21 day Japan itinerary [Tokyo, Kyoto, Hiroshima, Miyajima, Okunoshima, Himeji, Kobe, Osaka, Nara, Koyasan, Kanazawa, Kamakura, Nikko]

Hi everyone,

Me and my mate will be going to Japan from mid March to early April in 2024, have booked plane tickets and currently going over the itinerary before we go ahead with booking the rest. Bellow is the current itinerary and if you guys can give your opinion. Also, this is an updated itinerary from this post – [21 Day Itinerary](https://www.reddit.com/r/JapanTravel/comments/17idceq/21_day_japan_itinerary_tokyo_nikko_kamakura_kyoto/).

\*I have been to Japan in 2019 for 11 days, have visited Tokyo and Kyoto mainly.

**Day 1 – Tokyo**

– Arriving in the early evening at Tokyo Narita Airport
– Check-in in hotel, roam around if we are not dead but no plans to do any activities

**Day 2 – Tokyo (Shibuya)**

– Meiji Jingu

– Yoyogi Park

– Takeshita Street

– Omotesandō

– Hachiko Memorial Statue

– Shibuya Crossing

– Shibuya Sky

**Day 3 – Kyoto (North)**

– Nishiki Market

– Kyoto Imperial Palace

– Kinkaku-ji

– Nijo Castle

**Day 4 – Kyoto (North East)**

– Nanzen-ji Temple

– Tetsugaku No Michi

– Higashiyama Jisho-ji

– Shimogamo Shrine

**Day 5 – Kyoto (East)**

– Kiyomizu-dera

– Sannenzaka

– Ninenzaka

– Fushimi Inari

– Pontocho

**Day 6 – Kyoto (North West)**

– Arashiyama

**Day 7 – Hiroshima**

– Hiroshima Castle

– Hiroshima Museum of Art

– Hiroshima Orizuru Tower

– Atomic Bomb Dome

– Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum

**Day 8 – Hiroshima (Miyajima day trip)**

– Day trip to Miyajima
– Send luggage to Osaka for day 10

**Day 9 – Okunoshima**

– Leave Hiroshima to Okunoshima, in the evening head to Himeji.

**Day 10 – Himeji and Kobe**

– Himeji Castle

– Head to Kobe

– Rokko Vable Shita

– Kobe Chinatown Nankin-machi

– Umie

– Dinner at Kobe

– Head to Osaka in the evening

**Day 11 – Osaka**

– Osaka Aquarium

– Dotonbori

– teamLab Botanical Garden Osaka

**Day 12 – Osaka (Nara day trip)**

– Kofuku-ji Temple

– Isuien Garden and Neraku Museum

– Todai-ji

– Kasuga Taisha Shrine

– Explore Nara Park

**Day 13 – Osaka**

– Universal Studio Japan

**Day 14 – Osaka**

– Koyasan (Sleep there but leave luggage in Osaka)

**Day 15 – Osaka**

– Minoh Park

– Shitennoji

– Shinsekai Market

– Harukas 300

**Day 16 – Kanazawa**

– Kanazawa Castle

– Nagamachi Samurai District

– Omicho Market

– Higashi Chaya District

– Kenrokuen Garden

**Day 17 – Tokyo (Asakusa)**

– Arrival in Tokyo

– Nakamise-dori Street

– Senso-ji

– Denboin Street and the surrounding ones

– Sumida Park

– Asahi Sky Room

– Tokyo Skytree

– Hoppy Street

**Day 18 – Tokyo (Kamakura day trip)**

– Kamakura

**Day 19 – Tokyo (Shinjuku and Odaiba)**

– Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden

– Explore Shinjuku

– Shinjuku Sumitomo Building

– Odaiba

– teamLab Planets

**Day 20 – Tokyo(Nikko day trip)**

– Nikko

**Day 21 – Tokyo**

– Flight is very late in the evening and we can use the day.
– Imperial Palace
– Akihabara

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