Hey all, re-did the post after looking at some others on this sub. On some days we may have too much, on some days we have too little. Ideally we have too much on here (feel free to add suggestions) and just play by ear what we get too. I’m aware that some of the things in Tokyo (time in beginning and time there at the end) need to be re-arranged as some are closer together than others.
I also don’t know what I don’t know so thanks in advance I hope it’s all laid out well. We are also in pretty good shape so 5-8 miles a day should be okay. Lots of questions about Hakone, so feel free to check that for help.
Itinerary:
**Friday 21 (Tokyo arrival)**
* Land at NRT 3:15 pm
* Staying at unito Shiodome
* Walk around city- recommendations?
**Sat 22 (Tokyo Day 2)**
* Sumo at Yokohama arena, Kanagawa prefecture
* Walk around area or go straight back?
* Knife shopping for people back home, recommendations?
* Tokyo Skytree
* Ghibli Museum
**Sun 23 (Tokyo day 3)**
* HARRY HARAJUKU terrace (Otter Caffe w bunnies)
* Team Lab Planets
* Shibuya Scramble Crossing
**Monday 24 (Tokyo to Osaka day 1)**
* LOUTRE 大阪店 (otter Caffe)
* Round 1: 1 Chome-3-1 Nanba, Chuo Ward, Osaka, 542-0076, Japan
* Shinsaibashi district osaka
**Tuesday 25 (Osaka day 2/ day trip to Nara)**
* IIsuien Garden
* Nara park
**Wednesday 26 (Osaka day 3 day trip to Kobe)**
* Kobe zoo+botanical garen
* Possible Himeji
**Thursday 27 (Osaka to Kyoto)**
* SAKURA Kyoto Gyoen East
* Fushimi Inari Taisha (cool red towers)
**Friday 28 (Kyoto Day 2)**
* Arashiyama Bamboo Forest
* Kinkakuji ?
**Saturday 29 (Kyoto day 3)**
* Arashiyama Monkey Park Iwatayama
* Hirobun, river restaurant
**Sunday 30 (Kyoto to Hakone)**
Hakone free pass-
How to get on /tickets for the following:
Hakone Tozan-Train?
Hakone Ropeway? Are they both at the Odawara station?
Hakone Sightseeing Cruise
[https://www.hakonenavi.jp/topic/5150/](https://www.hakonenavi.jp/topic/5150/) have no idea how to plan to get a ticket
**Monday 1 (Hakone day 1)**
* Shrine/Glass museum/Woodcraft
* Onsen (recommendations?)
* Sengokuhara Susuki Grass Fields
**Tuesday 2 (Hakone day 2/travel to Tokyo)**
* Mishima Sky Walk
* The Hakone Open-Air Museum,
**Wednesday 3 (Tokyo last day)**
* Owl Cafe “Fukurou”
* Shiro-Hige’s Cream Puff Factory
* CapyNeko Cafe
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**Thursday 4 (Tokyo to home)**
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I can answer the Hakone bits since I was there not that long ago.
Basically with the Hakone Freepass you use the pass itself as your ticket. You show it to the attendants at the various transportations (ie, to get on the pirate ship you go to the pirate ship entry area and line up for those with tickets, show your pass, and get on) and that’s that. Occasionally they will stamp the pass although I never did figure out exactly why on that one since you can still use the modes of transportation unlimited times.
For example, we had the pass stamped each day when we first used it on the ropeway and then after, as we used the ropeway some more, it wasn’t stamped again. There were no issues with it.
For buses: same thing, get on the bus, show the pass, and you are good to go assuming you get on the correct bus. 🙂
For the Hakone Tozan Train – same thing. Show the pass and off you go.
If you have an electronic version of the pass (I think that’s a thing) then I’m guessing that you just have to show the eletronic code / qr / ticket whatever it is.
Basically, once you get to Hakone-Yumoto you use the freepass for basically everything. Note: there are some bus companies that are not covered by the pass so just double check if you’re going to take a bus.