I am in the early stages of planning my trip to Japan with my two children, who will be 8 and 11 at the time. The trip is mostly kid-focused, but still hoping to get a full Japan experience. I don't want to burn the kids out with too much planned each day. Additionally, I want to be flexible should booking ticket plans fall through or if we are just too tired for the day. Everything noted with a double asterisk is an optional plan. My goal is to experience everything we can without overdoing it each day.
DAY 1 – Tokyo
Arrive
Purchase IC Cards
Train to the hotel in Shibuya
Godzilla store
Short walk in the neighborhood around the hotel
Shinjuku Gyoen Garden**
Yoyogi Park**
DAY 2 – Tokyo
Train to Asakusa
Samurai Ninja Museum
Nakamise
Imando Shrine
Sumida Park
DAY 3 – Tokyo
Morning trip to Ghibli Museum**
Explore Koenji/Nakano Broadway
DAY 4 – Tokyo
Train to Odaihaba.
Joyopolis
Gundam Statue
Trick Museum or Small Worlds**
Baseball Game**
DAY 5 – Tokyo/Kyoto
Shinkansen to Kyoto
Unplanned wondering
DAY 6 – Kyoto
Fushimi Inari Shrine
Explore Higashiyama District
DAY 7 – Kyoto
Nishiki Market
Kyoto City Rakusai Park or Arashiyama bamboo grove
DAY 8 – Kyoto/Osaka
Morning check out and train to Osaka
Shinsekai District
Dotonburi
DAY 9 – Osaka
Universal Studios
The Umeda Sky Building**
DAY 10 – Osaka
Nara
Shinsekai District**
Pokemon Cafe Dinner**
DAY 11 – Osaka
Himeji Castle
The Umeda Sky Building**
DAY 12 – Fujikawaguchiko/Osaka
Travel to Fujikawaguchiko Resort
relax day at pool and dinner
DAY 13 – Fujikawaguchiko
Mt Fuji Ropeway or Guided tour
Evening Oishi Park
DAY 14 – Fujikawaguchiko/Tokyo
Check out
Train to Tokyo
Check in at Hotel Gracery
Godzilla Store
DAY 15 – Tokyo
Shopping Days Shibuya
Don Quijote
Pokemon
Nintendo
Miyashita Park
DAY 16 – Tokyo
Shopping Day
Akihabara
Day 17
Leave Tokyo
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