Hello, planning for a couple trip to Japan and have the rough itinerary planned out below. It is our first time to Japan so we would love to hear your thoughts and any improvements we can make. One thing that cannot be changed due to booked accommodations is we will be in Kyoto for the first 4.5 days and Osaka after that. We are also unsure of if it is worth going to Mt. Yoshino on 31st March. Will it be too early to see cherry blossoms there?
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**Day 1 – 24 Mar**
\- Landing at 4pm, going straight to Kyoto via Haruka express
\- Dinner at Kyoto Station area.
**Day 2 – 25 Mar**
\- Kiyomizudera, Sannen-zaka and Ninnen-zaka, then Maruyama-koen Park
\- Chion-in Temple & Shoren-in Temple
\- Nishiki market for lunch
\- Fushimi Inari
\- Pontocho alley for dinner
**Day 3 – 26 Mar**
\- Keage incline
\- Nanzen ji temple
\- Path of philosophy to Ginkakuji temple
\- Kyoto imperial palace,
\- Kyoto botanical gardens
\- Not sure if there is time for anything else(?)
**Day 4 – 27 Mar**
\- Arashiyama Monkey park
\- Tenryu ji temple
\- Bamboo forest (lunch recommendations)
\- Otagi Nenbutsu-ji
\- Kinkakuji
\- Nijo castle (might not have time to do all these)
\- Gion area for dinner
**Day 5 – 28 Mar**
\- Checkout and head to Osaka (not sure if there are any other places to go in Kyoto)
\- Shinsekai
\- Dotonbori for dinner
\- Teamlab
**Day 6 – 29 Mar**
\- Universal studios
**Day 7 – 30 Mar**
\- Osaka castle
\- Osaka aquarium (lunch at tempozan marketplace)
\- Rest of the day at Osaka station area
**Day 8 – 31 Mar**
\- Kintetsu railway to Mt. Yoshino (cherry blossoms?)
\- Nara (If no time, move to next day)
\- Back to osaka
**Day 9 – 1 Apr**
\- Kuromon market
\- Nara?
\- If not, stay in Osaka area (not sure where else is worth a visit)
**Day 10 – 2 Apr**
Heading back home
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Thanks in advance for any useful tips.
