Hey everyone!

I'm a 40 year old dude from the Boston area heading to Japan this November for my first solo trip, and I honestly can't believe it's finally happening.

Japan has been a lifelong dream of mine. Last year, I went through a serious medical emergency that nearly took my life, not even being dramatic about it. Coming out of that experience really changed my perspective on things I'd always wanted to do but kept putting off.

So this trip is more than just a vacation for me. It's a bit of a comeback, a celebration of being here, and finally making something I've dreamed about for years a reality.

I've spent months researching and planning everything, and I've already booked my hotels, several unique experiences, and most of my transportation.

I'm hoping to get some feedback from people who know Japan well. I'm not looking to completely overhaul my itinerary, but I'd love to hear about anything I'm overlooking, places worth experiencing, or advice that could make this trip even more memorable.

My Itinerary

November 2–6: Tokyo

Staying in Shinjuku. I know about the rep and touts and I have no problem telling them I don't speak English in English.

• Exploring Shinjuku, Shibuya, Asakusa, Akihabara, and potentially Odaiba.
• Booked a knife sharpening/engraving experience, samurai archery, a Game Boy mod workshop, and custom chopstick making.
• Also have a to Muscle Girls planned. My friends said I won't and oh, I will.
• Interested in retro gaming, unusual shops, nightlife, karaoke, Japanese food, and finding a great traditional sukajan jacket.

November 6–8: Takayama

• Taking the Shinkansen to Toyama, then the Hida limited express to Takayama.
• Planning to explore the old town, try local Hida beef, and enjoy a slower couple of days after Tokyo.
• Looking forward to experiencing a smaller Japanese city and getting away from the big city atmosphere.

November 8: Shirakawa-go (Day Trip/Stopover)

• Taking the morning bus from Takayama, arriving at 9:00 AM.
• Spending the day walking around the village, visiting the open-air museum, trying local food, and relaxing at cafés.
• Departing at 3:10 PM for Kanazawa. The bus schedule is either a short stay or this.
• Planning to take my time here rather than rush through attractions.

November 8–10: Kanazawa

• Exploring the historic neighborhoods, gardens, local markets, and food scene.
• Interested in Kenrokuen Garden, Higashi Chaya District, and Omicho Market.
• Keeping this portion relatively relaxed.

November 10–12: Kyoto

• Booked a traditional tea ceremony with kimono experience, a geisha/maiko performance, and a samurai armor experience.
• Also interested in Fushimi Inari, Kiyomizu-dera, and exploring Gion.
• Hoping to experience some traditional Japanese culture without making every moment feel like a scheduled tour.

November 12–15: Osaka

• Visiting the Nintendo Museum in Uji on the way from Kyoto to Osaka.
• Universal Studios Japan on November 13, including an Express Pass for Super Nintendo World.
• Exploring Dotonbori, Den Den Town, local restaurants, nightlife, and some unusual shopping spots.
• Still deciding between attending a NOAH for some pro wrestling as I missed out on the Grand Sumo tickets in Fukuoka. I'm unable to buy tickets until I land.

November 15–16: Tokyo

• Returning by Shinkansen.
• Final shopping, sightseeing, and a possible tattoo appointment before departing Japan.

A Little About My Travel Style

I'm traveling alone, but I'm outgoing and enjoy meeting people.

My interests include:

• Retro video games and 90s nostalgia
• Traditional Japanese experiences and culture
• Unusual attractions and hands on activities
• Japanese food, particularly places locals enjoy
• Shopping, vintage stores, and unique souvenirs
• Professional wrestling and sumo. I want like non touristy sumo interaction, if that makes sense.
• Nightlife, bars, karaoke, and meeting new people
• Exploring neighborhoods and finding unexpected places

I'm not particularly interested in spending my entire trip checking off the most famous tourist attractions. I'd rather discover interesting places, have memorable experiences, and explore neighborhoods that have their own personality.

I'm comfortable having busy days and walking quite a bit, but I also want time to wander without constantly watching the clock.

I'm also trying to learn some basic Japanese before arriving. I know I won't be fluent, but I want to make an effort to communicate respectfully.

Questions I'd Love Feedback On

1. Overall itinerary: Does my route and time allocation make sense? Am I giving too much or too little time to certain cities?

2. Hidden gems: Based on my interests, are there any unusual experiences, shops, neighborhoods, or attractions I'm overlooking? Especially anything involving retro gaming, Japanese nostalgia, or unique cultural experiences.

