Hello,
I’m hoping some more seasoned Japan travellers can give some insight into our itinerary. should we change anything or anything extra we should add?
My husband (39), myself (36) and our 2 kids (aged 7 & 10) are travelling to Japan May 14th – May 29th. We have been to Japan 10 years ago and loved it so much we wanted to return. Last time we did Tokyo 2 nights, Nagoya 1 night, kyoto 4 nights, hakone 1 night and tokyo 2 nights so we have seen a lot of the major tourist attractions in those areas and are looking for things we didn’t see or do last time, and also fun for the kids to enjoy. We do love the more traditional japanese experiences but we appreciate that its not the best for kids, so hopefully a mix of both. Our flights are booked in and out of Osaka so we must start and finish in osaka. Would love your recommendations and opinions!!!
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**Tues May 14th ( stay near airport)**
Arrive at Osaka Kansai Airport 7pm
(long flight) stay somewhere near the airport. Recommendations?
Get some food and rest
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**Wed 15th (hiroshima)**
Train to Hiroshima
check in to hotel
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum
Atomic Bomb Dome
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park
Maybe Okonomiyaki for dinner
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**Thurs 16th (hiroshima)**
day trip to miyajima island
full day on miyajima
see Tori gate at high and low tide
gondola up mt misen/ hike down
eat food, see deer
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**Fri 17th (kanazawa)**
train from hiroshima to kanazawa
Should we stop at Himeji on the way through?
check into hotel
wander around get some food
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**sat 18th (kanazawa)**
kenrouk-en
higashi chaya district wander get the kids gold leaf icecream
maybe art museum?
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**sun 19th (takayama)**
take the bus to takayama stop at shirakawago on the way through
spend a few hours looking around shirakawago
check in at takayama (maybe stay at a onsen ryokan in hida?, would need a private onsen as my husband has tattoos? or he’ll have to miss out)
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**Mon 20th (takayama)**
morning market
walk around old district
sake breweries
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**Tues 21st (tokyo)**
train to tokyo
check in at hotel ( maybe shibuya area? we didn’t love shinjuku area last time and much preferred our stay near tokyo station, but we have kids now?)
wander at night
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**Wed 22nd (tokyo)**
meiji jingu shrine
walk through yoyogi park
shopping in harajuku
hedgehog cafe
shibuya scramble
shinjuku metropolitan government building observation deck
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**Thurs 23rd (tokyo)**
tokyo disney sea
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**Fri 24th (tokyo)**
team lab?
suggestions?
sumo wrestling match (is this ok for kids?)
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**Sat 25th (osaka)**
train to osaka
check in at hotel
dotonburi for food at night
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**Sun 26th (osaka)**
day trip to nara
nara park
todaji temple
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**mon 27th (osaka)**
universal studios
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**Tues 28th (osaka)**
free day to explore
suggestions?? can also swap to the sunday and move nara to monday or tuesday instead, or have an extra day in tokyo?
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**Wed 29th (flight home 9pm)**
check out of hotel – leave luggage with hotel or storage locker
Kaiyukan aquarium
any other suggestions?
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Thanks in advance 🙂
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by ExactAbroad17