Final Itinerary Mar/Apr 2023 (22 days) [TOKYO, OSAKA, HIROSHIMA, KYOTO, FUJIYOSHIDA]

Had a travel planned to Japan for April 2020 (flights and hotels booked) but unfortunately that didn’t happen, this is our second trial to go to our dream travel (me and my partner).

This is the 7th or 8th version of the plan and probably the last one. Hotels and USJ already booked. But I’m looking to optimize what we are going to do in each place and if I’m covering all must see places. Bought the Kansai-Hiroshima JR pass that is valid for 5 days (will cover Osaka-Hiroshima and day trips and Hiroshima-Kyoto trains) because it will be cheaper.

I opted to make the itinerary with this sequence of cities because of the cherry blossom, luckily it fits almost perfectly with the last forecast announced today.

Here’ a summary of the trip:

(Subtract 0,5 day in each place because of transportation)

|6 days|Tokyo (with day trip to Yokohama)|
|:-|:-|
|5 days|Osaka (with day trip to Mount Koya and USJ)|
|4 days|Hiroshima (passing through Himeji and Day trip to Okayama and Miyajima)|
|4 days|Kyoto (with day trip to Nara)|
|1 day|Mount Fuji|
|3 days|Tokyo|

**Tokyo**

**Day 1- Arrive in Tokyo**

Arrive at Haneda Airport morning

Explore Akihabara

* Arcades (Taito Hey or Game Center Mikado)
* Sega Towers
* Akihabara Gamers
* Character G Mart

Dinner: Pork cutlet Yamabe Okachimachi

Other plans:

* Tokyo Station

**Day 2- Tokyo**

In Tsukiji

* Sushizanmai Main Branch

In Odaiba:

* TeamLab planets
* Miraikan (fechado terça)
* Unicorn Gundam Statue (11:00,13:00,15:00,17:00)
* Fuji Television
* DiverCity Tokyo Plaza
* Rainbow Bridge

Dinner: Tokyo Ramen Kokugi-kan

**Day 3- Tokyo**

In Harajuku

* Takeshita-Dori
* Yoyogi Park
* Meiji Jingu Shrine (página 86)

Lunch: Gyukatsu Motomura Harajuku

In Shibuya

* Mag’s Park Rooftop
* Shibuya Crossing
* Nintendo Tokyo
* Shibuya SKY

Other plans

* Starbucks Reserve Roastery Tokyo
* Miyashita Park
* Tokyu Hands

**Day 4- Tokyo**

Explore Tokyo Tower and Roppongi

Roppongi

* Roppongi Hills
* Tokyo Tower

In Shinjuku

* Luch: Soba House Konjiki-Hototogisu
* Shinjuku Gyoen
* Muji store
* Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building
* Dinner: Shin okubo

**Day 5- Tokyo (Yokohama)**

Day trip to Yokohama

* Sankeien Garden
* Chinatown
* Cupnoodles Museum
* Meguro River Illumination

**Day 6- Tokyo**

🌸 Explore Cherry Blossom (Tokyo full bloom 03/24)

* Chidorigafuchi
* Sumida Park
* Ueno Park

Tokyo Skytree in the end of the afternoon

**Osaka**

**Day 7 – Osaka**

🚄 Train from Tokyo to Osaka

* Osaka Aquarium

Explore Namba/Dotonbori area

* Kuromon Market
* Rikuro’s Namba Main Branch
* 551 Horai Ebisubashi honten
* Dotonbori
* ROUND1 STADIUM
* Americamura

**Day 8- Osaka (Kobe or Koyasan)**

Day trip to Kobe

* Ikuta Shrine
* Kobe Harborland
* Nanki-machi
* Kobe beef for Lunch
* Take cable car up to Mount Rokko for views of Kobe and Osaka

Or day trip do Koyasan

**Day 9- Osaka**

Explore the rest of Osaka

* Umeda Sky Building
* Osaka Castle
* Shitennoji Temple
* Shinsekai neighborhood

**Day 10- Osaka**

🌸 Explore Cherry Blossom (Osaka full bloom 04/01)

* Kema Sakuranomiya Park
* Osaka Mint Bureau
* Expo 70 Commemorative Park

**Day 11- Osaka**

Universal Studios Japan

**Hiroshima**

**Day 12- Hiroshima (Himeji)**

🌸 Explore Cherry Blossom (Himeji full bloom 04/03)

🚄 Travel to Himeji

In Himeji:

* Himeji Castle
* Koko-en Garden

🚄 Travel to Hiroshima

**Day 13- Hiroshima**

🌸 Explore Cherry Blossom (Hiroshima full bloom 04/01)

Spend the day visiting the Peace Memorial and nearby area.

In Hiroshima:

* Atomic Bomb Dome
* Peace Memorial Park
* Peace Memorial Museum
* Hiroshima Castle
* Shukkei-en Garden
* Dinner: Okonomimura

**Day 14- Hiroshima (Miyajima)**

🌸 Explore Cherry Blossom (Miyajima full bloom 04/01)

Day trip to Miyajima

* Giant Torii
* Itsukushima Shrine
* Toyokuni Shrine Five-storied pagoda
* Daisho-in Temple
* Ropeway

**Day 15- Hiroshima (Okayama)**

🌸 Explore Cherry Blossom (Okayama full bloom 04/01)

Explore Okayama

* Okayama Castle
* Korakuen Gardens
* Handayama Botanical Garden
* Kurashiki Bikan Historical Quarter

**Kyoto**

**Day 16- Kyoto** 

🚄 Travel from Hiroshima to Kyoto

🌸 Explore Cherry Blossom (Kyoto full bloom 03/31)

* Maruyama Park or Kyoto Botanical Garden or Philosopher’s Path
* Heian Shrine
* Haradani-en Garden (is this open?)

**Day 17- Kyoto (Nara)** 

🌸 Explore Cherry Blossom (Nara full bloom 04/01)

* Nara National Museum
* Walk to the base of Mount Wakakusa
* Higashimuki Shopping Arcade

**Day 18- Kyoto**

* Arashiyama Bamboo Grove
* Kinkaku-ji
* Kyoto Tower
* Booked Katsura Imperial Villa tour
* Nishiki market

**Day 19 – Kyoto**

* Fushimi Inari Taisha
* Higashiyama and Gion
* Maccha House
* Kiyomizu-dera
* Kodaiji Temple
* Yasaka Pagoda
* Pontocho
* Dinner: Kichi Kichi Omurice

**Fuji**

**Day 20- Fujiyoshida**

🚄 Travel from Kyoto to Mt. Fuji

Activities in the Ryokan

* Tea cerimony
* Japanese Garden
* Onsen
* Taiko show
* Kaiseki style dinner

**Tokyo II**

**Day 21- Tokyo**

🌸 Cherry Blossom (Kawaguchiko first bloom 04/04)

Explore Fuji

* Mt. Fuji Panoramic Ropeway
* Chureito Pagoda

🚄 Travel from Fujiyoshida to Tokyo

**Day 22- Tokyo**

Explore Ginza and Imperial Palace

* Hayao Miyazaki’s NTV Clock
* Shopping around Ginza’s Chuo Dori street
* Intermediatheque
* Tokyo Station
* Art Aquarium Museum

**Day 23- Tokyo**

Departure day

If you have any suggestions or recommendations of restaurants and things to include, it’s all welcome!