Hello! I would love some feedback and tips for my plan. It will be me and my sibling's (20s) first time visiting Japan and I definitely do not want to overload our itinerary. Am I over planning? Trip is late September this year and will be 10 full days (not including the half days for arrival/departure).
Day 1 Arrival
Arrive at Narita, ~1:00pm.
-Grab SIM card. IC card.Â
Shinkansen to Osaka
grab food and maybe explore Dotonburi if not tired
Day 2 Osaka
Namba Yasaka Jinja ShrineÂ
Kuromon Market
Denden town
ShinsaibashisujiÂ
DotonburiÂ
Day 3 Osaka
Katsuoji Temple
Osaka Castle
Umeda Sky BuildingÂ
Day 4 Osaka
Nara
Day 5 Kyoto
Travel to Kyoto
Otagi Nenbutsuji Temple, walk down to Arashiyama area, explore
Nishiki Market
Gion area
GEAR theatre
Day 6 Kyoto
Fushimi Inari
Sannenzaka, Ninenzaka, Kodaji temple
Kiyomizu-deraÂ
Day 7 Tokyo
Shinkansen to TOKYO
-thinking of slotting in Ginza or maybe do something early in Kyoto before leaving?-
Day 8 Tokyo
DisneySea
Day 9 Tokyo
-Tsukiji Outer Market?
-Teamlabs PlanetÂ
-Ginza area for shopping
-Headspa
Day 10 Tokyo
-Shibuya Pokemon Centre and Nintendo Store
-Meiji Jingu
-Shinjuku Gyoen
-Shibuya Sky ?
Day 11 Tokyo
-National Tokyo MuseumÂ
-Ueno Park
-National Museum of Nature and Science
-Akihabara
Day 12 Departure
Leave for Narita ~ 12pm.
Also, besides DisneySea, Teamlabs and GEAR, is there any other place I should reserve or pre-purchase tickets? Thanks!
by CompleteSpace3759