Hi everyone! I’m a first-timer heading to Japan in a couple of days (3 adults in total) & would like to gather some feedback about my itinerary. Nothing is really fixed yet, except for the Harry Potter Studio Tour.
20th and 21st June seem a little all over the place to me (21st seems like it may be heavy too?) , but there are certain exhibitions that I would like to see at the museums… I don’t mind giving Shinjuku a miss (haven’t found any activities that interests me much there), but I’m not sure if moving some activities from the 21st to the 20th would make it any better.
Do leave recommendations for food/alternative activities if you have any!
Here is the itinerary:
My accommodation is in Odaiba for when I’m in Tokyo. Kyoto accommodation are unconfirmed.
16 June: Asakusa/Ginza
(Landing in Haneda at 10am)
– Lunch at Asakusa Unatetsu
– Sensoji Temple & Nakamise
– Suzukien Asakusa
– Shopping and dinner around Ginza
17 June: Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route
– Full route from Nagano to Toyama (8-9h according to official website)
18 June: Harry Potter/Odaiba
– Breakfast at Tsukiji Market
– Harry Potter Studio Tour
– Odaiba Seaside Park
– DiverCity & Aqua City
– Rainbow Bridge & Statue of Liberty
19 June: Mt Fuji
– Chureito Pagoda
– Lunch at Hoto Fudou
– Lake Kawaguchiko (Oishi Park, Music Forest Museum)
– Kitaguchi Hongu Fuji Sengenjina Shrine
– Oshino Hakkai
– Lake Yamanakako (if time permits)
20 June: teamLab/Art Museum/Shinjuku
– Breakfast at Toyosu Market
– teamLab Planets Tokyo
– Imperial Palace Tokyo
– The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo
– Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden
– Dinner and shopping around Shinjuku
21 June: Meiji Shrine/Art Museums/Shibuya
– Breakfast at Blue Bottle Coffee Shibuya
– Meiji Shrine
– Takeshita Street
– The National Art Centre, Tokyo
– Mori Arts Museum
– Casual lunch
– Elephant Studios
– Shibuya Sky
– Shibuya Crossing
– Dinner and shopping around Shibuya
22 June: Kyoto
– Morning for any missed/impromptu activities
– Shinkansen to Kyoto (Likely leaving Tokyo about 12-1pm; lunch on train)
– Kiyomizu-dera
– Walking around Ninenzaka, Sanneizaka, Higashiyama-ku
– Dinner
23 June: Kyoto/Nara
– Fushimi Inari-taisha
– Nishiki Market
– Todai-ji and Nara Park
– Nakatanidou
– Head back to Odaiba
(Do I have time to see more things in Kyoto? Seems like the other attractions like the Golden and Silver Pavilion are a good distance away… Can’t spend more time in the Kansai region unfortunately)
24 June: Haneda
– Morning flight out of Japan
Thanks in advance!