JJapan Trips

2 week Itinerary

  • January 16, 2026

Thoughts on my itinerary?

We will be travelling to Japan after Golden Week. This is a rough itinerary. We love having a jam packed itinerary but really a lot of things are optional. I absolutely don’t have to do every thing every day. I also have stars saved on Google Maps for other things nearby in case we want to check them out.

DAY 1 FLY TO JAPAN

DAY 2 LAND AT 425PM

  1. Keisei Sky Access Express to Shimbashi Station

  2. Explore area around hotel in Ginza

  3. Drugstore nearby for toiletries etc.

DAY 3 GUITAR STREET & BOOK TOWN

  1. Check out Tokyo Station

  2. Imperial Palace East Gardens

  3. Ochanomizu Guitar Street

  4. Jimbocho Book Town

DAY 4 HARAJUKU & SHIBUYA

  1. Meji Shrine

  2. Harajuku

  3. Shibuya (ESP store ?)

  4. Shibuya Sky (maybe)

DAY 5 MUSEUM / SHINJUKU

  1. Ghibli museum or The Making of Harry Potter depending on if we get Ghibli tickets or not.

  2. Shinjuku in late afternoon / evening

  3. Tokyo Metro Building & Tokyo Night and light if time

DAY 6 KYOTO

  1. Shinkansen to Kyoto

  2. Nikishki Market

  3. Gion / Yasaka Shrine

  4. Hokanji Temple

  5. Optional: Ninenzaka & Sannenzaka Streets

DAY 7 KYOTO

  1. Kyoto Botanical Garden

  2. Kyoto Imperial Palace

  3. Nijo Castle

Head spa today?

Optional nearby: Kamo River walk or Demachiyanagi neighborhood

DAY 8 ARASHIYAMA

  1. Bamboo Forest (start early)

  2. Kimono Forest

  3. Optional: Tenryu-ji Temple

  4. Walk Togetsukyo Bridge

DAY 9 BIKE RIDING DAY

  1. Fushimi Inari Shrine

  2. Bike Riding or rest day

DAY 10 UJI

  1. Byōdō-in Temple

  2. Chazuna Museum Workshop?

  3. Ujikami Shrine

  4. Uji Bridge

  5. Uji River area

DAY 11 AKASAKA / ROPPONGI

  1. Train back to Tokyo

  2. Explore Akasaka area near Hotel

  3. Roppongi (Cafe @ Art Center, Lookout?)

  4. Tokyo Tower if time

DAY 12 GOTUKUJI & UENO

  1. Gotukuji temple / Cat train from Sangenjaya Station

  2. Ueno Park & Shinobazu pond

  3. Yanaka Ginza

  4. Optional : Nature Science Museum

DAY 13 KAMAKURA & ENOSHIMA

  1. Great Buddha (Kōtoku-in Temple)

  2. Komachi Street

  3. Kamakura Kōkōmae Station

  4. Enoshima

DAY 14 ASAKUSA

  1. Sensoji Temple

  2. Asakusa

  3. Kappabashi Kitchen Town

  4. Tokyo Skytree ?

DAY 15 GO HOME

Shopping?

Taxi to Tokyo Station then Narita Express or

Or to Shimbashi Station and take Sky Access

Flight out at 630pm

OPTIONAL SWAP DAY – YOKOHAMA

  1. Yokohama

  2. Cup Noodle Muzeum

  3. Kit Kat Store

  4. Air Cabin

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