3. Takayama and Kanazawa: Any recommendations for things especially worth experiencing in these cities beyond the obvious sightseeing attractions?

4. Food: Are there particular regional dishes, restaurants, or food experiences I shouldn't miss along this route? I'd love to try things that are specific to certain cities or regions.

5. Solo travel: Any recommendations for meeting other travelers or interacting with locals naturally, particularly at bars, restaurants, or social events? I'm staying in hotels rather than hostels.

6. Practical advice: Anything about November weather, luggage forwarding, transportation, or traveling between these destinations that I should prepare for? I'm especially interested in making the Takayama → Shirakawa-go → Kanazawa portion as smooth as possible.

7. Overlooked experiences: Looking at my itinerary, is there something you'd strongly recommend adding, replacing, or skipping?

Final Thoughts

I've already done quite a bit of research and made several reservations, so I'm mainly looking for firsthand experiences and suggestions that could improve the trip rather than a completely new itinerary.

I'm not expecting every single day to go perfectly, and honestly, some of the things I'm most looking forward to are the experiences I haven't planned yet.

After everything that happened last year, just being able to take this trip means a tremendous amount to me. I want to make the most of it, enjoy the little things, meet interesting people, and come home with some incredible memories.

Thanks in advance for any advice, recommendations, or personal experiences you're willing to share. I really appreciate it!

Hello, My husband and I are traveling to Japan for the first time from 18-Dec to 1-Jan. It's been my dream country since I was a child and I obviously have 1 million things that I want to do. Since it's my dream country my husband has given me the responsibility of our itinerary. This is what I've come up with.

My initial plan was to stay in Kyoto and do Osaka via day trips a couple of times but I'm a little confused now. Any advice/ additions/ recommendations are welcome.

Date	Base	Day Activities	Evening / Night Activities
18 Dec	Tokyo	Arrive, Sensoji Temple, Nakamise Street, Tokyo Skytree	Roppongi Hills Christmas Illuminations + Tokyo City View observation deck
19 Dec	Tokyo	Ueno, Ameyoko, Akihabara, Pokémon Center	Tokyo Midtown Illuminations (walking distance from your hotel)
20 Dec	Tokyo	Kamakura & Enoshima/ Nikko Day Trip	Golden Gai in Shinjuku + Omoide Yokocho
21 Dec	Tokyo	Harry Potter Studios, Ikebukuro	Roppongi Speakeasy Night (SG Club or The Bellwood)
22 Dec	Kawaguchiko	Chureito Pagoda, Lake Kawaguchi, Onsen	Ryokan dinner and private onsen
23 Dec	Kyoto	Travel to Kyoto	Gion evening walk and Yasaka Shrine
24 Dec	Kyoto	Fushimi Inari, Nishiki Market	Pontocho Alley dinner
25 Dec	Kyoto	Uji, TeamLab Biovortex	Kyoto Speakeasy (Bee's Knees)
26 Dec	Kyoto	Hiroshima & Miyajima	Relaxed evening in Gion
27 Dec	Kyoto	Osaka Castle, Umeda Sky Building	Dotonbori & Namba Night District
28 Dec	Kyoto	Universal Studios Japan + Super Nintendo World	Osaka dinner and return
29 Dec	Kyoto → Tokyo	Arashiyama Bamboo Grove	Tokyo arrival, Ginza dinner
30 Dec	Tokyo	Meiji Shrine, Harajuku, Shibuya	Shibuya Sky Sunset + Nonbei Yokocho
31 Dec	Tokyo	Shopping (Ginza/Shibuya)	New Year's Eve in Shibuya or Roppongi
1 Jan	Tokyo	Home

Three families, 15 of us, doing Tokyo and Kyoto over Thanksgiving week (Nov 21-28). Kids from 5 to 17. With a group this size we're doing one main thing a day that everyone joins, and letting families split off for lunch or an afternoon. We're using vans and taxis in Tokyo rather than trains.

Questions at the bottom.

Sat 21. Land Narita mid-afternoon, hotels by 5:30, easy dinner, bed.

Sun 22. Senso-ji early, Tokyo National Museum, gyoza lunch in Asakusa. In the afternoon the grandmother and younger kids do a washi paper-making class. The rest of us haven't decided: Sumida river boat down to Hamarikyu and the tea house, Nezu Museum, or Skytree. Dinner for the adults is a wagyu counter in Azabu-Juban.

