Hello everyone,
My husband and I are heading to Japan for the first time for our honeymoon next week. We made a rough outline for our itinerary and was hoping to get some feedback. Any other suggestions or advice would be greatly appreciated!
We also plan on using luggage forwarding services, but we’re not sure on whether we’re giving ourselves enough time, so we would be grateful if someone could please let us know or share their experience.
Also, we don’t plan to hit every shopping centres, but just wanted to note our options in the area. The times in the brackets are places we booked with tickets or have reservations, so they’re fixed in our itinerary. Please let us know if we planned for too much in a day!
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**Day 1** \[Tokyo\]
* Arrive at hotel around 6PM near Otemachi Stn. area
* (dinner)
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**Day 2** \[Tokyo\] **^(\*send luggage to Osaka hotel\*)**
* *Morning/afternoon*
* **Asakusa**
* Sensoji temple
* Nakamise Shopping Street (street food)
* *Afternoon/evening*
* **Ueno**
* Yanaka ginza (closes around 5pm)
* Ueno Park
* Ameya Yokocho market
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**Day 3** \[Tokyo\]
* *Morning/afternoon*
* **Akihabara**
* Super Potato
* Namco
* 2k540 Aki-Oka Artisan
* Akihabara Gachapon Hall
* Kotobukiya\* Yodabashi
* *Afternoon/evening*
* **Ginza**
* Itoya
* Tokyo Character Street
* Ginza Six / Mitsukoshi / Wako Shop
* (dinner)
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**Day 4** \[Tokyo > Osaka\]
* Check out and head to Osaka **^((shinkansen)****)**
* *Afternoon*
* Osaka aquarium (1PM)
* **Umeda**
* HEP mall / Hankyu / Whity / Lucua / LINKS / Grand Front Osaka / Diamor
* *Afternoon/evening*
* **Kita**
* Sonezaki Ohatsutenjin-dori Shotengai
* Tenjinbashisuji Shotengai
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**Day 5** \[Osaka\]
* USJ
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**Day 6** \[Osaka\] **^(\*send luggage to Tokyo hotel\*)**
* *Morning/afternoon*
* **Dotonburi**
* Den Den Town
* *Afternoon/evening*
* **Tsutenkaku**
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**Day 7** \[Kyoto\]
* *Morning/afternoon*
* **Kyoto**
* Fushimi Inari Shrine ^((plus hidden bamboo grove))
* Kiyomizu-dera Temple
* *Afternoon/evening*
* **Nishiki Market**
* Ginkaku-ji Temple **OR** Nijo Castle
* If Ginkaku-ji Temple, then Philosopher’s Path
* **Gion**
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**Day 8** \[Osaka > Tokyo\] **^(\*ask hotel to hold luggage after check-out\*)**
* *Morning*
* **Kuromon market**
* *Afternoon*
* **glänta Osaka**: ring making (1PM)
* Grab luggage
* Head to Tokyo **^((shinkansen)****)**
* *Evening*
* Check in hotel
* **Azabu Juban**
* (dinner)
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**Day 9** \[Yokohama\]
* *Morning/afternoon*
* **Cup Noodle Museum (10AM)**
* Red Brick Warehouse
* **Chinatown**
* *Afternoon/evening*
* *MAYBE* \- Gundam Factory
* Sankeien Garden
* **Shin-Yokohama Ramen Museum**
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**Day 10 & 11** \[Tokyo\]
* Disneysea
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**Day 12** \[Tokyo\]
* *Morning/afternoon*
* **Shinjuku**
* Harajuku
* Laforet
* Tokyu Plaza Omotesando Harajuku
* Lumine (Est)
* Takeshita Street
* Cat Street
* *Late afternoon/evening*
* **Ikebukuro** *(not sure if we have enough time to go for a quick browse?)*
* Sunshine City
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**Day 13** \[Tokyo\]
* *Morning / afternoon*
* **Tsukiji Market** ^((no reservations, but plan to start early around 7:15AM))
* TeamLab Planets (9:30AM)
* **Odaiba**
* Marine Park
* *Afternoon/evening*
* Joypolis
* Doraemon Times Square
* DiverCity (Gundam)
* Urban Dock Lalaport Toyosu (Yakitori Miyagawa)
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**Day 14** \[Tokyo\] **^(\*send luggage to Narita airport\*)**
* *Morning/afternoon*
* **Kichijoji Sunroad (Tsukemen Enji)**
* **Ghibli Museum (12PM)**
* Toho Bakery Inokashira Park
* *Afternoon/evening*
* **Koenji Pal Shopping Street**
* (vintage shopping: Safari, Whistler/chart, Suntrap, Trunk, Big Time, Small Change)
* **Nakano Broadway**\* (dinner)
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**Day 15** \[Tokyo\]
* *Morning/afternoon*
* **Shibuya**
* Meiji Jingu
* Yoyogi Park (sakura viewing)
* Shibuya Parco
* Shibuya Crossing
* *Afternoon/evening*
* Shibuya 109
* **Shibuya Sky (5PM)**
* Shibuya Hikarie
* Loft / Hands / Don Quijote / Daiso
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**Day 16** \[Tokyo\]
* Extra day
* *MAYBE* \- Shimokitazawa (vintage: Flamingo, NY Joe Exchange, Haight & Ashbury) *(would visiting Shimokitazawa be redundant if already going to Koenji and other vintage shops in Harajuku?)*
* Buy souvenirs (**Gransta, Tokyo Station**)
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**Day 17** \[Tokyo\]
* Pack and leave for airport at 2PM
* Pick up forwarded luggage from terminal
* Depart (flight at 6:30PM)
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Again, please let me know if there’s anything else I should keep in mind in terms of time, the activites, or whatever else you noticed! Thank you so much for your time and help. 🙂
by chumchimdo
