Would appreciate some feedback! Hotels have been booked but on some days I feel like it’s a little packed but still doable! Tried to mix in rest days and longer days. We’re not crazy high energy but we’re relatively fit gonna be 22 and 23
It is a lot of travel back and forth but I have tried to optimize the route as much as possible.
Going with my boyfriend! Please suggest places to visit as well! He likes FLCL and evangelion!
Sorry for the format. I don’t know how to fix it
Dec 29 – Tokyo (Arrival)
• Land 5:30pm, leave airport ~7pm
• Check into hotel (asakusa)
• Explore local area
• Izakaya, 7/11 or Family Mart
• Hie Shrine (if time/energy)
Dec 30 – East Tokyo
• Sensō-ji Temple, Sumida River
• Early lunch at Nakamise Dori
• Tokyo Station: Hololive Production Official Shop & Tokyo Character Street
• Imperial Palace (if time)
• Evening: Kabukichō → Omoide Yokocho → Golden Gai (izakaya dinner)
Dec 31 – West Tokyo & New Year’s Eve
• Shibuya: Crossing, Uniqlo, Pokémon Center, Rooftop Park
• Meiji Jingu, Yoyogi Park
• Takeshita Street (lunch)
• Nap (if time)
• Dinner
• Yokosuka: fireworks (9pm–1am)
• Return to hotel ~2–3am (either sleep or push through)
Jan 1 – Tokyo → Osaka
• Hatsumode at nearby Tokyo shrine
• Hotel checkout 10am
• Lunch in Tokyo
• Travel to Osaka (3h40 Shinkansen, busy day)
• Check into hotel, drop bags
• Evening: Dotonbori + dinner
Jan 2 – Osaka (Day 2)
• Hotel breakfast
• Tennoji Park
• Shinsekai (lunch)
• Thrift/shopping
• Osaka Aquarium
• Tempozan Ferris Wheel
• Dinner
Jan 3 – Osaka → Himeji → Kyoto
• Hotel breakfast, checkout, luggage forward to Kyoto
• Travel to Himeji
• Himeji Castle
• Ekimaecho (lunch)
• Travel to Kyoto (Hopp Inn)
• Dinner in Kyoto
Jan 4 – Kyoto (Day 1 – Chill)
• Hotel breakfast
• Walk around/Gion District
• Lunch in Kyoto
• Kamo River
• Fushimi Inari Taisha
• Pontocho Alley
• Izakaya dinner
Jan 5 – Kyoto (Day 2 – Arashiyama)
• Hotel breakfast
• Toei Kyoto Studio Park
• Lunch
• Monkey Park Iwatayama
• Togetsukyō Bridge
• Tenryū-ji Temple
• Arashiyama Nakaoshitachō
• Ōkōchi Sansō Garden
• Fu Fu No Yu Onsen
• Dinner
Jan 6 – Kyoto (Day 3 – East End)
• Hotel breakfast
• Ginkaku-ji
• Nanzen-ji Fukuchichō
• Lunch
• Kiyomizu-dera
• Sannenzaka
• Dinner
Jan 7 – Kyoto (Day 4 – Nara Day Trip)
• Hotel breakfast
• Travel to Nara
• Tōdai-ji
• Nara Park
• Naramachi (lunch)
• Return to Kyoto
Jan 8 – Kyoto → Gero Onsen
• Hotel breakfast
• Travel to Gero Onsen (3h)
• Lunch (Hida beef)
• Walk around area (bridge)
• Dinner at ryokan
Jan 9 – Gero Onsen (Rest Day)
• Hotel breakfast
• Onsen-ji Temple
• Lunch
• Book private onsen
• Dinner at ryokan
Jan 10 – Gero → Takayama
• Hotel breakfast
• Transfer to Takayama (45 min)
• Lunch in Takayama
• Chill & dinner
Jan 11 – Shirakawa-go Day Trip (from Takayama)
• Hotel breakfast
• Nohi Bus to Shirakawa-go
• Lunch there
• Dinner back in Takayama
Jan 12 – Takayama (Rest Day – Japanese Holiday)
• Hotel breakfast
• Walk around Takayama
• Lunch
• Dinner
Jan 13 – Shinhotaka Ropeway → Matsumoto
• Big hotel breakfast (might skip lunch)
• Forward luggage Takayama → Fujikawaguchiko
• Shinhotaka Ropeway
• Travel to Matsumoto
• Lunch/snack
• Matsumoto Castle
• Dinner & relax
Jan 14 – Matsumoto → Fujikawaguchiko
• Hotel breakfast
• Travel to Fujikawaguchiko
• Chureito Pagoda
• Lunch
• Kawaguchiko-ohashi Bridge
• Dinner at Koryu
• Onsen night
Jan 15 – Fujikawaguchiko (Fuji-Q) → Tokyo
• Hotel breakfast
• Forward luggage to Tokyo, checkout
• Fuji-Q Highland
• Travel to Tokyo, check in
• Dinner in Tokyo
Jan 16 – Tokyo (Exploring)
• Evangelion Store
• Ikebukuro
• Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden
• Big lunch
• Juken Bridge
• Tokyo Skytree at night
• Odaiba + dinner
Jan 17 – Kamakura Day Trip
• Tsurugaoka Shrine
• Kōtoku-in (Great Buddha)
• Hasedera Temple
• Shichirigahama Station
• Lunch in Kamakura
• Katase Higashihama Beach
• Enoshima (before 3pm)
• Hiraiso + dinner in Enoshima
• Enoshima Island Spa
• Return to Tokyo
Jan 18 – Tokyo (Shopping Day – Chill)
• Check off anything missed
• Souvenir shopping
• Lunch in Tokyo
• Akihabara
Jan 19 – Tokyo (Final Day) → Flight
• Shimokitazawa (vintage shopping)
• Tokyo National Museum
• Ueno Park
• Luggage storage at Central Station
• Plane departs 9pm
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