Traveling from London -> Hong Kong – > Osaka (KIX) towards the end of last 2 weeks of March
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**Quick Notes:**
* Things with (!) mean they’re important to do, anything without one is ideal but only if time/energy allows it
* Generally some days can be mixed and matched if necessery based on suggestions
* Parts of Day 1/2 can be swapped depending on how bad the jet lag is considering a 17.5 hour flight (12hr + 2 hr layover + 3.5 hr),
* I’ve made a plan on Wanderlog, it has some extra stuff we’re considering but didn’t add to the list here as they’re either too little or too unsure [https://wanderlog.com/view/fwpchpgium/trip-to-japan/shared](https://wanderlog.com/view/fwpchpgium/trip-to-japan/shared)
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Staying over areas (Hotels booked)
* Osaka – Umeda (3 Nights)
* Kyoto – Shimogyo Ward (3 Nights)
* Tokyo – Shinjuku (4 Nights)
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**Day 1 – Arrival at Osaka**
* Check In Hotel around 15:00 – 16:00
* Osaka Castle Park
* Tsutenkaku (!)
* Dotonbori (!)
**Day 2 – Osaka (Himeji Trip)**
* Himeji Castle (!) (first half of the day)
* Osaka Bay (!)
* Umeda Sky Building
**Day 3 – Osaka (Koyasan Trip)**
* Day Trip to Koyasan
* Okunoin Cemetery (!)
* Mausoleum of Great Master Kobo Daishi (!)
* Danjō-garan Buddhist Temple
* Daimon Gate
* Kongobuji
* Tokugawa Clan Mausoleum
* Dotonbori (Last Osaka Night)
**Day 4 – Kyoto**
* Check In Hotel
* Gion (!)
* Kiyomizu-dera (!)
* Nanzen-ji Temple (!)
* Eikan-do Temple
* Gion (at night) (!)
* Yasaka Shrine
**Day 5 – Kyoto**
* Arashiyama Bamboo Forest (!)
* Kimono Forest
* Sagano Sight-Seeing Tram
* Kinkaku-ji (!)
* Nijō Castle
* Kyoto Gyoen National Garden
* Pontocho (!)
Day 6 – Kyoto/Nara
* Fushimi Inari Taisha (!)
* Nakatanidou
* Nara Park (!)
* Tōdai-ji
**Day 7 – Tokyo**
* Tokyo Station
* Kokyo Gaien National Garden
* Ginza (!)
* Art Aquarium Museum
* Shibakoen & Tokyo Tower (!)
**Day 8 – Tokyo**
* Meiji Jingu (!)
* Yoyogi Park
* Harajuku (!)
* Shibuya crossing (!)
* Ghibli Museum (!) – Tickets Purchased
* Shibuya SKY – Tickets Needed
* Nishishinjuku
Day 9 – Tokyo
* Akihabara (!)
* Ueno Park
* Sensō-ji (!)
* Tokyo Skytree (!)
* Tokyo Dome
* Shinjuku Golen Gai
**Day 10 – Tokyo**
* Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building (!)
* Shinjuku
* Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden
* Japan National Stadium
* teamLab Planets TOKYO (!) – Tickets Purchased
* Odaiba Beach (!)
* Shinjuku
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**Questions:**
* JR Pass – Calculators show it’s not worth us getting it (by around 1000 Yen more expensive) but let us know if you think it might still be worth (Kansai International Aiport -> Osaka -> Himeji -> Osaka -> Koyasan -> Osaka -> Kyoto -> Nara -> Kyoto -> Tokyo -> Haneda Airport)
* We’re undecided whether we should get Pocket Wi-Fi or individual Sim cards (2 people traveling)
* We’ll be getting Suica cards as a start, any other inner-city passes (bus/train) worth getting? (Kansai Thru Pass?)
* When is the latest we should get Shinkansen tickets so we can get reserved seats (Kyoto-Tokyo)
* Any suggestions!
