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Trip was a surprise suggestion from extending family members and decided I should have fun on my birthday.
Trip is 10 days including flying hours.
Day 1 Fight from US – JP
Day 2 – Arrival in Haneda
Check in for JR rail pass and commuter pass (PASMO/ICOCA), Hotel & E-SIM
Shibuya + Pokemon Center
Day 3 – Mt Fuji Ropeway + Bus ride back
Asakusa + Tokyo Sky Tree + Pokemon Center
Day 4 – Hokkaido by Flight from Haneda
Otaru & Sapporo + Pokemon Center in Chitose Airport
Day 5 – Kyoto by Shinkansen from Tokyo
Inari Taisha + Uji + Nishiki Market
Day 6 – Kyoto Scenic Train
Arashiyama Bamboo forest+ Ryoanji Garden + Pokemon Center in Kyoto+ Private bath house experience
Day 7 – Osaka by Shinkansen from Kyoto
Dotonburi + Namba Shopping + Pokemon Center Osaka
Day 8 – Nara Day trip + Tsutenkaku Shopping + Sumo Hall
Day 9 – Kobe Ropeway and Private Kobe beef experience
Karaoke + Pachinko + Movie (TOHO Cinema)
Day 10 – Tokyo by Shinkansen from Osaka
4 hr window of meeting family and friends there … Back to US on same day due to time zone.
I was able to check off all the listed things I want to see, do, eat and experience. I have double packed my luggage so that I don't need to get a new one there and no surprise I needed both. The summer heat is what I will call a "Wet Heat" equivalent to a steam room at gym but like for the whole day. Any cooling treatment will help.
I didn't have a language barrier since I learned Japanese in highschool.
This trip is a mix of solo and with my family members so I never felt alone , met new people that shared same hobbies and well deserved vacation from my workload.
by Eclectic_NoWallet22