Hello my fellow Japan travelers!
I will be spending roughly 5 weeks in japan for my honeymoon and would love if you guys could do a quick check to see what you think and if you have any other suggestions 🙂
June 27 (Shinjuku)
* **08:45:** Land at Narita airport
* 11:00: Ippudo for some ramen and some dessert from the milk cheese factory
* 12:00: Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden
* 17:00: Dinner at Rokkasen
* 19:00: Golden Gai and Godzilla statue
June 28 (Harajuku and Shibuya)
* **08:00:** insert good japanese coffee place (still researching)
* 12:00: Hedgehog cafe and explore harajuku
* 13:00: Uobei Shibuya Dougenzaka sushi and explore Shibuya
* 17:00: Shibuya crossing
* 18:00: Nabezo Shibuya Center Street for some Shabu Shabu
* 19:00: Drinks at Bar Tram, Inc Cocktails or Bar Triad
June 29 (Chiyoda City)
* **09:30:** Team Planets at Odaiba
* 13:00: Japanese curry at Curry Bondy and Ginza Ginger for some kakigori
* 15:00: Tokyo Station and Imperial Palace
* 18:00: Ninja Akasaka
* 19:30: Hotel New Otani Japanese Garden
* 22:00: Drinks at Bar Fiddich
June 30 (Akihabara)
* **10:30:** Karaage-ya Oshu Iwai for some great karaage
* 12:00: Owl Cafe
* 13:30: Maidreamin Akihabara
* 14:30: Explore Akihabara (kanda myojin shrine, mandarake, M´s butikk)
* 17:30: Gyukatsu Ichi Ni and then arcades
* 21:00: Drinks at Shinjuku Whisky Salon
July 1 (Rappongi)
* **09:00-1130:** Meiji Jingu Shrine
* 12:00: Lunch at Gyopao Gyoza rappongi
* 13:00: Explore rappongi (rappongi hills, tokyo tower, zojoji temple)
* 18:00: Burger Revolution for some wagyu burgers for dinner
* 19:30: Geronimo shot bar (to show the wife my golden plaque for completing their shot challenge many years ago)
July 2 (Taito city)
* **10:30:** Some mellon pans at Asakusa Kagetsudo
* 11:00: Explore Taito (Sensoji Temple and surrounding area)
* 13:00: Lunch at Asakusa Gyukatsu
* 14:00: Explore the Nakamise shopping street and grab a Hoppy on Hoppy Street
* 18:30: Catch our own fish with dinner at Zauo
* 20:00: Lost in Translation bar at Park Hyatt Tokyo hotel
July 3 (more of a relaxed day)
* 12:30 – 14:00: Sake tour
* 17:00: Alice in Fantasy Book for dinner (she loves Alice in wonderland)
* **Dont have anything else here (any tips?)**
July 4 (Tsukiji and Ginza)
* **08:30:** Food tour at Outer Market (Turrent Coffee Tsukiji, Tamagoyaki at Tsukiji ShouroHonten, Strawberry Daifuku mochi at Soratsuki, Matcha stand maruni, Yoshizawa shoten, etc.)
