Third time’s the charm, this time I’ll be going with my parents and brother! It’s my parents’ first time (brother will be catching up on the second half of the trip) and I’d like to take advantage of the sakura season and show them around while hitting some usual spots.
I did tell them to anticipate a lot of walking and the itinerary tapers near the end, to account for rest days or if we just need to catch up. I hope I didn’t put too many activities per day and I also wouldn’t want to rush them while they enjoy the sights.
Staying near Ginza for our first Tokyo stay and my brother will be covering the Kyoto schedule so that’ll be his show. Marked off some food places to hit but I told them that you can’t really go wrong with food in Japan.
* Any feedback on the sakura festivals I placed, as well as Meguro River? Enjoying a stroll under the trees would be nice, but I’m curious what activities are available on those areas.
* The Kamakura Festival that I went to on my first visit was great and I would like to take them to a similar event if there are any available. If you have any suggestions where to go it’d be very appreciated.
**22 (Wednesday) – ARRIVAL**
* exchange JR pass, reserve train tickets for Kyoto
* pick up pocket router
* head to hotel
* Ginza Uniqlo
* Pokemon Center Tokyo DX
**23 (Thursday)**
* Chukasoba Ginza Hachigou
* Kaminarimon
* Nakamise Dori
* Senso-ji
* Sumida Park
* Tokyo Skytree
* Pikachu Sweets Cafe
**24 (Friday)**
* Shinjuku Gyoen
* Shinjuku Station (Sanrio and BOOKOFF)
* Lunch at Sushi Ginza Onodera
* Shibuya Crossing
* Hachiko Statue
* One Piece Mugiwara Store
* Yoyogi Park
* Meiji Shrine
* Takeshita Dori
**25 (Saturday)**
* Tsukiji Market
* Anime Japan
* Ikspiari
* Takoyaki Museum
* teamlabs Planet
**26 (Sunday)**
* Ramen Museum
* Cup Noodles Museum
* Gundam Factory
* Ginza Uniqlo
* Sanrio World
**27 (Monday)**
* Catch-up day
* Lunch at Ginza Steak
* Oyokogawa River at sunset
**28 (Tuesday)**
* Travel to Kyoto
**29 (Wednesday) – Kyoto**
**30 (Thursday) – Kyoto**
**31 (Friday)**
* Travel to Tokyo
* Meguro River
**1 (Saturday)**
* Akihabara
* Bunkyo Sakura Festival
* Nakano Broadway
**2 (Sunday)**
* Catch-up day
* Oedo Fukagawa Festival
**3 (Monday) – FLY HOME**
Thank you for reading and your suggestions/advice! 🙂
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Love this kind of post, simple and easy to follow unlike those overly detailed itineraries. Also, I travel like this, just have the list of major places to visit and will visit whenever i feel ready。