Hello everyone! I am a 29 year old professional photographer from Eastern Europe. This is the longest and farthest trip I’m going to make (NYC 10 days farthest so far). Japan has always been a big wish of mine and I managed to get some free time and money for this trip. I’ve been following this sub for a while now, and since my trip starts on April 27th here we go with the itinerary.
Some things about me: photography, anime, getting lost and exploring, museums, driving around, not much of a party person but love to drink a beer or two, boxing. I am open to trying out types of food, would love to try atleast one michelin starred ramen/sushi place, interacting with locals, karaoke
Before I get to Japan, I plan on getting a virtual Suica on my Iphone, international drivers license, travels insurance, 100 euro in Yen cash, electrical converter. With my flight tickets, I got two whole luggages (23 kgs) but I think that would be an overkill to carry around in Japan. For NYC I just had a duffel bag stuffed with some tshirts, extra pair of pants and toiletries plus a bagpack. I was thinking about using the same system in Japan, but buying another duffel bag in Japan because I plan on buying some souvenirs for friends (Chefs knife, wooden trinkets etc.) and eventually buying a whole suitcase? Does that even make sense?
EDIT: My budget is 1200 euro for flight tickets, 700 euro hotels, 400 for trains/buses, and 2000 for whatever.
My flight leaves at April 27th at 8:25PM local time. I will arrive at Osaka April 28th 7:00 PM Japan time.
Day 1 – **OSAKA** Take the bus to Osaka, check in at the **Hotel Sun White** walk around and get something to eat and hopefully sleep some. Will try my best not to get jet lagged.
Day 2 – Osaka Castle Park, Osaka Peace Center, walk around the neighbourhood. Dotonbori district at night/sunset maybe?
Day 3 – Aquarium, Sumiyoshi Taisha Shrine, Tsūtenkaku
Day 4 – **KYOTO** Checkout at the hotel, travel to Kyoto, checkin at the **Guest Inn Chita**. Toji temple, Gion district at sunset/evening
Day 5 – Arashiyama, Kinkaku
Day 6 – Imperial Palace, would love for a walk on a cemetery, just dont know which one
Day 7 – Philosophers path, Summit of Mt. Inari
Day 8 **Hiroshima** Checkout, Shinkansen to Hiroshima. Checkin at **Daiwa Roynet Hotel Hiroshima**
Ground zero, Peace memorial museum
Day 9 – Trip to Myajima
Day 10 – Rental car, some good music and no plan. Actually now that I’m thinking about it, I found a cool beach at Kurahashi-jima, I’m okay at swimming in cold water (13 degrees Celcius). Thoughts?
Day 11 – Checkout, getting to Takayama with Shinkansen, checkin **Country Hotel Takayama**
Walking around, exploring Old Town. Would love to get some wooden trinkets here!
Day 12 – Rental car, Shirakawa-go and Kanazawa
Day 13 – Chill, looking for onsen that allows tattooed people (dont mind being spending extra)
Day 14 – Checkout, Bus to Tokyo. Checkin at **Flexstay Inn Sugamo**. I’m gonna be arriving on a Saturday, so I thought about maybe going out for drinks and partying? Just not sure where, would love somewhere I can meet with other english speaking people
Day 15 – If it goes as planned, I’m gonna be hungover and chilling the day untill afternoon, evening. St Marys Cathedral mass?
Day 16 – Ghibli Museum, Magnum Photos office, Nakano Broadway
Day 17- Minipig cafe Meguro, Shibuya crossing, Hachiko Statue, Minipig cafe Meguro, Aoyama cemetery, Jazz Blues Soul bar
Day 18 – Shinjuku garden, Godziilla head, Omoide Yokocho, Museum of Contemporary Art
Day 19 – Teamlabs planet, R34 gtr driving around
Day 20 – last day, probably chill and think about the whole trip.
Day 21 – travel back
To anyone who reads this, thank you very much! I cant wait enough for this trip, and will definitely consider any tips for some cool stuff too check out!
by seljacina1995