Hi everyone,
I’m heading off to Japan for the first time with five other friends in a couple of days. Our accommodations and mostly everything else is booked. Is there anything I missed, or general tips when it comes to my itinerary? Thanks for your help!
**Dec 27: Arrival, AirBnB, Sleep**
5:30 PM: Arrive at NRT
Pick up luggage and send it home through luggage delivery service
Take Keisei Line → AirBnB
Go to 7 Eleven to withdraw Yen (100,000? 220 Yen fee)
Explore a bit?
Go to AirBnB
**Dec 28: Ginza, TeamLab Planets, & Shibuya**
Morning: Zojo-ji Temple, Tokyo Tower, and Hamarikyu Gardens
Noon: Ginza and Tokyo Station
Afternoon: TeamLab Planets & Shibuya
Evening: Shibuya
**Dec 29: Meiji Jingu, Harajuku, & Shibuya**
Morning: Meiji Jingu & Yoyogi Park
Noon: Harajuku & Omotesando Hills
Aternoon & Evening: Shibuya
**Dec 30: Shinjuku, Ikebukuro, Kabukicho**
Morning: Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden
Noon: Ikebukuro & Sunshine City
Afternoon & Evening : Shinjuku & Kabukicho
**Dec 31: Tokyo DisneySea**
**Jan 1: Hatsumode – Senso ji, Tokyo Skytree**
Morning: Senso-ji for Hatsumode
Noon: Explore Tokyo Station
Evening: Tokyo Skytree
**Jan 2: Day Trip to Lake Kawaguchiko**
**Jan 3: Arrival in Osaka**
Drop off bags at AirBnB
Morning: Umeda Sky Building & Umeda Area
Noon: Shinsaibaji-suji, America-mura,Afternoon: Dotonbori
Evening: TeamLab Botanical Gardens
**Jan 4: Akihabara + Wrestle Kingdom**
Morning: Take early train to Tokyo, Akihabara
Afternoon & Evening: Wrestle Kingdom @ Tokyo Dome City, stay night in hotel
**Jan 5: Osaka**
Morning: Take early Shinkansen back to Osaka, Sumiyoshi Taisha
Noon: Shinsekai & Namba Yasaka Shrine
Afternoon: Namba, Kuromon Ichiba Market, Den-Den Town
Evening: Abeno & Harukas 300 Observatory
**Jan 6: Day Trip (Himeji Castle)**
Morning: Mount Shosha Hike
Noon: Himeji Castle, Himeji Park, & Koko-en
Afternoon: Train to Kobe, explore and try Kobe beef
Evening: Shinkansen back to Osaka
**Jan 7: Day Trip (Hiroshima)**
Morning: Peace Memorial Park, Museum, and Children’s Peace Monument
Noon: Atomic Bomb Dome, Hiroshima Museum of Art, and Hiroshima Castle
Afternoon: Shukkeien Garden & Hiroshima Prefectural Museum
Evening: Explore Hondori Ward & take Shinkansen back to Osaka
**Jan 8: Universal Studios Japan**
**Jan 9: Kyoto**
Morning: Kiyomizu-Dera, Sannenzaka, & Ninenzaka
Noon: Maruyama Park, Shoren-in Monzeki, Yasaka Shrine, & Hanamikoji Street
Afternoon: Fushimi-Inari Taisha
Evening: Check into Ryokan and Dinner in Downtown Kyoto
**Jan 10: Kyoto (Bullet train back to Tokyo at end of day)**
Morning: Higashiyama Jisho-Ji & Philosopher’s Path
Noon: Heian-Jingu Shrine, Kyoto Imperial Palace, & Kinkaku-ji
Afternoon: Dinner in Nishiki Market, explore surrounding area
Evening: Shinkansen to Tokyo
**Jan 11: Tokyo**
Morning: Imperial Palace
Noon: Explore Tokyo Station & take shinkansen back to Narita Airport
Afternoon: Flight back home at 6:15 PM
by halohh221