Hi everyone, I’m planning a 13-day trip to Japan with my 3.5-year-old. We want to see Tokyo, Disneyland, Kyoto, Osaka, and Nara. I tried to balance sightseeing with toddler-friendly activities and downtime. Here’s our rough itinerary
Tokyo – Hyatt Centric Ginza
• Day 1: Arrive → hotel → short walk, dinner, early night
• Day 2: Shibuya Scramble + Hachikō → Shibuya Sky → lunch → hotel rest → dinner
• Day 3: teamLab Planets → hotel break → Pokémon Café → Ginza stroll / dinner
• Day 4: Tokyo Disneyland → overnight Disney Hotel
Tokyo – Andaz Toranomon Hills
• Day 5: Disney → Andaz → Roppongi Hills / Midtown → hotel downtime
• Day 6: Harajuku Takeshita Street → Meiji Shrine → Happy Pancake → Yoyogi Park → hotel rest
• Day 7: Flexible day: Ueno Zoo, Tokyo Skytree, Odaiba → hotel downtime → pack for Kyoto
• Day 8: Shinkansen to Kyoto → check-in Park Hyatt → stroll Gion / dinner
Kyoto – Park Hyatt Kyoto
• Day 9: Fushimi Inari → hotel break → Arashiyama Bamboo Grove / Monkey Park → Gion stroll
• Day 10: Kiyomizu-dera + Higashiyama → Kyoto Botanical Gardens / Toei Studio Park → dinner
• Day 11: Osaka day trip: Osaka Castle → Kids Plaza → Dotonbori → return to Kyoto
• Day 12: Nara day trip (or Kyoto flex day) → hotel downtime → farewell dinner
• Day 13: flight home
by Willing_Mind5024