Itinerary – 10 Days in February: Osaka, Kusatsu, Tokyo

Edited to add this is for our Honeymoon! Thanks all 🙂

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Hi!! I’m a longtime lurker of this sub and wanted to share my first trip itinerary. I will be going with my husband in less than a month!

We were trying to focus most of our time on the main attractions we didn’t want to miss for our first trip to Japan (including wandering Tokyo) while getting a few winter experiences as well (which is why I was set on doing the overnight Kusatsu Onsen trip).

About us: We are in our late 20s, I am interested in thrifting and shopping, nightlife (drinking/dancing/karaoke rooms), art and sightseeing. Husband is interested in same as well as Manga, photography, music (particularly Emo/Alternative, Electronic). He also collects VHS tapes if there happens to be secondhand stores that would still sell those!

I know there is a lot of traveling, unfortunately we already had the airplane tickets so we were not able to fly into Osaka so this is how I think we fit that in best. We’ve already booked accommodations for all nights as well.

Would love any recommendations/suggestions for our days in Tokyo and to know if there are any BIG red flags in our plans that I am missing!

## 10 Days in February 2/8-2/18

**Wednesday, 2/8 – Arrive in Tokyo**

* Arriving at Narita Airport at 4:30 pm (getting to Shibuya around 7?)
* Narita express to Shibuya station
* Get Suica Card
* Dinner
* Shibuya crossing
* Pay at Shibuya SKY for a view?
* More sightseeing if up for it
* Crash at hotel near station

**2/9-2/11 Osaka (Day trips Kyoto, Nara Park)**

**Thursday**

* Train to Kyoto in the morning from Shibuya (leaving luggage in lockers at Kyoto station?)
* International Manga Museum/food stalls
* Fushimi Inari
* Kinkaku-ji (20 min walk from Fushimi) if time
* Otter cafe Loutre if time/convenient?
* Train to Osaka
* Check in at Airbnb
* Relax/Osaka Castle Park?
* Tombori river walk at evening

**Friday**

* Train to Nara Park in morning (mostly interested in deer so only expecting to spend a few hours here)
* Toda-ji
* Return to Osaka for afternoon
* Shinsekai market
* Nagai botanical garden
* Nightlife

**Saturday**

* Osaka
* Osaka Castle Park if we haven’t yet
* Takarazuka for Tuzuka Osama Museum
* Amerika-mura shopping
* Bullet train back to Tokyo
* Stop at Sunroute in Shinjuku to hold luggage, keep daypack for next two days
* Check in at hotel near Ueno Station
* Arcades

**2/12 – Kusatsu Onsen**

**Sunday**

* 11 am Kusatsu Express from Ueno Station
* Check in at Ryokan
* Walk around town and enjoy onsens/footbaths
* Dinner/private bath in Ryokan room

**2/13-2/18 – Tokyo**

**Monday**

* Check-in at Sunroute
* Shibuya:
* Shimokitazawa
* Shinjuku:
* Tokiwaso manga museum
* Walk around & shop
* Yodobashi Camera
* Bic Camera
* Min-on music museum
* Tokyo memory lane and Shinjuku Yokocho at night

**Tuesday (Valentine’s Day)**

* Sanrio Puroland in morning
* Tokyo Tower in evening
* *Tsukiji Market for sushi?*
* RED Tokyo Tower
* Get chocolate somewhere 🙂

**Wednesday**

* Final JR Pass day so thinking a day trip to Lake Kawaguchiko

**Thursday**

* No plans/wander Tokyo/neighborhoods we missed

**Friday**

* Akihabara Day
* Final Souvenir purchase day
* *Recommendations for final dinner in Tokyo?*
* Nightlife

**Saturday**

* Relaxing morning and lunch before taking the limo shuttle bus to Narita Airport.