We're a fairly flexible group so some of the locations I have listed, we might not visit if there are time constraints or overcrowding.
Only things we have scheduled is one tour in Kyoto, Samurai Museum, and teamLabs.
Day 1 – 3 Yokohama/Kamakura
- Tsurugaoka Hachimangu
- Hasedera
- Kotoku-in
- Sankeien Garden (depending on time spend in Kamakura)
- Shin Museum (depending on time spend in Kamakura)
- Yokohama Chinatown – End of the day
Day 3 – 6 Kyoto
Day 3 – Yokohama to Kyoto
- Samurai Museum
- Nishiki Market
Day 4
- Kiyomizu-dera
- Yaska Pagoda
- Ninenzaka and Sannenzaka Streets
- Kodaiji Temple
- Booked a local guide for a tour of "off-beat temples and zen" on airbnb
- Pontocho Alley
Day 5
- Keage Incline
- Sanmon Gate
- Nanzen-ji
- Not sure of what to do in the afternoon/evening. Currently thinking of going to Fushimi Inari in the evening. Either by ourselves or through a walking tour
Day 6
- Start the day with Kinkaku-ji
- Arashiyama Forest
- Break for brunch/lunch
- Sagano Romantic Train booked for 2 pm
- Togetsukyo Bridge
Day 7 – 9 Osaka
Day 7 – Kyoto to Uji, Nara, ending in Osaka
- Uji – Byodo-in Hoodo
- Nara Park
- Todai-ji
- Explore Namba/Shinsaibashisuji area depending on what time we get in from Nara
Day 8
- Namba Yasaka Jinja
- Katsuoji – Take a taxi to save time
- Ryuan-ji
- Minoh Falls
- Dotonbori area
- Hozen-ji Temple
- Bars
Nov 9 – Nov 14 Tokyo
Day 9 – Day Trip to Himeji, then Tokyo
- Himeji Castle – I really wanted to see this castle but could not fit it in anywhere. Currently debating if taking an early train here to just view it from the outside and see the Koko-en garden is worth doing.
- Koko-en
- Tokyo. Depending on what time we get it in, it will be a very light day and these things can get pushed to another day
- Sumida River Walk
- Skytree
- Senso-ji
- Shibuya
Day 10
- Meiji Jingu
- Takeshita Street
- Omotesando Crossing
- Roppongi Hills Mori Tower
- teamLab Borderless
- Ginza in the evening for dinner/drinks
Day 11
- Imperial Palace
- Kita-no-maru Park
- Yasukuni-jinja Shrine
- Akihabara
- Omoide Yokocho
- Kabukicho
- Golden Gai
Day 12 – Day trip to Fuji
- Odawara Station – pickup rental car
- Want to drive the Ashinoko Skyline
- Depending on time, see Obuchi Sasaba
- Drop off rental and go back to favorite places in Tokyo
Day 13 – Last day, going back home in the evening
by FancyBrownie