**Day 0 (March 25) – Tokyo (4 nights)** ***Hoshinoya Tokyo***
Arrive at HND around 3pm. Head to hotel. Staying in Otemachi.
Evening walk – Kanda Shrine, Electric Town, and dinner at Jiromaru Akihabra
**Day 1 (March 26) – Asakusa and Roppongi**
Senso-ji area
Kappabashi
Yanaka Ginza and cemetery
Nezu Shrinehead
back to hotel and relax until evening…
Roppongi Sakura-zaka
Dinner at Sushiso Masa (9pm)
**Day 2 (March 27) – Imperial Palace and Moat**
ssia – I’m gonna wing it this day and just follow my feet…
**Day 3 (March 28) – Shibuya**
Meiji Jingu
Takeshita
Cat Street
Scramble Crossing
Sakura Street
Check-in at ***Peninsula Hotel*** and \*forward luggage to Kanazawa.
**Day 4 (March 29) – Kanazawa (2 nights)** ***Yamanoo Ryokan***
Myouryuji – ‘Ninja’ Temple
Nomura-ke Samurai House
Naga-machi District
**Day 5 (March 30) – Kanazawa**
Omicho Market
Kenroku-en
D.T. Suzuki Museum
Gyokusen-en Nishida Family Garden
Higashiyama Old Town
Geisha House for a performance (booked)
Dinner at Makinonci (6pm)
\*forward luggage to Kyoto
**Day 6 (March 31) – Shirakawa (1 night)** ***Shiroyamakan***
Wait til the day-trippers are gone and walk around.
**Day 7 (April 1) – Takayama (2 nights)**
***Wanosato***
Hang out all day at the ryokan and breeeeeathhh!!
**Day 8 (April 2)**
Sanmachi Old Town
Takayama Walking Course
Meditation and Incense making at Zenkoji Temple
**Day 9 (April 3 ) – Nara (1 night)**
***Fufu Nara***
A twilight stroll through:
Ukimido Bridge
Sarusawa-ike Pond
Kofuku-ji
Todai-ji Lights (February Hall)
**Day 10 (April 4) – Koyasan (1 night)**
***Eko-in Temple stay***
Todai-ji to see the big Buddha
Nara Park to bow with the deer
\*private transfer to Koyasan –
Horyuji TempleYoshino Cherry Blossoms
Okunoin Night Cemetery Tour
Morning Meditation and fire ceremony at temple
**Day 11 (April 5) – Kyoto (5 nights)**
***Hiirigiya, Park Hyatt Kyoto***
Dinner at Ryokan
Pontocho
Gion Corner
**Day 12 (April 6)**
Fushimi Inari
Hang out at ryokan
Kinkaku-ji
Dinner at Otagi
**Day 13 (April 7) – Arashiyama**
Bamboo Forest
Otagi Nenbutsuji
Saga Torimoto Preserved Street
Gioji Temple
Jōjakkōji Temple
Lunch at Tenruji Temple Shigetsu
Check-in Park Hyatt
**Day 14 (April 8)**
Free Day to walk and shop
or I have the option of going to Hakone and staying at Gora kadan for a night. Any advice?
**Day 15 (April 9)**
Jisho-ji
Philosopher’s Path
Nanzen-ji
Maruyama Park
Kiyomiza Dera Sunset
**Day 16 (April 10) – Tokyo (1 night)** ***Park Hyatt Tokyo***
Omoide Yokocho
Kabukicho
Golden Gai
Dinner at NY Grill
**Day 17 – 4:45pm flight to LAX**
Shinjuku Gyoen
\——-I doubt I will follow this too closely, but it highlights the places I’vetagged as places of great interest. There’s far too many temples here andI know I’ll likely be templed-out before I even step foot in Kyoto, but there’sat least a couple there that I consider musts (the usual suspects). i have a few coolexperiences planned (Geisha performance and incense making look fun)!I’d love to add some more if you have any ideas.
Thanks for reading and really BIG thanks for everyone who has posted their itineraries and reports. They have been boundless resources for me.
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