More specifically mid January after the new year.
Mainly visiting to explore cultural aspects such as museums, shrines, and get some nature in with trips to Nikko and Hakone. Also eat los of great food! I watch Anime and read Manga but that’s secondary to nature/culture. Kind of worried about all my transportation plans being in order so would any comments on that. Thanks!
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Day 0:
3 PM Arrive at Haneda airport
5 PM Arrive at Hotel in Akasuka
5:30 PM Go get dinner
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Day 1:
This will be a light day, mainly recovering from Jet lag with an easy walking around day. Will be visiting Ueno park and the museums in the area. Would love some nice and easy suggestions on this day.
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Day 2
9 AM start off with Asakusa Shrine
10 AM Walk over to Kappabashi and visit the knife stores in the area
11:30 PM Get on Train to Akihabara and explore
4 PM – Walk over to Ochanomizu and visit guitar stores
Afterwards i’ll grab dinner and walk around some more, not to sure on what specifically to do here.
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Day 3
Keeping this day non exact time wise as there will be a lot of wandering but the main points to hit are Shibuya.
Take train from Akasuka to Shibuya
Visit Meji shrine in the morning
Visit the ESP museum
Wander around Shibuya
Take train back to Akasuka
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Day 4
7:50 AM – Board Tobu limited express to Nikko
9:40 AM – Arrive in Niko
Explore Nikko
3:45 PM – Board Tobu back to Akasuka
5:45 PM – Arrive back in Akasuka and get dinner
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Day 5
7 AM – Board the Romancecar to Hakone
8:30 AM – Arrive at Hakone-Yumoto station, get on bus to Mt Kintoki trailhead
9:30 AM – Arrive and trail and hike
12:30 PM – Arrive back at trail head and board bus or some other transportation to Mototsumiya Cable car
1:00 PM – Arrive at Mototsumiya
1:45 PM – get back to cable car station and board bus to stop near my Ryokan
2:45 PM – Grab food
3:30 PM – Check into Ryokan, spend rest of day here.
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Day 6
9 AM – check out of Ryokan and walk to Kowakidani station
11:00 AM – Arrive at Odawara Station and hop on Shinkaisen to Kyoto
2:00 PM- Arrive and hop start on travel Ginkakuji
2:30 PM – Arrive at Ginkakuji
3:30 PM- walk the “Path of Philosohy”
4 PM- Nanzenji Temple (it closes at 4:30 PM but one can still walk around the grounds even after it’s closed)
5 PM – free time
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Day 7
8 AM- Arrive at Arashiyama and walk through Bamboo Grove
9 AM- Visit Okochi Sanso Villa. Take the free tea and treat they give you after visiting.
10:30 AM- Tenruji Temple.
11:45- Lunch
Take transportation to Kinkakuji
1:30 PM – Visit Kinkakuji until 2:30 PM
3 PM- Visit Nishiki Market
5 PM – Will try to look for a Tea ceremony in this time slot
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Day 8
7 AM: Fushimi Inary Shrine.
9 AM: Travel to Kiyomizudera Temple
9:30 AM- Visit Kiyomizudera Temple and leave by 10:30 AM.
10:45 AM – walk through Sannen Zaka and Ninen Zaka Path.
12PM – Visit Kodaiji Temple and leave by 1 PM
1:15 PM – visit Yasaka-Jinja Shrine.
Grab lunch
3 PM – Visit Chion In Temple
4 PM and evening – Explore Gion
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Day 9
Fly home
