Itinerary check – Tokyo/Nagoya/Kyoto/Osaka/Hiroshima – 17 Nov – 14 Dec

Hello! Below is an overview of my mid November to mid December Japan travel plans. I would appreciate any tips/advice/suggestions. Thank you 🙂

**17 Nov Tokyo**

* Arrive at Narita Airport
* Travel to accommodation in Shinjuku
* Explore the area

**18 Nov Tokyo**

* Day trip to Lake Fuji Kawaguchi (if weather is good for Fuji)
* Fuji Kawaguchiko Autumn Leaves Festival
* Rent bikes and ride around lake and Mt Fuji
* Momiji Tunnel
* Momiji corridor
* Stay until night for illuminations.
* (If weather is bad swap day with 20th or 22nd November)

**19 Nov Tokyo**

* Pokemon Café
* Pokémon Center Tokyo DX

* Akihabara – arcades, claw machines, and shopping

**20 Nov Tokyo**

* Harajuku
* Meiji Shrine
* Takeshita Street shopping
* Harajuku Mame-Shiba Café
* Micro pig café
* Gimmicky stuff (Café Reissue 3d latte art, rainbow cheese toastie, crepes, totti’s factory, ect)

* Walk to Shibuya
* Shibuya crossing
* Hachiko Statue
* Shibuya 109 (pokemon centre, Nintendo store, capcom store, claw machines, taito station)

**21 Nov Tokyo**

* Skytree + shopping
* Kirby café
* Art Aquarium Ginza
* Street Kart Tokyo Bay (at night)

**22 Nov Tokyo**

* Gotokuji Temple
* Shirohige’s Cream Hutt
* Shimokitazawa Thrifting

* Red toyko tower for games

**23 Nov Tokyo**

* Nezu temple
* Ueno Park & Shinobazu Pond

* Sensoji temple
* Nakamise-dori Street
* Ninja Experience Cafe Asakusa
* Rikugien Atumn illumination

**24 Nov Tokyo**

* Showa Memorial Park (autumn leaves)
* Ghibli Museum 1pm
* Inokashira park

* Shinjuku gyoen autumn illumination

**25 Nov Tokyo**

* Team labs planets
* Grab lunch
* Unicorn Gundam Statue
* Tokyo Joypolis
* Odaiba Seaside Park for a view of the Rainbow Bridge.

**26 Nov Tokyo**

* Meiji-jingu Gaien (autumn leaves at Jingu Gaien Ginkgo Festival)
* Cinnamoroll Cafe Shinjukku
* 3D cat billboard Shinjuku
* Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden
* Ryu No miyako Inshokugai
* Tokyu Kabukicho tower
* Godzilla Head
* Shibuya Sky 4pm (arrive 3:30pm)

**27 Nov Nagoya**

* Early train to Nagoya, drop off luggage.
* Ghibli Park (Mononoke Village, Dondoko Forest, and Grand Warehouse)
* Kodama café (time dependant, closes 6pm)

**28 Nov Shirakawago/Takayama**

* Shirakawago & Hida Takayama day tour from Nagoya
* Travel to Kyoto

**29 Nov Kyoto**

* Nara day trip
* Stroll along kamo River
* Kiyomizu-dera temple (night illumination)

**30 Nov Kyoto**

* Day trip to arashiyama
* Sagano Romantic Train
* Hozugawa River Boat Ride
* Arashiyama Rilakkuma Tea House
* Arashiyama Miffy Sakura Kitchen
* Somekobo Yumeyusai
* Kimono forest
* Bamboo Grove
* Travel back to Kyoto

* Eikando (night illumination)
* Kichi Kichi Omurice for dinner

**1 Dec Kyoto**

* Menbaka fire ramen
* Samurai Experience
* Nishiki Market

* Kodaiji Temple (night illumination)

**2 Dec Kyoto**

* Ruriko-in temple
* Enko ji temple
* Yasaka shrine

* Toji temple night illumination

**3 Dec Osaka**

* Travel to Osaka
* Osaka Castle
* Dotonbori

**4 Dec Osaka**

* Minoo Park (waterfall and autumn foliage)
* Cup noodle museum

**5 Dec Osaka**

* Shinsaibashi parco mall
* Pokemon Café
* Den den town
* Teamlabs botanical garden

**6 Dec Osaka**

* Universal Studios

**7 Dec Osaka**

* Osaka Aquarium
* Daisen Park?
* Concert at night

**8 Dec Hiroshima**

* Okonomimura for Okonomiyaki
* Travel to bunny rabbit island

**9 Dec Hiroshima/Miyajima**

* A-bomb dome
* Memorial museum
* Travel to Miyajima
* Itsukushima Shrine (watch sunset)

**10 Dec Miyajima/Tokyo**

* Itsukushima Shrine (watch sunrise)
* Travel to Tokyo

**11 Dec Tokyo**

* Ikebukuro
* Sunshine city
* Tokyo Dome

**12 Dec Tokyo**

* Yokohama day trip or Nikko day trip

**13 Dec Tokyo**

* Sanrio Puroland

**14 Dec Tokyo**

* Travel home

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**Other things I’m hoping to do (not yet on itinerary)**

* Ashikaga Flower Park
* Tokyo station character street
* Christmas illuminations?
* Roppongi/Hibaya/Asakusa Christmas markets