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
* Shibuya Scramble Crossing
* Shibuya Sky
* Shinjuku Golden Gai
* Takeshita Street
* teamLab Planets
* Tokyo Skytree
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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
* Higashiyama Jisho-ji (Ginkakuji Temple)
* Keage Incline
* Kiyomizu-dera
* Iwatayama Monkey Park
* Nishiki Market
* Pontocho Alley
* Otagi Nenbutsu-ji
* Philosopher’s Path
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**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
* 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
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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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Also, is 5 nights in tokyo too many?
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2 comments
I was in Tokyo for 10 days and still found interesting things. You could easily spend a week there IMO.
Anyway, the main thing I noticed is that you may be planning to do way too much in 2 weeks, especially on the Kyoto and Osaka days. Under Osaka, you have listed going to Miyajima Island, Himeji Castle, Nara, and Kobe, which seems like a lot. Unless you want to be rushing around the entire trip, I would ease up a little so you have more time to explore and have more leeway. My favorite memories were getting lost walking around lol.
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I don’t have any specific hotel recommendations but getting somewhere close to Shinjuku Station is a good bet. It’s a convenient location and it has plenty of cool bars within walking distance (although that’s true of most of Japan lol).
One last thing: I never went to Hakone but if you really, really want to see Mt Fuji I would plan for some flexibility since the weather can affect the visibility. Maybe be open to going to Hakkone on any of the days while you’re in Tokyo to increase the odds of getting a good view.
We have just returned from Japan (today) and also did 1 day of Hiroshima. Please eat Okonomiyaki, some good food to flush down the museum, as we found it quite sobering, enjoy!