May 20 – Osaka

Arrival in Osaka

• Shitenno-ji Temple
• Tsutenkaku Tower
• Tennoji Park

May 21 – Osaka

• Osaka Castle (morning)
• Kuromon Market
• Den Den Town
• Shinsekai
• Dotonbori + Hozenji Temple
• Umeda Sky Building (evening)

May 22 – Nara (day trip)

• Todai-ji Temple
• Nara Park
• Kasuga Taisha
• Naramachi

May 23 – Himeji (day trip)

• Himeji Castle
• Koko-en Garden
• Mount Shosha (Engyo-ji Temple)

May 24 – Hiroshima

Travel from Osaka to Hiroshima

• Peace Memorial Park
• Atomic Bomb Dome

May 25 – Miyajima / Kyoto

• Ferry to Miyajima
• Itsukushima Shrine
• Mount Misen Overnight in Miyajima Evening transfer to Kyoto

May 26 – Kyoto

• Gion
• Yasaka Shrine
• Hanamikoji Street

May 27 – Kyoto

• Fushimi Inari Taisha (early morning)
• Kiyomizu-dera
• Ninenzaka & Sannenzaka

May 28 – Arashiyama

• Bamboo Grove (early)
• Tenryu-ji
• Otagi Nenbutsu-ji
• Katsura River

May 29 – Kyoto / Uji

• Nanzen-ji
• Uji: Byodo-in Temple
• Matcha street

May 30 – Kanazawa

Travel to Kanazawa

• Kenrokuen Garden
• Kanazawa Castle
• Higashi Chaya District Overnight in Kanazawa

May 31 – Kanazawa / Tokyo

• Omicho Market
• Travel to Tokyo (evening)

June 1 – Tokyo

• Meiji Shrine
• Harajuku
• Shibuya Crossing + Shibuya Sky
• Kabukicho / Golden Gai

June 2 – Tokyo

• Senso-ji
• Nakamise Street
• Tokyo Skytree
• Ueno / Ameyoko

June 3 – Tokyo

Free day / exploring neighborhoods

June 4 – Hakone (day trip)

• Lake Ashi
• Hakone Shrine
• Owakudani

June 5 – Nikko (day trip)

• Toshogu Shrine
• Shinkyo Bridge

• Kegon Falls

• Does it make sense to keep both Hakone and Nikko, or would you drop one?

• What’s the best way to see Mount Fuji (Hakone vs somewhere else)?

• Should I book activities and transport in advance or stay flexible?