Hi. I intend to travel by the end of this month for 13 days and would highly value your suggestions/recommendations since I fly in to Japan for the first time. Please check and share your thoughts if there's any zigzag or adjustments required in the daily schedules. Besides, if any must-watch spots to be added which I might have missed. Thank you and appreciate it very much!
Thu 29 Jan, 2026 (Day 1 Check-in at Asakusa):
Morning: Sensoji Temple
(Asakusa), Nakamise Street
Head to Ginza
30-Jan Day 2 (Central Tokyo):
Morning: Meiji Shrine
(free)
Afternoon: Harajuku & Takeshita Street
Evening: Kabukicho, Golden Gai.
Evening: Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building
31-Jan Day 3 (Modern Tokyo):
Morning – Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden
Hatonomori Hachiman Shrine (nearby)
Lunch at Tsukiji Outer Market
Midday (Central Tokyo): Imperial Palace
Evening : Tokyo Tower
Evening – Shibuya Crossing (6-8pm)
01-Feb Day 4 (Mount Fuji Day Trip or Kamakura):
Day trip to Mount Fuji or Kamakura (flexible)
02-Feb Day 5 (To Kyoto):
Morning: Shinkansen Tokyo→Kyoto or Willerexpress Reborn overnight bus
Afternoon: Byōdō-in Temple, Kiyomizu-dera Temple
Evening: Gion district exploration
03-Feb Day 6 (Kyoto):
Morning: Fushimi Inari (early, 7–8 am)
Arashiyama Bamboo Grove, Togetsukyō Bridge
Kinkaku-ji
Nishiki Market – street food – reach by 3pm.
04-Feb Day 7 (Day Trip to Nara):
Visit Todai-ji Temple (Great Buddha)
Deer Park
Kasuga Taisha Shrine
05-Feb Day 8 (Kyoto to Osaka):
Morning: check out n head to to Osaka by train
Afternoon: Osaka Castle
Evening: Dotonbori food street (try takoyaki, okonomiyaki)
06-Feb Day 9 (Osaka):
Morning: Sumiyoshi Taisha Shrine
Afternoon: Kuromon Ichiba Market
Evening: Shinsekai district (try kushikatsu and local street food
07-Feb Day 10 Overnight Bus to Tokyo
Akihabara or Harajuku
Afternoon: Ameyoko Market ueno near Asakusa
08-Feb Day 11
Explore Akasaka
Koenji (local streets, shrines, vintage)
09-Feb Day 12 Kamakura or Mount Fuji Day Trip
Kamakura Daytrip
10-Feb Day 13
Last day shopping
11-Feb: Departure (morning)
by Mickykl7