Hi! I’ll be around Japan at the end of October/beginning of November. I’d love some recommendations on my itinerary and experiences related to tea, food, and onsens along my way (being a tattoo person).
I’ll be travelling alone the whole trip, jumping from one hostel to another except while in the Chubu region, where I picked a Ryokan.
Also, I’ll be in Osaka during Halloween. Is there anything I should be aware of?
I’m good with improvising as you may notice in the table below, so I’m quite open to change many of the days here.
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|Day 1 / WED|Arrive at Osaka at 1 PM, Hostel, eat, get SIM card, any pass for future transportation, sleep|
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|Day 2 / THU|Osaka: Dotonbori, Ichiba Market, Shinsekai… Basically exploring, getting used to city transport, life, food, etc.|
|Day 3 / FRI|Morning: Osaka Aquarium then Kyoto Day Trip: Gion District, Imperial Palace, Heian Shrine… Basically main spots of central Kyoto > Back to Osaka|
|Day 4 / SAT|Kyoto Day Trip: Tenryu-Ji temple, Arashiyama, Experience: MyOnlyFragance create a perfume, Eat in some restaurant > Back to Osaka, probably bar crawls or similar|
|Day 5 / SUN|No clue, open to whatever comes (any recommendations?)|
|Day 6 / MON|Nara Day Trip: Todai-ji, Park, Horyouji, walk around the tourist spots, photography, > Back to Osaka|
|Day 7 / TUE|Wakayama / Mount Koya day trip: Hiking, picnic in some spots, photography, Okunoin temple > Back to Osaka, probably night out or bars.|
|Day 8 / WED|Osaka to Tokyo around 11 AM. Get into the Hostel at Suginami-ku. Get the metro card and get used to the system. Tokyo National Museum, sleep.|
|Day 9 / THU|Explore Tokyo City and its main attractions, get lost in the city (Shibuya, Shinjuku, Harajuku) Probably a night out or bars|
|Day 10 / FRI|Do laundry / buy some souvenirs around Don Quijote, chill day, also probably Teamlabs visit|
|Day 11 / SAT|Explore Tokyo City and its main attractions, get lost in the city (Akihabara, Asakusa) and shop around hobbies/second-hand shops. Probably a night out or bars|
|Day 12 / SUN|MT Fuji daytrip (Minamiinaga Lake, Kuon-ji Temple, Lake Kawaguchi) > Back to Tokyo|
|Day 13 / MON|Nikko day trip > Back to Tokyo|
|Day 14 / TUE|Leave Tokyo after quick lunch > Toyama Ryokan, rest, laundry.|
|Day 15 / WED|No clue, I was thinking Kanazawa/Shirakawa-go/Takayama… Any recommendations?.|
|Day 16 / THU|Takaoka to Nagano >> Alpine Route back to Toyama, night in Toyama|
|Day 17 / FRI|Kurobe Gorge day trip, hike, go back to Takaoka|
|Day 18 / SAT|Back to Osaka, Himeji temple, dinner at Kobe, chill day, probably do something at night|
|Day 19 / SUN|Hiroshima day trip, see main attractions, Miyajimacho island visit, back to Osaka|
|Day 20 / MON|Last full day in Japan, probably buy anything I’ve liked, missed… rest for the plane trip.|
|Day 21 / TUE|Take the plane at noon at Osaka Airport|
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