2 week itinerary check (Tokyo-Osaka)

Hello everyone,

Me and my wife decided to finally take our trip to Japan, which will be during the 15th of november through to the 28th of november. We have already taken care of some tickets and are looking mostly for recommendations regarding some places to visit and the feasibility of certain “routes” (I am aware some imply some walking/commuting. Our budgets is moderate, not significant but also not frugal.

Thanks in advance!

Tokyo – Day 15 – Arrival at 9:45am
ICOCA card purchased in advanced
Activate 15 day eSim card
Accomodation is at Shinagawa (Subway?)
Check-in and drop bags, immediately take the subway to Shibuya
– Parco Shibuya
– Make your own KitKat
– Kamata custom knives

At around 3pm head towards Harajuku station and see the Meji Shrine, Yoyogi Park and then the Takeshita-Dori
Try Gyozas at Harajuku Gyoza Ro (order here might be mixed)
Try rainbow pancakes (snack around the area)
Suggest dinner at Oreyu Shio Ramen and Bar Centifolia if we can indeed grab a reservation

Tokyo day 16

Tickets booked for Disneyland Tokyo

Evening – TBD (Suggestions?)
Dinner at Gyokatsu Motomura – Cutlets

Tokyo Day 17

Early morning shopping around Shinagawa
Warner bros studio tour booked at 12:30
Akihabara afterwards (Feasible if the tour takes around 3-4 hours?)
Dinner and night TBD (Suggestions acceptable here!)

Tokyo Day 18

Early trip towards Tsukiji fish market – Many snacks
– Ginza Area
– Uniqlo Flagship Ginza Store
– Lunch at Sushi Katsura
– DiverCity Tokyo Plaza
– Travel towards Shinjuku, see Ikebukuro anime store, omoide yokocho, golden gai and godzilla’s head (questionable if these are all close together, thoughts?)

Tokyo day 19

Early trip to asakusa, explore the Kaminarimun, Nakamise-dori, snack shops around and the sensoji temple. Try Tempura Daikokuya as well.
Head to Ueno & Akihabara, and have lunch there, suggested Roast Beef Ohno
See Ueno Park, Ameyoko, and tons of shopping in Akihabara (suggestion on gaming action figure stores, namely soulsborne universe would be cool!)
See Yodobashi-Akira

Activate JR Rail pass, pre-purchased for 7 days
Bullet train to Osaka
Check in at Shinsaibashi region

Explore with what’s left of the day Kuromon Market and Namba
Explore the Dotonbori (rudimentary, will return)

Osaka day 20 -> Day trip to Kyoto

Very early bullet train ride to kyoto
Fushimi Inari Taisha – Explore around the location and snack
Lunch at Nishiki Market
Pontocho Alley
Try a reservation at Kichi Kichi Omurice, but hard to get

Osaka – Day 21 (better recommendations for this day would be cool)

Osaka castle
Osaka station shopping
Joypolis
One Piece store

Dinner at Sushi_no8

Osaka day 22 – Day trip to Kyoto

Kiyomizudera temple
Gion Neighbourhood and Shijo Avenue
Hokanji Temple Pagoda

Lunch and Dinner TBD

Osaka Day 23

Universal Studios day – with tickets to Super nintendo world and harry potter wizarding world acquired already

Dotonbori at the evening when we’ve returned
Pc and retro bar space station
Dinner suggestion at Matsusakagyu Yakiniku M

Osaka day 24 -> Final day trip to Kyoto

Arashiyama Bamboo Grove and monkey park
Horinji Temple
Tenryuji Temple
Kinkaku-Ji Golden Temple
Zen Garden

Lunch and Dinner TBD – Perhaps a ramen place

Osaka day 25

Whole day based around amerikamura – suggestions on how to compliment this and what not to miss would be cool

Osaka day 26 -> Day trip to Nara

Kofuku-ji temple
Isuein Garden
Todai-ji Temple
Nara Deer Park
Mt. Wakakusa(?)
Kasuga-Taisha
Shopping on Higashimuki Shopping street & Mochiidono Shopping Arcade

Osaka day 27 -> Undecided between full day in Osaka or day trip to himeji/kobe

Split between morning at Himeji to see the castle or just exploring a full day in Osaka

Osaka Day 28

Flight at 11:25 from Osaka Kansai