Hi!
I’m planning to go on an 8-day trip to the Kansai region with my parents in a few weeks. So far, here’s the itinerary I planned, and I hope I could get some advice and thoughts on it, thank you!
\[We’ll be staying in Namba for the first 5 days, then plan to book a place in Kyoto for the last 3 days\]
# Day 1 – Osaka
* 9AM: Arrive in KIX
* Noon: Dotonbori for lunch (after dropping things off at the hotel in Namba)
* Afternoon to Evening: Exploring Shinsaibashi and other shopping centers around Namba and settling in
# Day 2 – Osaka (Amazing Pass Day1)
* Morning: Osaka Castle and Museum
* Noon: Umeda Sky Building and Umeda Kinutani Tenku Art Museum
* Afternoon: HEP 5 Ferris Wheel and Tenjinbashi-suji Shopping Street
* Evening: Shopping Streets (Shinsaibashi/Tenjinbashi-suji)
\[I wasn’t sure where I could fit it in but I also want to go to the Pokemon Center in Osaka\]
# Day 3 – Osaka (Amazing Pass Day2)
* Morning: Sumiyoshi Taisha Shrine
* Noon: Tsutenkaku Tower
* Afternoon:
* Tennoji Zoo and Park or Shitennoji Temple
* Osaka Museum of Natural History
* Evening: teamLab Botanical Garden
# Day 4 – Nara
* Morning:
* Todaiji Temple
* Nigatsu-do
* Kofuku-ji Temple
* Noon: Lunch by Higashimuki Shopping Street
* Wakakusa Curry
* Nakataninidou Mochi
* Afternoon
* Isuien Garden
* Nara National Museum
* Kasuga-Taisha
* Evening:
* Higashimuki Shopping Street or Mochiidono Shopping Arcade
# Day 5 – Universal Studios Osaka
* This has been booked already since express passes were running out
# Day 6 to 8 – Kyoto
* Haven’t planned for Kyoto yet, so if you have any recommendations I’d be grateful