Hey JapanTravel fam,
Would love some last-minute input on our itinerary for later this month. We will be flying in/out of Tokyo and staying in Kyoto, Osaka and Hakone in between, with day trips galore.
Any suggestions for things we're missing would be appreciated. We're a gay couple, early 30s, interested in food/art/culture/theatre/LGBTQ+ activities (less so anime etc.)
Saturday 8/17:
Arrive Narita 3PM, head to hotel in Shinjuku
Omoide Yokocho and Golden Gai
Sun 8/18:
Early trip to Meiji Jingu
Shinjuku Gyoen Garden
11AM reservation at Kusama Museum
Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building
Afternoon in Shibuya
Harajuku
Yoyoji Park
Monday 8/19:
9:30AM – TeamLabs Borderless
Roppongi/Mori Art Museum
Tokyo Tower
6:20PM – Shibuya Sky reservation
Shibuya Scramble
Tuesday 8/20:
check out of hotel
Imperial Palace or Ginza
Train to Tokyo Disney
Check into Hotel MiraCosta
Evening at Tokyo DisneySea – enter after 5PM
Wed 8/21:
Tokyo DisneySea
Early evening – head to Tokyo Station, shinkansen to Kyoto, check into hotel near Kyoto Station
Thursday 8/22:
KYOTO
Fushimi Inari/Fushimi Inari Taisha
Gion
Pontocho Alley
Friday 8/23:
Arashiyama Bamboo Forest
Tenryuji Temple
Monkey park
11:02 Sagano Train
Kinkakuji
Saturday 8/24:
Train to Nara, explore Nara
Train to Osaka, check into hotel
Dotonbori/dinner
Sunday 8/25:
OSAKA
Umeda Sky Building
Koji Kinutani Tenku Art Museum/Takimi Koji
1PM – WICKED the musical (working on tickets)
Train to Kobe
7PM – dinner at Tor Road Aoyama in Kobe
Train back to Osaka
Monday 8/26:
Explore Osaka – free day – shinsekai at night?
Tuesday 8/27:
Day trip to Naoshima
Wednesday 8/28:
Train to Hakone
Check into Ryokan
Thursday 8/29:
Hakone Loop
Friday 8/30:
Train to Tokyo
Check into hotel in Asakusa
Senso-Ji
Kappabashi Street
Saturday 8/31:
Early morning Toyosu/Tsukuji fish markets tour
River cruise back to Asakusa
Rest at hotel
Evening activity open
Sun 9/1:
Free day – last shopping/exploration
1:30PM – Pizzabar on 38th / Mandarin Oriental reservation
Mon 9/2:
Last-minute shopping
5:45 flight from Narita
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