Itinerary Check: one month in Japan

A few q’s.

1. Is Disney Sea a full day or should we plan to be able to fit something else in that day as well
2. Will we regret not going to the Sky Tree even tho we will be going to the Mori building?
3. Should we swap a day so that we move the trip to Fuji Lakes to just before Golden Week?

Thank you for reading!

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April 8th

Train to ***Hiroshima***

Tokyo Station to Shin-Osaka Station on the Hikari Shinkasen (2hr50)Shin-Osaka Station to Hiroshima Station on the Sakura Shinkasen (1hr32)

***HIROSHIMA***

April 9th

* Peace Park, Atomic bomb museum
* *Hiroshima Carp baseball game at Mazda Zoomzoom stadium* @ 13:30
* Hiroshima castle, Shukkeien Garden

April 10th

***Miyajima Island***: visit Daishoin Temple then hike Mt Misen, stroll Omotesando st and find some lunch, Itsukushima shrine

April 11Train to ***Osaka***

Hiroshima Station to Shin-Osaka Station on the Tokaido-Sanyo Shinkansen (1hr41)

***OSAKA***

April 11

* Dotombori/Shinsaibashi-suji
* Dinner at Gyukatsu Motomura

April 12

* Osaka Aquarium
* Amerikamura & skatepark/shop
* orange street (furniture making district)
* tempozan harbour village

April 13

* Minoo Park hike
* HARUKA 300, Castle Park

April 14Tain to ***Kyoto***

Shin-Osaka Station to Kyoto Station (15min)

***KYOTO***

April 14

* Botanical gardens
* golden Kinkakuji-ji temple
* Funaoka bath house

April 15

* Samurai Museum
* MiPig cafe
* lunch at Ramen Sen No Kaze (All these are within a km)
* Tetsugaku No Michi “Philosophers Pathway”: walk along the canal starting at Tenju An Temple and finish at Honen-In

April 16

* Tenryu-Ji and Shojin lunch at Shigetsu
* Arashiyama Monkey Park
* Giouji Temple
* Kodai-ji temple for tea and a walk through the bamboo grove.

April 17

***Kurama to Kibune hike***: Take the scenic train to Kurama, walk to the temple and then through. A hike through a forest from shrine to shrine. Train back to Kyoto from Kibune. Breakfast noodles at Nagomiya Kotengu before the hike

April 18

* Fushimi Inari Pathway (Keep this during a weekday, best early morning or after 8pm)
* Explore Higashiyama District and walk to Kiyomizu-Dera

April 19

Train to **Kinosaki-Onsen** \- Tajimaya OnsenKyoto Station to Kinosaki-onsen Station on the JR Hashidate (2hr30)

***KINOSAKI-ONSEN***

April 19

* Kaiseki dinner at Tajiyama before wandering between bathhouses

April 20

* Breakfast at Tajiyama / onsen and chill

Train to Kyoto (2hr30)

***KYOTO***

April 21Train to ***Nara*** (15min)

* Deer park
* Kofuku-ji temple
* tea at the teahouse in Isuien Garden
* Todaiji Temple
* walk the trail to the peak of Mount Wakakusa/Kasuga Grand shrine

April 22

* Nishiki Market (avoid lunchtime)
* chill, go back to anywhere we want to revisit

April 23

Train to **Kanazawa**

Kyoto Station to Kanazawa Station (2hr10)

***KANAZAWA***

April 23

* arrive/check in
* hang out at the hotel and take a soak or explore Higashi Chaya (Shima house)

April 24

* Omicho market (best done early in the morning, opens at 9:30)
* Higashi Chaya district
* Castle park and Kenrokuen Garden *start at Katsurazaka Gate – exit at Mayumizaka gate*
* 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art
* DT Suzuki Museum

April 25

* 400 year forest
* Nagamachi Samurai house area (Nomura house)

April 26

Train to ***Tokyo***

Kanazawa Station to Shinjuku Station on the Hokuriku Shinkansen (2hr45)

***TOKYO***

April 26

* Check in/drop bags
* *Shinjuku*

April 27

* Disney Sea

April 28

* *Harajuku:* Ura-hara
* Omotesandō st
* *Meiji Shrine,* Yoyogi Park

April 29

* *Nakameguro*: coffee and stroll along the Meguro river, Photographic art Museum,
* *Daikanyama*: Log road, Garden House Crafts, T-Site, Number Sugar, Carboots, Issey Miyake, Hedy (lux vintage/watches), Ebisu Yokocho, Tempura Motoyoshi
* *Shibuya:* Yamatane Museum of Art

April 30

* *Roppongi:* Mori art museum, Roppongi hills, Suntory Museum of Art, 21\_21 Design Sight, National Art Centre, Jomon Yakitori

May 1

***Day trip to Fuji/Lake Kawaguchiko***

May 2

* *Ueno*: Ameyoko indoor/outdoor market, Ueno park, Tokyo National Museum, Zoo
* *Ginza*: Ginza Six, Art Aquarium Museum, Dover st, Kagari ramen, Hamarikyu gardens, lunch or dinner at Gyuan

May 3 **Last full day**

* Coffee/breakfast at Yuglen and then Yoyogi park flea market? 0900-1600
* *Shimokitazawa*: soba at Daishinsoan
* Gyoza festival at Komazawa olympic park?

\*\*Edited for formatting

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