this post was submitted on 01 Apr 2025
1 points (100.0% liked)

Japan Trips & Travel Tips

28 readers
1 users here now

Got questions? Need advice? Overwhelmed with your itinerary? Want to share your travel tips and experiences in Japan? Then this is the place for...

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
 
This is an automated archive made by the Lemmit Bot.

The original was posted on /r/japantravel by /u/Routine-Race3913 on 2025-03-30 21:55:35+00:00.


Hi everyone, my friend and I finally completed planning my itinerary for Japan! We chose to do only Tokyo, Osaka, and Kyoto because this is my first time, and I plan on returning eventually (I also love photography, so I will spend a lot of time snapping photos). This is pretty detailed and long so please forgive me lol. Feel free to critique or give advice!

Day 1: Arrive at Hotel in Ueno

  • Combini run and then sleep because of jetlag

Day 2: Ginza, Roppongi, Tokyo Tower, and teamLab Borderless

  • Tsukiji Outer Market

  • Explore Ginza (Uniqlo, GU, Loft, Character Street)

  • Head over to Roppongi Hills and explore

  • The National Art Center

  • teamLab Borderless

  • Tokyo Tower at night

Day 3: Shibuya and Shinjuku

  • Hachiko Memorial Statue

  • Scramble crossing

  • Mega Don Quijote

  • Shibuya Hikarie

  • Pokemon center and Nintendo store

  • Shinjuku Omoide Yokocho

  • Kabukicho

Day 4: Sensoji, Ueno, and Akihabara

  • Sensoji temple

  • Sumida River

  • Ueno Ameyoko shopping street

  • Ueno Park

  • Akihabara exploration

Day 5: Yokohama day trip

  • Red Brick Warehouse

  • Cup Noodles Museum

  • Yamashita Park

  • Chinatown

Day 6: Kamakura day trip

  • Garden House Kamakura

  • Hokokuji temple

  • Hokokuji Bamboo Forest

  • Tsurugaoka Hachimangu

  • Hasedera

  • Kotoku-in temple

  • Kamakura Yuigahama Beach

  • Inamuragasaki

Day 7: Shibuya/Shinjuku again OR somewhere else (for the food)!

  • Meiji Jingu

  • Yoyogi Park

  • Takeshita Dori Street

  • Harajuku

  • Ometsando Crossing Park

  • Head to Shinjuku for evening

Day 8: Restaurant reservations and very chill day

  • Whatever we want to do between restaurant reservations, probably head back to somewhere we enjoyed

Day 9: Head to Osaka

  • Explore surrounding area near hotel

Day 10: Osaka Day 1

  • Osaka Castle

  • Osaka Tenmangu Shrine

  • Shintennoji temple

  • Shin Sekai

  • Abeno Harukas

Day 11: Osaka Day 2

  • Minoh National Park

  • Explore Dotonbori and eat great food

  • teamLab gardens (maybe)

Day 12: Osaka Day 3

  • Namba Yasaka Jinga

  • Nipponbashi Denden Town

  • Dotonbori again!

  • Hozenji Yokocho

Day 13: Kyoto Travel

  • Explore surrounding area near hotel

Day 14: Fushimi Inari, Gion and more

  • Fushimi Inari Taisha

  • Yasaka Pagado sight-seeing

  • Kiyomizu-dera

  • Nishiki Market

  • Explore Gion

  • Restaurant reservation

Day 15: Nara Day Trip

  • Nara Park

  • Todaiji temple

  • Kasugataisha Shrine

Day 16: Arashiyama

  • Togetsukyo Bridge

  • Arashiyama Bamboo Forest

  • Tenryuji Temple Shigetsu

  • Monkey Park

  • Explore Arashiyama

Day 17: Back in Tokyo to meet up with friends!

  • Spend the day with other friends in Japan

Day 18: Flight back home

  • Chill at hotel and head to airport for flight

Any advice or critique is much appreciated!

no comments (yet)
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
there doesn't seem to be anything here