Hello everyone.
This is my first time solo travelling to Japan. This is also my first time going there! I plan to go to Tokyo, Osaka, and Kyoto as well as surrounding cities (Yokohama, Himeji, and Nara).
My interests include cultural tradition, shrines, and food. I like shopping but I’m not obsessed with it.
Please let me know any suggestions!
Also, I’m not sure if the places (e.g., shrines, parks, etc.) that need tickets – with the exception of Ghibli Gallery for which advance ticketing is a must) – need me to buy the tickets in advance or whether it would be okay for me to buy them at the front gate. Any suggestion?
*Tokyo* (Mar 14 – 18)
March 14
– Arrive at the airport in the morning
– Leave the luggage at the hotel
– Ueno Park
March 15
– Asakusa Shrine in the morning
– Akihabara
March 16
– Tsukiji Market
– Hamarikyu Gardens
– Odaiba
March 17
– Edo-Tokyo Open Air Museum
– Ghibli Gallery
(if I can secure the ticket lol)
– Roppongi
(March 28 if there is no time)
– Shibuya (March 28 if there is no time)
March 18
– Shinjuku
– Night bus to Kyoto
*Kyoto* (Mar 19 – 22)
March 19
– Nishiki Market
– Gion Street
– Kiyomizu Dera
– Rengeo-in Sanjusangendo
March 20
– Fushimi Inari Taisha
– Nanzenji Temple
– Tetsugaku No Michi
– Higashiyama Jisho-Ji
March 21
– Kinkaku-Ji
– Nijo Castle
March 22
– Arashiyama Bamboo Forest
*Osaka* (Mar 23 – 27)
March 23
– Commute from Kyoto to Osaka
– Shinsaibaishi
– Dottonbori
March 24
– Shinsekai
– Solaniwa Onsen
– Tempozan Ferris Wheel
March 25
– Himeji Castle Day Trip
March 26
– Nara Day Trip
March 27
– Osaka Castle
– Tenjinbashi-suji Shopping Street
– Ikuno Korea Town
– Night bus to Tokyo
*Tokyo* (Mar 28 – 30)
March 28
– Go to places that I would like to visit again or couldn’t from the previous visit
March 29
– Yokohama Daytrip
– Go to the Cup Noodles Museum
March 30
– Flight back home in the afternoon
by yurikura