🗼 Tokyo (Nov 28 – Dec 5) — 7 nights

Nov 28 (Fri) – Arrival in Tokyo

• 5:00 PM arrival at Haneda Airport
• 🚇 Haneda → Akasaka (Keikyu Line + Toei Asakusa Line + Tokyo Metro, ~45 min)
• 🍣 Light dinner nearby in Akasaka

Nov 29 (Sat) – Shibuya + Shinjuku

• 🚇 Akasaka → Shibuya Station (~15 min)
• 🐶 Visit Hachikō Statue
• 🌆 Shibuya Sky for sunset views (book in advance)
• 🛍️ Explore Shibuya + Shimokitazawa thrift shops (Inokashira Line, ~10 min)
• 🚇 Shibuya → Shinjuku (~15 min)
• 🎯 Try batting cages in Kabukicho
• Optional: Samurai Museum in Shinjuku
• 🍲 Dinner in Shinjuku (ramen/izakaya)

Nov 30 (Sun) – Tokyo Flea Market + Ginza

• 🚇 Akasaka → Oi Keibajo-Mae Station (Tokyo Monorail, ~40 min)
• 🛍️ Tokyo City Flea Market (Oi Racecourse)
• 🚇 Oi → Ginza Station (~30 min)
• 👟 Shopping at Onitsuka Tiger flagship store
• 🍵 Matcha sweets in Ginza
• Evening: explore Akasaka nightlife or chill near hotel

Dec 1 (Mon) – Asakusa + SkyTree + Cafés

• 🚇 Akasaka → Asakusa Station (~30 min)
• 🏮 Senso-ji Temple + Nakamise Street
• 🚇 Asakusa → Tokyo Skytree Station (~5 min)
• 🌇 Tokyo Skytree at sunset
• 🍰 Chikawa Bakery (in Solamachi Mall)
• 🍴 Dinner in Asakusa

Dec 2 (Tue) – DisneySea

• 🚇 Akasaka → Maihama Station (~45 min)
• 🎡 Full day at Tokyo DisneySea (book tickets Sept 2, 2025)
• 🚇 Return to Akasaka (~45 min)

Dec 3 (Wed) – Akihabara + Cafés

• 🚇 Akasaka → Akihabara Station (~15 min)
• 🕹️ Explore Akihabara
• 🍴 Lunch at Kirby Café (pre-book, tickets release ~1 month before)
• 🍛 Visit Pokémon Café (pre-book, tickets release ~1 month before)
• Evening: electronics shopping + anime/game stores

Dec 4 (Thu) – Free Day / Day Trip

Options:

• Kawagoe (“Little Edo”) – 1 hr from Ikebukuro
• Or relax + shopping in Harajuku / Omotesando
• Evening packing for Kyoto

Dec 5 (Fri) – To Kyoto

• 🚇 Akasaka → Tokyo Station (~15 min)
• 🚅 Shinkansen Tokyo → Kyoto Station (~2 hr 20 min)
• 🚇 Kyoto Station → Karasuma Oike Station (~6 min)

🏯 Kyoto (Dec 5 – 9) — 4 nights

Dec 5 (Fri) – Arrival & Evening Stroll

• Walk around Pontocho Alley + Kamogawa River
• Dinner in Gion

Dec 6 (Sat) – Arashiyama + teamLab Biovortex

• 🚇 Karasuma Oike → Saga-Arashiyama (~25 min)
• 🌲 Arashiyama Bamboo Grove + Monkey Park
• 🍵 Matcha sweets lunch
• Rest at hotel
• 🌌 Evening: teamLab Biovortex Kyoto Botanical Gardens (Karasuma Oike → Kitayama ~10 min)
• Dinner near Kitayama

Dec 7 (Sun) – Fushimi Inari + Gion

• 🚇 Karasuma Oike → Fushimi-Inari (~20 min)
• ⛩️ Hike Fushimi Inari Taisha
• 🍵 Afternoon Tea Ceremony in Gion
• 🏯 Kiyomizu-dera Temple
• 🎎 Kimono fitting + walk Hanamikoji Street
• Dinner in Gion

Dec 8 (Mon) – Philosopher’s Path + Kibune

• 🚇 Karasuma Oike → Demachiyanagi (~10 min)
• 🌸 Philosopher’s Path → Ginkaku-ji
• 🍵 Matcha café stop
• 🚇 Demachiyanagi → Kibuneguchi (~30 min, Eizan Line)
• 🍲 Dinner at Kifune Nakayoshi (reservation)
• Return ~45 min

Dec 9 (Tue) – Nara Day Trip

• 🚇 Karasuma Oike → Kyoto Station (~6 min)
• 🚅 Kyoto → Nara (~45 min)
• 🦌 Deer Park + Todai-ji Temple
• 🚅 Return in evening → Kyoto → Osaka

🎡 Osaka (Dec 9 – 12) — 3 nights

Dec 10 (Wed) – Universal Studios Japan

• 🚇 Osaka/Umeda → Universal City (~20 min)
• 🎢 Full day at USJ (tickets release Oct 10, 2025)

Dec 11 (Thu) – Osaka City

• 🚇 Umeda → Namba (~10 min)
• 🎭 Explore Dotonbori street food + neon lights
• 🏯 Osaka Castle (via Osakajokoen Station, ~15 min)
• Evening free

Dec 12 (Fri) – Osaka → Hiroshima

• 🚅 Shin-Osaka → Hiroshima (~1 hr 30 min)
• 🚇 Hiroshima Station → Hotel (~10 min by tram)

⛩️ Hiroshima & Miyajima (Dec 12 – 14) — 2 nights

Dec 12 (Fri) – Arrival

• Evening stroll + dinner at okonomiyaki restaurant

Dec 13 (Sat) – Peace Memorial & Miyajima

• 🌸 Morning: Hiroshima Peace Park + Museum
• 🚇 Hiroshima → Miyajimaguchi (~30 min JR)
• ⛩️ Ferry to Miyajima Island
• Visit Itsukushima Shrine + Mount Misen ropeway
• Return evening

Dec 14 (Sun) – Hiroshima → Hakone

• 🚅 Hiroshima → Odawara (~4 hrs by Shinkansen)
• 🚇 Odawara → Hakone-Yumoto (~20 min)
• 🏨 Check in at Hakone Airu (onsen ryokan)
• Relax with hot springs + dinner

🗻 Hakone / Mt. Fuji (Dec 14 – 16) — 2 nights

Dec 15 (Mon) – Hakone Loop

• 🚞 Hakone Tozan Railway + Cable Car + Ropeway
• 🌋 Owakudani volcanic valley
• 🛶 Lake Ashi boat cruise with Mt. Fuji views
• Onsen + kaiseki dinner

Dec 16 (Tue) – Hakone → Tokyo

• Morning relax in Hakone
• 🚇 Hakone-Yumoto → Shinjuku (~90 min)
• Evening: explore Shinjuku

🗼 Tokyo (Dec 16 – 19) — 2 nights

Dec 17 (Wed) – Free Tokyo Day

• Options:
  • Explore Harajuku/Omotesando
  • Shopping in Shibuya or Shinjuku
  • Extra café visit (Pokémon/Kirby if repeat booking works out)

Dec 18 (Thu) – Tokyo Wrap-Up

• Morning: last souvenirs (Ikebukuro or Akihabara)
• Afternoon: explore more neighborhoods
• Evening: farewell dinner

Dec 19 (Fri) – Departure

• 🚇 Hotel → Haneda Airport (~1 hr)
• ✈️ Flight home