Hey guys! This is my first trip to Japan, I (F25) am traveling solo and very excited! I’ve done small solo trips around the US but not out of the country. I’m going in October from the 3rd-24th and would love any guidance, tips, and opinions. Am I overworking myself? Going to areas too far apart and not enough time? Or, am I missing something in an area you totally wouldn’t miss? Let me know!
**Everything listed is not** ***everything*** **I’m doing in a day, but just possibilities for the area. This schedule is currently really flexible and if recommended, I’d spend a day less somewhere so that I can have another somewhere else.**
LAX->HND (lose a day, arrive on the 4th @ 5am)
While in Tokyo, I will be staying in the same hotel and just taking public transport around.
**TOKYO**
(10/4 W) Asakusa
* Realistically, I’m exhausted from flying so I’m keeping it easy until I can check in to my hotel at 3pm.
* Sensoji Temple
* Nakamise Dori
* Asakusa Shrine
* Sumida Park
* Check in, grab food, probably call it a night.
(10/5 TH) Shinjuku/Nakano
* A lot of this will be freely walking around/exploring.
* Explore Nakano Broadway
* Omoide Yokocho (Piss Alley)
* Golden Gai
* I want to see that cat billboard lol
(10/6 F) Ginza
* Onitsuka Tiger store
* UNIQLO
* Tsukiji Market
* Maybe Kabuki Theater?
(10/7 S) Odaiba
* teamLab Planets. I plan on getting earliest time slot and waiting early.
* DiverCity (Gundam Statue!!)
* Small Worlds
* Daiba Itchome Shotengai
(10/8 U) Yokohama
* I understand this is abt an hour away, that’s fine. haha!
* Sankeien Garden
* Ramen Museum
* Gundam Factory (huge gundam!!!)
(10/9 M) Shibuya/Harajuku
* Shibuya Crossing
* LOFT
* Hachiko 🙂
* Meiji Jingu Shrine
* Takeshita St
* Shibuya Sky in the evening
**Hakone**
(10/10 -11 T/W) Hakone
* I plan on being here for two nights, debating booking a tour here just so I can listen to someone else for a while.
* Hakone Shrine and torri gates.
* Lake Ashi
* Owakudani
* Open Air Museum
**Kyoto**
(10/12 TH)
* Nishiki Market
* Gion District
* Probably an early night bc I want to wake up early for Fushimi Inari
(10/13 F)
* Fushimi Inari Taisha, I think I’d like to do the full hike. Some have said that the top is lackluster, but I still think I’d really enjoy it.
* Toji Temple
* Pontocho Alley
(10/14 S)
* Another early rise for Arashiyama Bamboo Grove
* Check out the area nearby.
* Kinkaku-ji Temple
(10/15 U)
* Kiyomizu-dera Temple
* Yasaka Shrine
* Nineizaka/Sannenzaka
**Osaka**
(10/16 M)
* Umeda Sky
* Dontonburi
* Osaka Castle
(10/17 T)
* Shinsekai
* Amerikamura
(10/18 W)
* **Nara** Day Trip!
* Nara Park, of course
* Todai-ji Temple
* Explore surrounding areas
(10/19 TH)
* ??
**Hiroshima**
(10/20 F)
* Atomic Bomb Dome
* Peace Memorial Museum
* Hiroshima Castle
* Shukukien Garden
(10/21 S)
* Miyajima Island!
* Itsukushima Shrine
* Ropeway to Mount Misen
* Momijidani
* Omotesando
* Back to Hiroshima for dinner and sleep
**Tokyo**
(10/22-24)
I plan on getting a tattoo in Shibuya when I come back.Also the Gotokuji Temple if I haven’t gone yet.
Other than that, these days are fairly open. Go back to places I enjoyed. Explore other things I haven’t fully planned yet. I’d just like a day or two of wiggle room back in Tokyo before my flight leaves from HND at noon on Tuesday the 24th.
I don’t really have a desire to go to Disney. Universal I could get talked into but the crowds seem intense and I’m alone! I think that’s the only place I’d feel lonely. I’d love to go to the Ghibli Museum, but I’m not banking on getting tickets. If I did, what day do you think I could fit that in?
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Thank you to any and all. I’m beyond excited. (And equally beyond nervous!!!!)
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