My husband I will be in Japan for the first time (40yo). My husband will be heading out first for business, then I will be meeting him a few days later. For this reason, we are flying in/out of Narita. We are just looking to do highlights since I won’t be there for long. We love food, exploring, shopping, but also like to chill at a bar and grab a drink. My husband is not really into the shrine sight seeing part, but will do it because I am. So those will probably be quicker stops. We aren’t into anime or theme parks, the most we’ll do is prob just visit the Nintendo store. I feel like we’d spend most of our time walking around shops and finding good food. This is our first trip together without kids in 5 years!! Appreciate any feedback 🙂 Thank you!
Day 1 – Friday TOKYO
– Arrive in Narita around 3pm, husband will meet me there
– Head to Ginza, check in (still need a place to book, any recs? Nothing too crazy since we won’t be here long, maybe around $100/night)
– Settle in, walk around, grab dinner
Day 2 – Saturday KYOTO
– Shinkasen to Kyoto
– Imperial palace
– Nijo Castle
– Arashiyama
– Kinkaku-Ji
Day 3 – Sunday KYOTO
– Fushimi Inari Shrine
– Kiyomizu-dera
– Walk around Ninenzaka and Sannenzaka
– Eikan-do and philopher’s path (maybe? Is this worth it?)
Day 4 – Monday KYOTO
– Nishiki market
– Shijo Dori street
– Gion
– Pontocho
Day 5 – Tuesday OSAKA
– day trip to Osaka
– Osaka Castle
– Nintendo store
– Kuromon market
– Shin-sabasi Street
– Dotonbori
Day 6 – Wednesday TOKYO
– shinkasen to Tokyo
– Tokyo sky tree
– Asahi headquarters
– Asakusa (but not sure what do to here?)
Day 7 – Thursday TOKYO
– Shibuya + crossing + hachiko statue + nintendo
– Shibuya Sky
– Shinjuku
– Harajuku
Day 8 – Friday TOKYO
– Tsukiji outer market
– anything else? Last minute shopping?
– we fly out at 5pm this day