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Japan itinerary

  • September 18, 2025

Hi,
me and my friends (total of 6 people) want to visit Japan next May (2026) for our first time. We didn’t buy fly tickets yet, i want to buy them around November (flying from Vienna to Osaka and back from Tokyo to Vienna, most probably). I did itinerary for us but i want to ask, if it is possible to visit everything i have planed, or if you have any recommendations etc.

  1. Day Osaka – i know about jetlag, so the first day will be just chilling around, having some food, stroll around city and visiting Osaka castle in the evening.

  2. Day Osaka – Himedži and Kobe (temples, museums – recommendations are welcome)

  3. Day Osaka – Universal studio and Dotonbori in the evening

  4. Day Osaka – Osaka aquarium, Shitenno-ji, Sumiyoshi Taisha, Umeda Sky

  5. Day Osaka – day trip to Koya (or Koyasa?)

  6. Day relocation to Kyoto in the morning – Kinkaku-ji, Kiyomizu dera, pontocho alley

  7. Day Kyoto – Fushimi Inari Taisha, Bamboo Forejt Arashiyama and Monkeys, Ninenzaka street

  8. Day Kyoto – day trip to Nara

  9. Day relocation to Kanazawa in the morning – Nagamachi, Geisha district

  10. Day Kanazawa – Omicho market, Kenroku-en, visiting sea side

  11. Day relocation to Tokyo in the morning – Shibuya and Shibuya Sky, Kokjo

  12. Day Tokyo – Asakusa, Ueno zoo, Sky tree

  13. Day Tokyo – Samurai Museum, Shinjuku gyoen, Sumo or Kabuki in the evening

  14. Day relocation to Kawaguchiko in the morning – Arakurayama Sengen park, stroll around lake, visiting museums maybe

  15. Day going back to Tokyo, hotel near Narita

  16. Day flight back to Europe in the morning

Is it allright? Manageable?

We dont really know, if we will visit Japan ever again, on the other hand, i don’t want to rush through every activity.
We would also love to participate on tea ceremony, cooking class and some other activities.
I have seen a lots of videos and read mamy itineraries, but i think it only made mess in my head and now o want to see everything, so i am scared, that i’ve overdone it.

All the places i have mentioned are must see for me. Except Koya, which i dont know a lot about, i just read that it is wort it.

Thank you.

by mamani_malema01