JJapan Trips

21 days. Is this doable?

  • August 23, 2025

Hello! 🙂

I will be travelling to Japan (finally!!!!), I’m in tears, I thought this moment would never come, I have been dreaming of visiting Japan for over 20 years and now I can finally do it 🥹🥹

I will be doing 21 days in October, do you think this is a good itinerary? Or maybe some advice?
I have skipped some stuff like TeamLab etc since I’m not really that interested, however I think I managed to put everything I really wanted to do. (I’m honestly so excited just by visiting the Nintendo Store and Pokemon centers alone hehe).

I love photography so 99% of my time I will be taking pictures. (You can see for example that I put Tokyo Tower twice, so I can take pictures during the day and during the night with the lights)

Any recommendations for beautiful night photography are welcome!

Day 1 – Monday – Tokyo

  • 15:00 would arrive to the hotel to check in. Hotel is in Akasaka.

  • Shibuya from that time until night time to go sleep.

(Scramble, 109, Miyashita Park, Meiji Shrine, Yoyogi Park)

Day 2

  • 10:00 – Ikebukuro (Pokemon, Animate)

  • 15:00 – Harajuku and Tokyu Plaza.

  • 17:00 – Shinjuku

Day 3

  • 09:00 – Imperial Palace

  • 11:30 – Tsukiji Market

  • 13:00 – Shinjuku (Gyoen)

  • 16:00 – Shibuya (Mega Donki)

  • 21:00 – go back to hotel

Day 4

  • Day trip to Izu and Ito sea (Jogasaki coast)

Day 5

  • Enoshima and Kamakura day trip

Day 6

  • Hakone and Mt. Fuji day trip

Day 7

  • Ghibli park

Day 8 – Osaka (hotel in Shinsaibashi)

  • Shinkansen from Tokyo to Osaka

  • 12:00 – Pokemon Center (Umeda), Nintendo Store, Pokemon Center DX (Shinsaibashi)

  • 17:30 – Dotonbori (Hozenji temple, Glico sign, river cruise at night)

Day 9

  • 09:00 – Osaka Castle

  • 12:00 – Namba Shrine

  • 13:30 – Shitennoji Temple

  • 15:30 – Tsutenkaku tower (also check Mega Donki). This one will be nice to take pictures at night time.

  • go to hotel whenever I’m tired.

Day 10

  • Universal Studios day

Day 11 – Nara

  • Nara day trip

Day 12 – Kyoto (hotel in Gion)

  • 06:30 – Fushimi Inari (try to beat the crowds a little bit)

  • 12:00 – Kiyomizudera (Yasaka Pagoda, Sannenzaka) area.

  • 16:30 – Yasaka shrine

  • 19:00 – Gion (around leica store, also walk Shirakawa canal for photos)

Day 13

  • 07:00 – Arashiyama Bamboo Forest

  • 10:30 – Kinkakuji castle

  • 13:00 – Nijo castle

  • 15:00 – Pokemon Center Kyoto

  • 16:30 – Nintendo Store Kyoto

  • 18:00 – Pontocho (stay until tired and then hotel)

Day 14

  • Ine day trip

  • 19:00 – Toji temple at night for some pictures

Day 15 – Hiroshima (hotel in Miyajima near ferry)

  • 11:00 – arrive to Hiroshima (Pokemon Center Hiroshima)

  • 13:00 – Hiroshima Castle

  • 15:00 – Memorial Park / Atomic Bomb Dome

  • 18:00 – Hard Off / Hobby Off (it’s a bit far in Yagi up north, but I don’t mind the trip)

  • back to hotel once I’m done shopping there.

Day 16

  • 08:00 – Miyajima Torii gate (take ferry to the island)

  • 10:30 – Momijidani Park

  • 12:30 – Daishoin Temple

  • 17:30 – Shinkansen back to Tokyo

Day 17 – Tokyo (hotel in Minato near Tokyo Tower)

  • 10:00 – Odaiba (Marine Park, Fuji TV, Gundam)

  • 14:30 – Tokyo Bay (Pokemon Center)

  • 18:00 – Sensoji / Sky Tree (at night for photos)

Day 18

  • 09:00 – Sensoji (back for pictures during day time)

  • 11:00 – Sky Tree (same. Also Pokemon Center)

  • 16:00 – Ochanomizu (for some art stuff in Tools)

  • 17:00 – Akihabara

  • 21:00 – Tokyo Tower (night pictures, also 15 min walk from hotel)

Day 19

  • 10:00 – Tokyo Tower (day time photos)

  • 12:30 – Tokyo Station (various shops)

  • 16:00 – Ameyoko

  • 18:30 – Pokemon Center DX. Pokemon Cafe if lucky to get tickets (I know it’s behind Tokyo station but I left it last to end the day and take the train to the hotel)

Day 20

  • 10:00 – Nakano Broadway (anime and manga stuff, Mandarake)

  • 14:00 – walk around Shibuya and take more photos

  • 19:00 – Shinjuku (to end the day, pics at night)

Day 21 (this one I struggled the most, I was thinking Disneysea but it’s a Meh for me really… this day might change depending on how I feel)

  • 10:00 – Yokohama (Cosmo world and Marine Tower)

  • 16:30 – Roppongi Hills (night beautiful view of Tokyo Tower to end the trip)

  • go to the hotel after I suppose, don’t really know what to do

What do you think? Is it doable?

Thank you

by Niha_Ninny