Itinerary review – Tokyo > Mt. Fuji > Kyoto > Osaka > Okinawa – 18 Days

Greetings!

My wife and I have our honeymoon booked, and we’ve got 2 and a half weeks in Japan. Our route is Tokyo > Mt Fuji > Kyoto > Osaka > Okinawa. We are travelling mid-May.

We both love food and drink, which is easily what we’re most looking forward to. Also, we are Londoners, so we wanted to spend a lot of time in Tokyo hence the 5 days there.

We have kept our itinerary fairly loose. Rather than trying to cram everything in, we would rather plan a few things and just go with the flow and find cool things spontaneously.

Here is what we’ve got, and please let us know your thoughts.

Thanks!

***Tokyo – staying in Ginza***

**Day 1 -** London-Haneda, landing 07:30am Tokyo time

Morning

· Get Suica Pass and get cash

· Travel to hotel, chill out etc. Go to Lawsons to stock up on waters, room beers, snacks (egg sandwiches!) etc

Afternoon

· See how we feel, maybe explore Ginza (Tsujiki Market, Hamarikyu Gardens), maybe chill in room if we’re knackered

Evening

· Ginza Izakaya, few beers and early night – could be hideously jetlagged

**Day 2**

Morning

· Pick up Bullet Train tickets for Kyoto and bus tickets for Mt Fuji

· Senso-Ji Temple

Afternoon

· Lunch at Ramen bar/Izakaya near Tokyo National Museum

· Tokyo National Museum

· Stroll round Ueno Park

Evening

· Head to Shinjuku (Izakaya, Golden Gai, Taito Arcade, Ben Fiddich Bar, Albatross Bar etc)

· End the night with a Yamazaki 12 in New York Bar, Hyatt Regency

**Day 3**

Morning

· Teamlabs Planets booked at 11am

Afternoon

· Chill at hotel R&R

· Head to Shibuya Crossing latte/afternoon early evening

Evening

· Dinner booked at Nishiazabu Taku (Michelin Star sushi)

· Big night out in Rappongi (bar hopping, karaoke, and end up in club – house/techno preferable, please shout if you have any recommendations!)

**Day 4**

Morning

· Hangover! No plans

Afternoon

· Get Mcdonalds/KFC for a booze mop (don’t judge! we are intrigued to try)

Evening

· Head to Akihabara to check out the arcades (rhythm arcades in particular – Hey Taito), explore M’s Pop Life sex shop

· Dinner at Izakaya

**Day 5**

Morning

· No plans yet – shout if we are missing anything. Probably do some shopping

Afternoon

· Hopefully get a table at Kyubey for sushi lunch

Evening

· Our last night in Tokyo, maybe go back to Shinjuku or explore our favourite area we’ve found

***Mt. Fuji – staying in Ryokan, Lake Kawaguchi***

**Day 6**

Morning

· Get the bus from Tokyo to Lake Kawaguchi, anticipating a 2-3pm arrival

Afternoon and evening

· Chill at Ryokan. We have a suite booked, so hopefully we will have views of Mt. Fuji from our bath with a few beers and sakes

· Dinner at ryokan

***Kyoto – staying in Gion***

**Day 7**

Morning and afternoon

· Bit of a slog of a journey, going from Mt. Fuji > Tokyo > Kyoto. Anticipating a 3-4pm arrival in Kyoto

Evening

· Moonlight stroll around Gion, dinner and beers at Izakaya

**Day 8**

Morning

· ‘Path of Philosophy’ walk

· Kinkakuji Temple

Afternoon

· Calligraphy class near hotel

· Nishiki Market

Evening

· Dinner at Kyoboshi (Michelin Star Tempura place)

· Few beers

**Day 9**

Morning and afternoon

· Day trip to Nara

Evening

· Dinner and drinks at Izakaya

**Day 10**

Morning

· Bamboo Grove

Afternoon

· Fushimi Inari-taisha Shrine

Evening

· Dinner and drinks at Izakaya

***Osaka***

**Day 11**

Morning

· Travel to Osaka

Afternoon and Evening

· We only have one day in Osaka, please let us know how to make the most of our short time here

***Day 12 to 16 -*** ***Okinawa***

Nothing planned here – chill at the hotel, drink cocktails in the pool etc. Maybe venture out one day to try taco rice and see what Naha has to offer

***Day 17 – back to Tokyo – staying Ginza again***

No plans this day, take it easy and explore what we feel like

***Day 18 – Tokyo back to London, late morning flight***

Thanks for reading and appreciate any comments.

Take it easy.

Daw88