About me! First timer, solo, female, 21 years old 🙂 i have some specific questions listed in the end
Going in **late April-early May**
Day 1 – TOKYO
– arrive in NRT late afternoon
– Get settled.. JR pass?, sim card, what else?
– Dinner @ Kyubey
Day 2 – TOKYO
– Tsukiji Fish Market
– Senso-ji
– Tokyo Skytree, Ghibli Store
– Explore Akihabara (I like anime but haven’t done specific research for this area. Suggestions appreciated :))
– Dinner @ Tsujihan Zeitaku Don
Day 3 – TOKYO
– N’s Yard (This is doable right? And not too difficult to get here? Technically not in Tokyo but a day trip)
– Go back to Tokyo or is there anything interesting around the area?
– Dinner @ Gyukatsu Motomura
Day 4 -TOKYO
– Shirohige Cream Puff Factory
– Explore Harajuku (Takeshita St, Crepes, Meiji Jingu)
– Explore Shibuya (PARCO, Jump Store, Pokemon Centre, Kiddy Land, Ralph’s Coffee, Shibuya Crossing, etc)
– Lunch @ Sushi no Midori
– Shibuya Sky
– Dinner @ Ningyocho Imahan
Day 5 – KYOTO
– Train to Kyoto
– Arashiyama Bamboo Forest (late afternoon, sunset, or late night?)
– Arashiyama (Miffy Bakery, Arabica)
– Hirobun Bamboo Noodle Slide (looks kinda far, is this worth it?)
Day 6 – KYOTO
– Fushimi Inari
– Maccha House (if anyone have better recs on Matcha-related food/drinks in Kyoto please let me know!)
– Interested to see Kyoto Starbucks if I have extra time
– Nishiki Market
– Dinner @ Kichi Kichi Omurice
– Explore Pontocho (any specific food or bar recs?)
Day 7 – KYOTO
– Kiyomizudera
– Explore Ninenzaka
– Explore Gion
Day 8 – OSAKA
– Train to Osaka
– TeamLab maybe
– Thrifting (recs appreciated!!)
– Kuromon Market
– Dinner @ Tsurugyu
– Namba/Dotonbori (any specific recs? Food? Bar?)
Day 9 – OSAKA
– Katsuo-ji
– going to a concert!
DAY 10 – NAGOYA
– Train to Nagoya
– Ghibli Park
– What else to do here?
Day 11 – TOKYO
– Train to Tokyo
– Lunch @ Ichiran
– TeamLab Planets
– Explore Daikanyama (thrift stores, etc)
– Dinner @ Manten Sushi
Day 12 – TOKYO
– Lunch @ Ginza Kagari
– Explore Ikebukuro (Sunshine City, etc)
– Dinner @ Tokyo Ten Sushi
– New York Bar @ Park Hyatt
Day 13
– Last day! Flight at 14.40
Some question i have
1. With this itinerary it’s cheaper with the JR pass, right? I have exactly 7 days from Tokyo back to Tokyo. Should I get the 7 or 14 days?
2. If anyone has better food recs than what i listed please do share! 🙂
3. Looking to experience staying in a ryokan maybe in Kyoto, recs?
4. TeamLab Planets vs TeamLab Osaka?
5. Is TeamLab fun to go alone or better to skip?
6. Which day has possibly the least walking? Want to wear cute shoes LMAO
7. Ghibli Park Nagoya vs Ghibli Museum Tokyo?
8. I like museums, but not sure if it’s a must see especially for a first timer with limited time. Thoughts?
9. I have the options to go to a concert in Nagoya instead of Osaka, at Aichi Sky Expo Hall but it looks super far & difficult to get there.. advice?
2 comments
Tsukiji Fish Market is no longer in tsukiji it’s in Toyosu
N’s yard, thats 3 1/2 hours and $50 each way…..
Arashiyama Bamboo Forest go in the morning.
you don’t say when you’re going, but Ghibli park is only like 1/4 finished i wouldn’t go anytime soon.
do the math on the JR pass, i think you’re not quite at the break even point.
Personally i wouldn’t waste time on any of the team lab stuff, go to some museums or Osaka castle.
The starbucks I think you are talking about on day 6 is in the area you are visiting on day 7
If you want to wear cute shoes, wear them and carry a backup pair of comfortable shoes in your bag to swap out as you need to