Hello everyone. I’m taking a trip to Japan during cherry blossom season and wanted some help to see if my itinerary was too compact or if there are any time saving changes I can make. This is my first time going to Japan and it’s only 2 of us so I want to do as much as possible in the two weeks we are there.
March 21 – Fly out
March 22 – Arrive in Tokyo around 3:40pm / check in to Airbnb / go out to eat
March 23 – Explore Tokyo
March 24 – Studio Ghibli Museum / come back and explore Tokyo more
March 25 – Disney Tokyo
March 26 – Disney Sea
March 27 – Explore Tokyo
March 28 – Day trip to Mt. Fuji / come back and pack to head to Kyoto
March 29 – Head to Kyoto (morning) / check in Airbnb / Explore
March 30 – Explore Kyoto
March 31 – Head to Osaka (morning) / check in Airbnb / Explore
April 1 – Universal Studios
April 2 – Day trip to Nara / come back to Osaka / Explore and pack
April 3 – return to Tokyo (morning) / pack and explore remainder of day
April 4 – Fly home at 4:40pm
3 comments
I always advise people to just choose to stay in Kyoto or Osaka but not both. They are only 30 minutes apart by train. It’s not worth the hassle of checking out of an airbnb in Kyoto after two days on the morning of the 31st, then schlepping your luggage on a train and possibly having to wait to check into an airbnb in Osaka.
I also wouldn’t go back to Tokyo on the 3rd, check into another Tokyo Airbnb, check out on the 4th, etc. Just get a morning train direct to the Tokyo airport on the 4th in time for your 4:40p flight.
Or, if you are flying out of Haneda, maybe spend the night of the 3rd in Yokohama.
Hard to say if you’re trying to do too much “explore city” is kinda vague doesn’t give an idea of if the areas you want to explore on a given day is realistic or not.
As far as overall plan it seem okay depending on what you want to do in Kyoto seems somewhat short, but not really sure what you want to do there. You could save some travel time if you can book a flight into Tokyo and out of Osaka.
That’s funny, those are the exact dates I’m going too! I hope you have fun on your trip <3