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Hello everyone,
I’m going to Japan with my mother next April, during cherry blossom season.
It’s our first trip, and we’ll follow the classic route : Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, over 15 days.
I’m looking for advice or suggestions to make the trip as smooth as possible.
Here’s the itinerary:
DAY 1:
- Arrival at Tokyo Haneda Airport at 6:30 PM
- Hotel near Otemachi
DAY 2:
- Imperial Palace Garden
- Asakusa (buying goshuin)
- Ueno Park
- Nezu-Jinja
- Akihabara
- Sumida Park for cherry blossom illumination
DAY 3:
- Day trip to Mount Fuji
- Chureito Pagoda
- Lake Kawaguchi
DAY 4:
- Visit Ginza
- TeamLab Planets
- Odaiba
- Tokyo Tower
- Zozo-ji Temple
- Meguro River
DAY 5:
- Day trip to Nikko
DAY 6:
- St. Mary’s Cathedral in Tokyo
- Shinjuku / Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building
- Gyoen Park
- Meiji Jingu Shrine + Park
- Takeshita Dori Street + Omotesando
- Hachiko Statue
- Shibuya Sky
- Explore Shibuya
- Shinjuku Golden Gai + Omoide Yokocho at night
DAY 7:
- Departure for KYOTO
- Arrive in Kyoto around 11 AM
- Tower of Kyoto
- Higashi Hongan-ji
- Ochikochiya
- Gion Kobu Kaburenjo : Miyako Odori performance (reserved)
- Maruyama Park + Yasaka Jinja + Shoren-in Temple
- Gion district at night
DAY 8:
- Silver Pavilion
- Philosopher’s Path
- Eikan-do Temple
- Imperial Gardens + Palace
- Nijo Castle
- Golden Pavilion
- Kyoto Botanical Gardens light show
DAY 9:
- Day trip to Nara
DAY 10:
- Fushimi Inari early in the morning
- Byodo-in Temple in Uji
- Tofuku-ji Temple
- Kiyomizu-dera Temple
- Shirakawa Canal
- Dinner in Pontocho
DAY 11:
- Visit Kokodera Temple in the morning
- Depart for Osaka
- Osaka Castle + garden
- Shi-Tenno-ji Temple
- Return to Osaka Castle for the light show
- Dotonbori + Namba
DAY 12:
- Day trip to Himeji
- Himeji Castle + Engyo-ji Temple
- Dinner in Kobe on the way back
DAY 13:
- Day trip to Mount Yoshino
DAY 14:
- Universal Studios Japan
DAY 15:
- Osaka to Tokyo Haneda Airport
Do you think this itinerary is coherent ? Or are there things to adjust ?
Thank you :)