Hi Guys,
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Just wanted to do an itinerary check for the below! 2 Experienced travellers but first time in japan. All accomodation is booked and finalized (I Know the trip from kawaguchiko to Osaka is not ideal)
Two big questions are
\- Is it worth going to the Toyuso Fish market. From brief reading here I will get the same experience at Tsukuji and it will be less busy
\- Is my day trip to Hiroshima too busy? Should i just stick to Nara park that day?
\- Is it worth doing a Day tour in Kyoto on 11/4, Or should I do it myself? If Day tour, does anyone have any suggestions?
**28/3 Tuesday – Tokyo**
\- Arrive tokyo @ 8.10PM
\- Transfer to Hotel Shinjuku
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**29/3 Wednesday – Tokyo**
**Morning**
\- Load up Suica card/Buy Pocket wifi @ Shinjuku station
\- Explore Shinjuku get lunch etc.
**Afternoon**
\- Shinjuku national gardens
**Night**
\- Dinner @ Shibuya
\- Shibuya crossing
**30/3 Thursday – Tokyo**
**Day**
\- Tokyo Disneyland
o Train to Disneyland
o Train to Shinjuku
\- Back to Hotel freshen up
**Night**
\- Dinner in Shinjuku
**31/3 Friday – Tokyo**
**Day** – Temples/Sightseeing/Ueno park
Senso Ji Temple
Ueno park
Explore Harajuku
* Meiji Jingu Shrine (Next to Harajuku station)
**1/ 4 Saturday – Tokyo**
**Day**
\- Wake up early to go to Toyuso Fish market
o 51 mins public transport
***- (tsukuji may be better) less touristy and less crowded. Don’t have to go as early***
\- 10 min walk to Teamlab planets
\- Teamlab planets
\- Lunch
\- Back to hotel for Nap
**Night**
**2/4 Sunday – Tokyo**
**Day**
\- Mario Kart 3pm Akihabara
\- Explore Akihabara after Mario Kart
**Night**
\- Tokyo Tower?
**3/4 Monday – Tokyo – Hakone Day trip**
**Day**
\- Fun2Drive skyline tour
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**Night**
\- Dinner in Shinjuku
**4/4 Tuesday – Tokyo – Kawaguchiko**
\- 2 hour 8 minute train ride
\- Explore kawaguchiko
**5/4 Wednesday – Kawaguchiko**
\- Mt Fuji panoramic ropeway
\- Kawaguchiko boat tour
o [https://www.fujigokokisen.jp/contents/en/](https://www.fujigokokisen.jp/contents/en/)
\- Chureito pagoda
**6/4 Thursday – Kawaguchiko – Osaka**
**Day**
\- 4.5 hour Train/Bus ride
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**Night**
\- Dotonbori
o Walk to Umeda station
o Umeda station to Namba station
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**7/4 Friday – Osaka**
**Day**
\- Universal Studios
o Walk to Osaka station
o Osaka Station to Nishikujo station
o Nishikujo station to universal studios station
**Night**
\- Shin Sekai
o Walk to Osaka station
o Osaka station to Shin – Imamiya station
o Walk 700m to shin sekai
**8/4 Saturday – Osaka**
**Day**
\- Nara park
o Walk to Osaka station
o Osaka statio to Tsuruhashi station
o Tsuruhashi station to Kintetsu – Nara station
o Walk to Nara park
**OR**
\- Hiroshima/Miyajima
o Walk to Osaka station (8am)
o Osaka station – Hiroshima station 1hr 40 mins (9.40)
o Hiroshima station to peace dome (30 min walk OR 15 min Train) (10.15am)
§ Hiroshima station – Honkawacho (9 mins) walk 4 mins to peace dome
o Explore peace park (11.30am)
o Ferry to Miyajima (45 mins) (12.15pm arrival approx.)
o Explore Miyajima (3-4 hours) (4.15 approx.)
o Return Ferry 45 mins (5.00pm approx.)
o Honkawacho – Hiroshima station 15 mins (5.15 approx)
o Hiroshima – Osaka station (7.00pm approx.)
**Night**
**9/4 Sunday – Osaka**
**Free day no plans**
Explore Osaka
\- Osaka castle
\- Pokemon centre
**10/4 Monday – Osaka – Kyoto**
**Day**
\- 44 Min train ride
o Walk from hotel to Osaka station
o Direct train to Kyoto station
o Arrive Mercure hotel Kyoto station
\- Check out Nishiki Market
\- Walk the philosophers path in afternoon
**Night**
**11/4 Tue Kyoto**
***Kyoto Tour***
**12/4 Kyoto – Tokyo**
\- 3.5 hour train ride
o Walk to Kyoto station
o Kyoto station to Tokyo station
o Tokyo station to Nishi Shinjuku station
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**13/4 Depart Tokyo**
1 comment
Fun itinerary! I Mentioned this in my trip summary in the sub, but we thought about going to toyosu and bailed. It would’ve been almost an hour each direction and the primary reason to go would’ve been the market, and I didn’t get a ticket, and breakfast, but I didn’t want to risk getting a 2-3 hour wait if anything at all. Don’t regret it at all. If you were going to go later in the day, and also go to like teamlab planets, and the Gundam base or something in that area in the same trip then maybe.
My intitial reaction is you’re not spending enough time in kyoto but I wouldn’t recommend cutting other stuff