hello everyone, i have created another revised version of my itinerary and i swear this is the final draft 😅 as before, i am planning a trip to Japan for me and my mom this july and we are looking for a relaxed trip that focuses more on historic/traditional and nature spots.
i would really appreciate some feedback on whether this itinerary seems realistic, as well as some suggestions or alternatives on other temples/restaurants/ect. that we could visit in the area. thank you in advance!
August 12th-
* flight from Cebu to Osaka (Japan)
* arrive in Osaka by 2:15pm
* ride train/bus from Osaka to Kyoto (approximately 50 minutes)
* check- in to hotel (check-in starts at 2:00pm)
* pick-up pocket wifi by 4:00pm
* rest and explore local area
August 13th-
* kyoto gyoen national garden
* kyoto imperial palace
* goojinja shrine
* kyogashi confectionary museum
August 14th-
* Gion district
Shirakawa lane
Hanamikoji Street
Musoshin Ramen
Gion Tanto (good okonomiyaki)
* nishiki market
* kenninji temple
* yasaka koshindo temple (if time allows)
August 15th-
* ride bus from Kyoto to Osaka (approximately 50 minutes)
* teamLABS botanical gardens
* shinsaibashi-suji (shopping district)
* namba parks (shopping mall)
* dotonbori (entertainment district)
* thrift stores
古着屋JAM アメリカ村店
Magnets Osaka America-mura
Kinji used clothing
Standard Bookstore
August 16th-
* saiho-ji temple and moss garden
* shonan tei temple
* Shishinan tea room (茶房 至心庵)
* suzumushi-dera temple
* kaboku tea room
August 17th-
* ride bus from Kyoto to Uji (approximately 30 minutes)
* Uji
Byodo-in temple
Tea room at Byodo-in
Ujibashi Bridge
Torikiku (soba noodle shop)
kosho-ji temple
Ujigami shrine
Nakamura Tokichi (matcha cafe)
* Byodoin Omotesando (street with many tea houses and tea shops)
Masuda Chaho
Iwai
August 18th-
* ride train/bus from Kyoto to Osaka (approximately 50 minutes)
* flight from Osaka to Cebu (Philippines)
* depart at 3:15pm
2 comments
Cebu-Osaka, I guess it will be KIX, that is not 50 minutes from Kyoto. It’s about 1h30 by train or 2h14 by bus, and I mean Kyoto station, so might not be where your hotel is.
If somehow you land in Itami, then yes there is a limousine bus to Kyoto that takes 55 minutes.
Why take the bus to Osaka ? again it depends from where to where exactly, but there is several train lines and I would say it might take a bit over an hour.
teamLabs botanical garden is an illumination in a garden… you go there when it’s dark to see the lights, not first thing in the morning.
Again why bus to Uji, there is different trains going to Uji.
I think you should look a bit more about how to move between places. Yes you might take the bus, but more within Kyoto than to go outside of Kyoto.
Gino tanto is really good. Get there early to avoid long line ups