Hey folks! Finally got a solid itinerary and wondering what we are missing. As you can see from our plans, priority on history and culture over shopping or theme parks.
Trying to avoid tourists as much as we can, within reason.
Does this look feasible? Are there any easy additions we haven’t thought of?
Thanks in advance!
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November 20 (Thursday) – Tokyo
Morning: Arrive
Afternoon: —
Evening: Nightlife
Dinner: —
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November 21 (Friday) – Tokyo
Morning: Nezu Shrine and National museums around National Garden
Afternoon: Tokyo Station Area: Imperial Palace, Art Aquarium, Shopping Street
Evening: Nightlife and rest
Dinner: None
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November 22 (Saturday) – Tokyo
Morning: Yushukan Museum and Shrine
Afternoon: Shinjuku Gardens, Shrine, Shibuya, & Pig Café
Evening: Hacienda del Sol or Shibuya Sky
Dinner: Catch a Fish Restaurant
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November 23 (Sunday) – Tokyo
Morning: Asakusa: Kitchen Town, Sensō-ji, Shopping Street
Afternoon: Akihabara: anime and electric town, pachinko and games
Evening: Samurai show, karaoke, gay bars
Dinner: Free
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November 24 (Monday) – Tokyo
Morning: Free
Afternoon: Photography Museum & TeamLabs
Evening: —
Dinner: Omakase
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November 25 (Tuesday) – Izu
Morning: Early train to Hakone (Hakone Shrine or Volcano or Open Air Museum)
Afternoon: Make way to Izu (Panorama Park or Waterfall/Hot Spring Hike)
Evening: —
Dinner: In Ryokan
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November 26 (Wednesday) – Kyoto
Morning: Drive to lake and waterfalls by Fuji; train to Kyoto
Afternoon: Gion Autumn Illumination Walk (Kiyomizudera at night, Yasaka Pagoda and grounds, Kodaiji at night, Nene’s Walk, Yasui Kompiragu)
Evening: —
Dinner: Kodaiji Tantora
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November 27 (Thursday) – Kyoto
Morning: Central Kyoto: Nishiki Market and Teramachi-dori
Afternoon: Imperial Palace Grounds, Boar Temple, Kamigamo Shrine, Nijō Castle tour
Evening: Dinner near castle, then Nijō Naked Illumination; Pontocho afterwards
Dinner: Flaming Ramen
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November 28 (Friday) – Kyoto
Morning: Musashi Quarter: Shrines and Goma Fire at Tanukidani (ritual at 11am)
Afternoon: Lunch; Fushimi Inari by 3:30 pm (walk grounds, sunset)
Evening: Autumn Illumination (Fushimi OR Tō-ji Temple OR Konkai Komyō-ji); Pontocho afterwards
Dinner: Spontaneous
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November 29 (Saturday) – Kyoto
Morning: Tō-ji Temple tour (guided)
Afternoon: National Museum at Kyoto
Evening: Sanjūsangendō Temple & Bloody Ceiling Yōgen-in Temple
Dinner: Free
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November 30 (Sunday) – Kyoto
Morning: Open
Afternoon: Nara by 12pm
Evening: Daigo-ji Temple Illumination
Dinner: —
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December 1 (Monday) – Kyoto
Morning: Temples in Takao; hike down the gorge to Upper Arashiyama
Afternoon: Arashiyama sites as time allows
Evening: Kabuki Theater show
Dinner: —
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December 2 (Tuesday) – Takamatsu
Morning: Train to Takamatsu
Afternoon: Bonsai District & Japanese Garden
Evening: —
Dinner: Nightlife district
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December 3 (Wednesday) – Takamatsu
Morning & Afternoon: Naoshima Art Day
Evening: —
Dinner: Nightlife district
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December 4 (Thursday) – Takamatsu → Kurashiki
Morning: Shōdoshima, return by 1pm
Afternoon: Train to Kurashiki
Evening: Wander
Dinner: Ryokan
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December 5 (Friday) – Hiroshima
Morning: Train to Hiroshima
Afternoon: Peace Memorial
Evening: Nightlife
Dinner: —
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December 6 (Saturday) – Miyajima
Morning: Daishō-in Temple tour at 10am
Afternoon: Ropeway to mountain top and Shingon holy sites; hike down
Evening: Dinner and shrine visit at night
Dinner: —
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December 7 (Sunday) – Departure
Morning: Shrine visit, shopping
Afternoon: Travel to airport
Evening: Depart
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