Hello hello! As part of my second leg of my trip to Japan in December, I’ll be traveling to the four major cities in the title, so I was wondering how my itinerary looks and if any experienced travelers can chime in with their insight. Thank you in advance!
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**Day 1 – Osaka**
* Get to Osaka from Tokyo in the early evening (5 -7 pm)
* No real plan but to walk around and take in the city at night
* Nanba
* Genpin Namba for fugu
* Dotonbori
* World’s Second Best Melon Pan
* Shinsaibashi
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**Day 2 – Osaka**
* Himeji Castle
* Eat Osaka Cooking School
* Kuromon Market
* Get lunch here as well
* Momofuku Ando Instant Ramen Museum
* Dinner @ Koryu
* Shinsekai & Tsutenkaku Tower @ night
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**Day 3 – Nara + Kobe**
* Nara Deer Park in the early, early morning
* Manyo Botanical Gardens
* Todai Ji
* Lunch @ Kamaiki Udon
* Stop by Nakatanidou for mochi
* Walk around Kitano
* Dinner and Dessert in Kobe
* Wakkoqu for Kobe beef in Kobe XD
* Dessert somewhere nearby this area
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**Day 4 – Kyoto**
* Coffee @ Kurasu Kyoto
* Ninenzaka and Sannenzaka
* Nishiki Market
* Walk around and find some food for lunch
* Kiyomizu-dera for sunset
* Walk along Pontocho Alley
* Get dinner @ Negiya Heikichi
* Yasaka Shrine
* If we are up for it, go back to Osaka for night life
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**Day 5 – Kyoto**
* Arashiyama to visit Bamboo Grove EARLY → Tenryuji → Monkey Park
* Breakfast @ Coffee Shop Yamamoto
* Daihikaku Senko-ji
* Lunch @ Arashiyama Daizen
* Toji temple
* Dinner @ Kikunoi Honten
**Day 6 – Kyoto**
* Fushimi Inari Shrine
* Lunch @ Yamamotomenzo
* Ginkakuji, Philosopher’s Path, and Nanzenji
* KIMONO TEA CEREMONY in Nishiki
* Try to get dinner @ Kichi Kichi Omurice
Any and all suggestions are welcome :))
5 comments
The Kichi kichi omurice needs reservation, idk how advance they do for bookings though
Day 6 will be a long day.
Your Kyoto days seem to be all over. I hope you have plotted it out on a map to see what’s feasible.
Unsolicited suggestion – see if you can fit in Uji. It will only require about a few hours.
Kobe is half the way to Himeji from Osaka/Kyoto, I would recommend hitting them both in the same day
>Ninenzaka and Sannenzaka
> Nishiki Market
>Kiyomizu-dera for sunset
> Walk along Pontocho Alley
> Yasaka Shrine
This seems like a weird ordering. Yasaka is near Ninnenzaka, as is Kiyomizudera (the other way), while Nishiki is way across town. Just do them all at once – they’re within walking distance of each other.
> Arashiyama to visit Bamboo Grove EARLY → Tenryuji → Monkey Park
> Breakfast @ Coffee Shop Yamamoto
Monkey park doesn’t open until 9am, and you’ll probably spend at least an hour there, so that’s going to be a relatively late breakfast, just in case you weren’t aware.