### About us
We are two students from Germany and want to travel Japan for 10 Days, from 2.6. – 13.6.23. We want to experience the japanese culture without spending too much money. We really like photography, so if you have some tips, or nice spots, please let us know. Thanks in advance.
### Day 1 – 3 | 03.06. – 05.06.23 – Tokyo
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* Arrival at Tokio at 6 pm. 03.06.23
* Experience the nightlife
* Shbuya Sky / Sky Tree
* Visit shrines like (Asakusa, Meiji), Parks (**Hamarikyū)**
* Typical sight seeing ( Shibuya Crossing, Tokyo Station)
### Day 4 – 5 | 6.0.6 – 08.06. | Osaka
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* Travel to Osaka
* Osaka Castle
* Umeda Sky building
* Nara-Park (Maybe on day 6/7/8)
* ….
### Day 6 – 8 | 09.06 – 11.06. | Kyoto
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* Arashiyama Bamboo Forest
* **Botanical Garden**
* Temple like (Nanzen-Ji, Tenryu-Ji,Kinkaku-Ji, Hokan-Ji, ….)
* Fushimi Inari -Taisha
* nijo castle
* ….
### Day 9 – 10
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* See mount Fuji
* We are looking for an Onsen that is not too expensive
* (Open for Advice)
* ….
* Depature from Tokyo: 13.06.23 23:00
### Additional
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* At June the rainy season begins. Any advice for traveling at this time?
* We mostly book cheaper hotels (arround 50€ / night or less) to safe some money. Mostly from Booking
* Nothing **is set in stone. If you have advice what we can improve or cities / destinations we have to visit, please let us know**
* We will buy the JP- Railpass for 7 days. For the first three days in Tokyo, we will take the Suica card
### Money
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* 500€ for hotels
* 400€ for food
* 40€ for Travel in the inner Cities with the Suica card
* 235€ for the JP-Rail-Pass
* 20€ for a pick up Wifi hotspot – foxwifi (can you recommend a better service?)
* 200€ for activities
* Buffer of arround 200€
### Do you think it is realisitc ?
2 comments
This is a tight plan but it seems alright. I have 2 general tips for you:
1. Sleep on the flight to japan and drink some alcohol. Its just an 8 hour difference but jetlag can really fuck you up in the first few days
2. If you want to save money maybe consider sleeping in hostels. Its by far not as comfortable as a hotel but you can for example stay in Tokio for 20€ a night (I recomend the app hostelworld if you want to look it up yourself)
[K’s House Hostel](https://maps.app.goo.gl/tCjVvkUbdhvWbfz76?g_st=ic) might be an option to look into for [Hakone.](https://www.hakonenavi.jp/international/en/) [There are a number of spots to view Mt. Fuji from Hakone.](https://www.hakonenavi.jp/international/en/article/2514)
Unfortunately, June being rainy season is the absolute worst time to see Fuji as it is almost always rainy/covered in clouds. You might get super lucky and see Fuji in the early morning on a super clear day but that’s so highly dependent on the weather. I would wager with those dates you won’t get to see the mountain.
Instead, you could just enjoy all that Hakone has to offer outside of seeing Fuji. In June, [the hydrangeas will be in bloom in Hakone.](https://www.hakonenavi.jp/international/en/spot/427)
And/or perhaps reallocate those days/night to a daytrip from Tokyo to Kamakura which is [famous for hydrangeas.](https://www.timeout.com/tokyo/news/best-temples-in-kamakura-to-see-hydrangeas-061219)