Itinerary Check – 15 Day Japan Trip (Tokyo-Hakone-Kyoto-Kinosaki Onsen-Osaka)

Hello! My partner and I are planning our first trip to Japan and I would love any advice/suggestions for our two-week itinerary.

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* May 11
* Flight departs
* May 12 – Day 1 Tokyo
* Arrive 2:00 pm
* Go to hotel
* Nakamise Shopping
* Senso-ji Shrine
* May 13 – Day 2 Tokyo
* Imperial Palace
* Akihabara district
* Ueno Park if time?
* Possible food tour in the evening
* May 14 – Day 3 Tokyo
* Yoyogi Park/Meiji Jungu Shrine
* Miyashita Park
* Shibuya shrine at sunset
* Explore Shibuya Crossing
* May 15 – Day 4 Tokyo
* Teamlab planets
* Shinjuku neighborhood/Gyoen Garden
* Golden Gai and/or Omoide Yokocho
* May 16 – Day 5 Tokyo
* Ghibli Museum
* Edo Tokyo Open Air Museum
* Ueno park if time?
* May 17 – Day 6 Hakone
* Early train to Hakone
* Hakone Free Pass Loop
* Stop for Hakone Open Air Museum
* Stay in Hakone
* May 18 – Day 7 Kyoto
* Early train to Kyoto
* Kurama Dera Temple OR
* Imperial Palace
* Fushimi Inari
* May 19 – Day 8 Kyoto Arashiyama
* Gioji
* Tenryu-Ji Temple
* Arashiyama Monkey Park
* Sake tasting in the evening
* May 20 – Day 9 Kyoto
* Early morning Kinkaku-ji
* Nineizaka and Sanneizaka shopping
* Kiyomizu-dera temple
* Nishiki Market
* May 21 – Day 10 Kinosaki Onsen
* Early train to Kinosakionsen
* Gondola ride up the mountain
* Check out local onsens
* Kaiseki dinner
* May 22 – Day 11 Osaka
* Takenohama Beach or Genbudo Park
* Afternoon train to Osaka
* Food tour in Osaka and/or Dotonbori
* Possibly teamlab botanical gardens
* May 23 – Day 12 Osaka
* Universal Studios Japan Super Nintendo World!
* Dinner/explore dotonbori
* May 24 – Day 13 Osaka/Nara
* Day trip to Nara
* Nara Park/Yoshikien Garden
* Todai-ji
* May 25 – Day 14 Osaka>Tokyo
* Osaka Castle
* Shinsekai Market and/or kuromon ichiba market
* Late Train to Tokyo
* May 26 – Day 15
* Check out anything we missed
* Flight departs at 4:00 pm