9 Days Itinerary Check – Tokyo/Ky oto

Hi there,

Can I please get some input, suggestions, and comments on this itinerary… Traveling in late May with wife and 17 &19-year-old kids. We want to avoid tourist traps and overly gimmicky things.

Thank you!!!

Arrive ***TOKYO***\- 5/20 at 5am

*May 20th-23rd*

Hotel Metropolitan Tokyo Marunouchi

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**DAY 1**: LAND IN TOKYO (HANEDA AIRPORT AT 5AM

• Head to hotel; check-in. Grab breakfast/wander until room is ready. Rest.

• Harajuku district

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**DAY 2**: SHIBUYA/SHINJUKU

Daytime: Shibuva District

• Shibuya Crossing

• Hachiko Statue

• MariCar?

• Meiji Jingu

Nightime: Shinjuku District

• Robot Restaurant

• Omoide Yokocho/Piss Alley

• Golden Gai

Is Robot Restaurant worth it? Is it possible to do Piss Alley and Golden Gai in the same night?

Should we choose one over the other?

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**DAY 3:** ASAKUSA/AKHIBARA

• Asakusa:

• Nishi-Sando Street

• Sensoji Temple

• Nakamise Dori

• Sumida Park

• Tokyo Sky Tree

• Ueno Park

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***KYOTO***

May 23rd-26th

Hotel Granvia Kyoto

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**DAY 4**: KYOTO

• Daytime: Check-in to our Kyoto

hotel

• Nishiki Market

• Fushimi-Inari Shrine

• Kyomizu-dera Temple

• Nightime: Gion District

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**DAY 5**: KYOTO

• Tenvru-Ju Shrine

• Arashiyama Bamboo Forest/

• Watayama Monkey Park

• Kinkaku-ji (Golden Pavilion)

• Nijo Castle

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**DAY 6**: NARA

• Travel from Kyoto to Nara.

• Nara Park/temple

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***Osaka***

May 26th-28th

Hotel Hankyu International

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**DAY 7**: OSAKA

• Travel from Kyoto to Osaka

• Check-in to hotel in Osaka

• Dotonburi Street for dinner

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**DAY 8**: OSAKA

• Osaka Castle

• Dotonburi Street

• Shinsaibashi

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**DAY 9**: OSAKA TO TOKYO, RETURN FLIGHT AT 00:30am on 5/29

No specific plans for this day. What should we do before we depart?