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Hello fellow travelers!

My partner and I are planning a 2 week trip to Japan and Germany this upcoming August. I am looking for feedback on our itinerary for Japan as to main sights/experiences we may be missing in these locations.

This is my first BIG overseas trip so I want to get the most out of it. My biggest concern is trying to smoosh too much in each day. I feel that Tokyo has been where I have struggled the most to plan because it is such a big city. I also have not picked specific restaurants or foods yet because I wanted to nail down what we wanted to see/do first to plan around that, so any suggestions would be appreciated!

Heres our plan so far:

DAY 0: Sunday 8/2 - TRAVEL - Depart from the US at 8:14 AM.
DAY 1: Monday 8/3 - TRAVEL - Will land in Sapporo, Japan at 6:45 PM. No plans except to check in to hotel and rest.

DAY 2: Tuesday 8/4 - Sapporo sightseeing day. Starting in nijo Market Breakfast, walking through Odori Park towards sights we want to explore (Sapporo TV tower, Clock tower, and government building area), walk through Botanic gardens at Hokkaido Uni, and end at Sapporo Beer museum.

DAY 3: Wednesday 8/5 - Cultural and nature views. Starting at Hokkaido shrine, walking through Maruyama Park, stop at Sapporo Fushimi Inari Shrine, Mount Moiwa at sunset, Dinner in Susukino

Other options for Sapporo: considering Shiroi Koibito Park? Not sure

DAY 4: Thursday 8/6 - Travel day Sapporo → Tokyo. We would land in Tokyo at 12:20 PM. Check in to hotel, loose and free afternoon for rest and recovery. If we feel up to trying something, thinking about Akihabara.

DAY 5: Friday 8/7 - Historic Tokyo. Start at Senso-ji temple, Asakusa shrine, pop through Nakamise shopping street, walk through Ueno Park to Tokyo national museum, Tokyo Skytree (hoping for sunset timing)

DAY 6: Saturday 8/8 - Day trip: undecided location. Considering:

Kamakura, Hakone, Nikko, Kawaguchiko, Yokohama. This is a hot topic in the household. Let me know your suggestions/experiences!

DAY 7: Sunday 8/9 Starting at Meiji jingu shrine, walk through Yoyogi park, Takeshita street, seeing the Shibuya crossing, Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden, ending in Kabukicho for nightlife  

DAY 8: Monday 8/10 Hoping to see TeamLabs Planets, tickets for August are not on sale yet. We have a 9 PM flight to Munich, Germany so I am reluctant to plan too much this day.

ANY suggestions or experiences are appreciated. Thanks for reading!

Hello fellow travelers!

My partner and I are planning a 2 week trip to Japan and Germany this upcoming August. We picked these locations because I have a friend in Japan and his family member is getting married in Germany. I am looking for feedback on our itinerary as to main sights/experiences we may be missing in these locations.

This is my first BIG overseas trip so I want to get the most out of it. My biggest concern is trying to smoosh too much in each day. I feel that Tokyo has been where I have struggled the most to plan because it is such a big city. I also have not picked specific restaurants or foods yet because I wanted to nail down what we wanted to see/do first to plan around that, so any suggestions would be appreciated!

Heres our plan so far:
DAY 0: Sunday 8/2 - TRAVEL - Depart from the US at 8:14 AM.
DAY 1: Monday 8/3 - TRAVEL - Will land in Sapporo, Japan at 6:45 PM. No plans except to check in to hotel and rest.

DAY 2: Tuesday 8/4 - Sapporo sightseeing day. Starting in nijo Market Breakfast, walking through Odori Park towards sights we want to explore (Sapporo TV tower, Clock tower, and government building area), walk through Botanic gardens at Hokkaido Uni, and end at Sapporo Beer museum.

