid-30s and I’ve been interested in the country for the last 18 years but never got the chance to visit for different reasons. I was ready to do so during the last Olympics but you guess what happened. I will finally be able to go April 25, 2023.

I want to maximize these 20 days so I have a list of things I want to do but with no decision yet on how long to stay in the different cities. FYI I hate moving around too much so I prefer to have a base and visit a specific area even if it means settling for a 1h30 journey to a day trip.

So, what I have in mind for now:

**TOKYO:**

· Disneyland/DisneySea

· Asakusa-jinja, Senso-ji, Nakamise Shopping Street, Ueno Park & Zoo & Tokyo National Museum

· Odaiba (Palette Town, Venus Fort, teamLab Borderless, TeamLab Planets, Marine Park, etc.)

· Ikebukuro: Pokemon Center, Sunshine City (shopping mall, Sunshine Aquarium)

· Shinjuku: Shinjuku Gyoen Park, Koenji (shopping)

· Akihabara

· Inokashira Park/Ghibli Museum/Kichijoji Sun Road Shopping

· Tokyo Dome City (Koishikawa Kōrakuen, LaQua, Attractions)

· Shibuya: Harajuku

· Okutama

· Kasai Rinkai Park / Tokyo Sealife Aquarium

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**Day trips (potential) from Tokyo**: Nikkō, Mont Fuji (Hakone), Kamakura, Enoshima, Hitachi Seaside Park, Chichibu (Hitsujiyama Park)

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**KYOTO**

Arashiyama (bamboo grove), Monkey Park, Nijō-jō, Kinkaku-ji, Fushimi Inari-taisha (après 16h car trop de touristes), Gion, Ryoan-ji, Tenryū-ji, Kyoto Imperial Palace, Château d’Hikone, Aquarium, Promenade du philosophe, Kiyomizu-dera

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**OSAKA**

Dotonbori, Mont Koya, Osaka aquarium, Universal Studios Japan, Osaka Castle, Tennōji Park

I’ll choose either Kyoto or Osaka for a Kansai base and also think about day trips to Hikone and Kobe.

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**How many days in each base ? Other cities or activities to include ? Opinions on the activities I’ve listed ? Hotels suggestions welcome too**

No matter the price I want to get the best of my time in Japan so the fear of missing out on great things is there.

Thanks in advance for your insights !