Hello everyone!
I’m planning a trip with some friends and would like your opinions on the itinerary below. We’ll be going May 22 – June 7
This will be our first time, so any advice would be appreciated.
Thank you in advance!
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**Tokyo**
Day 1
* Land NRT around 4:30pm
* *Hotel @ Akihabara*
Day 2
* Nakamise Dori St
* Tokyo Skytree
* Akihabara
Day 3
* Tsukiji Outer Market
* Ginza (maybe pokemon cafe)
* Teamlabs
**Hakone**
Day 4 (Tokyo > Hakone)
* Hakone Loop clockwise
* *Hotel @ Motohakone*
**Kyoto**
Day 5 (Hakone > Kyoto)
* Pontocho Park/Explore
* *Hotel @ Kyoto Station*
Day 6
* Nishiki Market
* Nijo Castle/Kyoto Palace area
* Fushimi Inari sunset hike
Day 7
* Kiyomizu-dera
* Nineizaka
* Maruyama Park
* Gion District
Day 8 (Kyoto/Arashiyama)
* Sagano Romatic Train
* Hozugawa River Boat Ride
* Arashiyama Monkey Park
* Kimono Forest/Togetsukyo Bridge
Day 9 (Nara day trip)
* Nakatanidou/explore around that area
* Nara Park
* Todai-ji *if there’s time*
Day 10 (Osaka day trip)
* Umeda area (Umeda Sky + Moeyo Mensuke) *might skip*
* Kuromon Ichiba Market
* Dontonbori/Namba
Day 11
* Free Day/Catch up on anything missed
**Tokyo p2**
I found 2 hotels for this last part. Not sure which is the better option, Shimbashi or Kabukicho. I realized that Kabukicho is red light district after I booked….
Day 12 (Kyoto > Tokyo)
* Explore around
* *Hotel either Shimbashi or Kabukicho?*
Day 13
* Shinjuku
* Harajuku
* Shibuya
* Shibuya Sky @ sunset
Day 14
* Ghibli Museum? *Still deciding if worth. Otherwise will explore around*
Day 15
* Free Day/Catch up on anything missed
Day 16 (Depart)
* Free in the morning/early afternoon
* Depart HND around 6pm