Tokyo, Hakone, Kyoto, Nikko 2 Week Itinerary Check October

Hello everyone,

My girlfriend and I will be going in October, can you please check our itinerary and give some constructive criticism or tips? We'd love to know if we are doing too much or little, or if the events should be rearranged.

Day 2: — Shibuya

  • Shibuya Crossing
  • Yoyogi Park
  • Meiji Shrine
  • Shibuya Parco
  • Niku Yokocho
  • Nonbei Yokocho

Day 3: — Tokyo DisneySea

  • Rides: Tower of Terror, Journey to the Center of the Earth, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Venetian Gondola
  • Night: Vowz Buddhist Bar (if not too tired)

Day 4: — Ikebukuro & Shinjuku

  • Pokémon Center Mega Tokyo, Sanrio Café
  • Don Quijote
  • Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building
  • Omoide Yokocho

Day 5: Hakone

  • Get Hakone Free Pass
  • Take the Hakone Tozan Railway
  • Hakone Museum of Art
  • Shinwatei Tea Room
  • Gora Park
  • Hakone Open-Air Museum.
  • Chokoku-no-Mori Station.
  • Tenseien (gardens and shrines).
  • Hakone-Yumoto Station for dinner

Day 6 – Hakone

  • Bus to Hakone-Yumoto Station.
  • Explore Lake Ashi and Torii Gate/Shrine area.
  • Lunch at Bakery & Table Hakone
  • Onshi Hakone Park
  • Hakone Checkpoint Museum
  • Lake Ashi Pleasure Boat
  • Hakone-en Port
  • Ride the Ropeway to visit Hakone Motemiya
  • Walk to Kuzuryu Shrine

Day 7 – Hakone

  • Explore the Old Tokaido to Amazake Chaya (teahouse)

Day 8 – Kyoto

  • Kuramadera to Kibune Hike
  • Rurikoin Temple
  • Philosopher's Path

Day 9 – Kyoto

  • Fushimi Inari
  • Kiyomizu-dera Temple
  • Gion

Day 10- Kyoto

  • Saga Toriimoto Preserved Street → Adashino Nenbutsu-ji → Otagi Nenbutsu-ji
  • Eikando Temple
  • Uji

Day 11: Arriving in Nikko

  • Toshogu Shrine area
    • Three Wise Monkeys (Sanzaru) and Nemurineko (Sleeping Cat)
  • Shinkyo Bridge

Day 12: Nikko

  • Taiyuin and Rinnoji Temple
  • Lake Chuzenji and Kegon Falls
  • Futarasan Shrine
  • Kanmangafuchi Abyss
  • Jizo Statues

Day 13: Nikko → Tokyo

  • Imperial Palace East Gardens

  • TeamLab Borderless

Day 14: Last Day in Tokyo

  • Shirohige's Cream Puff Factory

  • Donguri Kyowakoku (Ghibli store)

by Massive_Locksmith413

1 comment
  1. You’re missing Owakudani, Hakone’s main attraction.

    You’re also missing the hike from Ryuzu falls to Yumoto in Nikko. Day 11 is basically empty since the bridge and temple are pretty close and you don’t need more than a couple of hours in both.

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