Hey everyone :)! First time going to Japan with my boyfriend for the last two weeks of September – I would appreciate any and all feedback you could give to our itinerary, we are flexible! Flights are already booked so those dates are not flexible, however, nothing else is booked yet 🙂 I tried to keep a short number of activities per day because I know I have a tendency to over plan and this way, with some of the free days, we can shuffle activities around if we need.
Also! I am a massive foody. If you have any restaurant/food recommendations that align with these plans, please let me know.
**Day 1 – 15th Sept – Tokyo**
We arrive pretty late, around 20:00 to NRT so I think it’s safe to say we’ll be going to the hotel to recover. We plan to stay in Shinjuku so if we feel up to it we might go to Golden Gai (but I don’t count on that at all).
**Day 2 – 16th Sept – Tokyo \[Shibuya/Akihabara\]**
The plan is to visit the Meiji Jingu in the morning and walk around Shibuya Crossing after. After lunch we would go and explore Akihabara – gachapon hall, namco.. Karaoke later during the day :)!
I would really like to fit in some Harajuku on this day but I think we are short on time.
**Day 3 – 17th Sept – Tokyo -> Kyoto**
During the day we visit Shunjuku – Senso-ji, Asakusa and if there is time, Tokyo’s national museum.
We later take the train to Kyoto.
**Day 4 – 18th Sept – Kyoto**
We explore Kyoto on this day – Gion, Higashiyama-ku and Fushimi Inari Taisha.
**Day 5 – 19th Sept – Kyoto Arashiyama**
I’d love to go to Arashiyama for the day – Monkey park and bamboo forest as part of it.
**Day 6 – 20th Sept – Nara -> Osaka**
We go to Nara for the day – Kasuga-taisha, Nara Park. Later in the day we take the train to Osaka.
**Day 7 – 21st Sept – Osaka**
We go to Super Nintendo World for the day (if we can book the tickets beforehand). If we feel up to it, we visit Dotonbori at night!
**Day 8 – 22nd Sept – Osaka**
We explore Osaka for the day РWe visit Osaka castle and the Pok̩mon Cafe (again if we get those reservations).
**Day 9 – 23rd Sept – Osaka -> Hakone**
We go to Hakone in the morning and we explore/hike around :)! We spend the night at a Ryoken.
**Day 10 – 24th Sept – Hakone -> Kamakura -> Tokyo**
We go to Kamakura in the morning and spend the day – Kamakura Daibutsu, Komachi St and if there is time we might visit some of the shrines. Later in the night we return to Tokyo and explore Shinjuku at night.
**Day 11 – 25th Sept – Tokyo**
Free day – we have no activities planned for this day so we can either rest or decide on the day what we want to do – maybe some of the activities we might not have the time to do on the other Tokyo days!
**Day 12 – 26th Sept – Hike to Mount Mitake**
We take a day hike to Mount Mitake.
**Day 13 – 27th Sept – Tokyo**
Another free day – I think we might spend it buying souvenirs or visiting any last minute places! Our flight leaves late at night (from HND this time :D).
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Is it too packed? Not packed enough? Are we missing something you really really recommend us doing?
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