First Time Solo Travel – Itinerary Check

Hi guys, I’m in Japan end of Jan for 10 days and this is the first time I’m solo travelling! I’m kind of intense when travelling so I generally want/can fit a lot into a day – let me know if I should add anything as well!

Also should I get a JR Pass?

Also any recommendations where to get nails done?

***Tokyo***

**Day 1**
Arrival Time (Narita): 5:40PM
Just going to get myself situated and get dinner nothing else much

**Day 2 – Asakusa/Akihabara**
Senso-ji Temple/ Kaminarimon at 8AM (1-2h)
Nakamise Shopping Street opens 10AM
Sumida Park
Asakusa Culture and Tourist Information Center → free view of Asakusa + Skytree
Akihabara → walk around till dark
Tokyo Skytree @ night
Tokyo Tower @ night on way back to hotel

**Day 3 – Shibuya/ Harajuku**
Meiji Shrine and Yoyogi Park at 8AM (1-2h)
Harajuku → Takeshita Street → Crepes
Hachiko
Shibuya crossing
Shibuya sky at 4:30PM for sunset or 8PM for night
Shibuya Parco – Jump Shop (Mall)

**Day 4 – Shinjuku**
Shinjuku Gyoen Park at 8AM (1.5h)
Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building → free observations deck
Tsukiji Outer Market @ around 11AM – 2PM lunch
TeamLabs Planet at 3PM-330PM admission
Golden Gai for dinner?Kabukicho @ night if its safe

**Day 5 – “Whatever I feel like I want to see more of” day**

**Day 6 – Kawaguchiko**
Hopefully not cloudy so I can get pics of Mt Fuji
Walk around and dinner at ryokan

***Osaka***

**Day 7 – Travel day**
Breakfast at ryokan
It takes 5 hours to get to Osaka?
Check into hotel and go to Dontonbori for dinner

**Day 8 – Kyoto Day Trip**
Get up at 530AM 1 hour travel → train ride to arrive Fushimi Inari at 7:30AM (2-3 hour return hike) → finish around 10AM
Kiyomizu-dera
Nishiki market for lunch
Kawaramachi
Higashiyama district
Gion district
Kimono rental if its not too cold

**Day 9 – Nara Day Trip**
Kintetsu Nara Station
Nobori-oji Street
Isui-en Garden
Yoshiki-en
Todai-ji Temple → Nandai-mon Gate → Daibutsu-den (Buddha)
Nigatsu-do → Wakakusa-yama for Lunch
Kasuga-Taisha Shrine
Kofuku-ji Temple
Downtown Nara/ Naramachi for Lunch (another option)
Sarusawa-no-ike Pond
Koshi-no-Ie

**Day 10 – Back to Tokyo (Haneda) for flight**
Leave luggage at hotel and do last minute shopping in Osaka before flight at night

**Let me know what you think please! Thank you! :)**

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