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The original was posted on /r/japantravel by /u/alyssaelman4 on 2025-01-21 03:47:04+00:00.
I have been reviewing the posts on this sub for the last 8 months and had posted a preliminary itinerary a while ago that received helpful feedback.
At this point, everything is mostly booked and I am hoping for some final comments. I want to make sure that we arent missing anything important and would love restaurant recommendations (and would also like to know if the places we have reserved are good, if anyone happens to have been!)!
Finally, though we want to see as much as we can, we also dont want to hate ourselves and be utterly exhausted, so if these days are too packed, please let me know!
Thanks so much for your comments!
PS: I included time stamps only for things that are already ticketed / reserved for a specific time.
Tokyo (Day 1, Thursday)
- 2:20 PM: Arrive HND
- Check into hotel in Shinjuku
- Free day to acclimate
Tokyo (Day 2, Friday)
- Meiji Jingu Shrine
- Yoyogi Park
- Walk / Shop around Harajuku (Takeshita Street, Cat Street, vintage shopping, etc.)
- Sushi lunch at Maguro to Shari
- Walk around Shibuya (Shibuya Scramble, Omotesando Street)
- 7:00 - 10:00 PM: Shinjuku Bar Hopping Tour: Dinner & Drinks in Golden Gai and Omoide Yokocho Street
Tokyo (Day 3, Saturday)
- Tsukiji Outer Market (super early!)
- 9:00 AM: TeamLab Borderless Museum
- Walk by Tokyo Tower
- 12:15 PM: Lunch at Pizza Studio Tamaki Higashi-Azabu
- 1:30 - 2:45 PM: Tokyo Imperial Palace
- Explore Ginza
- 8:30 PM: Dinner at Tempura Mochiku
Tokyo (Day 4, Sunday)
- Sensoji Temple
- Walk around Asakusa
- Ueno Park
- Ameyoko St.
- Explore Akihabara (casual dinner here?)
Tokyo --> Hakone (Day 5, Monday)
- Breakfast at Cafe Aaliya (opens 9 AM)
- Take Romance Car Train to Hakone
- Do as much of Hakone Loop as desired
- 3:00 PM: Check into Ryokan and relax
- 7:00 PM: Dinner at Ryokan
Hakone --> Kyoto (Day 6, Tuesday)
- 9:00 AM: Breakfast at Ryokan
- Open Air Museum
- Shinkansen to Kyoto
- 3:00 PM: Check into Hotel
- Kyoto Gyoen National Garden
- ?Dinner and drinks in Pontocho
Kyoto --> Uji (Day 7, Wednesday)
- Fushimi Inari Taisha (early!)
- Train from Inari Station to Uji Station (D: Nara Line, 30min)
- Tsuen Tea House
- Walk through Uji Park to Ujigami- jinja Shrine
- 1:30 - 3:00 PM: Matcha Factory Tour at Marukyu Koyamaen Factory
- 3:30 - 6:00 PM: Nintendo Museum
- ?dinner
Kyoto (Day 8, Thursday)
- Nijo Castle
- 11:30 AM: Lunch at Rokujuan
- Gingkaku-ji Temple
- Philosopher’s Path
- 3:00 - 4:00 PM: Glanta Jewelry Appointment (Ninenzaka location)
- Yasaka Koshin Do Temple
- 5:00 - 5:45 PM: Tea ceremony at Camellia Flower Tea House
- Walk around Higashiyama and Gion
- 8:00 PM: Dinner at Wagyu Ryotei Bungo Gion
Kyoto (Day 9, Friday)
- 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM: 10 hour private car charter
Arashiyama:
Bamboo Grove
Tenryu-ji Temple
Kameyama-Koen Monkey Park
12:30 PM: Lunch at Shigetsu
Gioji Temple & Garden
Ryoan-ji Temple
Kinkaku-Ji Golden Pavilion
- ?Dinner
- Drinks at Bar le Coq
Kyoto --> Osaka (Day 10, Saturday)
- Breakfast at Nishiki Market
- Train to Osaka
- ?Osaka Castle
- 3:00 PM: Check into hotel
- Umeda Sky Tower (Klook Conf#: ID: NFP347971)
- 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM: Osaka Food Tour
Osaka (Day 11, Sunday)
- Consider breakfast reservation at Happy Pancake
- Shinsaibashi-Suji Shopping Street
- 1:45 - 6:00 PM: Sumo Tournament at Edion Arena
- Dinner: Dotonbori
- Walk to Namba Shrine before heading back to hotel
Osaka --> Tokyo (Day 12, Monday)
- Shinkansen to Tokyo
- 3:00 PM: Check into hotel in Toranomon
- 5:00PM: Shibuya Sky (pending getting tickets!)
- 7:30 PM: Dinner at Yakiniku Ikuta
- After dinner drinks on Nonbei Yokocho St.
- Karaoke at either Rainbow Karaoke or Karaoke Kan Shibuya
Tokyo (Day 13, Tuesday)
- 11:00 AM: Check out of hotel
- Free time for last minute errands
- 6:25 PM: Depart Tokyo from HND