Hi there,
Can I please get some input, suggestions, and comments on this itinerary… Traveling in late May with wife and 17 &19-year-old kids. We want to avoid tourist traps and overly gimmicky things.
Thank you!!!
Arrive ***TOKYO***\- 5/20 at 5am
*May 20th-23rd*
Hotel Metropolitan Tokyo Marunouchi
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**DAY 1**: LAND IN TOKYO (HANEDA AIRPORT AT 5AM
• Head to hotel; check-in. Grab breakfast/wander until room is ready. Rest.
• Harajuku district
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**DAY 2**: SHIBUYA/SHINJUKU
Daytime: Shibuva District
• Shibuya Crossing
• Hachiko Statue
• MariCar?
• Meiji Jingu
Nightime: Shinjuku District
• Robot Restaurant
• Omoide Yokocho/Piss Alley
• Golden Gai
Is Robot Restaurant worth it? Is it possible to do Piss Alley and Golden Gai in the same night?
Should we choose one over the other?
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**DAY 3:** ASAKUSA/AKHIBARA
• Asakusa:
• Nishi-Sando Street
• Sensoji Temple
• Nakamise Dori
• Sumida Park
• Tokyo Sky Tree
• Ueno Park
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***KYOTO***
May 23rd-26th
Hotel Granvia Kyoto
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**DAY 4**: KYOTO
• Daytime: Check-in to our Kyoto
hotel
• Nishiki Market
• Fushimi-Inari Shrine
• Kyomizu-dera Temple
• Nightime: Gion District
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**DAY 5**: KYOTO
• Tenvru-Ju Shrine
• Arashiyama Bamboo Forest/
• Watayama Monkey Park
• Kinkaku-ji (Golden Pavilion)
• Nijo Castle
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**DAY 6**: NARA
• Travel from Kyoto to Nara.
• Nara Park/temple
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***Osaka***
May 26th-28th
Hotel Hankyu International
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**DAY 7**: OSAKA
• Travel from Kyoto to Osaka
• Check-in to hotel in Osaka
• Dotonburi Street for dinner
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**DAY 8**: OSAKA
• Osaka Castle
• Dotonburi Street
• Shinsaibashi
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**DAY 9**: OSAKA TO TOKYO, RETURN FLIGHT AT 00:30am on 5/29
No specific plans for this day. What should we do before we depart?
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