Itinerary Check: 12 days in Japan

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Hello everyone, thanks to the advice I received from my previous post (linked above) and some research, I am coming closer to finishing my itinerary. Just looking for another opinion on this one. TIA!

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Questions:

* Are any of these days too hectic, need more activities, or need to be reshuffled?
* Is there too much of one kind of activity (i.e. temple viewing)?
* Do you have any recommendations for activity-based workshops (i.e. kitchen knife assembly, kimono making, archery, etc.)?

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New itinerary:

Day 1 (Apr 28): Tokyo

* Arrive at Narita
* Take a train to the hotel in Koto City (arrival at roughly 4 PM)
* Explore Odaiba Aqua City in the afternoon

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Day 2 (Apr 29): Tokyo

* Visit Tsukiji Fish Market in the morning
* Sumo Tournament in Kawasaki City
* Shibuya in the afternoon?

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Day 3 (Apr 30): Tokyo -> Lake Kawaguchiko

* TeamLab Planets in the morning
* Travel to onsen in Kawaguchiko (how ?)
* (What to do in the afternoon?)

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Day 4 (May 1): Lake Kawaguchiko -> Kyoto

* Pleasure Boat
* Fuji Panoramic Railway
* Chuerito Pagoda
* Travel to Kyoto
* Check out Gion District at night?

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Day 5 (May 2): Kyoto

* Sagano Romantic Train
* Tenryu ji temple
* Arashiyama Bamboo Grove
* (What to do in the afternoon?)

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Day 6 (May 3): Kyoto -> Osaka

* Fushimi Inari
* Nishiki Market
* Kiyomizu Dera
* Travel to Osaka
* Dotonbori at night

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Day 7 (May 4): Osaka

* Universal Studios
* Americamura
* (Not sure what to do, depends on how long we stay at Universal)

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Day 8 (May 5): Osaka -> Nara -> Tokyo

* Travel to Nara
* Todaiji Temple
* Nara Deer Park
* Travel to Tokyo

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Day 9 (May 6): Tokyo

* Sanrio Puroland
* Shimokitazawa (shopping)
* Shinjuku

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Day 10 (May 7): Tokyo

* Ghibli Museum (will book tickets in April)
* Ginza
* Akihabara

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Day 11 (May 8): Tokyo

* Free day, not sure what to do (possibly relax and check out some places we haven’t visited)

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Day 12 (May 9):

* Leave Japan

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