Ok, so I have been putting together the itinerary for a trip me and a buddy are doing late October and I think I’ve done a decent job fitting in what we’re looking to do, but was hoping to get some feedback. My buddy is a history buff so it’s pretty Kyoto heavy – I put quite a bit of work into organizing things near each other and linking them historically, checking days/times they are open, and making sure we have time to do them. We weren’t planning on spending much time in Tokyo, but since the tail end of the trip would be around Halloween we thought it worth spending at least a few days in Tokyo. Anyway here is what I have so far:
Sun Oct 19 – Arrive in Tokyo
– Fly into Narita at 3:35 PM
– Get to Tokyo Station
– Grab Dinner
– Early to bed
Mon Oct 20th – Tokyo to Kyoto
– Early morning shinkansen to Kyoto
– Visit Nijo Castle
– Visit Kyotogyoen
– Shabu-Shabu Dinner (Reservation)
Tue Oct 21st – Kyoto West
– Arashiyama Bamboo Forest
– Tenryu-ji
– Arashiyama Yusai-Tei
– Nishiki Market
– Samurai Experience
Wed Oct 22nd – Kyoto South
– Fushimi Inari Taisha
– Sanjusangendo
– Yogen-in
– Otani Hombyo
Thu Oct 23rd – Kyoto East
– Kiyomizu-dera
– Sannenzaka / Ninenzaka
– Tea Ceremony (Reservation)
– Gion & Tatsumi Bridge
– Tempura (Reservation)
Fri Oct 24th – Kyoto North
– Ryoan-ji
– Daitoku-ji
– Higashiyama Jisho-yi (time permitting)
– Enkoji
Sat Oct 25th – Central Kyoto / Dotonbori Night
– Takase River Walk
– Honno-ji Temple
– Pontocho & Geisha Show
– Evening shinkansen to Osaka
– Dotonbori Night
Sun Oct 26th – Osaka
– Morning Refresh / Wash Clothes
– teamLab Botantical Garden Osaka
– Karaoke
Mon Oct 27th – Osaka
– Osaka Castle Park
– Kobe Beef Course Meal (Reservation)
– Higashishinsaibashi / Dotonbori (Again)
Tue Oct 28th – Hiroshima
– Morning shinkansen to Hiroshima
– Peace Memorial
– Hiroshima Castle
– Okonominyaki Dinner
– Rock-Themed Bar
Wed Oct 29th – Miyajima Island
– River to Island Cruise
– Senjokaku Pavilion
– Itsukushima Jinja (floating torii gate)
– Miyajima Ropeway
– Sunset Cruise back to Hiroshima
– Arcade Night (not too late)
Thur Oct 30th – Hiroshima to Tokyo
– Early morning shinkansen back to Tokyo
– ?
Fri Oct 31st – Tokyo / ?
– ?
Sat Nov 1st – Tokyo / ?
– ?
Sun Nov 2nd – Tokyo / Fly Back
– ?
– Fly out of Narita at 6:10 PM
Some of the ideas for Tokyo:
– Yushukan Museum (WWII History)
– Party night bars / karaoke (prob on halloween)
– teamLab Borderless
– Camera or Car stuff (shopping, museums, etc.)
– Castles / Museums rich on Edo period / unification history?
– At least one night with a decent reservation ($100-$200/pp)
by Chaz0fSpaz