Hey all!
Im planning an early itinerary for my second trip to Japan from early august for about 3 weeks. Suggestions are greatly appreciated.
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These are my current questions:
* Since I am meeting separate groups of people in the middle of the trip, I am in a dilemma on what is my best budget for travel expenses such as JR pass, metro pass etc. I am looking at a 14-day JR pass from Day 3 to Day 16 since it covers most of my long-distance rides and the remaining will be by metro passes/ic cards.
* I have Day 11 and 12 open at the moment which I will go on a solo trip, currently I have Fuji/Shizuoka in mind as it is on the way towards Nagoya from Tokyo, any recommendations on where I can possibly visit without spending too much (SGD$75/day)?
* My primary accommodations are mostly Airbnb which are priced at a good rate and the privacy, would you recommend to swap to hotels since it allows for luggage services?
* Any other important/key travel tips to know? Feel free to assume I know little if you have what might be a relevant tip.
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Here is my Japan itinerary.
**Day 1, Thurs (Arrival):**
* Arrival at KIX in noon.
* Train to Tamade(Osaka) to drop off luggages at airbnb.
* Train to Namba
* Dotonbori
**Day 2, Fri (Osaka):**
* Train to USJ station
* Universal Studios Japan
**Day 3, Sat (Kyoto):**
* Train to Kyoto
* Fushimi inari Taisha
* Arashiyama
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Amanohashidate (would it be better to visit first during summer as the 2 area above are kinda overcrowded?)
* Back to Tamade
**Day 4, Sun (Nara):**
* Train to Nara
* Nara park
* Nakatanidou
* Kofuku-ji
* Todai-ji
* Kasuga Taisha
* Higashimuki
* Back to Tamade
**Day 5, Mon (Kobe):**
* Train to Kobe
* Nunobiki Waterfall
* Kitano Ijinkan-Gai
* Kobe Nunobiki Herb Gardens
* Kobe Haboporland
* Explore Kobe
* Back to Tamade
**Day 6, Tues (Osaka-Tokyo)**
* Izakaya Toyo
* Train from Osaka to Tokyo
* Train to Shin Juku
* Explore shinjuku
**Day 7, Wed (Shinjuku):**
* Metro building
* Omoide yokocho
* Explore the entire area Shinjuku
**Day 8, Thurs (Taito/Chuo City):**
* Akihabara
* Senso-ji
* National Museum of Nature and Science
* Tokyo Skytree
**Day 9, Fri (Shibuya/Harajuku)**
* Shibuya sky
* Tokyo Toy Museum
**Day 10, Sat (Tsukiji Markets/Ginza):**
* Early morning Tsukiji market
* teamLab Planets
* Explore Ginza
**Day 11-12, Sun-Mon:**
* Travel from tokyo – fuji/shizuoka
* Tentative
**Day 13:**
* Train from Fuji/Shizuoka towards Nagoya
* Explore Nagoya
**Day 14:**
* Explore Nagoya
**Day 15:**
* Travel from Nagoya to Tokyo
* Explore Ota City
**Day 16 to Day 18:**
* Explore Tokyo (likely a repeat of Day 7 – 10)
**Day 19 to Day 22:**
* Travel from Tokyo to Yokohama
* Cup Noodle Museum
* Gundam Exhibition
* Explore Yokohama
**Day 23:**
* Train To Narita Airport.
Thank you in advance for all the suggestions🔥
3 comments
Just wanted to point out Day 19 to 22 in Yokohama. Were you going to change hotels and stay overnight in Yokohama? I would recommend you just do a day trip from Tokyo. You can do cup noodle museum and gundam factory easily in a day (probably 1.5 to 2 hrs at cup noodle factory and ~1 up to 2 hrs at gundam if you wanted to see all the different motions) . Not sure what else you wanted to see at Yokohama but can probably eat in and see Chinatown as well in between the two attractions.
Maybe you can do other day trips for Day 20 and 21 from Tokyo such as Kamakura, Enoshima, etc
* Use a JR Pass calculator to determine if it is worth a 14-day pass or just to buy Shinkansen tickets separately + KWAP for Amanohashidate and other intra-Kansai trips
* Four days in Yokohama is way too much. I would plan lots and lots of day trips (Kamakura/Enoshima can be one day, there’s other stuff around Tokyo as well)
* Fushimi Inari + Arashiyama + Amanohashidate in the same day is insane, split into two days
I agree four days in Yokaha,a way too many. Recommendation for a Ryokan stay in Izu like Yagyu No Sho for luxury or K house ito onsen for budget, Hakone or even other areas like Bettei Sejyuan Ryokan. Relax at the end of your trip!!