We have a 15-day trip planned for vacation. I am open to suggestions and ideas. Please let me know how this itinerary looks.
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Day 1: Depart US
Day 2: Arrive Tokyo around 5 PM local time. Check in hotel. Eat locally. Rest.
Day 3: Depart to Kyoto by Shinkansen early morning. Check In at a Ryokan (currently having trouble finding a good one available). Head to Fushimi Ineri Shrine. Kiyomizu Temple. Pontocho Park.
Day 4: Rest Day at the Ryokan.
Day 5: Depart to Osaka. After cheking in hotel and dropping bags, Umeda Sky building. Kaiyukan Aquarium. Dotombori.
Day 6: Universal Studios
Day 7: Check out of hotel. Osaka Castle. Day trip to Nara. Nara Castle. Depart back to Tokyo through Shikansen.
Day 8: Takeshita Street. Omoide Yokocho. Otome Road.
Day 9: Sibuya City. Tokyo Tower. Tokyo Station.
Day 10: Akihabara. We will be spending most of the day here.
Day 11: Yokohama Ramen Museum.
Day 12: Senso-ji Temple. Teamlabs Planet
Day 13: Ghibli Museum. Inokashira Park.
Day 14: Edo Arquitecture Museum. Koganei Park.
Day 15: Depart back to US at 4PM. We still have options to do things during the morning.
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We will be mostly using train/metro as a method of transportation.
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One of our main concerns is finding a Ryokan with a private Onsen when we travel to Kyoto/Osaka.
We plan on starting the day around 9-10 am and finish around 8-9 pm.
If there is anything I should add or modify or any “must see” places I missed please let me know what you think.
Thank you!
1 comment
is this for Feb 2024 or Feb 2023? If it’s for 2023, you may be out of luck on the ryokan side as they may all be booked out. If it’s for 2024, they usually don’t open booking until 3 to 6 months in advance.
I’d skip Tokyo Tower and go for Shibuya Sky instead.
Make sure to factor in national holidays into museum openings.