Hello everyone I'm finally getting my lifelong wish and going to Japan in late May next year
here is my planned itinerary :
suggestions what to add/remove are very welcome
also thoughts on "optional" stuff ( day trips) are VERY welcome
edit: I didn't post good plan first time, so here is more comprehensive, not time restrained itinerary, not sure if this is allowed if not I'll just delete it
Day 1 Arrival
Arrive , eat breakfast, drop luggage at hotel, relax. Light stroll around hotel area
depending on mood dinner and evening drinks
Day 2
Mandarake Complex
Super Potato Retro Game Store
Final Fantasy Eorzea Café –lunch,rest
Radio Kaikan
golden gai nightlife
Day 3
Teamlab borderless
Tokyo Tower, Zojo-Ji temple, park, chill
Roppongi
Hachiko square look around,dinner
nintendo tokyo or mega don quijote
Day 4 Tokyo → Takayama (Hanasato-machi)
Hida Folk Village
Walk around town & hotel or Sanmachi Suji Old Town, light dinner
Day 5
Hirakawa-go
Higashiyama walking route – temples & historic streets
Day 6
Nagoya Castle & grounds
Evening walk around Sakae/Hisaya Odori Park or Shike-michi Townscape Preservation District
Day 7
Ghibli Park
Day 8 – Nagoya → Kyoto (arrival & Gion evening)
Nishiki Market lunch & browsing easy, as much as I can handle
Philosopher’s Path / Ginkaku-ji
evening Gion stroll
Day 9
Arashiyama Bamboo & Temples
Day 10
Kimono rental
Yasaka Shrine → Ninenzaka → Kiyomizu-dera
Kodai-ji Bamboo Garden evening illumination
Day 11
Option A – Nara day trip
Option B – Amanohashidate Scenic Sandbar (Optional Full-Day Trip)
OptionC -explore Kyoto,rest
Day 12
Osaka Castle & park visit
Umeda Sky Building visit
Dotonbori night food crawl and Shinsekai bars (takoyaki, kushikatsu)
Day 13 – Friday May 29
Universal Studios Japan (USJ)
osaka aquarium
Teamlabs botanical garden
Option B
Himeji castle day trip
Day 14 Osaka → Tokyo
Meiji Shrine / Harajuku walk (if energy allows)
Diver City / Palette Town
Tokyo Bay sunset / Rainbow Bridge area dinner & Shinjuku evening
Day 15
Nakano Broadway
Takeshita Street & Ura-Harajuku, lunch,explore
Kabukichō Neon Walk / Golden Gai bars
Day 16 – Monday Jun 1
option A
Mt takao day trip
Option B
Ueno Park & Tokyo National Museum
Asakusa & Sensō-ji Temple
Sumida River Walk
Day 17
Option A – Izu Peninsula (Nature & Beach)
Option B – Gardens & Architecture
Tokyo Station & Kitte Rooftop Garden
Seikado bunko art museum, imperial palace
Lunch at Ramen Street Tokyo Station (underground).
Day 18 – Wednesday Jun 3
Option A
Kamakura day trip
Option B
Sunshine City & Pokémon Center Mega Tokyo
Otome Road & Animate Ikebukuro
Shibuya Parco (Nintendo, Pokémon, Shonen Jump stores).
Option C
Sensō-ji Temple & Nakamise Street (cultural walk).
Tokyo Skytree Observation Deck & Solamachi shopping.
Day 19
Free day to see what I missed, or random exploration or revisit cool stuff, possible to add to another location, I put it in Tokyo because I somehow feel I'm gonna LOVE it
day20
checkout ->flight back
by merifdzejn