Hello everyone! (36M) I'll be visiting Japan first time with my wife(34F) in December for 20 days (05-24 Dec).
Its our first time travelling Japan and we have previously travelled multiple times to SE Asia. We prefer to avoid the more touristy places, however if there is someplace worth it then we dont mind. We prefer to skip lunch when travelling. I would like to see if this itinerary makes sense and what you guys would recommend. Anything is helpful thank you!
(~) = If time permits. (?) = Unsure
Osaka
Day 1 – (5 Dec): Arrive at Haneda 0800, Forward Partially empty Luggage bags to cousin in Edogawa, Get Suica & Cash from ATM,
Take flight to ITM at 1400, Arrive ITM and take Limo bus to Check-in hotel Toyoko Namba (5PM). Stroll around Namba for dinner options.
Day 2 – (6 Dec): Namba Yasaka Pagoda, Namba Area, Osaka Castle Park, Umeda Sky Building. Evening: Shinsaibashisuji.
Day 3 – (7 Dec): Day trip to Kyoto, Philisophers path, Nanzen-ji, Gion District, Return to Osaka.
Wakayama (Rental Car)
Day 4 – (8 Dec): Drive thru Nara, Todai-ji, Deer Park, Kofuku-ji, Murou Art Forest, Check-in at hotel near Nachi Waterfall.
Day 5 – (9 Dec): Nachi Waterfall, Kii-Katsuura Bay, Kumano Kodo Nakahechi trail to Tanabe, Wander around Tanabe, Check-in hotel at Shirahama.
Day 6 – (10 Dec): Checkout early, Breakfast at Tanabe, Kizetsu-Kyo Gorge, Lunch at "Akizuno Garten"(~), Yuasa Soy Sauce Tour, Check-in hotel near Wakayama Castle, Wander around City, Wakayama Castle night walk.
Kanazawa
Day 7 – (11 Dec): Return car at Namba, Travel to Kanazawa, Check-in at the square kanazawa, explore area around hotel, Oyama Shrine.
Day 8 – (12 Dec): Omicho Market, Kanazawa Castle & Park, Kenroku-en Garden, Higashi Chaya District, Kazuemachi.
Day 9 – (13 Dec): (Rental Car) Day trip to Noto Peninsula – Chirihama Beach Driveway, Wajima Morning Market, Wajima Kiriko Art Museum, Senmaida Rice Terraces, Magaki no Sato, Yase Cliff, Ganmon Cave, return to hotel
Toyama
Day 10 – (14 Dec): Return Rental, Shinkansen to Toyama, Check-in Tokyu Toyama, Starbucks Coffee – Toyama, Kansui Park, Toyama Prefectural Museum of Art and Design
Day 11 – (15 Dec): Toyama City Hall observation tower, Matsukawa Park, Toyama Castle, Toyama Glass Art Museum, Ikedaya Yasubei Shoten.
Day 12 – (16 Dec): Tram to Iwase, Iwasehama Beach, Baba Family house, Masuda (Masuizumi) Sake Brewery, Forward bags to Final hotel in Tokyo.
Tokyo
Day 13 – (17 Dec): Shinkansen + Train to Shinjuku, Drop Bags at hotel, Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, Roam around Harajuku, Return to Area around Golden Gai then crash at hotel.(Will be travelling until 19 Dec with bag packs)
Hakone
Day 14 – (18 Dec): RomanceCar to Hakone-Yumoto Station, Take the loop Ending at Gora, Checkout Open Air Museum(~), Check-in Hotel for Dinner and Onsen.
Tokyo
Day 15 – (19 Dec): RomanceCar + Train to Ginza, Shopping at Uniqlo, Muji, Loft, Itoya. Travel to hotel in Asakusa. Tosei Hotel Cocone Asakusa Kuramae.
Day 16 – (20 Dec): Visit cousin in Edogawa and explore the area. Recoms from cousin.
Day 17 – (21 Dec): Ueno Park, Tokyo Nation Museum(?), Ueno Ameyoko Shopping Street, 2k540 Aki-Oka Artisan, Visit Yodobashi Akiba just for the feels.
Day 18 – (22 Dec): Sumida River Area, Senso-ji Temple, Toyko Skytree(?), Explore area around Asakusa, Kapabashi street(~).
Day 19 – (23 Dec): Relax day to redo anything we liked. Else stroll around Asakusa.
Day 20 – (24 Dec): Take early cab to Asakusa View hotel. Airport Limousine Bus at 0700. Flight out of HND at 1125.
Any feedback or changes would be appreciated. Finally found time to sit and write up the whole Itinerary. This sub has helped me in everyway to make this trip possible for us.
Thank you!!
by Odd-Object-3482