Hello Everyone, it's my first time visiting Japan. I will be there from 13 Nov – 22 Nov. These are my current itinerary. Do share any feedback regarding transportation, itinerary optimization, sightseeing and food suggestions.
Day 1 – Reach Haneda airport at 10.30 PM, check-in to hotel before 11:59 PM. Get rest for tomorrow as we will take an early Shinkansen to Kanazawa
Day 2 – Take the Shinkansen to Kanazawa at 8.30 AM – reach Kanazawa 11:00 AM. Lunch and check-in hotel.
Sightseeing – Noon
- Kazuemachi Chaya District – can walk around at night too
- Higashi Chaya District
- Morihachi Main Store – Japanese Sweets
- Sakuda Machiya-Shop – Souvenir Shop
- Kinpakuya Sakuda Head Shop & Workshop – Gift Shop
- Try gold leaf ice cream
- Omicho Market
- Music Bar Minshia
Day 3 – Full day at kanazawa
Sightseeing – Noon
- Nagamachi District – check out the shops
- Nomura-ke Samurai Residence
- Kanazawa Castle
- Oyama Shrine
- Gyokuseninmaru Park
Sightseeing – Evening / Night
- Kenrouken Garden
- Yuwaku Onsen – bus ride 30 mins from Kenrouken
Day 4 – From Kanazawa > Heading to Shirakawago and Takayama
Will be taking 8.30 AM bus, reaching Shirakawago at 10AM – How Long Should I Spend at Shirakawago before going to Takayama.
Taking 2.45 PM bus to Takayama from Shirakawago. Reaching Takayama at 4PM. We will check-in hotel and have late lunch/early dinner.
Sightseeing – Evening / Night
- Sanmachi Suji (Stores are opened from 9 – 5 PM)
- Ranka Coffee
- Hida Takayama Retro Museum
- Walk around the Miyagawa River
- Nakabashi Bridge
- Nakabashi Park
Day 5 – Full day at Takayama
- Yoshijima Traditional House
- Takayama Showa-kan Museum
- Takayama Matsuri Yatai Kaikan
- Sakurayama Hachiman Shrine
- Higashiyama Walking Course
Day 6 – From Takayama take bus & train to Nagoya
9 AM bus/train from Takayama, we will reach Nagoya at 12pm – Lunch & Check-in hotel.
Sightseeing – Noon
- Nagoya Castle
- The Tokugawa Art Museum
- Tokugawa Garden
- Toyota Automobile Museum
- Atsuta-Jingu Shrine
- SCMaglev and Railway Park
- Noritake Garden
- Hisaya-odori Garden Flarie
Sightseeing – Night
- Spaceship-Aqua Observation Deck
- Chubu Electric Power MIRAI TOWER
Day 7 – From Nagoya to Tokyo
Take Shinkansen from Nagoya 8.30AM, reach Tokyo 10.05AM.
Asakusa
- Nakamise-dori Street
- Senso-ji Temple
- Asakusa Yokocho
- Kiyosumi Gardens
- Sumida River Park
Ueno
- Ueno Park > Shinobazuno Pond > Shinobazunoike Bentendo > Kaneiji Kiyomizu Kannondo > Lunch – Inshotei
- Ueno Toshogu
- Ueno Daibutsu
- National Museum of Nature and Science
- Hanazono Inari Shrine
- Gojoten Shrine
- Kaneiji
- Ameyoko Yokocho
Day 8 – Tokyo & Kamakura (Day Trip)
- North of Kamakura Station
- Meigetsu-in Temple
- Komachi Dori (Kamakura Street Food) – Kamakura Beer
- Kenchoji Temple
- Zenarai-benten
- Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine
- Wasai Yakura – Japanese Restaurant
- Hokokuji Temple > Hokokuji Bamboo Forest > Ichijo Ekan Sanso
- South of Kamakura Station
- Yakitori Tensho – Yakitori Restaurant
- Kamakura Seaside Park
- 月と松 – Soba Restaurant
- Yuigahama Beach
- Hasedera Temple
- Kotoku-in – Great Buddha
- Cafe Yoridokoro
- Inamuragasaki Park
- Shichirigahama Beach
- Kamakurakokomae Station – Slam Dunk Manga Beach
- Things to do Enoshima
- Cross Benten Bridge
- Food trip at Enoshima Benzaiten Nakamise Dori
- Enoshima Shrine – walk the stairs or take the paid escalator
- Enoshima Sea Candle
- Dragon Love Bell
- Iwaya Cave
- Tokyo Night Time – Shinjuku
Day 9 – Tokyo & Hakone (Day Trip) should I do kawaguchiko instead of hakone?
8.30AM Romancecar to Hakone, reach at 10AM. How long should I stay at HAKONE.
Sightseeing
- Hakone Open Air Musuem
- Hakone Gyoza Center > Hakonetozan Cable Car > Hakone Ropeway > Owakudani
- Lunch and things to do at Owakudani
- Owakudani Station Restaurant
- Oowakudani Kurotamagokan – black eggs
- Hakone Geo Museum
- Lake Ashi
- Board the ship > Hakone Sightseeing Cruise Motohakone-ko Pier > Walk 19 mins > Hakone Shrine > Heiwa no Torii
- Back to Hakone Yumoto Station & Tokyo
Tokyo Night
Shibuya
- Hachiko – just outside Shibuya Station
- Shibuya Crossing – hype
- Starbucks @ Shibuya
- Shibuya Sky @ Shibuya Scramble Square
- Shibuya Center-Gai
- Miyashita Park
Day 10 – Tokyo – Full day till 8PM as our flight is 11.45PM so we need to head to Haneda Airport 3 hours in advance
- Tsukiji Fish Market
- Akihabara
- Harajuku
- Things to do
- Yoyogi Park
- Omotesando Hill
- GYRE Shopping Mall
- Arisugawa-no-miya Memorial Park
- Takeshita Street – hype
- Ura-Harajuku – thrifting and clothing
- Design Festa Gallery
- Meiji Jingu Shrine
- Things to do
by Mammoth-Surround6357