Last Week of October – First Week of November
Day 1
Evening
Arrive in Kyoto from Matsushima
Gion
Yasaka Shrine
Pontocho
Kimono Forest or Kamo River at night
Day 2
Ryoan-ji
Kinkaku-ji
Ginkaku-ji
Tetsugaku-no-Michi
Kiyomizu Dera
Otowa Waterfalls
Change Hotel and freshen up
Kimono Forest or Kamo River at night
Day 3
Fushimi-Inari
Byodin Temple
Nishiki Market (Not important but I don’t have much to do, maybe check out Arashiyama)
Relax at Gion or a quiet area and watch people (If I couldn’t go to Kimono Forest or Kamo River, then I’ll head there)
Day 4
Return to whatever I liked best in Kyoto
Leave for Osaka in the evening
Dotonbori
Day 5
Day Trip to Hiroshima and Miyajima
Start from Miyajima – Visit the Itsukushima Shrine, maybe see the shops in Miyajima Omotesando
Back to Hiroshima – Peace Memorial Museum and Park, Atomic Bomb Dome (Hiroshima Castle and Shukkeien Gardne if I have the time)
Back to Osaka
Day 6
Osaka Castle (or Ohatsu Tenjin, maybe both)
Umeda Sky Building
Shinsekai (And Shinsaibashi)
Izakaya and Street Food
Maybe Amerikamura in the evening
Day 7
Get back to Tokyo early in the morning