Hi All,
This is our first time to Japan and we are extremely excited! We are going to Japan in the next couple of weeks over the Christmas period.
We were wondering if there were any festive must do’s/see in any of the cities were are visiting?
Also, have we missed any ‘must see’ attractions or is there anything worth swapping out for something else.
My partner likes craft beer and I was wondering if you have any recommendations for good places to go to?
We would appreciate any feedback on our itinerary below. Thank you.
Day 1
Arrive in Tokyo in the evening
Get food
Day 2
Tokyo National Museum (May miss this)
Ueno Park
Senso-Ji Temple
Asakusa/Kappabashi
Akihabara
Day 3
Tsukiji Fish market
Team labs – booked for 12:30
Nakano broadway
Shibuya
Day 4
Ghibli Museum- Booked for 12:00
Gotokuji
Yoyogi Park
Meiji Jingu
Shibuya
Day 5
Travel to Kyoto- arrive in the afternoon- booked Shinkansen
Ninenzaka
Ishibe Koji Alley
Yasaka Shrine
Maruyama Park
Jingumichi dori Ave
Nijo castle – maybe
Kennin-ji Temple
Pontocho- get food
Day 6
Arashima Bamboo Forest- in the morning
Arashiyama monkey park
Tenyru-Ji Temple
Nijo castle- maybe
Day 7
Fushimi-Inari-Taisha- Take the back route down past the waterfalls and shrines- bamboo forest?
Kiyomizu-dera Temple
Sannanzaka
Nishiki Market
Day 8
Golden temple
Additional time in Kyoto to a site we didn’t get to go to
Resturant reservation in Kyoto in evening
Travel to Osaka
Day 9
Osaka castle
Osaka Tenmangu
Umeda Sky
Namba Yasaka Jinja
Dotonbori
Day 10
Day trip to Nara
Todai-Ji temple
Yoshikien Garden
Nara Park
Isuien Garden
Kasuga Taisha
Kofuku-ji temple
Nakatanidou Mochi
Nara national museum
Day 11
Travel back to Tokyo in the afternoon- booked Shinkansen
Sunshine city
Day 12
Early flight out of Japan
I hope to do a trip report when I get back. Thanks again!