Mon 23 (holiday). Dads and kids: Meiji Jingu at 8, Harajuku, pizza lunch in Azabu-Juban at noon, teamLab Planets at 1, then Shibuya Sky at 3:30 to be up there an hour before sunset. The mums have a shopping day (Cat Street, Aoyama, Ginza). One family is trying for the Ghibli Museum in the morning. Everyone back together for dinner in Ginza.

Tue 24. A couple of dads do the Toyosu auction and Tsukiji at dawn. Slow morning for everyone else, lunch in Asakusa, sumo show at 3. Sushi dinner in Nakameguro for the adults and older kids.

Wed 25. teamLab Borderless at 9 with all 15, finishing at the tea house inside around 10:45. Out by 11:15, Nozomi at noon, Kyoto by 2:15. Check in, private tea ceremony at 4 near Ninenzaka, Kiyomizu-dera illumination at 5:45, dinner at the hotel.

Thu 26. Arashiyama. Bamboo grove at 8, Tenryu-ji, then the Sagano torokko at 10:02 to Kameoka and the Hozugawa boat at 11 back down to Arashiyama. Monkey park after for whoever wants the climb. Back to the hotel by 3 for a samurai thing with the kids. Group dinner in Gion.

Fri 27. Free day. Options on the table are cycling, a pottery wheel, Kinkaku-ji, Nara, Philosopher's Path, or sleeping in. Hamburg steak lunch in Gion, a wagashi-making class for the kids in the afternoon, and four adults are doing a geiko dinner.

Sat 28. Fushimi Inari at 7 for anyone awake, pack, teamLab Biovortex by Kyoto Station at 12:30, then vans to KIX for an evening flight.

Questions

1. Monday: is 1h45 inside Planets enough with four kids, and is Toyosu to Shibuya by car on a holiday afternoon really about 30 minutes? Or should I push Shibuya Sky to 4 and live with being closer to sunset?
2. Wednesday: leaving Borderless at 11:15 for a noon Nozomi from Tokyo Station, by van, with 15 people. Enough time, or take the 12:30?
3. Thursday: the torokko gets to Kameoka at 10:27 and the boat leaves at 11, with a bus connection in between. Does that hold in peak foliage week with 11 of us, or should I book the 11:30 boat / take taxis? Any reason to do the boat first and train back?
4. What have we missed for the 8–13s in Tokyo? We have the two teamLabs, Shibuya Sky, PARCO, sumo, Harajuku, a washi class and maybe Ghibli.
5. If you had to cut one thing from this week, what would it be and why?

Happy to report back afterwards on what worked for a big mixed-age group.

Hi all, my wife and I fly out on Sunday. First time in Japan for both of us. I’d really value a sanity check and opinions on the itinerary we have planned, especially on pace.

Passes: Hokuriku Arch Pass (14–20 Oct), Kansai-Hiroshima Area Pass (21–25 Oct), Suica for the rest. Big suitcases go ahead by takkyubin twice (Tokyo → Kyoto, Kyoto → Osaka), so we travel with hand luggage only on the busy days.

Tokyo (4 nights, Higashi-Shinjuku)

• Mon 12: land at Narita 12:55, transfer, sunset from the Metropolitan Government Building, dinner, Early night.
• Tue 13: 07:05 bus to Kawaguchiko (Chureito Pagoda, lake, ropeway), back by mid-afternoon, Tokyo Tower at sunset. 15/10 is the backup if Fuji is clouded over.
• Wed 14: Senso-ji at dawn, Tsukiji outer market, Hama-rikyu, teamLab Planets, omakase in Ginza.
• Thu 15: Meiji Jingu, Harajuku/Omotesando, Shibuya Crossing, Shibuya Sky at sunset, kaiseki dinner in Kagurazaka.

Kanazawa (2 nights)

• Fri 16: Kagayaki from Tokyo, Higashi Chaya, Asano river at sunset.
• Sat 17: Kenroku-en at opening, castle park, 21st Century Museum, Omicho market, Nagamachi, gold-leaf workshop.

Shirakawa-go + Takayama (1 night, ryokan with half board)

• Sun 18: 09:00 Bus to Shirakawa-go (village + viewpoint, about 2.5 h), 13:15 bus to Takayama, Sanmachi before a kaiseki dinner.
• Mon 19: morning market, Takayama Jinya, sake breweries, Hida beef sushi, 11:20 bus back to Kanazawa (booked by the agency), then Shinkansen + Thunderbird to Kyoto, (arriving around 17:15).

