did we make a good itinerary?
Hello everyone,
My partner and I are heading to Japan this September (10th–28th) for our first big trip to Japan. We’ve put together an itinerary and would love to get your thoughts on whether this schedule is feasible.
we are from belgium and travel allot. we did hikes in norway and we went to a survival trip to sweden + allot of countries in europe to do city trips. so we are not afraid to walk allot of km's per day
we are 26 and 24 years old
Here is our plan:
Day 01
- land in japan at 17:15
- do the check in in hotel and get to hotel from train and stuff
- just an evening walk because we will be tired from the flight
Day 02 (Osaka)
- Universal Studios Japan
Day 03 (Osaka)
- osaka castle
- kurumon market
- den den town
- dotonbori
Day 04 (osaka -> Hiroshima)
- take the train to hiroshima
- visit Miyajima Island
Day 05 (hiroshima -> Kyoto)
- peace memorial park
- hiroshima castle
- take the train to kyoto
- visit kyoto tower
Day 06 (Kyoto)
- kiyomizu-dera
- hokan ji
- spend some time in gion
- if there is time kinkaku ji
Day 07 (Kyoto)
- bamboo forest (or adashino nenbusu ji)
- (if we feel the vibe maybe visit the monkey park but we don't think so)
- visit nintendo musseum
- fushimi inari taisha
Day 08 (Kyoto)
- nijo castle
- kyoto imperial palace
- nishiki market
Day 09 (kyoto -> Kanazawa)
- early train to kanazawa
- kanazawa castle
- kenroku-en garden
- higashi chaya district
- in the evening take a walk arround the shore
**Day 10 (**kanazawa -> Takayama)
- early train to takayama
- higashiyama walking course
- if we have time hida minzoka mura fold village
- in the evening to sanmachi suji
Day 11 (takayama -> gifu ->Hakone) (we know this is a wild idea but we are down to try this)
- take an early train to nakastugawa
- do a little hike of 7KM to see the ryujin falls Gifu
- take the train to hakone and check in to the hotel
Day 12 (Hakone)
- Hakone Loop
- if we want we do the glass museum
Day 13 (hakone -> Tokyo)
- early train to tokyo
- shinjuku gyoen park
- meji shrine
- (if we feel the vibe, go to the tokyo metropolitan goverment building)
- omoide yokochi
- check out shinjuku
Day 14 (Tokyo)
- we have a cooking class planned in shibuya at 9 in the morning
- strolling arround shibuya
Day 15 (Tokyo)
- ueno park
- ameya yokocho market
- nezu shrine
- yanaka ginza shopping street
- rikugien garden
Day 16 (Tokyo)
- hamarikyu gardens
- tokyo tower
- imperial palace (kokyo)
- if we really feel the vibe we visit odaiba island
Day 17 (Tokyo)
- nakamise street
- senso ji
- tokyo skytree
- talking a walk arround sumida river
- akihabara
Day 18 (Tokyo)
- Free day
Day 19
- our flight back is at 22h in the evening
Our questions:
- Is this route logical, or are some days too packed?
- Do you have any tips for our "free day" (Day 18)?
- Are we missing any absolute "must-sees" along this route?
Thanks in advance for the help!