Hi all,
Me and my partner are in our late 20s and travelling to Japan for our honeymoon. I have taken a lot of inspiration from different itinerary reviews and reports on this sub. The place we are flying from has a 3 hour time difference from Japan, so I am hoping the jetlag won’t be very severe. While I prefer the city lights, my partner likes nature and we both like art and culture. So, we are aiming for an itinerary that is a good mix of everything. While we understand that a lot of what we have chosen on our itinerary are touristy, we don’t want to explore things that are too offbeat because – 1) Those places are usually far, 2) It costs more.
I think most of the days on the itinerary are doable but my primary concerns are Day 1, 4, 12. Please let me know if this itinerary is realistic and if there are any tips to make the mentioned 3 days less cramped. Please also feel free to suggest places if you think certain days have too little happening.
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Base: Tavinos Asakusa, Tokyo
Day 1-
- Land at Haneda Airport (6:00 am)
- Drop luggage at hotel (8:30 am – 9:00 am)
- Sensoji and Nakamise Street (9:30 am- 12:30 pm)
- Kanda Myojin (1:00 pm – 3:00 pm)
- Akihabara (3:30 pm- 4:30 pm)
- Hotel (5:00 pm)
- Sumida Riverwalk (8:00 pm)
- Back to hotel (10:00 pm)
Day 2-
- Takeshita Street and Cat Street (11:30 am-1:00 pm)
- Shibuya Scramble, Hachiko Statue and Shibuya 109 (1:00 pm- 4:00 pm)
- Shibuya Sky (4:30 pm- 6:30 pm)
- Miyashita Park (7:00 pm- 8:30 pm)
- Back to hotel (9:30 pm)
Day 3-
- Teamlab Borderless (9:00 am- 11:30 am) (Will leave hotel at ~7 to beat the morning rush and get something to eat nearby)
- Starbucks Reserve Roastery (12:00 pm- 2:00pm)
- Meiji Jingu (2:30pm- 4:30pm)
- Back to hotel (6:30pm)
- Optional stroll at Sensoji (7:30pm -8:30pm)
Day 4-
- Reach Hakone by romance car (By 9:00 am)
- Open Air Museum (10:00 am- 1:00 pm)
- Ashi Cruise (1:30pm- 2:15pm)
- Ropeway + Owakudani Valley (2:30pm- 3:30pm)
- Hakone Yuryo Onsen (4:30pm- 6:30pm)
- Back to Hotel (By 9:30pm)
Base: Horikawagojo, Kyoto
Day 5-
- Arrive at Kyoto (10:30 am)
- Drop luggage at hotel (11:00 am)
- Maikoya tea ceremony and Nishiki Market (12:00 pm- 2:30 pm)
- Yasaka Shrine (3:00 pm- 5:00 pm)
- Back to hotel (6:00 pm)
Day 6-
- Fushimi Inari (6:30 am- 9:30 am)
- Kiyomizu Dera (11:00 am- 1:00 am)
- Fushimi Ward for sake
Base: Hiroshima
Day 7-
- Arrive at Hiroshima (11:00 am)
- Drop luggage at hotel (11:30 am)
- Hiroshima Castle (12:00 pm- 1:30 pm)
- Peace Memorial Park area (3:00 pm- 7:00 pm)
- Back to hotel (9:00 pm)
Day 8-
- Take Ferry from Peace Park and reach Miyajima (By 12:00 pm)
- Itsukushima shrine + Ropeway (By 4:00 pm)
- Take ferry back to Hiroshima
- Back to hotel (By 8:00 pm)
Base: Namba
Day 9-
- Take Hello Kitty Shinkansen and arrive at Osaka (11:30 am)
- Drop Luggage at Hotel (12:00 pm)
- National Museum of Art (1:30 pm- 3:30 pm)
- Umeda Sky Building (4:00 pm- 6:30 pm)
- Dotonbori (7:30pm- 9:00pm)
- Back to Hotel
Day 10-
USJ
Base: Kawasaki, Kanagawa
Day 11-
- Arrive at hotel and drop luggage (12:00 pm)
- Suga Shrine (2:30 pm- 4:00 pm)
- Shinjuku (4:30 pm- 8:30 pm)
- Head back to hotel
Day 12-
- Reach Kamakura (By 9:00 am)
- Hokokuji Shrine (10:00 am- 12:00 pm)
- Kotoku in (1:00pm- 2:00pm)
- Sasuke Inari Shrine (2:30pm- 3:30pm)
- Cup Noodle Museum (5:00pm- 7:30pm)
- Back to hotel (9:30pm)
Day 13-
- Gotokuji Cat Temple (12:00 pm- 2:00 pm)
- Ginza (2:00 pm – 8:00 pm)
- Head back to hotel
Day 14-
Tokyo Disney Sea
by Firm_Cantaloupe5250