My wife and I are going on our honeymoon to Japan in just a few days time. After 100's of hours of YouTube videos we've put together the below itinerary and I was hoping this sub could give us some feedback/reassurance before we go!
My main concern is, is this realistic? Is the order of things logical? There is just so much we want to see and do while we are there, but we also want to make sure we have time to fully enjoy and appreciate those things, not just whizz through, get the photo and move on to the next thing.
In the same vein, is there anything you would cut that you found really not worth the time? Something we've missed that we must add?
This is a once in a lifetime trip and something we have been planning for years so we really just want to make sure we make the most of it. Thanks!
Day 1
- Arrive into Narita Airport
- Sort Welcome Suica, Pocket wi-fi, eSim
- Take Keisei Skyliner into Tokyo
- Taxi to Hotel (Asakusa Area)
Day 2
- Akihabara
- Ueno Park (Museum, shrines, benten hall)
Day 3 -Day trip to Enoshen & Kamakura
- Enoden Train trip
- Enoshima Island (shrine, sea candle, iwaya caves)
- Kotoku-in
- Hokoku-ji
- Komachi-Dori
Day 4
- Shinkansen to Kyoto
- Shosei-en Gardens while we wait to check in to hotel (downtown Kyoto area)
- Ninja & Samurai Museum
Day 5
- Fushimi Inari
- Nara Deer Park
- Todaiji Temple
- Kasuga Tasishi
- Pontocho
Day 6
- Tenryu-ji
- Arashiyama Bamboo Grove
- Kinkaku-ji
- Gion
- Kiyomizudera
Day 7
- Eikando Temple
- Nishiki Market
- Shinkansen to Osaka
- Nipponbashi Denden Town
Day 8
- Osaka Castle
- Shin Sekai
Day 9
- Katsuo-ji
- Kaiyukan Aquarium
- Dotonbori
Day 10
- Shinkansen back to Tokyo
- Explore our new base – Ginza
- LOST bar Shibuya
Day 11
- Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden
- ARTNIA Square Enix Cafe
- Kantsuji Shrine
- Kabukicho
- Golden Gai
Day 12
- Shibuya Sky
- Hachiko & Scramble Crossing
- Shibuya
- Harajuku
Day 13
- DisneySea
Day 14
- Asakusa – Senso-ji Temple
- Tokyo River Cruise to Odaiba
- Toyosu Senkyaku Banrai
- Team Labs Planets
Day 15
- FREE DAY – I want to keep this clear for souvenir shopping and adventures we may discover while over there.
Day 16
- Travel back to Narita for late evening flight home.
by kuma-the-forger