Hello everyone,
I will be traveling to Japan from August 12th to the 29th (I know the heat is going to be unbearable, but sadly it’s the only time of the year I can get enough time off).
I’d like to know your take on this itinerary I prepared, and maybe get some recommendation on stuff I’m missing, things you think I should change, places where I MUST eat.
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* **August 12th**
1. Land at Haneda at 7am
2. Check-in at hotel in Shinjuku
3. Spend the rest day of the day around Shinjuku and Shibuya
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* **August 13th**
1. Imperial Palace
2. Tokyo Tower
3. Ginza
4. Roppongi
5. teamLab
6. Gundam Statue
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* **August 14th (JR Pass Activation)**
1. Ghibli Museum (hopefully)
2. Asakusa
3. Senso-ji
4. Skytree
5. Akihabara
6. Government Building
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* **August 15th**
1. Tsukiji Outer Market
2. Omotesando
3. Harajuku
4. Kamakura trip in the afternoon
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* **August 16th**
1. Nikko trip in the morning
2. Meiji Jingu
3. Shinjuku Gyoen
4. Yoyogi Park
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* **August 17th**
1. Hakone
2. Mt Fuji
(should I spend 2 days here or go back to Tokyo?)
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* **August 18th**
1. **Other day in Hakone / Mt Fuji**
2. **Or last day in Tokyo**
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* **August 19th**
1. Takayama (and stay)
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* **August 20th**
1. Kanazawa (and stay)
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* **August 21st – Kanazawa > Kyoto**
1. Nishiki
2. Geisha neighborhood
3. Five Shrines
4. Hōkan-ji Temple
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* **August 22nd**
1. Fushimi Inari
2. Kinkaku-ji
3. Arashiyama Bamboo forest
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* **August 23rd**
1. Nara trip
2. Kyoto Imperial Palace
3. Stroll around
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* **August 24th – Kyoto > Osaka**
1. Shinsaibashi
2. Dotonbori
3. Shinsekai
4. Shitennō-ji
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* **August 25th**
1. Himeji Trip
2. Osaka Castle
3. Abeno Harukas
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* **August 26th – Osaka > Hiroshima**
1. Day in Hiroshima
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* **August 27th**
1. Miyajima
2. Back to Osaka
3. More Dotombori
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* **August 28th**
1. Sumiyoshi Taisha
2. More in Osaka?
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* **August 29th**
1. 9:30am Fly back home from Osaka
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What do you think about it? What would you change/add? Do you have any suggestions for panoramic places in Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka?
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Thank you very much!!!
by paolonav