Hello! I'm planning a bros trip to Japan (Tokyo → Osaka → Kyoto → Tokyo) in November and would love some feedback to see if there are any improvements to be made. It's the first time in Japan for most of the group so the itinerary may seem generic.
Note: returning to Tokyo at the end because flights from Tokyo are more frequent and cheaper for everyone in the group vs from Osaka
Also,
1) We have 2 free days in Tokyo, would love to see if anyone got any suggestions.
2) We plan on splurging a bit on a nice dinner at Kobe for Kobe beef. If anyone got a restaurant recommendation please let me know!
Thanks!
Tokyo
Day 1 – Arrival at Haneda at around 4PM → Shuttle to Kabukicho → Check into hotel → Buy supplies from Donki/Lawson → Dinner + Explore Kabukicho, Kabukicho Tower, arcades etc
Day 2 – Meiji Shrine → Takeshita Street → Shibuya Parco 6/F Cyberspace (for Pokémon Center, Nintendo Store, Jump store etc) → Shibuya Crossing → Shibuya Sky → Dinner + Explore Shibuya before returning to Shinjuku
Day 3 – Asakusa from morning til around 2PM → Akihabara
Day 4 – Wake up early to catch train to Kawaguchiko → Explore Kawaguchiko (Sightseeing boat, Osihi Park etc) → FujiQ Highland → Ride train back to Shinjuku
Day 5 – teamlabs Borderless (around 11 AM) → Tokyo Tower → Odaiba Island → Lunch + Explore Odaiba Island (Diver City Tokyo, Statue of Liberty Replica, Live size Gundam, Museums etc) → Dinner and then return to Shinjuku
Day 6 – FREE DAY (not sure yet; friend wants to go to the Muscle Girl bar haha)
Tokyo → Osaka
Day 7 – Shinkansen to Osaka → Check-in to hotel near Dotonbori area → Kuromon Market → Explore surrounding area (Shinsaibaishi, take pics on Ebisu Bridge, Hozenji Yokocho etc) → Dinner then return to hotel
Day 8 – Walk to Namba and explore (Namba Yasaka Shrine etc) → Denden Town → Shinsekai (Friend wants to go to Tower Knives Osaka) → Beer hop/explore Dontonbori area
Day 9 – Osaka Castle → Asahi Beer Museum → Explore Umeda (Umeda Sky building, probably not the top floor)
Day 10 – USJ whole day
Day 11 – Day trip to Kobe – Kobe Chinatown → Ikuta Shrine → Visit the BE KOBE Sign and walk along the harbor side and stop by POIs along the way, probably ending near Harborland → Kobe Beef dinner then return to Osaka
Nara → Kyoto
Day 12 – Take the train to Nara → Nara Park → Todaiji Temple → Higashumuki Shopping Street for lunch → Take the train to Kyoto → Check into hotel in Gion area → Yasaka Shrine → Kodaiji Temple (night show) → Dinner then return to hotel
Day 13 – Walk by Yasaka Pagoda → Kiyomizu-dera → Sannenzaka → Nishiki Market for lunch → Kyoto International Manga Museum → Take city bus back to Gion and explore area → Dinner then rest
Kyoto → Tokyo
Day 14 – (optional) Wake up early to hike up Fushimi Inari Taisha (not hiking the whole thing, just enough for nice pictures probably) → depart for Kyoto Station → Higashi Hongan-ji Temple (right next to the station so might as well) → Shinkansen back to Tokyo → Check into hotel
Day 15 – FREE DAY (other than Ginza to do some last minute shopping, not sure)
Day 16 – Departure day
by therookie0709