I’m going with my girlfriend to Osaka for 8 days and while Osaka is our home base (because air tickets were cheaper for a round trip), we plan on going to Arima Onsen, Hiroshima, and Kyoto.
We went to Tokyo last year and we found out that dinners without a reservation sucked because there were no more walk-ins for ‘good’/highly rated restaurants. This time we’re planning our schedule around food, especially for dinners.
We’re looking for an **itinerary check, whether walk-in restaurants will still have tables at our estimated times, and other suggestions for places to go in the locations listed.** Thank you so much for your help!
Also, our **hotel in Osaka is in Umeda** so that’s kinda our home base
**Day 1 – Osaka**
**13:00 – Arrive in Osaka**
• Check In
• Check out shops around Umeda
• Early dinner at Ajinoya (Dotonbori) or Moeyo Mensuke (Fukushima)
• Walk around Dotonbori
• Check out Bar Juniper near Umeda
Day 2 – Arima (we will be staying here)
• Early lunch at Kiyosuke (Uehonmachi)
• Go back to Umeda
• Arima
Ropeway
o Shrines
o Any recs?
• Early lunch at Kutsurogiya before it opens (5)
• Walk around some more and check-in, go to public baths at night
**Day 3 – Back to Osaka**
• Return to Osaka
• Get lunch at Ten Yokota in Umeda (reserved at 13:00)
• Shop around in Umeda (Cosme, streetwear brands)
o Anything suggestions on anything else to do?
• Get dinner at Yakitori Yu in Dotonbori (reserved at 20:00)
**Day 4 – Himeji, Hiroshima (stay here)**
• Wake up early
• Himeji Castle
• Hiroshima
o Lunch – any recs?
o Atomic Bomb Dome
o Peace Memorial
o Omakase dinner at Sushi Inaho (reserved at 19:00)
Do we have enough time / too much time to walk through our Hiroshima Itinerary? If there’s too much time, we also plan on going to Hiroshima Museum of Art
**Day 5 – Miyajima**
• Miyajima – how much time will we need to stay here?
o Shrine
o Hike / Ropeway
o Anything else we can do here?
• Return to Osaka
• Get dinner at Manryou Yakiniku (reserved at 7)
**Day 6 – Kyoto daytrip**
Haven’t done much research yet, finals week.
We basically plan on copying a tour guide’s itinerary, so should be the major tourist spots.
If you guys have any recommendations on what places to visit or places NOT to visit, please let us know!
**Day 7 – USJ**
**Day 8 – Last day**
• Lunch in Fukushima (reserved 12:00)
• Go to Osaka Aquarium
• Flight at 9:00, so check in at 7:00?
o Anything else we have time for AFTER the aquarium?
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Thank you guys so much for reading this long post! If you have any recommendations or things you would change, please let us know!