Itinerary Check – 12 fancy days in Japan. Tokyo/Kyoto/Osaka

My wife and I are gearing up for our trip in Japan! We’ve got most of the hotels booked and only a couple dinner reservations and food plans. I’m a professional photographer and a Japanese rhythm game enthusiast, she’s into Pokemon and Zelda and loves sushi and ramen. We love good and weird food, we’re not huge drinkers, but will throw back occasionally. We’re adventurous, but loveeee “luxury experiences.”

There’s a few things missing that we want to tackle. One of which is a pampering/relaxation kind of day. I have a feeling Kyoto might be the best place for this. Taking recommendations!!

We have flights and hotels booked, but we totally spaced on restaurant reservations/plans.Looking for help! Here’s our honeymoon itinerary so far-

* **Wednesday – July 12th – Arrival Day – Tokyo Day 1**
* Landing at HND – 2:10 PM
* Ship Luggage to Kimpton from airport, taking a carry-on to Okura
* Check-In to [Okura](https://theokuratokyo.jp/en/) Hotel – 4:00 PM
* Tokyo City View Observation – 6:00 PM
* Dinner at [Sazanka](https://theokuratokyo.jp/en/dining/list/sazanka/) \- 8:00 PM
* **Thursday – July 13th – First Day – Tokyo Day 2**
* 8:30 AM – Breakfast at Hotel
* 9:30 AM – East Gardens of the Imperial Palace
* \- Purchasing Same-Day Tickets, is that smart?
* 12:00 PM – Tsukiji Fish Market, Lunch in area
* 4:00 PM – Check Out of Okura
* 4:30 PM – Check In to Shinjuku Kimpton Hotel
* ***6:00 PM – Need Dinner Recommendation near Shinjuku!***
* 8:00 PM – Walk around and explore area at night.
* **Friday – July 14th – Shinjuku – Tokyo Day 3**
* 8:30 AM – Explore Harajuku Neighborhood/Breakfast
* 10:30 AM – Shopping around the Shinjuku Area
* 12:00 – People watching at Shinjuku station / Drop off things at hotel
* 1:00 PM – Lunch
* 3:00 PM – Tea at Calico Cat Cafe in Shinjuku
* Recommended from this sub for being humane and pleasant.
* 6:00 PM ***- Looking for dinner recommendations for Sushi***
* 8:00 PM – **Karaoke Looking for recommendations, somewhere I can belt out some western music? Would love to be in a group setting.**
* **- Saturday – July 15th – Akihabara – Tokyo Day 4**
* 8:30 AM – Breakfast nearby
* train to team lab
* 9:30 AM – TeamLab Tokyo
* 1:00 PM – Train to Akihabara
* ***Looking for Lunch Recommendations!***
* 2:00 PM – GamePanic or GIGO to play Music/Rhythm games and arcade
* 4:00 PM – Yodobashi Camera
* 6:00 PM – Shopping Exploring
* 8:00 PM – ***Looking for Ramen recommendations in Akihabara***
* **Sunday – July 16th – Fujimi? – Tokyo Day 5**
* 8:30 AM – Breakfast in Shibuya
* 9:30 AM – Train to Yasukuni Shrine for Natsu Matsuri
* Looking for recs for what else to do here
* ***Looking for dinner recommendations for Japanese Italian Food!***
* 6:00 PM – Golden Gai – Nagi Ramen
* 8:00 PM – Karaoke in Golden Gai **(l*****ooking for recommendations for divey-bars that do “public” Karaoke)***
* **Monday – July 17th – Kyoto Day 1**
* 7:30 AM Breakfast near hotel
* 9:30 AM – Check Out
* 12:00 PM Shinkansen to Kyoto
* 3:00 PM Check in to Hyatt Hotel
* 4:00 PM – shopping/exploring
* ***Looking for recommendations for Kyoto. Totally lost here.***
* **Tuesday – July 18th – Kyoto Day 2**
* 8:30 AM breakfast at Hotel
* 9:30 AM Fushimi Inari
* 12:00 PM Arashiyama Monkey Park
* 2:00 PM Late Lunch at Nishiki Market
* 4:00 PM Exploring on foot
* ***Looking for dinner reccomedations near Nishiki Market***
* **Wednesday – July 19th – Kyoto Day 3**
* 11:00 AM Check out of Hyatt Hotel
* 2:00 PM Bullet train to Osaka
* 4:00 PM Check into Conrad Osaka
* 7:30 PM Dinner at hotel
* **- Thursday – July 20th – Osaka Day 1**
* 1:00 PM – Spa Experience – ***Open to recommendations!***
* 4:00 PM Check out of Conrad Osaka
* 4:30 PM Check into W Hotel Osaka
* ***Dinner in Dotonbori Area looking for recommendations!***
* **- Friday – July 21st Osaka Day 2**
* Naoshima Art Islands (Is this worth it?)
* ***Looking for recommendations!***
* Dinner at hotel
* **Saturday – July 22nd – Last Day in Tokyo**
* Check out of W Osaka
* Bullet Train to Tokyo
* Check Into Hotel ?***- Unsure where to stay here, we’re flying out of NRT at 2PM, would it make sense to stay near the airport or is the transit okay for staying in town? We’re kind of interested in staying in a smaller town to get the feel of it and cool down. If weather permits, a beach day would be interesting!***
* **Sunday – July 23rd – Departure Day**
* Check out of Hotel
* 2PM – Flight of NRT

There’s a few things on here that we haven’t quite planned out yet. Namely, we want to visit some quirky museums, fun dinners, nice spa experiences.

Thanks so much! We’re so excited to see this beautiful country!