First Time in Japan next month!
Hello guys, my name is Martin and it is my pleasure to share my itinerary with you guys. At first look ya I am crazy haha at the amount of things I have, it has been my dream to visit Japan since 13 years old, I am now 25. When I make itineraries I go full in depth, please let me know what you think (I know some days are crazy but I will be trying my best to sightsee as many places as possible on it. Thank you! :)
1.Taito City 5/14
· Walk to 着物レンタル店江戸和装工房雅浅草駅前店 (Kimono Miyabi) 9:00,
-Dress in kimono and tour Asakusa with it until 17:00,
-Head to Kaminarimon Gate,
-Walk through Nakamise Shopping Street to Sensoji Temple,
-Ride with Tokyo Rickshaw 12:00 through Asakusa,
· Walk to Ueno Park (2.5 km) or take Ginza Line from Asakusa Station to Ueno-Hirokoji Station,
-Ueno Park, Tokyo National Museum, Shinobazu-no-ike Pond, Ueno Toshogu Shrine, The University of Tokyo,
-Walk to Otome Inari Shrine, Yanaka Ginza, Yuyake Dandan,
· Take Bus 63 from Sendagi-Sanchōme (Sendagi 3) Stop to Asakusa-Kōen-Rokku Stop,
-Eat at Asakusa Imahan,
-Go to Don Quijote Asakusa, Hoppy Street, Asakusa Culture Tourist Information Center (9:00-20:00)
2.Chuo City/Shinjuku City/Ghibli Museum 5/15
· Take Asakusa Line from Asakusa Station to Shimbashi Station,
-Walk to Hamarikyu Gardens, Walk to Tsukuji Outer Market (4:00-14:00),
-Walk north through Chuo-dori Avenue to Ginza,
-Walk to Pokémon Center Tokyo DX/ Pokémon Café 10:30,
· Take Ginza Line from Nihombashi Station to Shinjuku-gyoemmae Station,
-Walk through Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden,
· Take Chuo-Sobu Line from Sendagaya Station to Kichijoji Station (14:59-15:24),
- Walk to Ghibli Museum 16:00,
· Take Chuo Line from Kichijoji Station to Shinjuku Station,
-Walk to Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, go to observation deck (9:30-22:00),
-Walk to Kabukicho, Shinjuku Golden Gai, explore it,
· Take Oedo Line from Higashi-Shinjuku Station to Asakusa Station
- Tokyo Skytree/Akihabara 5/16
· Walk to Tokyo Skytree 10:00 (2 km) or take Tobu Skytree Line from Asakusa Station to Tokyo Skytree Station,
-Go to Tokyo Solamachi,
-Kirby café (4F), Pokémon Center Sky Tree Town (4F), Donguri Republic (2F), Rilakkuma store (3F), Disney store (3F), Hello Kitty Japan (4F), Tree Village (4F), Samantha Vega (2F),
· Take Nikko-Kinugawa Line from Tokyo Skytree Station to Akihabara Station,
-Go to Akihabara through Chuo-dori Avenue, visit Maidreamin, explore it,
-BOOKOFF, Mandarake Complex, SEGA 1 & 3, Don Quijote, Animate, Volks Akihabara Hobby Tengoku, Akihabara Gamers, Yodobashi Camera Multimedia Akiba,
· Take Tsukuba Express from Akihabara Station to Asakusa Station
4.Minato City 5/17
· Take Asakusa Line from Asakusa Station to Daimon Station,
-Go to Zojo-ji Temple, walk in Shiba Park, go to Tokyo Tower 11:00,
· Take Oedo Line from Akabanebashi Station to Aoyama-Itchome Station,
-Go to Jingu Gaien Ginkgo Avenue,
· Take Oedo Line from Kokuritsu-Kyogijo Station to Roppongi Station,
-Walk to Roppongi Hills (2 km),
-Go in Roppongi Hills, Tokyo City View 19:00 & Mori Art Museum 20:00,
· Take Hibiya Line from Roppongi Station to Asakusa Station
5.Shibuya City 5/18
· Take Ginza Line from Asakusa Station to Harajuku Station,
