Hey guys,
We’re a married couple in our last 20’s and going to Japan in May. After months of getting ideas from people in this community, I believe I’ve finally finished my list!
Would love to get your guy’s feedback and thoughts!
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1st Day Arrive Tokyo
* Chill and get settled in
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2nd Day Tokyo
* Stay: Shinjuku area
* Senso-ji temple (temple)
* Tokyo National Museum
* GiGO Akihabara (gaming arcades )
* Akihabara area (arcade and shopping place) (night)
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3rd day: Tokyo
* Meiji Shrine (temple)
* Yoyogi park – Meiji-jingu
* Shibuya Pedestrian Crossing
* Nintendo store
* Shibuya SKY (night)
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4th day: Tokyo
* Ghibli Museum
* Tea ceremony
* Shinjuku Omoide Yokocho – Tokyo (piss alley)
* Hotel Gracery Shinjuku (Godzilla see)
* Shinjuku Golden Gai – Tokyo (piss alley)
5th day: Tokyo
* Teamlabs
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6th day: Hakone day trip from Tokyo
* Hakone
* Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park
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7th day: Kyoto
* Stay: Central Kyoto
* Kinkaku-ji (temple)
* Bamboo grove
* Daihikaku Senkoji temple (temple)
* Tenryu-ji temple (temple)
* Monkey Park
* Jojakkoji (temple)
* Giō-ji (temple)
* Otagi (temple)
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8th day: Kyoto
* Shimbashi-dori, Gion (walking shops)
* Kiyomizu-dera (temple)
* Yasaka Shrine (temple)
* Higashiyama (walking shops)
* Rengeoin Sanjusangendo (temple)
* Komyo-in (temple)
* Fushimi Inari (temple)
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9th day: Kyoto
* Free to do anything missed
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10th day: Osaka
* Stay: Shinsekai area
* Kuromon Ichiba Market
* Dotonbori
* Namba Yasaka Jinja (temple)
* Shinsekai (area)
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11th day: Nara day trip from Osaka
Nara Park
* Iseui-en Garden
* Todai-ji Temple
* Daibutsu-den
* Nigatsu-do
* Kasuga-Taisha Shrine
* Kofuko ji temple
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12th day: Osaka
* Osaka Castle
* Balabushka (play games + food place)
* Shinsekai (district)
* Backstreet tour
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13th day: Osaka
* momofuku instant ramen museum
* Dotonbori (evening)
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14th day: Osaka
* Leave
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Questions:
* I was thinking about buying daily or a couple of day train passes for the cities I stay in. Would that be the cost-effective way?
* If there’s anything I’ve missed out or you would recommend going, please let me know in the comments.
1 comment
Why shinjuku on two different days.
What specific train pass? They can be worth if you use it enough, but can be limiting as they usually only cover a limited number of mode of transportation.