Hi everyone! I’m visiting Japan next month and would love some feedback on my itinerary. Flights and hotels are already booked. Is this too rushed?
Dates: May 7–19
Tokyo: May 7–9 & May 16–19
Kawaguchiko: May 10
Kyoto: May 11–12
Osaka: May 13–15
May 7 – Tokyo
- Land at Haneda at 9:30 PM
May 8 – Tokyo
- Meiji Jingu
- Shibuya Crossing
- Shibuya Sky at sunset (or Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building?)
May 9 – Tokyo (Forward luggage to Kyoto)
- Senso-ji
- teamLab Planets (11 AM – tickets booked)
- Akihabara
May 10 – Kawaguchiko
- Fuji Excursion (8:30 AM – booked)
- Renting a car for rest of the day
- Fuji Motosuko Resort (Shibazakura Festival)
- Oshino Hakkai
- Lake Yamanaka
May 11 – Kawaguchiko → Kyoto
- Early morning: Arakurayama Sengen Park
- Oishi Park
- Honcho Street (optional)
- Travel: Kawaguchiko → Mishima (bus) → Kyoto
- Do I need to book the bus in advance?
- Evening: Gion
May 12 – Kyoto (Forward luggage to Osaka)
- Arashiyama Bamboo Grove (or Adashino Nenbutsuji instead?)
- Kinkaku-ji
- Kiyomizu-dera
May 13 – Kyoto → Osaka
- Early: Fushimi Inari
- Nara day trip:
- Nara Park
- Todai-ji
- Kasuga Taisha
- Travel to Osaka (Dotonbori dinner)
May 14 – Osaka
- Universal Studios Japan (purchased Studio + Express pass)
May 15 – Hiroshima Day Trip
- Planning to purchase the JR West Kansai Hiroshima Area Pass for round trip from Osaka
- Peace Memorial Park
- Miyajima + Itsukushima Shrine
- Optional: Hiroshima Castle
May 16 – Osaka → Tokyo
- Shinkansen back to Tokyo
- Should I pre-book tickets?
- Light shopping / rest
May 17–18 – Tokyo
- One day: Hakone (depending on Mt. Fuji visibility)
- One day: shopping / exploring
May 19
- Flight from Haneda at 4 PM
Do I need to add/remove anything? Thanks in advance!
by bottokker