Tried to crowdsource as many posts on this subreddit + some really solid content on [https://www.japan-guide.com/](https://www.japan-guide.com/) to come up with my itinerary. Please let me know what you think (if I’m missing anything). Also, please suggest food and hotels since I haven’t even begun researching that! We’re a couple (30 y/o) coming from Canada.
# Trip summary – Oct 16 – Oct 30:
* **Tokyo**\->Hakone->**MountFuji**\->**Kyoto**\->**Hiroshima**\->Miyajima->**Osaka**\->Nara->**Tokyo**
* *Note: Anything in bold are cities we’re staying overnight. Non bolded are just day trips.*
# Details per city with key visits:
**Tokyo (October 16, October 17, October 18) – Anything missed can go on the last couple days**
* *Note: Arriving 4pm in Tokyo*
* Akihabara
* Ginza
* Harajuku
* Harry Potter Tokyo
* Meiji Jingu Shrine
* Omoide Yokochō
* Pokemon Cafe
* Shibuya Scramble Crossing
* Shibuya Sky
* Shinjuku Golden Gai
* Takeshita Street
* teamLab Planets
* Tokyo Skytree
* Tokyo Tower
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**Mount Fuji (October 19)**
* Stop at hakone (or Kawaguchiko) on the way from Tokyo to Mount Fuji. Recommendations on either?
* No plans to climb, just exploring mount fuji.
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**Kyoto (October 20, October 21, October 22)**
* Arashiyama Bamboo Grove
* Funaoka Onsen
* Fushimi Inari Taisha (arrive before sunrise)
* Gion
* Hashimotocho
* Higashiyama Jisho-ji (Ginkakuji Temple)
* Keage Incline
* Kiyomizu-dera
* Iwatayama Monkey Park
* Nishiki Market
* Pontocho Alley
* Otagi Nenbutsu-ji
* Philosopher’s Path
* Tenryuji Temple
* Yasaka Jinja Shrine
* Nijo Castle
**Hiroshima (October 23)**
* Atomic Bomb Dome
* Peace Memorial Park
* Peace Memorial Museum
**Osaka (October 24, October 25, October 26, October 27)**
* Probably spending most of Oct 24 in Miyajima
* Itsukushima Shrine
* Omotesando Arcade
* Daisho-in Temple
* Mount Misen
* Senjokaku Pavilion
* Train back to Osaka for the night
* Craft Beer Works Kamikaze
* Cup-noodle-museum
* Himeji Castle (way back from hiroshima probably?)
* Kobe Nunobiki Ropeway
* Rikuro cheesecake
* Dotonbori
* Shitenno-ji Temple
* Asahi Beer Museum
* Day trip to Nara at some point for
* Todaiji Temple
* Omizutori
* Nara Park
* Wakakusa Yamayaki
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**Tokyo (October 28,October 29, Fly out 3pm on October 30)**
* Do whatever we missed in the first few days in Tokyo + make the rest up (also open to suggestions)
* Note: Departing 3pm on October 30
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Please let me know what you think! And open to more sightseeing + food + hotel suggestions in the above regions!
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Thank you!