Hi all,
I’m travelling next May with my 1.5 year old. This is the rough plan I’ve made. We decided to skip Nara and major areas of Tokyo this time around.
I’m still trying to figure plans for Osaka. Are these places stroller friendly, should I take stroller or will carrier be enough ( anyway I don’t expect my toddler to sit in the stroller). This is my first time in Japan. Please check and advise on any thing I’m overlooking.
📍 May 11, 2026 – Tokyo Day 1: Asakusa & Ueno
• Senso-ji Temple
• Nakamise Dori
• Tourist Information Centre (Observation Deck)
• Kappabashi (Kitchen Street – knife shopping)
• Ueno Area
• Tokyo National Museum
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📍 May 12, 2026 – Tokyo Day 2: Shimokitazawa
• Shimokitazawa (Thrift store shopping, cafés)
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📍 May 13, 2026 – Tokyo Day 3: Tokyo Station → Akihabara → Ginza
• Tokyo Station
• Ramen Street
• Character Street
• Imperial Palace – East Gardens
• Akihabara (Anime & electronics)
• Ginza (Shopping stroll)
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📍 May 14, 2026 – Transit: Tokyo → Kyoto
• Last-minute shopping in Tokyo
• Check-out and travel to Kyoto
• Light roaming near Kyoto hotel
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📍 May 15, 2026 – Kyoto Day 1
• Fushimi Inari Taisha
• Fushimi Inari Yotsuji Viewpoint
• Sanjūsangen-dō
• Lunch: Nishiki Market
• Gion Evening Walk
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📍 May 16, 2026 – Kyoto Day 2
• Arashiyama Bamboo Grove
• Golden Pavilion (Kinkaku-ji)
• Kiyomizu-dera
• Kodai-ji Temple
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📍 May 17, 2026 – Transit: Kyoto → Osaka
-FREE SPACE
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📍 May 18, 2026 – Osaka Day 1
• Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan
• Tempozan Ferris Wheel
• Osaka Castle
• Naniwa Kushinbo Yokocho (Food village)
• Dotonbori Dinner
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📍 May 19, 2026 – Osaka Day 2
• Day trip: Kobe and Himeji
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📍 May 20, 2026 – Osaka Day 3
• TeamLab Botanical (Nagabu no Mori)
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📍 May 21, 2026 – Osaka Day 4
• Free day / shopping / flexible sightseeing
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📍 May 22, 2026 – Osaka Day 5
• Final free day
• Souvenir shopping / relax / travel out
by CauliflowerSevere165