Travelling to the beautiful country on September and staying for 11 days. Packed itinerary so hoping for some advice on what to PRIORITIZE. Thanks in advance.
Day 1: arrival Narita. 2 pm. Going to Kyoto asap. Possible arrival 7 pm. Staying near kyoto station. Any dinner suggestion?
Day 2: Arashiyama bamboo
Tenryugi
Togetsukyo bridge
Kimono forest
Kinkakuji
Lunch?????
Ginkakuji
Philosopher’s path
Pontocho alley
Dinner?????
Day 3: Fushimi Inari
Rengeo-in
Kiyomizu-dera
Lunch?????
Hokan-ji
Gion
Yasaka shrine
Tea ceremony?????
Dinner???????
Day 4: Nara….. park walkathon
Osaka- 3 pm arrival🤞🏽hopeful
Hotel rest
5 pm up: Umeda sky
HEP five
Dinner?
Day 5: Osaka castle
Dotonbori
Kuromon Ichiba
Denden town
Shensekai
Tsutenkaku
Abeno Harukas
Day 6/7: Hakone….. loop
Day 7: Evening travel to Tokyo
Shinjuku: rest in hotel
7pm up- Tokyu kabukicho tower
Godzilla statue
Omoide Yokocho
Golden gai
Day 8: Asakusa: Nakamise dori
Sensoji / Asakusa shrine
Tokyo skytree
Lunch?????
Ueno: park/ temple
Akihibara: shops etc
Dinner????
Day 9: Shinjuku gyoen garden
Suga jinja
Harajuko: Meiji Jingu/ Yoyogi park
Takeshita square
Best cafe in area: Pig owl shiba?
Shibuya: scamble square
Shops: Nintendo etc…
Shibuya sky
Roppongi Hills- dinner?
Day 10: Tsukiji outer market
Teamlabs
Lunch??????
Odaiba: liberty/ joypolis/ gundam
Ginza: shopping
Day 11: 🥹 bye bye
3 comments
Are you staying in Hakone? Loop can be done in a day easy.
Fushimi Inari actually pairs better with Nara, as they’re in the same general direction from Kyoto (south). I’m not entirely sure what you’re saying for Day 4, but if you’re switching hotels, there’s really no need. You can easily do Osaka (day 5) as another day trip from Kyoto.
Google map is your friend jus to understand the general direction and district of the places to avoid unnecessary transit and backtracking.
* Day 2 is super unrealistic and philosopher’s path and gingakuji is on the opposite side of Kyoto as arashiyama, closer to yasaka and kiyomizudera.
* Day 5 Nara for morning only is ok if you only plan to take a few photos with the deers and leave