Hi gusy, i am planning to take a trip to japan solo. It si something i was planning for a long time and tried, from other itineraries and video to put toghether something i wanted to see.
I plan to do additional trip to esplore more of osaka, kyoto and tokyo for sure.
Any advice on how to improve it? or better balance the different days?
- Stay in Asakusa – historical district
- Day 1
- Arrival at 12:00 AM, trasnfer to hotel and launch in asakusa
- Sensoji Temple and a bit of Sumida park (after launch)
- askusa ueno (late afternoon, early evening)
- Day 2
- teamLab planets for 9 AM
- DiverCity Tokyo Plaza
- Imperial Palace
- akihabara (afternoon-evening)
- Day 1
I still need to optimize this and the last days to find the optimal loop for exploration
Kamakura
- Day 3
- Kamakura daibutsu (43 ft buddha statue)
- Hokokuji Temple (temple with stunning bamboo forest)
- Komachi dori (bustling shopping street – try Giraffa curry bread)
- Yokohama ( second largest city)
- Minato Mirai Harbor ( Futuristic Waterfront district)
- CupNoodles Museum
- Chinatown ( the largest in the world)
- Day 3
Kanazawa
- Day 4-5
- Kazue Machi Chaya Tea District
- Omicho Market ( try unagi grilled eel )
- Nagamachi Samurai Distrcit /try matcha)
- Higashi Chaya-gai Geisha District
- try gold leaf ice cream
- Kenrouken garden
- Day 4-5
I am taking this leg of the visit easy because of the kamakura and yokohama section which seems quite busy
Shirakawago village (very beautiful mountain village)
- Day6
- try their pudding in a glass jar
- Just visit around
- Day6
Takayama
- Day 6-7
- Take in the views over the Miyagawa River
- Stroll around Takayama old town
- Try the many Hida beed street foods
- Takayama Showa-kan Museum
- Stop for tea at Bagpipe
- Hida Fold Village (if i have time)
- Day 6-7
Kyoto
- Day 8
- Fushimi Inari Taisha ( ancient shrine famed for its thousand of tori gates)
- Arashiyama Scenic Mountain District
- Sagano Bamboo Grove ( walkable 24 hours of a day for free)
- Tenryuji temple (Zen Buddhist temple originally constructed in 1339)
- Kinkakuji (golden pavilion. zen temple originally home to 14th-century shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu)
- Kiyomizudera temple (one of Kyoto`s most celebrated temples founded in 780)
- Pontocho Alley (atmospheric narrow alley packed with restaurants)
- Day 9
- Nara is 45 minutes from Kyoto by train (ancient capital)
- Nara Park (with deer)
- Todaiji Temple (eastern great temple originally founded in the 8th century)
- Kasiga Taisha (Nara`s most celebrated Shinto shrine)
- Day 8
Osaka (Japan`s nightlife capital)
- Day 10
- Dotonbori (downtown Osaka)
- Osaka Castle ( epic in scale and completed construction in 1597)
- Shinsekai (retro district built in the 1920s) (try kushikatsu – deep fried skewers – fish meat , veggies)
- Day 11
- Japan studio
- Tenjinbashi-sujiÂ
- Focus on food and bars (submarine and gundam one)
- Day 10
Hiroshima
- Day 12 and 13
- A-Bomb Dome and the Museum
- Miyajima: Tori gate. Daisho in temple, mount misen climb, OYSTERS
- Day 12 and 13
Hakone ( hot springs)
- Day 14-15
- Ryokan (traditional Japanese inn) and kanseki (traditional multi-course dinner)
- Hakone loop split between the days
- Day 14-15
Tokyo again
- Day 16-17
- Omoide yokocho (maze of narrow alleyways crammed with 60+ bars and restaurants)
- Shibuya
- Stay in a capsule hotel’
- Mori Tower
- Game Center
- Odaiba
- Ginza ( souvenir shopping)
- Ueno park, shinjuku park
- Go retro second-hand shopping
- Day 18
- Flying away in the late afternoon
- some of the stuff from day 16-17 can be done in the morning
- Day 16-17
I tried to balance some passion for anime with my unending passion fo the history of japan. It´s a mishmash of stuff i wanted to see and for sure i will do additionals trip to explore more of tokyo, osaka and kyoto
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