Kyoto (3 nights)

• Tue 20: Fushimi Inari at 06:30, Kiyomizu-dera, Higashiyama on foot, kimono rental and photos in Gion, guided evening walk in Gion, dinner in Pontocho.
• Wed 21: Arashiyama at 07:00 (bamboo grove, Tenryu-ji, Okochi Sanso), Kinkaku-ji, Ryoan-ji, kaiseki dinner.
• Thu 22: Nijo Castle, Nishiki market, a glimpse of the Jidai Matsuri, then Shinkansen to Hiroshima and straight on to Miyajima for sunset at the torii and dinner on the island. Night in Hiroshima.

Hiroshima → Osaka (2 nights)

• Fri 23: Peace Memorial Museum at 07:30, Peace Park, okonomiyaki, Shinkansen to Osaka, Dotonbori in the evening.
• Sat 24: Nara in the morning (deer park, Todai-ji, Nigatsu-do, Kasuga Taisha), Osaka Castle in the afternoon, Kobe harbour at sunset and Kobe beef dinner.
• Sun 25: Kuromon market, Shinsekai, Haruka to KIX for a 18:00 flight.

What I’d most like your opinion on:

1. Overall pace. Do you think is manageable? We want some room to breathe and I am not sure how packed this is going to be in real life. Which days would you cut back first (if any)?
2. Thu 22. Kyoto morning + Jidai Matsuri, then Hiroshima and Miyajima by sunset (approx 17:30). Realistic, or should we drop the festival or Nijo/Nishiki to get to Miyajima with daylight to spare?
3. Sat 24. Nara, Osaka Castle and Kobe in one day: too much? Would you drop Kobe and simply eat well in Osaka?
4. Tue 13 → Wed 14. Fuji with a 06:30 start followed by Senso-ji at 06:15 the next day: worth it, or am I setting for exhaustion on day three? Attempt to see fuji is not negotiable, as I really want to see that!
5. Mon 19. The agency booked the vus back to Kanazawa and then trains to Kyoto. Is it worth abandoning that ticket for the Hida Limited Express to Nagoya (not covered by our pass), or is the Kanazawa route fine?
6. Anything you’d swap out, or something we will regret skipping?

Thanks a lot in advance!

This year I went to the Tokyo Game Show as a 'general entry' participant and since I had looked for some information beofre hand, and it was reasonably sparce, I wanted to bring together my experience to help anyone considering a future visit.

Booking Tickets

So, I tried to book priority entry tickets. The tickets go up a few months in advanced and will be announced earlier on the TGS website. They were roughly 6000yen each and, most importantly, they sold out in a minute or two, particualrly the Saturday and Sunday. I was only able to get priority tickets for Monday, which was the first time TGS was extended to three days for public entry.

The best chance you have is to register for the lottery distribution and hope luck shines and you are invited to buy a ticket without having to try and fight for one. If you get a priority ticket you will need to pick it up from a Lawson, using a Loppi termnal, which is easy enough to follow the prompts on.

My experience with standard entry tickets were that they basically aren't limited. They just mean you are in the big line to get in. The standard tickets are just a QR code in your email they scan as you entre. Keep a copy of the QR code saved locally in case internet is rough when you arrive.

Attending on the day

So, besides the fight for tickets, the other big decision is when to go, and what to expect.

I'll say up front, that while I got priority entry for Monday this year, some of you may be aware that thanks to the Typhoon, Monday was cancelled due to the chance of the JR Keiyo line service Makuhari Messe being closed, stranding thousands of people. So my only experience ended up being standard normal entry.

I chose to get the first train I could, which from my hotel in Roppongi, meant waking up at 4:30. I think this put me on the second Keiyo line service of the day.

Without going through all the details, there is a long walk from the station through marked off areas guiding people to one of two entrances. Either the main hall with the game displays, or the vendor and cosplay area. I arrived around 6:30 and anticipating a three hour wait, I purchased a Minimax Stool from Yodabashi, which was telescopic and fit the guidelines for what TGS allowed. A normal camp chair would not be allowed for example so if yoiu dop bring a chair, be sure to check the guidelines for what can be carried in TGS. As it turned out, the line keep moving and condencing enough that I only used it for 30 minutes and watched an episode of Chainsmoker Cat. It wasn't worth the weight carrying it around, or needing to pack it in my luggage to bring home honestly. I did bring a sandwich, onigiri and a green tea for breakfast while in the line. There are also topilets available while in the line, and the deal is to excuse yourself and let people in the line next to you know and they will let you return to your position.

