Please check if this itinerary is feasible for my girlfriend and me. I do not expect to be able to do all that’s planned, but it’s just there to give me a general idea. Nothing set in stone yet, so the days can be swapped.
TOKYO
1. (SUN 3/17) Land in Narita Airport @ 2:30 PM
Prep day. Suica/Pasmo Card, pocket wi-fi. Tokyo Station
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2. (MON 3/18) Yokohama + Tokyo Tower
Minatomirai, Cosmo Ferris Wheel, Cup Noodles Museum, Chinatown, Gundam Factory, Zojo-ji Temple, Tokyo Tower
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3. (TUE 3/19) Asakusa
Skytree + Aquarium combo or Tokyo Metro Government Building, Cat Cafe Asakusa Neko-en, Imperial Palace, Chidorigafuchi boat ride
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4. (WED 3/20) Akihabara, Shibuya
Cat Cafe MoCHA, Arcade/Gacha/UFO, Kanda Shrine, Meiji Jingu, Yoyogi Park, Shibuya Crossing, Shibuya Sky, Hachiko, Kabukicho
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5. (THUR 3/21) Hakone
Amasake Tea House, Heiwa no Torii, Pirate Ship Cruise, Ropeway Togendai Cable Car, Owakudani, Gora Park, Open-Air Museum | Hot-Spring Foot-Bath
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6. (FRI 3/22) Enoshima, Odaiba
Explore Enoshima, Odaiba cruise, Joypolis
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KYOTO
7. (SAT 3/23) Commute to Kyoto
Heian Shrine, Kyoto Palace, staying in Gion
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8. (SUN 3/24) West Kyoto
Arashiyama Monkey Park Iwatayama, Kinkaku-ji, Kyoto Tower
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9. (MON 3/25) East Kyoto
Fushimi Inari, Kiyomizu-dera, Yasaka Shrine, Nijo Castle
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HIROSHIMA
10. (TUE 3/26) Hiroshima
Peace Memorial Park, Hiroshima Castle, Costco, Nihohime Shrine, Mazda Museum
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11. (WED 3/27) Miyajima
Itsukushima Jinja + Otorii, Momijidani Ropeway, Commute to Osaka
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OSAKA
12. (THUR 3/28) Nara Park
Nara Park, Dotonbori
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13. (FRI 3/29) Osaka
Sumiyoshi Shrine, Osaka Castle, Osaka Aquarium
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NAGOYA\\NARITA
14. (SAT 3/30) Commute to Narita
Nagoya Ghibli Park
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15. (SUN 3/31) Narita Flight @ 4:25 PM
Naritasan Omotesando, souvenir shopping and lunch before flight
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This will be our first time to Japan. My girlfriend and I are in our mid 30’s, so we don’t really care about the nightlife. We don’t drink, smoke, or do karaoke. My Japanese is at N3 level at best, and my girlfriend speaks zero Japanese. I have some questions:
\- What’s the difference between the Suica and Pasmo card?
\- As of now, the JR Rail Pass Calculator (Japan-Guide) for my commute totals 52,000 yen. The 14-day JR Rail Pass is 80,000 yen. So it looks like it’s cheaper to forego the JR Pass. But I’m reading that the JR Pass covers buses and other lines in the JR network. Where can I get a map of these network? I want to see if it’s worth getting the pass.
Any recommendations or ideas are appreciated. Thank you.
by csci191
