Hello r/JapanTravel! My girlfriend and I will be traveling to Japan for the first time this November. We planned out a rough itinerary, trying our best to group places of interests together, but also trying not to have too many destinations in one day. We have our hotels and some restaurants/attractions booked. We both love Japanese food and are fans of anime/manga. This being our first time in Japan, we would love some insight from the more experienced members of this subreddit. Please feel free share your thoughts and advice, thanks in advance!
**DAY 1 (Sun) – Tokyo: Arrival**
* Arrive at Narita around 5pm
* Take the Skyliner+subway to Shinjuku station
* Check into hotel (Shinjuku Washington Hotel), grab dinner at nearby convenience store
**DAY 2 (Mon) – Tokyo: Shinjuku / Shibuya**
* Shinjuku – Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, Kabukicho Tower / area
* Shibuya – Miyashita park, Center-Gai, Shibuya Sky
**DAY 3 (Tues) – Tokyo: Tsukiji / Odaiba / Harajuku**
* 8am Tsukjji Market for breakfast
* teamLab Planets
* Odaiba – Gundam Base, Fuji TV building, Tokyo Joypolis
* Harajuku – Takeshita Street
* Dinner at Kura sushi
**DAY 4 (Wed) – Tokyo/Osaka: Shinsaibash / Dontonburi**
* Check out of hotel – forward luggage to hotel in Osaka
* Take bullet train to Osaka, check into hotel (Miyako City Osaka Hommachi)
* Shinsaibashi shopping street
* Dontonbori
**DAY 5 (Thur) – Osaka: Universal Studios Japan**
* Universal Studios Japan
**DAY 6 (Fri) – Osaka: Cup noodle museum / Kuromon Market / Denden Town / Shinsekai**
* Cup noodle museum Osaka
* Lunch at Kuromon Market
* Denden Town
* Explore and dinner in Shinsekai
**DAY 7 (Sat) – Day trip to Kyoto: Kiyomizu-dera / Nishiki Market / Fushimi Inari**
* Early morning train to Kyoto
* Kiyomizu-dera Temple – Walk around Sannenzaka afterwards
* Lunch at Nishiki Market
* Fushimi Inari
* Dinner around Kyoto station
* Late evening bullet train back to Osaka
**DAY 8 (Sun) – Osaka/Hakone**
* Check out of hotel – forward big luggage to hotel in Tokyo (we will travel with a carry-on luggage to Hakone)
* Bullet train to Hakone – check in and spend the rest of the day at ryokan.
**DAY 9 (Mon) – Hakone/Tokyo: Ikebukuro**
* Breakfast at ryokan
* Check out of ryokan, explore and have lunch around Hakone-Yumoto Station
* Take bullet train back to Tokyo, check into hotel (Asakusa View Hotel Annex Rokku)
* Head to Ikebukuro – Sunshine city
**DAY 10 (Tues) – Tokyo: Asakusa / Kappabashi / Akihabara**
* Asakusa – Senso-Ji Temple
* Kappabashi Dougu Street – shopping for kitchen knives
* Akihabara – spend the rest of the day at arcades and anime merch stores
**DAY 11 (Wed) – Tokyo: Ueno / Ginza / Tokyo Skytree**
* Ueno – Ameyayokocho
* Ginza – Muji store, Tokyo station
* Tokyo Skytree in the evening
**Day 12 (Thurs) – Tokyo: Free day**
* Free day – re-visit any places or hit up new ones
**Day 13 (Fri) – Tokyo: Departure**
* Last minute shopping
* Head to Narita around 2pm
* 7pm flight departs Narita
**Questions:**
* What’s the best way to get from Shinjuku to Tsukiji on a Tuesday morning? We read that the subway should be avoided during rush hour. Should we head out earlier?
* Would we be able to ask our hotels to assist with the luggage forwarding? Or is this primary done at the train stations?
* For our day trip to Kyoto, should we do Fushimi Inari before Kiyomizu-dera? Would we be able to squeeze in Arashiyama at the end of the day?
* Lastly, any must see or highly recommended places missing from our list?
Thank you for taking the time to read this and for your help!