All in all, the line was well managed, reasonable comfortable, and in the end, arriving when I did, I was in the main hall at 9:20, so was quite close to the front (even if it was a massive line in front of me)

Based on that, if you're happy to get the first train, it really didn't seem like I missed out on any time on the floor as opposed to the priority tickets. I'm sure it's great potentially being able to get there an hour or two later and having the same experience, bvut it does mean not getting a priority ticket just means being a bit more prepared to wake up early, as oppossed to missing out on anything at TGS itself.,

In the convention

The TGS website had an interactive map where you could bookmark the vendors you wanted to visit, and see where they are. It was super useful, although internet can be spotty f it gets congested with all the attendees.

Main stages

Once inside, it is worth noting that passage between the merch area/cosplay area and main stages are closed for the first 30 minutes as people enter for the first time. Depending on if your priority is to lock in merch, or get in line for popular games quick, pick you entry point accordingly. Some popular games give out fast pass style tickets for you to return at a certain time so you can also try top secure a few of those. The main hall is also three halls connected to each other and potentially they can be temporarily restricted if crowds in a particular hall grow too large, although in practice I never saw that happen.

Merch

Merch also sells out. I suspect to some extent there are daily limits to keep things available across the entire period, but stuff can just sell out too so balance that against the main hall if merch matters. I lined up for the TGS official merch around 11 and the stickers had sold out but everything else was still available at least. After that the Capcom store had started to sell out of some items and each one was a 20-30 minute line so trying to hit multiple stores can eat iunto your day.

Cosplay

The cosplay area is a dream. I'm a hobby photographer and in this area Cosplays will stand around the edges and lines will form of photographers to take pictures. It's orderly, removes the awkwardness of walkign up to people like we do in australia, and creates a clear space for cosplayers to go for photos so elsehwere they can just chill without photogs bothering them.

The space was full of both photogs with hand held flashes taking phtoios, and fans with their phones wanting snaps with their favorite charachters. If you're taking photos to share on your own socials, most cosplayer will have their socials on a board, or card so you can grab a pic, or note of it and tag them when you do share.

My very basic japanese wasn;t an issue since it's clear what people are trhere fopr and every cosplayer I got pics of was really friendly. I'll admit, I was worried about navigating the social interactons, but because of how intentionally the space is set up, it was much less stress then my local Australian cons. As it was a drizzilign day it was under cover with an overexposed background, so if your a hobby photog or higher, I understand now why so many had hand held flashes.

Food and Drink

Drinks are available from vending machines between halls, and outside near the food trucks for reasonable prices. Lines don't really form for these

Food such as kebabs, burgers, steak bowls etc were 'reasonably' priced. At least, compared to Australian convenmtions. Can't vouch for quality as the lines were so large I didn't want to spend time on that. The packed breakfast and a vendign machine drink kept me going.

You could rest to drink or eat between the halls in the areas that separate them with lots of benches available. There was also a covered area with chairs and tables to eat near the food trucks.

Leaving

As the day foes on, people keep arriving faster then people leave. By 2pm, moving around the main hall became very annoying. Particularly if you got caught next to a stage event that ended and suddenly there an influx of people looking to move around.

I chose to strategically start to leave at 2:30pm, rather then get caught at the end of the day when everyone is leaving at the same time. Walkign back through, it still took an hour, stopping to look at things as I passed, to get to the train station and the train station was still quite busy with people leaving, although I was able to get straight on a train. From what I understand, if you leave closer to 5pm, in can take an hours to line up just top get to the platform.

For me, this solidified that arriving early, and leaving early is ideal. Arriving early gives you an hour or so of less crowds in the main hall, and a fairly easy time gettign back to Tokyo. If you arrive late to 'avoid lining up to get in' you're just trading that for more crowded spaces in the con floor, and lining up to leave potentially.

Overall

Overall I loved it and spent half the day taking photos of cosplayers, so didn't really play any games, but that was what I mostly went for, and bought some greta merch including a killer Rockman hoody (Shame Ausralia is entering summer).

From the 4:30 start, getting back to Tokyo around 4:30 though I was completely wrecked and decided to skip Sunday, even though I had tickets, and hope that Monday would be quiter, and the priority tickets would mean I could show up closer to 9am, but sadly the day was cancelled.

I shoudl of booekd a hotel with direct access to Makuhari Messe though. the transfer was kinf od a pain and meant I couldn't get the 'first' JR line out. Initially I booked a hotel next to the convention but honestly, it was too far from anything else in Tokyo and I wasn;t sure if I would want to spend all three days at TGS so I switched to Roppongi the week before. I think that was the right choice.

