I’m (M, 21) going to Japan for the first time!! I bought my ticket from May 17- June 1. If you guys can look over my planned itinerary and give any recommendations that’ll be great. In Tokyo I put a bunch of observation towers but I’m only going to 1 or 2 I just wanted to know which of these are worth going. Plus if anyone is going around that time hmu!!
Day 1: May 17 wed
– Go to airport and go to Japan
– This is a travel day I will be doing nothing but sleeping on the plane
Day 2: May 18 Thurs TOKYO
– arrive in Japan at 3:40pm, probably get to Airbnb at 4-5pm in Shinjuku
– Go to stay to drop off bags and explore the area and eat
Day 3: May 19 Fri Chiyoda/Minato City TOKYO
– Tokyo Skytree
– Imperial Palace
– Tokyo tower
– Roppongi Hills/ Tokyo City View
– Zeus Nightclub?
Day 4: May 20 Sat Shibuya TOKYO
– Meiji Crossing
– Shibuya Crossing, areas around
– Shibuya Sky
– TK nightclub
Day 5: May 21 Sun Akihabara/ Taito City TOKYO DECIDE IF WE GO TO DAIKOKU PA, teamLabs,
– Animate Akihabara morning
– Super Potato Akihabara Branch morning
– Mandarake Complex?
– Go Karting
– Senso-ji
Day 6: May 22 Mon TOKYO
Tokyo Disney Sea
Day 7: May 23 Tues HIROSHIMA
Leave Tokyo early it’s almost 5 hour train ride, leave luggage at room
– http://aqua-net-h.co.jp/ link to go to Miyajima island
– Go to Miyajima Island, to visit Itsukushima shrine and hop on Miyajima ropeway to see the Shishiiwa observatory
– Come back to see Hiroshima castle
– Walk at the peace memorial park and see the Atomic Bomb dome
Day 8: May 24 Wed OSAKA
• Depending if we have enough of time do the castle on this day instead
• Leave for Hiroshima and go to NARA
• Kasuga-taisha
– Nakatanidou
– Yakushi-ji temple
Day 9: May 25 Thurs OSAKA
• Universal Studios, all day
– Giant Ferris Wheel, when we get out
Day 10: May 26 Fri OSAKA
• Osaka Castle, morning
– HEP Five Ferris Wheel, afternoon
– Umeda Sky Building, afternoon
– Dotonbori, night time
Day 11: May 27 Sat KYOTO
– Check out early of airbnb in Osaka and go to 15min train ride to Kyoto
– See if I’m able to drop bags early and walk around the area
– Try to go to Fushimi Inari gates early
– Kiyomizu-dera
– Come back to the airbnb relax then go to Gion at night
Day 12: May 28 Sun KYOTO
– Try to go to Arashiyama bamboo forest early
– Then Kinkaku-ji Temple
– Night go to Pontocho park again
Day 13: May 29 Mon KYOTO
– Philoshopher’s path
– Keage incline
Day 14: May 30 Tues Hakone??
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Day 15: May 31 Wed Shinjuku TOKYO
– Souvenir shopping
Day 16: June 1 Thurs
– Flight is at 5:30pm, train ride from Shinjuku to Haneda airport is about hour. So leave around 1-2pm
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Overall a good plan, but maybe cut off a day in Tokyo though. The reason is that I definitely recommend Hakone for a night. Also maybe spend a night in Hiroshima instead to have a bit more time to also see the museum and stroll around on Miyajima Island.