Hi everyone. Looking to get some opinions for mine (30) and my boyfriend’s (33) itinerary for our first ever trip to Japan. Looking to see what works, doesn’t work, what days are too tightly packed or not full enough etc. Also, any recommendations would be great.
The trip is for October next year which I know is quite far away still but we are looking to book flights soon and want to make sure we have the right number of days.
We are flying into Haneda but going straight to Osaka as there a lot of shops in Tokyo we want to visit and don’t want to be taking everything with us.
We are planning to use a luggage forwarding service. Will it be possible to get our luggage sent from Haneda airport to our hotel in Osaka? (Information on the websites seem vague and only mention from Haneda to Tokyo).
Day 0 10/10
· Fly from London to Haneda.
Day 1 11/10
· Arrive at Haneda around 5:30am
· Travel to Osaka by Shinkansen
· Sumiyoshi Temple
· Osaka Aquarium
Day 2 12/10
· Minoo Park
· Cup Noodle Museum
· Osaka Castle
· Umeda Sky Building
· Hep Five Ferris Wheel
Day 3 13/10
· Day Trip to Nara
Day 4 14/10
· Asahi Beer Museum
· Mipig Café
· Afternoon and Evening in Dotonburi
Day 5 15/10
· Travel from Osaka to Himeji
· Engyoji Temple
· Himeji Castle
· Travel to Hiroshima
Day 6 16/10
· Shukkeien Garden
· Hiroshima Castle
· Gokoku Shrine
· Peace Park
· Okonomi-Mura
Day 7 17/10
· Day Trip to Miyajima
Day 8 18/10
· Travel to Kyoto
· Kinkakuji Golden Pavilion
· Daitokuji Temples
· Gyoen National Garden
Day 9 19/10
· Fushimi Inari Taisha (early start)
· Nijo Castle
· Gion District
· Yasaka Jinja
Day 10 20/10
· Kiyomizu dera (looks like it can be really busy, would it be worth going early?)
· Higashiyama District
· Kodaiji Temple
Day 11 21/10
· Toji Temple (and flea market)
· Maikoya Tea Ceremony
· Samurai/Ninja Museum
Day 12 22/10
· Arashiyama Bamboo Forest (early start)
· Okazaki Shrine
· Heian Jingu
· Kurama Fire Festival
Day 13 23/10
· Travel to Yokohama
· Sankeien Garden
· China Town
· Cosmo Ferris Wheel
· Travel to Tokyo
(Tokyo days can move depending on if we can’t get bookings for certain activities on the chosen day)
Day 14 24/10
· Ueno Park
· Ameyoko Market
· Sensoji
· Nakamise Shopping Street
· Kirby Café
· Skytree and Solomachi
Day 15 25/10
· Day Trip to Mt Fuji
Day 16 26/10
· Nihon Minka En Open Air Folk Museum
· Nakano Broadway
· Artnia Square Enix Café
· Golden Gai
Day 17 27/10
· Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden
· Ghibli Museum
· Kichijoji Harmonica Alley
Day 18 28/10
· Hakone Day Trip
Day 19 29/10
· Sunshine City and day in Ikebukuro
Day 20 30/10
· Kanda Myoujin Shrine
· Shopping day in Akihabara
Day 21 31/10
· Yoyogi Park and Meiji Jingu
· Shibuya Crossing
· Parco Shopping Centre and Shibuya Sky
Day 22 01/11
· Teamlab Planets
· Imperial Palace Gardens
· Tokyo Tower
· Zojoji Temple
· Haneda Airport for around 10pm
Day 23 02/11
· Flight home to London at about 2:45am
1 comment
Regarding your day 2. The cup noodle museum is almost an hour outside the city by train so plan according you may not get to everything you have planned on that second day.