A little late but we are leaving in about a week. Spent countless hours doing research on this trip and I just want to share it and get opinions and suggestions
**Tokyo 4/9/2023** The Edo Sakura
Arrival 台東区下谷3-2-13, 台東区, 東京都 Taito-ku Shitaya 3-2-13, Taito Ward, Tokyo 110-0004
Check in 04/09 3pm, Check out 04/13 11AM
Phone +81 3 5808 1730
Take Keisei Skyliner to Nippori station, transfer to JR Yamamote and get out at Uguisudani station
Go to Yanaka Ginza (cat street) for food if still early, if tired can eat dinner around the hotel
Reserve private bath for 500 yen
Order breakfast at hotel for next morning
Ninja wifi box / Narita Airport Terminal 1 1F Jwifi(7:00am-6:00pm)
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**Tokyo 4/10/2023** Sensoji early in the morning around 9
Asakusa Lunch – Eat at Nakamise street – across from senso ji
Can go to Ameyoko Shopping – chinese & korean street food
Akihabara – anime street
Gachapon hall in Akihabara
Can go to Gyukatsu Ichi Ni San for dinner – 7 min walk from Akihabara
Can explore Ginza shopping after dinner or go back to hotel area or go to GRANSTA – underground shopping street
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**Tokyo 4/11/2023** Have breakfast at Tsumugi – japanese style 18 course breakfast! reservation
Go to Toyosu market
Uogashi Yokocho Market – visitor market at Toyosu
Team Labs entrance between 10:30 – 11:00 – 10 min walk from Toyosu ticktes below
Tsujiki market – EAT
Art Aquarium museum – 7 min walk from Tsujiki – can skip
Head down to MiniPig Cafe in harajuku – 26min train ride from art aquarium
Walk around in Takeshita street
Have dinner in Shibuya
Visit bars in Memory lane – Omoide Yokocho
Visit Kabukucho – red light district if time permits
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**Tokyo-Kamakura 4/12/2023**
Around 8am Take train from to Fujisawa – transfer to enoden line
Get off at KAMAKURAKOKOMAE stop – slam dunk school scene
Back on the train and get off at Hase station for the bronze buddah statute
Get back on the rail and travel to Kamakura station – go to Komachi-dori Street lunch and street food
Get back and ride the Enoden rail for scenes – get off at Enoshima
Walk to Enoshima island and up the mountain for temples and street food
Watch sunset on Enoshima and catch the train back to Tokyo – last train leaves around 8
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**Tokyo 4/13/2023** Ship luggage to Kyoto hotel in the morning
Shibuya crossing: Starbucks Coffee – Shibuya Tsutaya
Nintendo Store
Meiji Jingu (Shrine)
Center Gai – shopping street with food
Tokyo Food Show
A happy Pancake: [https://goo.gl/maps/tHoPK54ZgkrLtYsHA](https://goo.gl/maps/tHoPK54ZgkrLtYsHA)
Take train to Kyoto – every 30 min, recommend leave at 6pm
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**Kyoto 4/13/2023 Rinn Niomon 鈴 仁王門 (hotel)**
Sakyo-ku Kitamonzencho 475-1 Sakyo Ward Kyoto, 606-8352
Check in 04/13/23, 2023 (4:00 PM – 9:00 PM), Check out 04/18 10:00
“Phone +81 75 748 1382”
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**Kyoto 4/14/2023** Heian Shrine in the morning
Head to Jisho Ji
Have lunch at Fu-ka Ginkakuji – close at 3:30
Check with Soujiki Nakahigashi and see if they have our reservation
Head back to Jisho Ji if desired
Head to Philosopher’s path ( optional )
Go to Nanzen Ji
Go to pontocho park alley ( narrow alley with hundres of restaurants and bars and places to walk)
Can go to onsen
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**Kyoto-Nara 4/15/2023** Take the The Kintetsu line to Nara early in the morning
Buy deer crackers!!! Buy a lot to feed hungry deers
Walk towards Isui-en Garden and visit the garden
Go to Todaiji
Go down towards Nara park – optional go to Nandaimon Gate on the way
Go to Mizuya Chaya for refreshments – opens at 11am
Go to Kasuga-taisha
Have lunch at Kamaiki – unagi specialty store – closes at 3
Go to Kofuji – optional
Head back to Kyoto – hopefully still early in the day
Spend the rest of the day in Gion Kyoto – dinner
Option: can go near the Kamo river
Can go to onsen
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**Kyoto 4/16/2023** Late morning – wake up and go to Nishiki market – Opens at 10AM
Go to Kennin-ji
Go to Sannenzaka
Go to Kiyomizu-dera
Go to Nineizaka
Depending on time can go to Pontocho alley to go to bars and eat, or go walk along the river and find a restaurant
Can go to onsen
Need to ask hotel how to get to Osaka airport
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**Kyoto 4/17/2023** Early early morning and go to Fushimi Inari Taisha – arrive before sunrise
Hike up and down takes 3 hours, but lots of street vendors will open once we are down
Go to Hanamikoji Street – Yasaka Shrine
Stay around Gion just hang out and walk around
Go to Kagizen Yoshifusa Shijo Main Branch in Gion to eat kyoto sweets
Go to Kōdai-ji Temple
Free day for the rest of the day
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**Kyoto-Naha 4/18/2023**
Early morning, flight leaves at 9:50, so need to be at airport by 8AM – take taxi to kyoto station
Flight 9:50 – 12:10PM Naha airport
Store luggage at Naha airport: 1FArrival lobby / Entrance lobby – Okinawa Yamato Transport Counter
luggage storage opens at 730AM, flight home leaves at 10:15AM – needs to be at airport by 7
Either takes monorail or taxi to Tomari port ( Monorial 300yen, taxi 1200 yen) “Tomari hokugan.”
Take the 4pm departure queen zamami 3 to Zamami island – someone from hotel will pick us up at port –> tickets
Minshuku Yadokari, someone will pick us up at the port
\+81 98 987 2231
Chill and rest
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**Zamami 04/19/2023**
Full day kayak snorkling tour
Beach time
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**Zamami 4/20/2023** Explore the village
Ama Beach
Furuzamami Beach
Takatsuki-Yama Observation Deck
Zamamijima Island
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**Zamami 04/21/2023** Morning 2 tank dive
Taking ferry – leaving at 2PM
Tokyu Stay Okinawa Naha
Address: 900-0025 Okinawa, Naha, Tsubokawa 3-2-1, Japan
Telephone +81 98-833-1090
Probably have to take taxi to hotel from the port
Walk around hotel to find restaurant
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**Going home 04/22/2023** Flight take off 10:15AM, lands in taipei at 10:55AM
T_T Flight take off at 10PM and lands in Houston at 10:40PM
While Taipei, mayhe Taipei weifeng station and Xi Men Ding area?