* 11:00: Explore Ginza (Nakagin Capsule Tower, Nissan Crossing, Ginza Itoya)
* 14:00: Some shopping at Uniqlo Ginza
* **Randomly walk around and relax rest of the day (open for suggestions of course)**
June 5
* **09:30:** Warner Bros Studio Tour Tokyo – the Making of Harry Potter (she loves harry potter)
* **20:00: Imagine grabbing drinks after (Jeremiah Bar, Science Bar Incubator or Vowz Bar?)**
July 6 (harajuku and shibuya part 2)
* **11:00:** Minpig cafe
* 12:30: Lunch at Roast beef ohno harajuku
* 13:00: Shopping at Shibuya 109 and Mega Donki
* 18:30: Dinner at Han no Daidokoro Kadochika
* **20:00: Drinks at a bar (Bar Tram, Inc cocktails, bar triad, open for suggestions)**
June 7 (Osaka)
* **06:30:** Shikansen to Osaka
* 12:00: Osaka-jo
* 14:00: Tenjinbashisuji shotengai
* 18:00: Dinner at Takoyaki Wanaka Sennichimae
* 19:30: Explore Dotonbori and **have read Bible Club Osaka is fun?**
July 8 (Osaka)
* 11:30: Tsutenkaku and Shitennoji Temple
* **nothing else planned**
July 9 (Himeji)
* **08:00:** Train to Himeji station
* 09:00: Kokogen garden and Himeji Castle
* 13:00: ramen lunch at Koba&more
* nothing else planned, can stay in Himeji or go back to Osaka for more
July 10 (Hiroshima)
* **07:00:** Train to Hiroshima
* 11:00: Eat Okonomiyaki at Nagataya
* 12:00: Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum and Atomic BOmb Dome / Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park
* 18:00: Train to Mihara Station
July 11 (Bunny Island)
* **08:15:** Train to Tadanoumi JR Station and then ferry to Rabbit Island
* 10:00: Rabbit island and explore
* 14:30: Ferry back to Okunoshima and train to Osaka
* 19:00: Dinner place in Osaka TBD (any ideas?)
July 12 (Kyoto)
* **07:30:** Train to Kyoto
* 09:00: Kinkaku-ji Temple
* 14:30: Geisha Tea ceremony experience
* 17:00: Omurice at Kichi Kichi
* Train back after dinner
July 13 (Nara)
* **09:00:** train to Nara
* 10:00: Explore Nara (Kofuku-ji temple, kasuga taisha shrine, nara deer park, nandaimon gate, todai-ji temple, tamukeyama hachiman-gu shrine, todai-ji belltower)
* 19:00: Train back to Osaka
July 14 (Kyoto Bamboo Forest and Kobe)
* **07:30:** Train from Osaka to Arashiyama Bamboo Forest
* 14:00: Train to Kobe
* Explore Kobe (Kobe Nunobiki Herb Gardens, Nunobikime Falls)
* 19:00: Eat Kobe in Kobe (was recommended Mouriya Royal)
* **If Kobe really isn´t worth it, than we would find things to do in Kyoto maybe?**
July 15 (Osaka)
* **09:30:** Universal Studios Japan
* 18:00: Dinner at Gyukatsu Motomura and some japanese cheese cake at Rikuro-Ojisan no mise Namba
July 16 – July 19 (Nagoya – near and dear to my heart after living here for 2 years)
July 20 – July 30 (Okinawa – relaxing time) In no particular order
* Churaumi Aquarium, American Village, Orion Beer Brewery Tour
* Sunset Beach on most days
* Food / Restaurants: Hamaya Soba, shaved ice factory, earth village izakaya, Ryukyu no Ushi, Yakiniku BBQ Mihama Brunch, Esparzas Tacos and Coffee, Ichigenya
* **Open to less time in Okinawa if there is a more relaxing place we should attempt to visit**
I have a tendency to book too much in a day so I hope that I have since then learned my lesson a bit to where we are not just running around everywhere. Open to whatever you all think including romantic spots, upcoming festivals during that time or anything else you think would be fun for a couple in their early 30s.
We are holding out hope that teamlab borderless opens back up in their new location before august 1st so we can check that out as well but last i read it wont be ready until the end of the year.
Thank you so much in advance!
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There’s a music festival going on the last weekend of July, Fuji Rock Festival, if you’re into that sort of thing. I try to get a group together every year, it’s always been a blast, /r/fujirock if you’re interested.
You say you lived in Japan for two years already? In that case, I assume that’s why you’ve got so little planned in Kyoto. It does make me wonder why you have so much planned in Tokyo (at least it seems to me, especially if you’ve already lived in Japan) but it’s just personal preference I’m sure.
Have you considered places like Kanazawa and the other stuff on that side of Japan (like Toyama and its DINOSAUR MUSEUM, Tateyama-Kurobe Alpine Route, etc)? If you do any of that, I’d take the days away from Tokyo; you could probably consolidate a few of the days.
One suggestion I do have might be to combine your Himeji trip with Hiroshima. As in, go to Himeji for a half day then continue on to Hiroshima. Do whatever in the afternoon then continue your normal plan from there.