Hi guys, appreciate if you guys can offer some opinion on this itinerary we prepared for our Japan trip next month. First for both of us, did some reading and would appreciate if we could get any advice to improve it or if it’s decent enough. Arrival at KIX and leaving from Haneda. We like food, sightseeing, nature and a little bit of Pokemon. The itinerary is also not fixed (except some instances) and would highly depends on our energy on the day itself. Some suggestion for a good and affordable eel restaurant would be much appreciated too.
28th December 2023
\- Arrival at KIX at 10am. Head to Pokemon center before check in, lunch around the area.
\- Check in, then Dotonbori for dinner.
29th December 2023
\- Kuromon market, then Nara Park + Nakatanidou mocha, lunch around the area.
\- Shinsekai at night.
30th December 2023
\- Check out at 11am, then head to Kyoto. Nishiki market for lunch, then Pokemon center, maybe Pontocho.
31st December 2023
\- Fushimi Inari + surrounding area.
\- Kifune Shrine then Menbaka Fire Ramen for dinner.
1st January 2024
\- Amanohashidate day trip.
2nd January 2024
\- Nanzenji temple and Philosopher’s path.
\- Free night.
3rd January 2024
\- Arashiyama (Okochi + Gioji temple + Tenryuji).
4th January 2024
\- Kiyomizu and Gion area.
\- Tendon Makino Kyoto Teramachi for dinner.
5th January 2024
\- Check out at 11am, head to Tokyo. Might take the 2pm shinkansen, then Monja Moheji Ueno for dinner and Pokemon center if we could make it.
6th January 2024
\- Kawaguchiko and Fuji day trip.
7th January 2024
\- Shibuya, Asakusa, Shinjuku.
\- Omoide Yokocho for dinner.
8th January 2024
\- Kamakura and Enoshima day trip.
9th January 2024
\- Midnight flight, so meander around Tokyo as well.
\- Akibahara, Ikebukuro
3 comments
Hi!
This is not meant to be rude.
Did you check to make sure Menbaka Fire Ramen is open for dinner on 12/31? I mean it might be, but I would make sure it is, before planning dinner there.
Amanohashidate will be open, but I would make sure anything you want to do or anywhere you want to eat there is open on 1/1
Good luck!
Your itinerary is very doable and on the lighter side, nothing wrong with that. If that’s what you are going for then I think it’s a great itinerary. You may want to find backup activities in case you have spare time
Nice and chill itinerary.
I would suggest picking up one of the kyoto sightseeing/tourist/bus maps so you can check out what nearby sights you can go to if you have extra energy/time after your scheduled plan.