Hey everyone! My brother and I are traveling to Japan for the first time. We are trying to see the must-see things for a first trip so it’s mainly Tokyo, Osaka, and Kyoto. Looking for any advice and help if the itinerary is too packed on certain days or if something should be changed/added for a first-timer. Any advice or feedback would be greatly appreciated!
Questions: Is Keisei skyline the best way to get to Ueno from Narita? Also I know about the chip shortage but is the Suica welcome card or Pasmo welcome card still available in Narita?
April 10 Wednesday (Day 1): Leave USA
April 11 Thursday (Day 2): Tokyo
* Arrive in Narita Tokyo around 3 PM
* Take a train to the hotel
* explore area around hotel(staying in Ueno)
April 12 Friday (Day 3): Tokyo – Shibuya/Harajuku
* Tsukiji Outer Market
* Uniqlo Ginza Flagshipstore
* Shibuya Crossing + shopping
* Takeshita Street
* Tokyo Plaza Stairs- quick pics
* Shrine Meiji Jingu/Park/Yoyogi Park if time
* Shibuya Sky (30 minutes) – Booked at 6:40 PM, show up early at 6:00 PM
* Explore Shibuya – Miyashita Park/ Harajuku after Shibuya Sky
April 13 Saturday (Day 4): Tokyo – Akihabara/Ueno/Ameyoko
Morning:
* 1- Visit Senso-ji Shrine/Asakusa Hisago-dori Shopping Street/don quioite?
* 2-Ueno Park/Ameyoko Shopping District
* 3-Tokyo Tower/Zojo-jiÂ
Rest of Day:
* Akihabara-shopping
* Gigo arcade
April 14 Sunday (Day 5): Tokyo – Roppongi Hills/Mori Art Museum
* TeamLab Tokyo Borderless (2 hours)- 11AM BOOKED
* Mohri Garden/Mori art meusuem?
* Meiji Jingu Gaien
* Japan National Stadium
April 15 Monday (Day 6): Tokyo – Shinjuku
* Shinjuku Golden Gai/ suga shinre/Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden
* Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building
* Explore Omoide Yokocho
* Imperial palace if time
April 16 Tuesday (Day 7): Day Trip to Yokohama
* Take a 30-minute train ride from Tokyo to Yokohama.
* Nissan HQ
* Yokohama landmark tower
* Ride the Yokohama Air Cabin,Â
* explore World Porters Mall,Â
* Red Brick Warehouse,Â
* Chinatown
* Visit Sankei-en Garden
April 17 Wednesday (Day 8): Kyoto day 1- Southern Higashiyama, Downtown, and Fushimi-Inari Link:
-cant check into hotel until 3 pm
* Kiyomizu-dera Temple
* Sannen-zaka, Ninnen-zaka, Maruyama-koen Park
* Chion-in Temple
* Shoren-in Temple/ yasaka shrineÂ
* Travel to Downtown Kyoto
* Pontocho Alley
* Nishiki Market
* Daimaru Basement Food Floor/Teramachi and Shinkyogoku Shopping Arcades
* Take the Keihan Line to Fushimi-Inari Station
* Fushimi-Inari-Taisha Shrine
* After Dinner: Gion Shimbashi walk
April 18 Thursday (Day 9): Kyoto day 2 – Arashiyama, Kinkaku-ji, and Daitoku-ji
* 8:30 am: Head to Arashiyama
* 9:00 am: Tenryu-ji Temple
* 10:00 am: Arashiyama Bamboo Grove-Otagi Nenbutsuji Temple?
* 10:30 am: Okochi-Sanso Villa?
* 11:30 am: Lunch in Arashiyama
* 12:30 pm: Taxi to Kinkaku-ji Temple
* 1:00 pm: Kinkaku-ji Temple
* 2:00 pm: Taxi to Daitoku-ji Temple
* 2:30 pm: Daitoku-ji Temple
* 3:00 pm: Karasuma Subway Line to Shijo Station
* Late Afternoon: kimono rental
* 6:30 pm: Dinner Downtown
April 19 Friday (Day 10): Kyoto day 3- Kurama/Kibune and Northern Higashiyama
* Morning: Kurama/Kibune
* Noon or 1:00 pm: Lunch back in Kyoto
* 2:00 pm: Ginkaku-ji Temple
* 3:00 pm: Path of Philosophy
* 4:00 pm: Nanzen-ji Temple
* Late Afternoon:Pontocho Alley
April 20 Saturday (Day 11): Osaka day 1
* Osaka Castle + plum grove
* Den-Den Town + Amerika-Mura
* Parco shinsaibashi
April 21 Sunday (Day 12): Osaka – Nara Day Trip
* Nakatanidou to see mochi pounding, walk around, eat at Okaru
* Kofuku-ji Temple
* Wander through Isuien Garden
* Visit Todai-ji Temple
* Explore Nara Deer Park and Mt. Wakakusa
* Visit Kasuga-Taisha
* Shop on Higashimuki Shopping Street & Mochiidono Shopping Arcade
April 22 Monday (Day 13): Osaka day 2
* Aquarium- open at 10am
* Dotonbori – Street food
* Shitenno-ji + Namba Yasaka Shrine
* Hozenji Yokocho
* Abeno Harukas- viewing deckÂ
* Umeda Sky Building?
April 23 Tuesday (Day 14): Tokyo – Gift shopping/Last-minute shopping
* Ikebukuro shopping
* MEGA don Quijote gift shop
April 24 Wednesday (Day 15): Leave Tokyo around 6 PM
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