Hello everyone! I am going to travel to Japan this winter with my girlfriend, this will be her first time in Japan and the second time for me. On my first trip I was a bit disorganized so I missed out on a lot of things I want to do this time.
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*Here is our itinerary, comments and suggestions are welcome.*
Jan 11 – Arrive at Narita airport (around 6pm), go to the hotel and just explore the area. Hotel in Shinjuku, near kabukicho
Jan 12 – Spend the morning at Shinjuku garden. Shibuya: from noon to night
Jan 13 – Asakusa: Senso-ji temple, Nakamise st, Sumida river. Ginza, just a little walk around the area, maybe kitkat store. Night at roppongi hills to have a good night view of the city.
Jan 14 – Ueno park: morning til noon. Akihabara: from noon to night.
Jan 15 – Akihabara: spend the whole day, karaoke, anime and gaming stuff.
Jan 16 – Day trip to Kawagukicho, Chureito pagoda, some areas around Mt. Fuji. (Maybe a guided tour here)
Jan 17 – Odaiba (whole day): FujiTV, Sega Park, Museum, Gundam.
*—– Activate 21 days JR Pass from Jan 18 to Feb 07 —–*
Jan 18 – Day trip to Kamakura
Jan 19 – Free day, do whatever we want before starting our trip around the country
Jan 20 – Travel to Komagane early in the morning, stay around, go to the mountains with the ropeway. Spend the night here.
Jan 21 – Travel to Yudanaka Onsen early in the morning, Jigokudani park (monkeys) , relax night at the onsen. Spend the night here.
Jan 22 – Travel to Kanazawa early in the morning, visit Kenrokuen park, stay around there, maybe another onsen.
Jan 23 – Travel to Kyoto early in the morning, visit some temples and Gion area.
Jan 24 – More Kyoto temples and Kyoto tower at night.
Jan 25 – Visit some temples in the morning and stay around until afternoon. Travel to Osaka to stay there for some days.
Jan 26 – Osaka aquarium. Osaka castle in the afternoon.
Jan 27 – Day trip to Nara, return to Osaka at night.
Jan 28 – Tennoji area, Sinsekai area.
Jan 29 – Day trip to Hiroshima: visit museum and historical places, castle and Okonomikura. Go to Miyajima in the afternoon and spend the night.
Jan 30 – Miyajima: Itsukushima shrine, Daisho in temple, mount Mimsem and Omotesando st. Return to Osaka at night.
Jan 31 – Namba, Hosenji temple, DenDen Town
Feb 01-02 – Universal studios, 2 days pass
Feb 03 – Travel to Sapporo, almost whole day travelling.
Feb 04 – Hokkaido museum, mount Moiwa
Feb 05 – Odori park, clock tower, TV Tower, Susukino area.
Feb 06 – Garden. Shiroi Koibito park, AuroraTown, PoleTown.
Feb 07 – Travel back to Tokyo, almost all day travelling.
*—– End of JR Pass —–*
Feb 08-12 – Free. Do things we missed in Tokyo, repeat things we liked, relax. (Maybe Ghibli museum if it allows foreigners)
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That’s all, I hope you can help us or give us some advice!