21 Days Sept-Oct: Simple Itinerary Check

Hey just looking to get some advice on my trip, mainly if any day/days look overcrowded or any recommendations for spots I might have missed.

Thanks!

9/26 – Tokyo – Arrival

  • Arrive Haneda @4pm; hotel @ Ikebukuro

9/27 – Tokyo – Ikebukuro / Akihabara

  • Nothing specific planned

9/28 – Tokyo – Nikko

  • Nikkō Tōshōgū
  • Edo Wonderland Nikko Edomura

9/29 – Tokyo – Shinjuku

  • Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden
  • Cooking Class
  • Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building
  • Omoide Yokocho and/or Golden Gai

9/30 – Tokyo – Shibuya

  • Meiji Jingu
  • Harajuku / Takeshita Street
  • Shibuya Crossing
  • Shibuya Sky

10/1 – Tokyo – Kamakura

  • Kotoku-in (Great Buddha)
  • Tsurugoka Hachimangu Shrine
  • Hase-dera Temple
  • (Swapping hotels to Kaneda – Reason: joining friend who is landing this day.)

10/2 – Tokyo – Asakusa

  • Sensō-ji
  • Nakamise Street
  • Sumo lunch (Ryogoku)
  • Samurai Ninja Museum
  • Tokyo Skytree

10/3 – Tokyo – Central Tokyo

  • Edo-Tokyo Museum
  • Yasukuni-jinja Shrine
  • Ueno Garden
  • Imperial Palace East Gardens

10/4 – Tokyo – Odaiba

  • Tsukiji Outer Market
  • teamLab Planets TOKYO
  • Miraikan Musuem
  • DiverCity Tokyo

10/5 – Hakone

  • Owakudani + Cable Cars
  • Hakone Sightseeing Cruise
  • Hakone Open Air Museum

10/6 – Kanazawa

  • Higashi Chaya District
  • Kenroku-en

10/7 – Kanazawa

  • Omicho Market
  • Nagamachi Samurai District
  • Myouryuji Ninja Temple
  • Kanazawa 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art

10/8 – Shirakawa-go / Takayama

  • Shirakawa-go half day
  • Head to Takayama
  • Sake Brewery tour in Takayama
  • Hotel @ Hida

10/9 – Takayama

  • Takayama Autumn Festival (Probably won't spend the entire day at the festival )

10/10 – Kyoto – Arrival

  • Nishiki Market
  • Higashi Hongan-ji Temple
  • Gion

10/11 – Kyoto – Southeast

  • Fushimi Inari
  • Sanjūsangendō Temple
  • Kiyomizu-dera + Ninenzaka
  • Yasaka Shrine

10/12 – Kyoto – Northeast

  • Teamlab Biovortex
  • Ginkaku-ji
  • Philosopher's Path
  • Nanzen-ji

10/13 – Kyoto – Northwest

  • Arashiyama Monkey Park
  • Arashiyama Bamboo Forest
  • Tenryu-ji
  • Kinkaku-ji

10/14 – Kyoto – Himeji / Osaka

  • Himeji Castle + Koko-en Garden
  • Dotonbori
  • Abeno Harukas

10/15 – Kyoto – Osaka

  • Osaka Castle + Park
  • Hozen-ji Temple
  • Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan

10/16 – Departure – KIX 6pm

by Rhenvyr