***Hey y’all! After visiting for the first time this year, I am taking my brother and his friend back this summer on a longer trip. As students we are trying to be very budget friendly, we have a 1-month AirBNB in Tokyo. and will be renting hotels/AirBNBs in other places we visit. I have almost Everyday planned out here but I’m looking for help with anything that screams undoable or things to fill extra days at the end of the trip. We are okay with a slower pace because we will be there for a long time and will likely get sidetracked.***
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Here is my current plan:
**May 14: Tokyo**
\- Land at NRT at 5:40 PM
\-Check-In AirBNB in Kita
\-Dinner and a good night sleep
**May 15: Tokyo (Light for Jetlag)**
\-Sunshine City Aquarium
\-Tokyo Tower
\-Explore Shibuya
\-Baseball Game
**May 16: Tokyo (2nd Jetlag day for good measure)**
\-Senso-Ji + Underground Shops
\-Tokyo Skytree + Kirby Cafe
\-Takeshita Street
\-Omoide Yokocho
**May 17: Tokyo**
\-Tsukiji Market
\-Teamlabs Planets
\-Pokemon Cafe
\-Explore Odaiba
**May 18: Tokyo**
\-Ueno Park + -Yamashiroya Toy Store
\-Akihabara
\- Ameyayokocho in the evening
**May 19: Tokyo**
\-Meiji Jingu
\-Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden
\-Yoyogi Park
\-Soccer Game
**May 20: Nikko**
\- Train to Nikko
\-Check-in luggage at Ryokan
\-Toshogu Shrine/Taiyuin/Rinnoji Temple/Shinkyo Bridge
\-Enjoy Ryokan
**May 21: Nikko**
\-Lake Chuzengi
\-Ryuzu Waterfall
\-Kegon Waterfall
\-Stop in Saitama on the way back for Teamlab Acorn Forest
**May 22: Fuji-Q Highland**
**May 23: Kyoto (Friend goes home)**
\-Shinkansen to Kyoto + Hotel Check-in
\-Railway Museum + Manga Museum
\-Nijo Castle/Sento Palace
\-Pontocho for dinner
**May 24: Kyoto**
\-Kinkakuji
\-Kiyumizudera + Higashiyama
\-Fushimi Inari
**May 25: Osaka**
\-Check-out Kyoto>Train to Osaka>Check-in Osaka
\-Amerikamura
\-Den Den Town
\-Teamlabs Botanical Garden
**May 26: Osaka**
\-Meet up with a friend living there
\-Shiteno-Ji
\-Baseball/Soccer Game in evening
**May 27: Osaka**
\-Osaka Aquarium
\-Shinsaibashi
\-Abeno Harukas
\-Dotonburi
**May 28: Kobe**
\-Kobe Waterfront + Tempozan Ferris Wheel
\-Kobe beef for lunch
\-Nunobiki Ropeway
\-Shinsekai
**May 29: Hikone**
\-Train to Hikone
\-Hikone Castle/Genkyuen Garden/Castle Road
\-Train to Nagoya + Check-in Capsule Hotel
**May 30: Nagoya**
\-Railway Museum + Science Museum
\-Nagoya Castle
\-Shinkansen back to Tokyo
**May 31: Tokyo (Brother’s Birthday)**
Secret Itinerary
>!\-Toyosu Fish Market for Breakfast!<
>!\-Teamlabs Borderless!<
>!\-Skytree Rooftop!<
>!\-Driving Range ãƒãƒƒãƒ†è‘›è¥¿ã‚´ãƒ«ãƒ• (He’s a golfer)!<
>!\-Dinner at Clann by the River!<
**June 1: Tokyo**
\-Imperial Palace Gardens
\-Ochanomizu
\-Bunkyo City + Tokyo Dome (Hoping there’s a game or concert)
**June 2: Hakone**
\-Odawara Castle
\-Check-In at Hakone
\-Enjoy Ryokan/Town/Dinner
**June 3: Hakone**
\-Ropeway/Owakudani
\-Lake Ashinoko
\-Return to Tokyo
**June 4: Tokyo**
\-Mori Art Museum + Roppongi Hills
\-Ginza Shopping
\-Explore Ikebukuro
\-Another Baseball Game?
**June 5: Tokyo**
\-Ghibli Museum + Inokashira Park
\-Shopping in Shinjuku
\-Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building
\-Omoide Yokocho
**June 6: Yokohama**
\-Cup Noodle Museum
\-Ramen Museum
\-Capybara Land
\-Mirai 21
**June 7: Enoshima**
\-Iwaya Cave
\-Shichiragahama Beach
\-Yokohama Chinatown
**June 6-12: Empty Makeup Days**
**June 13: Depart**
\-Checkout
\-Last minute shopping at Tokyo Station
\-Fly out of NRT at 6:40
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***If you’ve read this far I really appreciate you!***
***We are really looking forward to this trip and want to make it awesome, but not too hectic. I appreciate any tips, any suggestions, and any recommendations that will make this trip better! Thanks in advance!***
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1 comment
What you’re doing looks fine, but you should probably consult a map and shuffle things from day to day so you won’t be on the trains so much: 16 May, for example, is all over the place, and each place you have listed is close to a place you have on another day.