-Walk to Yoyogi Park, go to Meiji Jingu,
-Walk to Harajuku, Takeshita Street, Sailor Moon store,
· Walk to Shibuya Crossing (1 km) or take JR Yamanote Line from Harajuku Station to Shibuya Station,
-Walk to Shibuya Crossing, go to Hachiko Memorial Statue,
-Go to Starbucks Shibuya Tsutaya, visit MEGA Don Quijote Shibuya,
-Go to Shibuya Parco,
-Nintendo TOKYO, Pokemon Center Shibuya, JUMP SHOP
-Go to Starbucks Reserve Roastery Tokyo, HAUTE COUTURE CAFÉ 16:00, Shibuya Sky 18:30 (around sunset),
· Take Ginza Line from Shibuya Station to Asakusa Station
6.Tokyo Disneyland 5/19
· Take Asakusa Line from Asakusa Station to Maihama Station,
-Go to Tokyo Disneyland (9:00-21:00),
· Take JR Keiyo Line from Maihama Station to Asakusa Station
- Chiyoda City/Sumida City/Koto City 5/20
· Take Ginza Line from Asakusa Station to Tameike-sanno Station,
-Walk through Hie Shrine, to Hibiya Park,
-Enter through Kikyomon Gate, go to Imperial Palace 10:00, go to East Imperial Garden,
-Walk to Yasukuni Shrine,
· Take Chuo-Sobu Line from Ichigaya Station to Ryogoku Station,
-Go to Ryogoku Kokugikan for Sumo Tournament 14:00 (top division matches),
· Take Oedo Line from Ryogoku Station to Shin-Toyosu Station,
-Walk to teamLab Planets TOKYO 19:00,
· Take Yurikamome Line from Shin-Toyosu Station to Daiba Station,
-Walk to Round 1 Daiba Park, sight Rainbow Bridge,
· Take Yurikamome Line from Odaiba-kaihinkōen Station to Asakusa Station
8.Setagaya City/Toshima City 5/21
· Take Inokashira Line from Kichijoji Station to Gotokuji Station,
-Go to Gotokuji Temple,
· Take Odakyu Line from Gotokuji Station to Ikebukuro Station,
-Go to Ikebukuro,
-Animate Ikebukuro, KitKat Chocolatory,
-Walk to Sunshine City,
-One Piece store (alpa 2F), Pikachu Sweets café (alpa 2F), Pokémon Center Mega Tokyo (alpa 2F), Donguri Kyowakoku (alpa B1),
· Take JR Yamanote Line from Ikebukuro Station to Asakusa Station
9.Nara & Osaka 5/22 (Shinkansen)
· Take Ginza Line from Asakusa Station to Kyobashi Station,
· Take Hikari Shinkansen from Tokyo Station to Kyoto Station (6:21-9:09),
· Take JR Nara Line from Kyoto Station to Nara Station (9:37-10:21),
-Walk to Nara Park pet the deer, Nandaimon Gate,Todai-ji, Rokuen Park, Kasuga-taisha,
· Take JR Yamatoji Line from Nara Station to Morinomiya Station,
-Walk to Otemon Gate, go to Osaka Castle, Nishinomaru Garden,
· Take Nagahoritsurumiryokuchi Line from Morinomiya Station to Shinsaibashi Station,
-Head south through Shinsaibashi-suji Shopping Street and Daimaru Shinsaibashi (Jump Shop, DSQUARED2, Pokemon Center Osaka DX & café), Ebisubashi Bridge, Souemoncho (food), Tombori Riverwalk, Dotonbori,
-Walk to Airbnb (16:00 check in),
-Eat at Sennichimae Yasudaya gyoza,
· Take Midosuji Line from Namba Station to Tennoji Station,
-Go to Harukas 300 Observatory 19:00 (anytime during/after sunset),
· Take JR Osaka Loop Line from Tennoji Station to Bentencho Station,
-Go to Solaniwa Onsen 21:00 Osaka Bay Tower,
· Take Chuo Line from Bentencho Station to Nippombashi Station
- Universal Studios Japan 5/23
· Take Kintetsu-Nara Line from Kintetsu-Nippombashi Station to Universal-City Station,
-Go to Universal Studios Japan (8:30-22:00),
