I will be travelling solo in Japan from October 27th to November 11th. I've made an itinerary and am looking for advice or suggestions to improve it. I'm a little worried that I've overplanned but I'd rather have too much and cut down on stuff than not have enough to see. I'm fairly flexible – not necessarily planning to do everything on this list if it's too much.
October 27: Land at Haneda airport at 8pm. Catch the train to accommodation in Ginza, check in and get dinner.
October 28: Tokyo
- Imperial Palace 9am – 1 hour
- Itoya shop
- Tsukiji fish market
- Walk around Ginza – explore shops
October 29: Tokyo
- TeamLab Borderless 12pm
- Explore Roppongi
- Mori towers – see Fuji from the top on a clear day
- Arisugawa Memorial Park
- Explore Azabujuban
October 30: Travel to Hakone
- Shinkansen to Hakone in the morning
- Hakone Ropeway
- Sightseeing cruise
- Visit onsen
October 31: Hakone
- Visit onsen
- Explore around Lake Ashi
- Hakone Shrine
- Snacks at Amazake Chaya
November 1: Travel to Kyoto
- Shinkansen to Kyoto in morning
- Explore Gion district – hire a bike?
November 2: Kyoto
- Kiyomizudera early morning
- 10am Flower Teahouse Tea Ceremony (45 minutes)
- Lunch at Nishiki market
- Kyoto Imperial Palace
- Kyoto Gyoen National Garden (Optional)
- Dinner
November 3: Kyoto
- Arashiyama
- Tenryuji Temple
- Monkey park
- Bamboo forest
- Togetsu Bridge
- Kinkaku-ji
November 4: Kyoto
- Day trip to Nara
- Deer park
- Isuien Garden and Neiraku Museum
November 5: Kyoto
- Fushimi Inari (go early morning)
November 6: Travel to Osaka
- Train to Osaka in morning
- Kuromon market
- Dotonbori
- Shopping at 2nd street
- America-mura street
- Object Osaka Store
- Orange Street
November 7: Osaka
- Kaiyukan Aquarium
- Osaka Castle
- Shitennoji Temple
- Tsutenkaku
November 8: Travel to Tokyo
- Shinkansen to Tokyo in the morning
- Shibuya
- Visit Shibuya crossing
- Hachiko statue
- Tokyu Hands
- Yoyogi park
- Meiji Shrine
- omotesando
- Harajuku – thrifting and Takeshita street
November 9: Tokyo
- Shopping in morning
- Don Quijote Shibuya
- Ghibli Museum 2pm
November 10: Tokyo
- Senso Ji
- Kappabashi Street
- Shinjuku
- Shinjuku National Garden
November 11: Fly home at 8am
- Catch the train to Haneda Airport – arrive 6am for 8am flight
Thank you in advance for any recommendations and advice!
by lcj99_