Itinerary check – 17 Days in May – First time in Japan

Hi friends,

My wife and I are headed to Japan next week. This will be our first year wedding anniversary. Would appreciate any feedback especially 21st of May (anniversary date) and Osaka period. Hotels in Tokyo and Osaka, we will be utilising JR Pass.

**Day – Date – City – Area/Activity**

* 14/05/2023 – Tokyo – Check-in (~8pm) @ Shinjuku
* 15/05/2023 – Tokyo – Meji Shrine, Harukuju, Shibuya, Shinjuku Park
* 16/05/2023 – Tokyo – TeamLab Planets, Tsukiji Fish Market, Divercity Mall
* 17/05/2023 – Tokyo – DisneySea
* 18/05/2023 – Tokyo – Gundam Factory & Chukagai @ Yokohoma
* 19/05/2023 – Tokyo – Sensoji Temple, explore Asakusa; Akihabara, Ueno
* 20/05/2023 – Osaka – Train to Osaka, Check-In, Dotonbori
* 21/05/2023 – Kyoto – Kimono session (to be booked), Okazaki-jinja Shrine (RABBIT SHRINE), Arashiyama (rent a boat, train, Bamboo forest and more)
* 22/05/2023 – Kyoto – Fushimi Inari, Nara Park,
* 23/05/2023 – Kyoto – Kiyomizu-dera > Kodai-Ji, Yasaka, Nishiki Market, Gion
* 24/05/2023 – Osaka – Kobe, Kuromon Market, Dotonburi
* 25/05/2023 – Osaka – Himeji Castle, Dotonburi
* 26/05/2023 – Tokyo – Train back to Tokyo, Ginza
* 27/05/2023 – Tokyo – Snoopy Museum, Gotokuji Temple
* 28/05/2023 – Tokyo – Ghibli Museum (10am), Free day for shopping, exploring, re-visiting favourite places
* 29/05/2023 – Tokyo – Shibuya Sky Tower @ 6PM. Free day for shopping, exploring, re-visiting favourite places
* 30/05/2023 – Tokyo – Leave

3 comments
  1. That itinerary looks pretty good to me. The main change I’d suggest is to go to Arashiyama early instead of later. It gets crazy busy. When I went I hoped to go on the sightseeing train, but didn’t go early enough. Decided not to bother when I saw how crowded it was going to be; it was like one of those clown cars… an impossible number of people came out of that tiny station single file.

    You should also consider going straight from Tokyo to Kyoto instead of putting a single night in Osaka between the two.

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