· Take JR Yumesaki Line from Universal-City Station to Kintetsu-Nippombashi Station
- Kyoto 5/24 (Shinkansen)
· Take Midosuji Line from Namba Station to Shin-Osaka Station,
· Take Hikari Shinkansen from Shin-Osaka Station to Kyoto Station (6:12-6:26),
· Take JR Nara Line from Kyoto Station to Inari Station,
-Go to Fushimi Inari Taisha, walk to Senbon Torii,
· Take Keihan Main Line from Fushimi-Inari Station to Shichijo Station,
-Take a bike from a Kotobike Port,
-Go to Rengeoin Sanjusangendo, walk to Kiyomizu-dera (1.5 km), go to Starbucks Ninenzaka (650 m), walk to Yasaka Shrine (800 m), walk to Heian Shrine (1.3 km), eat at Sanshiki udon noodles,
-Enter through Seishomon Gate (3km), go to Kyoto Imperial Palace 13:30, go to Kyoto Gyoen National Garden,
· Take Municipal 59 Bus from Karasuma Imadegawa Stop to Kinkakujimichi Stop,
-Walk to Kinkaku-ji,
· Take Municipal 205 Bus from Kinkakujimichi Stop and transfer to San-In Line to Saga-Arashiyama Station,
-Walk to Arashiyama Bamboo Forest (1 km),
· Take JR San-In Line from Saga-Arashiyama Station to Kyoto Station (18:41-18:53),
· Take Kodama Shinkansen from Kyoto Station to Tennoji Station (19:00-19:48),
· Take Midosuji Line from Tennoji Station to Nagai Station (19:56-20:03),
-Go to teamLab Botanical Garden Osaka (admission 19:00-20:30),
· Take Midosuji Line from Nagai Station to Nippomashi Station
- Himeji City/Hiroshima City 5/25 (Shinkansen)
· Take Midosuji Line from Namba Station to Shin-Osaka Station,
· Take Sakura Shinkansen from Shin-Osaka Station to Himeji Station (8:04-8:32),
-Walk to Otemon Gate (1 km), Himeji Castle, Koko-en Garden,
· Take Sakura Shinkansen from Himeji Station to Hiroshima Station (11:48-12:54),
· Take Hiroshima Dentetsu No. 6 Railway from Enkobashicho Station to Genbaku Dome-Mae Station,
-Walk to Atomic Bomb Dome, Peace Memorial Park Tour, eat Okonomiyaki,
· Take Hiroshima Dentetsu No. 6 Railway from Genbaku Dome-Mae Station to Enkobashicho Station,
· Take Sakura Shinkansen from Hiroshima Station to Shin-Osaka Station (18:54-20:23), transfer to Hikari Shinkansen to Tokyo Station (20:45-23:29)
- Gotemba Premium Outlets 5/26
· Take Ginza Line from Asakusa Station to Ueno Station,
· Take JR Ueno-Tokyo Line from Ueno Station to Kozu Station,
· Take JR Gotemba Line from Kozu Station to Matsuda Station,
-Go to Nishihirabataka Park and take pictures on the slide and swing,
· Take JR Gotemba Line from Matsuda Station to Gotemba Station,
· Take free shuttle from Gotemba Station to Gotemba Premium Outlets,
-Explore Gotemba Premium Outlets (10:00-20:00) and take pictures of Mt. Fuji,
· Take free shuttle from Gotemba Premium Outlets to Gotemba Station,
· Take JR Gotemba Line from Gotemba Station to Kozu Station,
· Take JR Tokaido Line from Kozu Station to Shimbashi Station,
· Take Asakusa Line from Shimbashi Station to Asakusa Station
- Yokohama 5/27
· Take Ginza Line from Asakusa Station to Sakuragicho Station,
-Visit Cup Noodles Museum (10:00-18:00),
· Take Akai Kutsu Bus from Hammerhead to Chukagai [China Town],
-Go to Yokohama Chinatown,
· Take JR Negishi Line from Ishikawacho Station to Kamakura Station,
-Go to Kamakura Daibutsu,
· Take JR Yokosuka Line from Kamakura Station to Asakusa Station
- Last full day 5/28
-No plan yet
- Last day 5/29