DAY 3: Wednesday 8/5 - Cultural and nature views. Starting at Hokkaido shrine, walking through Maruyama Park, stop at Sapporo Fushimi Inari Shrine, Mount Moiwa at sunset, Dinner in Susukino

Other options for Sapporo: considering Shiroi Koibito Park? Not sure

DAY 4: Thursday 8/6 - Travel day Sapporo → Tokyo. We would land in Tokyo at 12:20 PM. Check in to hotel, loose and free afternoon for rest and recovery. If we feel up to trying something, thinking about Akihabara.

DAY 5: Friday 8/7 - Historic Tokyo. Start at Senso-ji temple, Asakusa shrine, pop through Nakamise shopping street, walk through Ueno Park to Tokyo national museum, Tokyo Skytree (hoping for sunset timing)

DAY 6: Saturday 8/8 - Day trip: undecided location. Considering:

Kamakura, Hakone, Nikko, Kawaguchiko, Yokohama. This is a hot topic in the household. Let me know your suggestions/experiences!

DAY 7: Sunday 8/9 Starting at Meiji jingu shrine, walk through Yoyogi park, Takeshita street, seeing the Shibuya crossing, Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden, ending in Kabukicho for nightlife  

DAY 8: Monday 8/10 Hoping to see TeamLabs Planets, tickets for August are not on sale yet. We have a 9 PM flight to Munich, Germany so I am reluctant to plan too much this day.

DAY 9: Tuesday 8/11 Arrive in Munich 7:05 AM. It looks like most places have check-in later in the day but were hoping to drop luggage and sight see until we can check in and rest. Explore Marienplatz including new town hall, Glockenspiel, Frauenkirche, St. Peter church until check in. If we feel up to it that evening, we will go to nearby beer garden.

DAY: 10: Wednesday 8/12 Munich Residenz or Nymphenberg. I am personally leaning towards Residenz because it is closer to everything else we want to do. Then spend the afternoon in English garden and beer garden.

DAY 11: Thursday 8/13- Day trip: Neuschwanstein Castle and Linderhof guided tour 

DAY 12: Friday 8/14 is a half day, we have an afternoon flight. I was thinking to see any missed sights from first day. Afternoon flight from Munich 4:25 to Frankfurt 5:15 PM. Check into frankfurt and rest.

DAY 13: Saturday 8/15
Wedding festivities (not our wedding, a cousin)

DAY 14: Sunday 8/16 - Frankfurt sightseeing starting in Romerberg, Frankfurt cathedral, walk across Eiserner steg, walk along museumsufer to Stadel museum, end at main tower. 

DAY 15: Monday 8/17 - Morning flight back home.

ANY suggestions or experiences are appreciated. Thanks for reading!

Hello all! Planning our first trip to Munich for 3.5 days and struggling to fit everything in! So my question is:
As a first time traveler, if you had to choose between Residenz or Nymphenburg Palace would one would you choose?

Thanks!!:)

Hello all, planning my first trip to Germany and will be in Munich 3 days in August. 2 adults. We want to get this most out of the city! We would love any advice from other tourists or locals. Here is what we have planned so far:

DAY 9: Tuesday 8/11 arrive in Munich

Arrive 7:05 AM  → drop luggage 

Munich Sight seeing

Marienplatz: downtown 

New Town hall: historic civic complex

Rathaus-Glockenspiel: mechanical clock showing 11 AM, 12 PM, 5 PM

Frauenkirche: Cathedral of our dear lady gothic cathedral

St Peter Church: Parish church

Viktualienmarkt: food market

Residenz

DAY: 10: Wednesday 8/12

Nymphenberg palace 

English garden: Chinese beer tower 

DAY 11: Thursday 8/13

Day trip: Neuschwanstein Castle and Linderhof tour guided tour

DAY 12: Friday 8/14

Half day: afternoon flight 

Option 1: Any missed sites 

Option 2: Museum (BMW or Deutsches)

Flight: Munich 4:25 —> Frankfurt 5:15 95$

Thank you !!!