Hi
Quick introduction – I am a 26M, not a huge anime/manga fan visiting japan for the first time for its culture and heritage. I am big on art/museums and cultural exploration. I have been lurking for a while in this sub, looking at itineraries made by fellow travellers. A lot of them were packed and redditors recommended to dial it down. With those posts in mind, I designed my itinerary with sufficient gaps. However, my worry is if I have under-planned my whole trip.
Oct 03 – land at narita around 7:40AM and head to my friend's place for stay. Will head to Asakusa and roam the neighbourhood
Oct 04 – Teamlabs borderless, shibuya area
Oct 05 – Shinkansen ride to Kyoto, head to Himeji castle and art museum in Himeji if time permits (or should I skip the museum and head back to kyoto?)
Oct 06 – Fushimi Inari Taisha, waterfall and surroundings (Am I allotting too much time for this one shrine – It is high on my bucketlist and I intend to spend a lot of time but will I need an entire day, or can I squeeze in another nearby spot?)
Oct 07 -Arashiyama bamboo grove, monkey park, Kinkaku – ji and Daitoku – ji if I have the time
Oct 08 – Head to USJ Osaka early morning via shinkansen, return back to kyoto on the same day (I am heading to USJ on oct 08 to skip the long weekend crowd. Tickets are also costlier on oct 10. I have a hotel booking from oct 05 to oct 09, hence I am doing this, I would have preferred to take another day of stay in Osaka)
Oct 09 – Leave for osaka early morning and check in. Head to osaka aquarium, Minami area in the evening
Oct 10 – Osaka castle and Museum of history, take an overnight bus/sunset train to tokyo
Oct 11 to 13 – Atami/Hakone/Fujikawaguchiko (wherever my friend takes me lol)
Oct 14 – Disneysea
Oct 15 – Day trip to Kamakura (If I am in tokyo I will visit Sumida Hokusai museum and samurai museum)
Oct 16 – Day trip to Nikko
Oct 17 – Teamlabs planets morning slot, taking the last flight back home in the night.
by OppositeAd4914