It's a long post, but I hope it helps someone else, so feel free to ask me any questions, even if it's sometime in the future.

Hi everyone!
I'm planning a ~20-day trip to Japan this April (April 8th – 28th).
After doing some research (and cutting Takayama, Kamikochi, and Sumatakyo due to the line closures/logistics), I built this revised itinerary.
My main question: I’m trying to decide whether this is a well-balanced trip or if it’s too packed with constant moving around. Is the travel time between places worth it for this combination of destinations, or should I cut something (e.g., Kinosaki/Ine or Ise) to have a more relaxed pace?
Here is the daily breakdown:
Tokyo (Apr 8–14 / 6 nights)
Apr 8: Arrival. Evening in Shinjuku (Omoide Yokocho & Golden Gai).
Apr 9: Asakusa (Senso-ji), Yanaka, Shibamata.
Apr 10: Day trip to Nikko (Toshogu, Taiyuin, Kanmangafuchi, Kegon Falls, Lake Chuzenji).
Apr 11: Shinjuku Gyoen, Meiji Jingu, Harajuku, Omotesando. Sunset at Shibuya Sky.
Apr 12: Day trip to Kamakura & Enoshima (Hiking trail from Kita-Kamakura to Daibutsu, Hase-dera, Enoden to Enoshima for sunset).
Apr 13: Morning in Kawagoe, afternoon Akihabara/teamLab, evening in Shimokitazawa or Koenji.
Hakone (Apr 14–15 / 1 night)
Apr 14: Romancecar from Shinjuku (8:00 AM). Hike Old Tokaido highway (Hatajuku to Moto-Hakone) with Amazake-chaya stop. Lake Ashi, Cedar Avenue, Hakone Shrine. Loop to Owakudani via ropeway. Ryokan + Onsen.
Nakasendo Trail: Magome–Tsumago (Apr 15–16 / 1 night)
Apr 15: Hakone to Odawara -> Shinkansen to Nagoya -> Chuo Line to Nakatsugawa -> Bus to Magome. Early afternoon hike from Magome to Tsumago (8km). Night in Tsumago ryokan.
Kyoto (Apr 16–20 / 4 nights)
Apr 16: Morning walk in Tsumago -> Train to Kyoto (arr. lunch). Ninna-ji (Omuro late-blooming cherry blossoms), evening in Gion.
Apr 17: Fushimi Inari early morning, Uji (Byodo-in). Evening in Pontocho.
Apr 18: Ginkaku-ji, Philosopher's Path, Nanzen-ji, Higashiyama, Kiyomizu-dera sunset.
Apr 19: Morning in Ohara, afternoon hike Kurama to Kibune.
Ine & Kinosaki Onsen (Apr 20–21 / 1 night)
Apr 20: Early train Kyoto -> Amanohashidate (Kasamatsu viewpoint) -> Bus to Ine (Funaya boat tour + lunch). Afternoon bus/train to Kinosaki Onsen. Onsen hopping in yukata.
Osaka (Apr 21–23 / 2 nights)
Apr 21: Kinosaki ropeway in the morning, direct train to Osaka. Evening in Dotonbori & Shinsekai.
Apr 22: Morning in Minoh Falls & Katsuo-ji. Afternoon Osaka Castle / Kuromon Market / Denden Town. Evening in Ura-Namba.
Ise (Apr 23–24 / 1 night)
Apr 23: Kintetsu Express from Namba to Ise. Geku, Naiku, Okage Yokocho.
Apr 24: Sunrise at Meoto Iwa (Wedded Rocks), Kintetsu to Nagoya -> Shinkansen to Tokyo.
Tokyo (Apr 24–28 / 4 nights)
Apr 24–27: Free days / day trips (Mt. Mitake, Tsukiji/Ginza, teamLab, shopping).
Apr 28: Flight home from Haneda.
Questions:
Is adding both Ine/Kinosaki AND Ise pushing it too much in terms of check-ins, transit, and luggage management?
If you had to drop one side-trip to make the itinerary more enjoyable, which one would you trim?
Any specific day that looks too unrealistic time-wise?
We plan on using luggage forwarding (Yamato Transport) heavily to avoid lugging big suitcases on buses and local trains.
Thanks a lot for any advice or suggestions!
Vuoi che aggiunga o modifichi qualche dettaglio (es. se viaggi da solo, in coppia, o se hai esigenze particolari sulle valigie)?