Hello all!
After years of wanting to go on this trip, I am finally making my way from the USA to Japan this early November. I've made a fairly complete itinerary, but there is room for improvement, both in terms of what I do on which days (for efficiency purposes) and what locations I do visit.
Open to any recommendations on what to change around, and very open to suggestions on replacement activities and food options for those who have them. I'm mostly looking for recommendations on swapping events around so I am traveling back and forth as little as possible. I'm only in Japan for a limited amount of time, so I don't want to be on a train for all of it (minus the days where I am traveling to different cities, which is unavoidable).
Day 1:
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Arrival in Tokyo (HND airport) @ 6 PM
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Travel to Hotel (Shimbashi area) @ 8 PM
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Grab food nearby and then go to bed
Day 2:
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Leave Hotel @ 615 AM
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Senso-ji Temple @ 7 AM
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Tsukiji Outer Market for Breakfast @ 9 AM
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Shibuya 3D Cat Billboard @ 1030 AM
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Gotokuji Temple @ 12 PM
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cat cafe Mocha Lounge Shibuya Koen-dori for Lunch @ 1 PM
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Shibuya Crossing/Explore area @ 130
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Gyukatsu Motomura for Dinner @ 6 PM
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KARAOKE BAR chakura @ 830 PM
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Return to Hotel @ 10 PM
Day 3:
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Leave Hotel/Grab Breakfast @ 8 AM
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teamLab Planets @ 9 AM
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Book House Cafe for Lunch @ 12 PM
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Jimbōchō Book Town @ 2 PM
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Shinjuku Kitamura Camera @ 3 PM
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Shibuya Sky @ 5 PM
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Uobei Shibuya Dogenzaka for Dinner @ 6 PM
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Return to Hotel @ 8 PM
Day 4:
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Check out of Hotel/Grab Breakfast @ 10 AM
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Depart from Tokyo @ 11 AM
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Arrive in Kyoto @ 1230 PM
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Oraga Soba for Lunch @ 1 PM
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Check into Hotel (near Kyoto Station) @ 3 PM
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Nishiki Market @ 430 PM
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Ichiran Ramen for Dinner @ 6 PM
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Return to Hotel @ 730 PM
Day 5:
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Leave Hotel @ 630 AM
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Nishi-Hanamikoji Street @ 7 AM
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Nanzen-ji Temple @ 830 AM
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Starbucks Coffee for Breakfast @ 10 AM
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Hōkan-ji Temple @ 11 AM
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Otowa Saryo for Lunch @ 1 PM
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Kiyomizu-dera Temple @ 230 PM
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Back to Hotel @ 4 PM
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Leave Hotel @ 7 PM
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Washoku Haru for Dinner @ 8 PM
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Kodaiji Temple @ 930 PM
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Return to Hotel @ 1030 PM
Day 6:
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Leave Hotel @ 630 AM
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Fushimi Inari Shrine @ 7 AM
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Breakfast near Fushimi Inari Shrine @ 9 AM
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Depart from Kyoto @ 12 PM
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Arrive in Osaka @ 1 PM
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No set agenda but want to go Osaka Castle, Namba Yasaka Jinja Shrine, Dotombori, Ebisu Tower Ferris Wheel, Don Quijote
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Okonomiyaki Mizuno for Dinner @ anytime
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Depart from Osaka @ 10 PM
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Arrive in Kyoto/Return to Hotel @ 11 PM
Day 7:
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Leave Hotel @ 630 AM
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Arashiyama Bamboo Forest @ 7 AM
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Breakfast near Arashiyama Bamboo Forest @ 9 AM
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Tenryu-ji Temple @ 1030 AM
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Kinkaku-ji Temple @ 12 PM
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Lunch near Kinkaku-ji Temple @ 1 PM
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To-ji Temple @ 230 PM
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Edo Sakaba Festival at Toei Kyoto Studio Park @ 5 PM
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Yasaka Shrine @ 8 PM
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Return to Hotel @ 930 PM
Day 8:
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Check out of Hotel @ 10 AM
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Depart from Kyoto @ 11 AM
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Arrive in Kinosaki @ 130 PM
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Check into Hotel @ 3 PM
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Dinner and Onsens all evening
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Return to Hotel @ whenever
Day 9:
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Check out of Hotel @ 830 AM
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Depart from Kinosake @ 9 AM
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Arrive in Tokyo @ 3 PM
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Check into Hotel (in Minato City) @ 4 PM
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Dinner near Hotel @ 6 PM
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Return to Hotel @ 7 PM
Day 10:
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Leave Hotel/Grab Breakfast @ 10 AM
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Sailor Moon Store @ 11 AM
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Pokémon Center & Cafe @ 1230 PM
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Imperial Palace @ 2 PM
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Ginza Natsuno @ 4 PM
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Dinner near wherever @ 7 PM
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Return to Hotel @ 8 PM
Day 11:
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Check out of Hotel @ 1030 AM
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Explore @ 11 AM
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Arrive at Airport @ 5 PM
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Departing from Tokyo @ 8 PM
by AlwaysColtron