Hi everyone! Would love some thoughts on our itinerary. 28y/o couple looking to eat good food and experience some culture/nature. Big love to anyone who has thoughts.
Would love some tips – are we doing too much? too little? missing something important? Doing something dumb?
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* Day 1 – Thur – (Tokyo) – Arrive 8:30pm. Eat dinner and get settled
* Day 2 – Fri – (Tokyo) – Mori Art Museum. Shimokitazawa (walk around). Tokyo Metropolitan building (views). Park Hyatt Tokyo (New York bar). Shinjuku Pitt Inn (jazz)
* Day 3 – Sat – (Tokyo) – Harajuku – Takeshita St shopping. Azuki to Kouri – dessert. Golden Gai – bars
* Day 4 – Sun – (Tokyo) – Hamarikyu Gardens. Tsukiji markets
* Day 5 – Mon – (Tokyo) – Teamlab Planets. Ginza Matsuzaki Senbai Main shop – dessert. Tokyo centre shopping (Uniqlo, Onitsuka Tiger, Kiya)
* Day 6 – Tue – (Tokyo) – Imperial Palace. Onigiri Asakusa Yadoroku (lunch). Amekeyo Shopping District. Sanji (ramen)
* Day 7 – Wed – (Hakone) – Akihabara. Kanda Yabu Soba. Honey toast cafe. Leave for Hakone
* Day 8 – Thur – (Hakone) – Hakone Ropeway. Tenzan Onsen. Yakitori Chobi
* Day 9 – Fri – (Hakone) – Explore Hakone. Mishima Skywalk. Train to Kyoto
* Day 10 – Sat – (Kyoto) – Heian Jingu Shrine. Nishiki Markets. A Happy Pancake
* Day 11 – Sun – (Kyoto) – Fushiri Inari Taisha. Explore Gion. Leave for Ryokan
* Day 12 – Mon – (Kyoto) – Come back from Ryokan and explore Kyoto – open for exploration. Maybe day trip to Nara? Maybe Nijo Castle?
* Day 13 – Tue – (Kyoto) – Kifune Jinja Shrine. Hirobun. Walk to Kurama – Tsuzura-ori Path. Onsen in Kurama
* Day 14 – Wed – (Kyoto) – Arashiyima bamboo grove and monkey park. Kinkaku-Ji. Kyoto Kaiseki Yakiniku (BBQ) HIRO Gion Yamana-an
* Day 15 – Thur – (Osaka) – Explore Kyoto. Travel to Osaka
* Day 16 – Fri – (Osaka) -Universal Studios. Osaka Acquarium. Pablo cheesecake
* Day 17 – Sat – (Osaka) -Dotombori. Kushikatsu Durama. Kuramon Ichiba Market. Melon bread
* Day 18 – Sun – (Plane) – Leave from Osaka (\~3.5hr). Rikugien gardens (or some other place). Sosakumenkobo NAKIRYU (Ramen). Fly out 10:20pm
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From Mori Art Museum to Shimokitazawa is a big jump that isn’t very logical… and then returning to Tokyo Metropolitan Building…
Your saturday would be a better day, as Harajuku is not big enough to fill up an entire half a day, and golden gai is post dinner anyway.
Tsukiji Market, Hamarikyu and Ginza, can be put all on the same day… also Imperial Palace, depending if you have a guided tour at specific hour or not.
Yes, go to Nara definitely, Nijo castle is not worth it if you’re doing Osaka.