Hi everyone, I’ll be traveling with my partner to Japan for the first time. We’ll be staying around Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, for 2 weeks this October. Would love to get your feedback on our proposed itinerary to make sure we’re making the most of our trip. Thank you!!
**Experience Goals:**
* Halloween
* Autumn sightseeing
* Historical sites
* Matsuri
* Cultural fandoms (Pokemon, Nintendo…)
* Shopping
**Notes:**
* Planning on using luggage forwarding across hotels
* Trying to not go to ALL of the Pokemon Center’s, Nintendo store’s, One Piece store’s, but also unsure which to go to
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# 📍Kyoto (5 nights)
**Day 1**
* Early evening: Land @ NRT, Shinkansen to Kyoto (Dinner on train), 🛌 Check into hotel near Kyoto-Kawaramachi Station
**Day 2 (Sat)**
* Morning: Arashiyama Bamboo Grove, Tenryu, Monkey Park
* Afternoon: Ryoanji, Kinkakuji, Kitano Tenmangu
* Evening: Daishogun Hachi area
**Day 3 (Sun)**
* Morning: Ninenzaka, Kiyomizu, Starbucks
* Afternoon: Shopping @ Shijo Dori, Nishiki Market
* Evening: Kichi Kichi
**Day 4**
* Morning: Kurama, Kifune, Ichimonjiya
* Afternoon: Yasaka
* Evening: Otowanotaki, Kiyomizu sunset
**Day 5**
* Morning: Fushimi Inari, Sanjusangen-do
* Afternoon: Exploring around Higashiyama
* Evening: 🛌 Check into Ryokan in Takao
# 📍Osaka (3 nights)
**Day 6**
* Morning: Train to Uji
* Afternoon: Train to Nara
* Evening: Train to Osaka to 🛌 check into hotel near Namba Station; take photos around Dotonbori, Hozenji Yokocho
**Day 7**
* Morning: Minoh Falls
* Afternoon: Pokemon Center Osaka, Nintendo Store Osaka
* Evening: Sampuru Workshop, Laundry
**Day 8**
* Morning: Namba Yasaka Jinja, shopping in Naniwa
* Afternoon: Abeno, One Piece store
* Evening: Shinsekai
# 📍Tokyo (5 nights)
**Day 9 (Sat)**
* Morning/Afternoon: Shinkansen to Shibuya, One Piece Store Shibuya, Nintendo Store Tokyo, Pokemon Center Shibuya,
* Evening: Shibuya Sky, 🛌 Check into hotel south of Shibuya station with luggage forwarding
**Day 10 (Sun)**
* Sendagi area
* Akihabara
**Day 11**
* Asakusa
* Kappabashi
**Day 12 (Halloween)**
* Early Morning: 🛌 Transfer to hotel at Shibuya station
* Morning: Ikebukuro, One Piece Store, Pokemon Center Mega Tokyo, Pikachu Sweets Cafe
* Afternoon: Shinjuku
* Evening: Halloween in Shibuya
**Day 13**
* Morning: Tsukiji
* Afternoon/Evening: Ginza, Muji Flagship Store, Itoya, Pokemon Center Tokyo DX
**Day 14**
* Morning: Ueno, Ameyoko, stroll around Ueno Park, Tokyo Skytree, Pokemon Center Skytree Town
* Afternoon: Transportation to NRT
3 comments
Since you are into Pokemon and Nintendo, not sure if you are going to try Pokemon cafe either in Osaka or Tokyo Kirby cafe and perhaps Super Nintendo World while in Osaka? There is also One piece show in USJ.
You mention “autumn sightseeing”, not sure if you mean seeing red leaves. In October there will be no autumn leaves in Tokyo and Kyoto, you would have to gain elevation or go north for that.
Initial thought is that this is a lot of time in Kyoto. Also, assuming you’re traveling in on a long-haul flight, you will be exhausted when you arrive – and then traveling to Kyoto on top of it. Maybe think about doing a night in Tokyo just to settle in and take a Shinkansen the next morning/afternoon.