Osaka Kyoto Itinerary

Hi everyone,

This will be the first time travelling to Japan and we are going to Osaka and Kyoto. I was hoping to get some feedback to make sure nothing is too much or too little!

Day 1

* Land at KIX Osaka
* Heading to a Air BNB staying for 4 nights

Day 2

* Dotonbori in the afternoon and night might be a nifty idea
* Sumiyashi shrine either super early in the morning or in the afternoon
* Most likely will look for some hot restaraunts or spend majority of the night time in Dotonbori

Day 3

* Heading to Osaka Castle early in the morning by train which is around 200 yen rougly?
* Teamlab around the evening

Day 4

* Osaka Aquarium
* This day may allow some time for more sightseeing in the nearby areas

Day 5

* Checking out of the Air BNB around 6am sharp
* Taking the train from Osaka to Nara which roughly takes around an hour – any recommendations for trains? How is the luxury train?
* Nara park with the deers
* Kodai-ji and Kofuku-ji temples if possible
* Train to Kinosaki taking around 4 hours
* Checking in at a ryokan at Kinosaki for one night (arriving around 3-4)
* Walking around Kinosaki and trying the onsens, restaraunts

Day 6

* Checking out Kinosaki
* Eating lunch taking the train back to Kyoto
* Wil be heading to another Air BNB that is close to Kiyomizu dera temple

Day 7-8

* Flexible room to visit more historical places such as Fushimi Inari Shrine.

Day 9

* Checkout date and will be taking the train back to KIX

I just wanted to confirm as there are a few days of spare time if heading to Arashiyama would be okay? The forest, monkey park, and bridge seem all pretty nearby and might be a nice place to go as well. Any other suggestions?

Also, if I was interested in getting tickets to a music concert like the Wanima one as a foreigner from outside Japan, is that possible? Or do you need a proxy or someone who lives in Japan? Also, when ticket sites say something about getting tickets at a 7/11 store, what does that process involve, is it only 7/11 s in Japan?

Thank you