I recently posted my basic itinerary to get some feedback as I was feeling very overwhelmed, and I have since updated it and am looking for some new feedback!
Updated plan for Japan Trip – April 3-21st.
Original Route was Tokyo-Hakone-Osaka-Hiroshima
New Route: Tokyo-Osaka-Hiroshima-Hakone (+ Day trips)
Other than adjusting the route, it hasn’t changed too much as I don’t to plan too much for each day.
Thinking of getting a 2 week JR Pass – I used the fare calculator to see, and including day trips it appears to be worth it.
APR 3 Day 1 – Arrive in Tokyo
* Arrive at Narita Airport around 6:30pm
* Pick up pocket Wifi
* Check into hotel
* Get food/explore a little
APR 4 Day 2 – Ueno
* Ueno Park (including museums and shrines)
* Ueno Zoo
* Shinobazu Pond (Paddle Boats)
* Ameyoko Street
APR 5 Day 3 – Shinjuku
* Shinjuku Gyoen
* General Shopping
* Don Quijote
* Hanazono Shrine
* Metropolitan Building
APR 6 Day 4 – Shibuya and Harajuku
* Shibuya Crossing
* Takeshita Street
* General Shopping
* Meiji Shrine/Yoyogi Park
APR 7 Day 5 (haven’t 100% decided)
* Tsukiji Outer Market
* teamLab Planets
* DiverCity Tokyo Plaza
not too sure what else to do around there yet
APR 8 – Day 6 kichijoji – Depending which day we manage to get tickets
* Ghibli Museum
* Inokashira Park
* Exploring kichijoji
* Shiro-hige Cream Puff Factory
APR 9 – Day 7 – Akihabara
* Explore Akihabara
* Arcades
* Shopping
APR 10 – Day 8 – Ikebukuro
* Sunshine City
* General Exploring
* Should we combine this with somewhere else?
* Any suggestions on what we can add?
APR 11 – Day 9 – Tokyo/Day Trip?
Possible Day Trip Locations?
APR 12 – Osaka
* Travel to Osaka
* Dotonbori
APR 13- Osaka
* Osaka Castle
* Osaka Castle Park
APR 14 – Kyoto Day Trip – Arashiyama
* Arashiyama Bamboo Forest
* Monkey Park?
* Temples – I’ve seen quite a few are in the area, will have to narrow it down
* Not sure what else to add here, still trying to find what is nearby/close enough to travel to. Open any suggestions
APR 15 – Kyoto Day Trip
* Not sure what do do here on thai day, maybe Fushimi Inari Shrine and Nishiki Market
* Looking for suggestions on what else to do in this area
APR 16 – Nara Day Trip/ ½ Day Trip
* Nara Park
* Yoshikien Garden
* By what I remember there is a bit to see in the general Nara Park area – but open to suggestions
APR 17 – Himeji Day Trip
* Himeji Castle
* Kokoen garden
* Not too much what else do do here – could it be combined with Kobe?
APR 18 Hiroshima
* Atomic Bomb Dome
* Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum
* Peace Memorial Park
* Shukkei-en Garden
* Hiroshima Castle
APR 19 Miyajima Day Trip
https://www.japan-guide.com/map/?id=miyajima\_full
* Found some itineraries but unsure if they are too ambitious – Interested in:
* Omotesando Arcade
* Itsukushima Shrine
* Daisho-in Temple
* Mount Misen
* Momijidani Park
* Senjokaku Pavilion
APR 20 Hakone
* Ryokan
* Explore Gora (Maybe Open air Museum)
* Not sure what else we can fit in.
APR 21 Hakone-Tokyo
* We leave Japan via Narita at about 6pm so i’m not sure if we will spend a couple hours in the morning in Hakone, or go straight to Tokyo after checkout