I’ve been excitedly planning this trip in my head for years , but I am actually going for the first time in October. It will be me and my husband(both 32). Neither of us have been to Japan before so we are going the typical route of Tokyo-Hakone-Kyoto-Osaka. I have already purchased flights and hotels.
As far as what we are interested in doing, the shrines and typical tourist stuff, we both like anime and games, hiking and being outdoors. I am also interested in karaoke(though neither of us drink). My husband is particularly interested in Yakuza(the game) if anyone has suggestions. I put together a general plan for us, any helpful tips or suggestions please let me know. Thank you!
**Sunday (Oct 15th )**
• Arrive in Haneda in Afternoon
• Pick up transportation cards and pocket wifi\*
• Check-In: Sunshine City Prince Hotel
• We probably will just explore around sunshine city and Ikebukuro area for the first night if we have any energy.
**Monday (Oct 16th )**
• Meiji Jingu & Yoyogi Park
• Harajuku
• Shibuya Crossing – Hachiko and nearby stores
• Shinjuku – Kabukicho
• Tokyo Metro Gov Building
**Tuesday (Oct 17th )**
• Ueno Park and possibly Ueno Zoo
• Akihabara
• Asakusa
**Wednesday (Oct 18th ) \***
• Warner Bros. Studio Tour Tokyo or Studio Ghibli Museum
• Nakano Broadway
**Thursday (Oct 19th ) Tokyo – Hakone \***
• Shinjuku-Hakone Yumoto station
• Hakone Loop
• Check-In: Hakone Suimeisou
**Friday (Oct 20th ) Hakone – Kyoto**
• Hakone Open Air Museum
• Hakone-Yumoto station – Kyoto Station
• Check-In: Comfort Inn Kyoto Shijo Karasuma
**Saturday (Oct 21st )**
• Kiyomizudera Temple
• Ninen-zaka and Sannen-zaka
• Maruyama-koen Park
• Chion-in Temple
• Gion
• Hokanji Temple Pagoda
**Sunday (Oct 22nd )**
• Fushimi Inari Taisha
• Nishiki market
• Pontocho Alley
**Monday (Oct 23rd )**
• Arashiyama Bamboo Grove
• Tenryuji Temple
• Arashiyama Monkey Park
• Kinkaku-ji Temple
**Tuesday (Oct 24th ) Kyoto – Osaka**
• Kyoto station – Shin-Osaka Station
• Check-In: Kamon Hotel Namba
• Dotonbori
**Wednesday (Oct 25th )**
• Osaka Castle
• Osaka Aquarium
• Shinsekai
• Umeda Sky Building
**Thursday (Oct 26th )**
• Day trip to Nara
**Friday (Oct 27th ) Osaka-Tokyo**
• Check-In: Henn na Hotel Tokyo Haneda
• Teamlab Planets Museum
**Saturday (Oct 28th ) Depart**
• Depart from Tokyo in the morning
\*pocket wifi I need to research, is there a particular one to use?
\*Is the Hakone pass worth purchasing?
\*Oct 18th, I am looking at either of the tours. I do know that the Warner Bros Studio tour is new so if anyone has any insight. Would these take a full day and leave us no room for Nakano?