We are planning our trip this summer. We’ve read about the weather being humid but we’ll take the necessary precautions to stave off the heat as much as we can (pack lots of cool fever and water!). Our trip will also fall on the Obon holiday dates, hopefully we can still make it work. We’re spending most of our time in Tokyo for this trip but I’m leaving some days a little lighter so we can explore the area and surprise ourselves.
Open to the community’s suggestions and tips for our itinerary and the trip in general. Here are some of my questions too:
\- Are the days too packed?
\- Maybe there are other less touristy places we can consider fitting in our IT
\- Lastly, and I reckon the most important bit, do we start booking our Shinkansen tickets as early as now? Specially for the trips we’ll be taking during the Obon holiday
\- Recommendations on cafes and bars – some we’re considering: Janai Coffee, MOSS, JOJO-style bar DIO, Bar Bit, higuma doughnuts x coffee wrights, glitch coffee & roasters
\- Which site would be best to book train tickets in advance?
**Aug 10, Fukuoka**
\- Arrive in Fukouka, settle in hostel
**Aug 11, Fukuoka**
\- Nanzoin temple
\- Ohori Park
\- Canal City
\- Gundam Park
\- Yatai food stalls
**Aug 12, Yufu**
\- Leave Fukuoka for Yufu (mode of travel: local bus + local train)
\- Settle in ryokan
**Aug 13, Yufu (Obon)**
\- Yunotsubo Kaido Shopping Street
\- Yufuin Floral Village
\- Lake Kinrinko
\- Ryokan
**Aug 14, Yufu / Hiroshima (Obon)**
\- Leave Yufu for Hiroshima (mode of travel: shinkansen)
\- Settle in hostel
\- Explore city
**Aug 15, Hiroshima / Tokyo (Obon)**
\- Half day tour (Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park and Museum, Atomic Bomb Dome)
\- Leave for Tokyo in the afternoon (mode of travel: shinkansen)
**Aug 16, Tokyo (Obon)**
\- Tsukiji Market
\- Tokyo Tower
\- Tokyo National Art Center
\- Omoide Yokocho (night)
**Aug 17, Tokyo**
\- Fujikawaguchiko daytrip – either DIY or joining a tour group (mode of travel: bus)
\- Lake Kawaguchi
\- oshino hakkai
**Aug 18, Tokyo**
\- Shibuya Hachiko Statue
\- Shibuya Scramble
\- Meiji Jingu
\- Harajuku
**Aug 19, Tokyo**
\- Jimbocho booktown
\- Shinjuku Gyoen National Park
**Aug 20, Tokyo**
\- Sensoji
\- nakamise dori
\- Hato no machi shopping street
**Aug 21, Tokyo**
\- Yanada Ginza
\- Ueno Park
\- Akihabara
**Aug 22, Tokyo**
\- Sumida Hokusai Museum
\- Tokyo Skytree
**Aug 23**
\- Fly home