First time trip to Japan in mid to end of October! Traveling with my husband, we are both early 30's and expecting this trip to be an active trip (aka we are okay waking up early and walking lots). We aren't huge into amusement parks or bar hopping/clubbing.
- Day 1: Arrive Sat Oct 19 mid-afternoon from California
- check-in to hotel in Akasaka
- walk around/explore if we have energy and find somewhere to get dinner
- Day 2: Shibuya/Shinjuku area
- Meiji Shrine
- Takeshita Dori/Harajuku
- Shibuya: Magnet by Shibuya 109, Shibuya crossing, Shibuya Sky
- Day 3:
- Tsukiji Market (early- arrive 7-8am)
- TeamLab Borderless: tickets booked from 9-9:30
- Walk around Tokyo Tower/Zozoji temple
- Tokyo City View at Mori Roppongi tower
- Day 4: Asakusa area
- Asakusa culture/Tourism center
- Nakamise dori
- Sensoji Temple
- Sumida Park
- Asakusa sumo stable restaurant/show: 6pm
- Day 5: Tokyo to Kyoto (leave early-ish)
- drop off luggage
- Kiyomizu dera temple
- Sannenzaka Path/Ninensaka
- Nishiki market
- possible: Glanta ring making (need to make appt for afternoon)
- Day 6: Kyoto
- Arashiyama Bamboo forest
- Tenryu ji temple
- Arashiyama monkey park
- Sagano romantic train
- Day 7: Nara day trip
- Fushimi Inari Taisha
- Nara Park: feed deer, Kofukiji temple, todaiji temple, kasaguga temple
- Nakatandijou mochi
- Day 8: Osaka day trip
- thinking of doing a bike tour or food class
- definitely want to see: Osaka castle (outside grounds), Umeda Sky building, dotonbori street
- Day 9: Kyoto to Hakone
- get 3 day hakone pass
- tozan cable car to ropeway to Owakudani
- check-in to ryokan and enjoy private onsen
- Day 10: Hakone
- Hakone shrine/torii gates of peace
- pirate ship on Lake Ashi
- possible hike/walk around somewhere or go to museum (glass or open air museum)
- Day 11: Hakone to Tokyo (staying near Shinagawa station)
- Day 12: Leave Tokyo 8pm
- any last minute shopping/sightseeing
by Theodore_the_cat