Hello everyone. Going with a friend (both 24M) to Japan mid May! First time for both of us so any recommendations to solidify our itinerary would be much appreciated.
I think we have a solid amount of places to visit already, but want to make sure the itinerary makes sense geographically.
May 12th – Tokyo:
* Land in Haneda at 3:45pm
* Just spending this day getting to our accommodation in Shibuya
* Find something to eat
May 13th – Tokyo:
* Recover from jet lag day, so just walk around Yoyogi Park
* Shibuya Crossing/Shibuya Sky
May 14th – Tokyo:
* Meiji Jingu in the morning
* **FREE SLOT**
* Head to Central Road and Golden Gai for the rest of the day
May 15th – Day trip to Yokohama:
* Sankeien Park
* Yamashita Park
* Cosmo Clock Ferris Wheel towards the evening. (Food recommendations in Yokohama would be helpful!)
May 16th – Osaka:
* Activate 7 day JR (if needed, we will do the JR calculator at a future date)
* Head over to Osaka accommodation
* Osaka Castle
* Zauo Fishing Restaurant
* Explore Dotonbori at night, where the hotel is
May 17th – 19th day trips to Kyoto, these 3 days we’ll be visiting the following in no order, just whatever we can fit:
* Fushimi Inari
* Nishiki Market
* Arashiyama Bamboo & Monkey Park
* Nijo Castle (maybe)
* Kinkakuji Temple (Golden Pavilion) (maybe)
* Kiyomizu-Dera
* Kurama Temple/Kifune-Jinja
* Hokan-Ji
(We’ll be spending the nights in Osaka, mainly Dotonbori and Shinsekai)
May 20th – Nara day trip:
* Nara Park
* Kasuga-Taisha Grand Shrine
* **FREE SLOT**
(Any other recommendations for Nara, food or places to see?)
May 21st – Back to Tokyo:
* Arrive at Tokyo accommodation in Akihabara
* **FREE SLOT**
* **FREE SLOT**
May 22nd – Tokyo:
* Sensoji Temple in the morning
* Sumida Aquarium/Tokyo Skytree
* Akihabara Electric Town
May 23rd – trip to hotel near Lake Kawaguchi, staying one night:
(Still have our accommodation in Akihabara so packing light for Fuji)
* Check in to Hotel near Kawaguchi
* Lake Kawaguchi
* Oishi Park
* Mt. Fuji Panoramic Rope Way
May 24th – Fuji-Q:
* Spend the day at Fuji-Q Highland
* Head back to Akihabara accommodation
May 25th – Tokyo:
* TeamLabs Tokyo
* Kirby Cafe
* Ueno Park
* Akihabara Electric Town
May 26th – Tokyo:
* Chidorigafuchi Park for boat rental
* Pokémon Cafe if we can get a reservation
* **FREE SLOT**
May 27th – Final:
* Last day in Japan, just want to eat breakfast somewhere nice if there’s any recommendations, then head to Haneda later in the afternoon
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>May 13th – Tokyo: * Recover from jet lag day, so just walk around Yoyogi Park * Shibuya Crossing/Shibuya Sky
>May 14th – Tokyo: * Meiji Jingu in the morning
Meiji Jingu is adjacent to, basically a part of, Yoyogi Park
>May 16th – Osaka
>May 17th – 19th day trips to Kyoto
Why don’t you stay in Kyoto and just do a day trip to Osaka? There’s so much more you want to do in Kyoto. I know it’s only like a 15 minute train ride, so it doesn’t *really* matter, but it does strike me as odd.
>May 23rd – trip to hotel near Lake Kawaguchi
Personally I’d just do this on the way back from Osaka.
>Activate 7 day JR (if needed, we will do the JR calculator at a future date)
I’ve done enough of these that I can confidently say it’ll save you a bit of money.