9 Day Japan Itinerary Check (Dec 2023 – 2nd time in Japan)

Hi everyone! I just wanted to do a quick sanity check on our itinerary to Japan this month. This will be our 2nd time in Japan (the previous time being 2019 for 2 weeks), so we’ve done a lot of the main touristy things in Tokyo/Kyoto/Osaka previously. Any feedback or recommendations would be appreicated 🙂

# Mon Dec 18

\- Arrive in HND
\- Checkin to hotel in Shinjuku
\- Lunch at Katsudon-ya Zuicho (supposedly best Katsu in the world)
\- Shop for gifts at Don Quijote
\- Visit Tokyo Joypolis
\- Dinner at Kura Sushi

# Tues Dec 19

\- Check out Rye no Miyako Inshokugai (for lunch)
\- Art aquarium museum
\- Dinner at Florilege (have reservation)
\- Check out christmas market and lights at Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse

# Wed Dec 20

\- Brunch at A Happy Pancake Ginza
\- Walk around Tsukiji
\- Teamlab planets (tickets already booked)
\- Shibuya sky (tickets for sunset already booked)
\- Pokemon Cafe for dinner (reservation already booked)
\- Roppongi Hills for christmas vibes

# Thurs Dec 21

\- Shinkansen to Kyoto @ 11AM
\- Nishiki Market
\- Fushimi Inari Shrine (I’ve been before)
\- Get Gion Duck noodles for dinner
\- Take train to Nara
\- Check into hotel in Nara

# Fri Dec 22

\- Nara park
\- Mochi pounding at Nakatanidou
\- Explore Kofuku-ji
\- Train back to Kyoto
\- Explore Kiyomizu-dera
\- Dinner at Men-ya Inoichi (Michelin star ramen)

# Sat Dec 23

\- Shinkansen to Hiroshima @ 11AM
\- A-bomb dome
\- Hiroshima castle
\- Go to Miyajima island to check into Ryokan hotel

# Sun Dec 24

\- Go up Mt Misen ropeway
\- Walk around Miyajima island, including the Grand Torii Gate
\- Take ferry back to Hiroshima and eat Okonomoyaki for lunch
\- Shinkansen to Fukuoka
\- Checkin to hotel in Tenjin

# Mon Dec 25

\- Explore Dazaifu
\- Explore Kumamoto

# Tues Dec 26

\- Fly out of FUK

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# Questions for the community

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\- Is it worth to do luggage delivery between our hotel in Tokyo and Nara? This will allow us to not have to carry our luggage on the train and to find a locker to leave it in Kyoto station on the 21st. Also not sure if they do same day luggage delivery, so this may not even be feasible.

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