Just want to know if this is too packed or just right for a trip with 2 elderlies.
Also thinking of getting the osaka amazing pass 1 day twice for 2 of the days we have. But I don’t think any of the other passes work with our itinerary (unless you guys know of others I didn’t find online?).
Anyway, just wanted to know also if there’s any pre-booking we need to do other than the USJ (spaworld maybe?) maybe somewhere that doesn’t give the impression it’s going to be full? Don’t wanna miss anything. TIA
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**Day 1: Arrival – night check in at hotel**
**Day 2: Walking path to explore dotonbori -> shinsaibashi**
\- Hozenji Yokocho
\- Dotonbori Glico
\- Onomichi Bunka Ramen or Ramen Zundoya LATE lunch (2pm or so)
\- Get lost in Shinsaibashi -> Amerikamura
\- Midosuji illumination
\- \[Train\] Osaka city central public hall -> Nakanoshima Park
**Day 3: Day Trip to Nara**
\- Nara JR station bakery for snacks
\- Walk to Kofuki-ji
\- Lunch
\- Walk to Todaiji
\- otw back, Nakatanidou Mochi shop
\- \[Optional\] Osaka Christmas Market
**Day 4: Day Trip to Kyoto**
\- Gion District
\- Kodai-ji
\- Kiyomizu-dera
\- Fushimi Inari
*\*\* Thinking of putting fushimi inari first then gion lunch, then kiyomizu, then kodaiji for the illumination around 5-6 pm or so but it’s a sacrifice between seeing fushimi at night and kodaiji illuminage. 🙁 anyone who knows which one is better?*
**Day 5: Chill osaka**
\- Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan
\- Osaka Castle illuminage (otw to hotel since it’s near Osaka castle park)
**Day 6: Christmas Day Trip to Mount Koya (non-JR way)**
\- Kongobu-ji Temple, Okunoin Cemetery.
\*\*\* Use koyasan world heritage ticket or nah?
**Day 7: Rest in-between day Osaka**
\- Shitennoji Temple
\- Tsutentaku Slide
\- Abeno Harukas 300
*\*\*\* Day is light because it’s between Koya and USJ which are both starting early and ending late*
**Day 8: Universal Studios Japan**
**Day 9: Like really chill really rest day for real now**
\- Tennoji Park
\- Spa World
\- Teamlab Osaka Garden
**Day 10: ANIME DAY**
DENDEN TOWN (MANDARAKE!!)
**Day 10: bye japan :<**
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