Hey all, my husband and I are going to Japan with a couple of friends in October 2026. This is our second trip to Japan, but our friends' first. We're doing 8 full days in Kyushu before heading to Tokyo. (I would be perfectly fine not doing Tokyo again, but my husband was pretty adamant and our friends haven't been and would like to see it, so I'm outnumbered).
I have a tentative itinerary, but something just feels off. Would appreciate some feedback and suggestions. I want to find that balance of seeing some less visited options while also making it exciting for my friends so they don't feel like they missed out on anything. I also don't want to overload our days to where we don't have the ability to just wander and explore. On our first visit to Japan, my husband and I had 3 days in Tokyo and were able to see the big highlights in that time. (Gardens around the Imperial Palace, Teamlab Borderless, Giant Gundam on Odaiba, Joypolis, Sensoji, Hachiko statue and Shibuya scramble, Harajuku, Meiji Jingu, Ueno Park, Yoyogi Park, Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden, Nakameguru during the cherry blossom blooms)
Oct 10 Sat Fly into Tokyo from Miyazaki airport
• Walk around Shibuya and Shinjuku
Oct 11 Sun Tokyo: Enoshima
• Enoshima Shrine
• Samuel Cocking Garden and Sea Candle
• Iwaya Caves
• Love Bell
• Ryukoji Temple
Oct 12 Mon Tokyo
• Gotokuji Temple (lucky cat)
• Jindai-ji Temple (one of Tokyo’s oldest)
• Akihabara
Oct 13 Tue Tokyo
• Senso-Ji temple (get here early to beat crowds)
• Nakamise-dori St (lined with food vendors and stalls)
•see Tokyo Tower
• Kappabashi Dougugai Kitchen Town
• 3minkimonos
Oct 14 Wed Yokohama
• Ramen museum (small ramen samples)
• Cup noodle museum (make own flavor as a souvenir)
• China Town
• Sankeien Garden
• Motomachi Shopping St
• Isezaki Mall
• Yamashita park
• Cosmo World
Oct 15 Thur Leave from Tokyo for home
by No-Confidence168