Hello Everyone!
Please help with my itinerary:
Day 1 — Mon, Oct 20 (Asakusa)
10:00 Senso-ji & Nakamise-dori
12:00 Lunch nearby (soba or yakitori)
4:00 Tea ceremony (Maikoya Asakusa)
Optional evening: Asakusa Culture Center rooftop or short Hoppy-dori stroll
Day 2 — Tue, Oct 21 (Akihabara → Yanaka/Nezu Shibuya)
10:00–12:00 Akihabara (Radio Kaikan, HEY, GiGO)
1:30–3:30 Yanaka Ginza backstreets + Nezu Shrine
6:30 Shibuya dinner (+ Crossing view)
Optional: 12:15–12:35 Kanda Myojin peek or 4:30–5:15 Ueno Ameyoko short loop
Day 3 — Wed, Oct 22 (Shibuya/Harajuku — garden/design)
9:30–11:00 Meiji Shrine
11:15–12:15 Cat Street → Omotesando
12:30–1:30 Nezu Museum garden
1:45–2:30 Aoyama architecture walk (Prada Aoyama, Omotesando area)
8:30 Arona Spa (deep-tissue)
Day 4 — Thu, Oct 23 (Mitaka/Kichijoji → Shimokitazawa)
10:00–11:30 Ghibli Museum (if tickets; if not, Suginami Animation Museum)
12:00–1:00 Teishoku lunch in Kichijoji
1:15–2:15 Inokashira Park lakeside walk
Optional: 3:00–3:45 Shimokitazawa café crawl or 5:00–5:40 Gotokuji (maneki-neko)
6:30 Dinner in Shimokitazawa
Day 5 — Fri, Oct 24 (Asakusa crafts day + mochi)
9:00–9:45 Asakusa backstreets / Denpōin-dori
10:00–11:15 Mochi pounding (hands-on)
11:30–12:30 Kappabashi Kitchen Street (practical souvenirs)
12:45–1:30 Lunch (soba/udon)
2:00–2:45 Kuramae “makers” stroll (leather/stationery)
3:30–4:00 Suzukien Gelato
7:00 Dinner
Day 6 — Sat, Oct 25 (Kagurazaka lanes + hands-on)
9:00–11:45 Iidabashi → Kagurazaka alleys/cafés
2:30–4:00 Wagashi class or calligraphy workshop
6:00 Dinner in Shinjuku
Optional: 8:00–8:45 quick photo stroll through Golden Gai or Omoide Yokocho
Day 7 — Sun, Oct 26 (Tokyo → Osaka)
9:00 Shinkansen to Osaka (reserved seats)
3:00–4:30 Dotonbori canalside walk
6:00 Ajinoya (beef okonomiyaki)
Optional: 8:30–9:00 Namba Yasaka Shrine night photo
Day 8 — Mon, Oct 27 (Osaka — Den Den Town + Hozenji)
10:00–12:30 Den Den Town side-street hunt (retro/manga)
2:00–3:00 Hozenji Yokocho stone alley
6:30 Dinner/café near Namba
Optional: 3:30–4:30 short Shinsaibashi pass-through or 11:30–12:00 Kuromon Market snack loop
(Also considering Nakazakicho or Temma/Tenjinbashi-suji one evening — thoughts?)
Day 9 — Tue, Oct 28 (Kyoto day trip)
7:30 Osaka → Kyoto (reserved seats)
8:00–9:30 Fushimi Inari (early)
10:30–12:30 Arashiyama Bamboo Grove + riverside
5:00–6:30 Dinner in Gion or Pontocho
Optional: 2:00–3:30 Gion stroll or 7:45–8:15 Gion/Shirakawa by night
(Return to Osaka around 7:30)
Day 10 — Wed, Oct 29 (Nara half-day + final night)
7:30 Train to Nara
8:30–11:30 AM Todaiji, Nara Park, Isuien/Yoshikien
8:00 PM Bar Nayuta (arrive early; no reservations)
Optional: 11:30–12:00 Kasuga Taisha lantern path or 5:45–6:30 Umeda Sky sunset (if clear)
Day 11 — Thu, Oct 30 (Departure)
Morning pack/breakfast, 12:00 check out, 1:30 to KIX, 5:00 flight
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