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First time Japan Trip in Dec

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匿名  Post time 2025-10-12 00:51:00 |Read mode
Hi all! If you could please take a look at my current itinerary and let me know if you think it'd doable or too much or if I could choose better places. My main goal are to see some touristy spots, so I don't feel FOMO but do some lowkey things. Other goal is to enjoy as much food as possible. I've listed some places that are a must for me to go to, but I'm open to recommendations. If I list curry below, I'm not likely to go to another curry place as I want to try a variety of different foods. Or if I do have two different ramen spots, it has to be super different from each other.

Sunday, Nov 2 - Tokyo Station

Arrive in Japan at 3:05pm

Get a physical Suica card

Haneda Airport to Tokyo Station

Tokyo Station (buy some toiletries and travelor's journal)

Eat: McDonald’s teriyaki burger

Check in at Toyoko Inn

Monday, Nov 3 - Asakusa & Ueno (Culture Day)

Senso-ji Temple & Nakamise Street

Go! Go! Curry Ueno

Tokyo National Museum (free)

Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Art (free)

Ueno Park

Ichiran Ramen Ueno

Tuesday, Nov 4 - Akihabara & Ginza

Tsukiji Fish Market

Arcades & anime store in Akihabara

Shopping at Ginza Itoya (stationary)

Buy a Japan-only Pandora Charm as a souvenir

Food: Gyukatsu Motomura (lunch)

Wednesday, Nov 5 - Shibuya

Meiji Jingu Shrine

Harajuku & Omotesando

Iyoshi Cola

Shibuya Crossing

Food: Pizza Marumo?

Thursday, Nov 6 - Ikebukuro

Animate Ikebukuro

Pokemon Center

Asakusa Culture & Tourist Information Center

Sumida River & Azumabashi Bridge Walk

Hokkaido Milk Bar

Hatoya (matcha)

Manten Sushi for dinner

Friday, Nov 7 - Hakone

Train to Hakone by 9:30am via Romancecar

Ropeway to Owakudani

Hakone Open Air Museum

Check in Onsen Mizunooto

Food: Kaiseki dinner & late night ramen

Saturday, Nov 8 - Osaka

Morning bath & breakfast at Onsen Mizunooto

Hakone Shrine & Torii of Peace

Travel to Osaka (4-5 hours)

Eat at Dotonbori (takoyaki, tempura, okonomiyaki)

Check-in Toyoko-inn

Sunday, Nov 9 - Kyoto

Nijo Castle

Nishiki Market (matcha beer)

Motoi Gyoza?

Tea ceremony

Tofuku-ji

Food: La Voiture (tarte tartine) & Sumiyaki Sosai Toriya Hitomi (yakitori - open at 6pm)

Monday, Nov 10 - Kyoto

Fushimi Inari

Itsukichaya by Fushimi Inari

Gion/Hanamikoji Street

Kiyomizu-dera around sunset

Pontocho Alley for dinner OR Gion Duck rice

Kamo River

Tuesday, Nov 11 - Kyoto

Hozugawa River Boat Ride

Arashiyama Bamboo Forest

Okochi Sanso Garden

Odai Sushi

Kinkaku-ji Temple

Demachi Futaiba (mochi)

Muginoyoake (scallop & duck ramen)

Wednesday, Nov 12 - Osaka

Osaka Castle

DEARBROs (omurice)

Osaka Museum of Housing & Living

Vintage window shopping?

Make custom pouches at Object Osaka

Kuromon Ichiba Market

Shinsekai & Tsutenkaku

Thursday, Nov 13 - Himeji & Kobe

Himeji Oden Jiryori Izakaya

Himeji Castle & garden

Sumiyaki Anago Yamayoshi (eel donburi)

Suma Beach

Kobe Chinatown & Motomachi Shopping Street

Kobe Beef AMAMI

Friday, Nov 14 - Shinjuku

Travel from Osaka to Shinjuku

Kirimugiya Jinroku (udon tempura)

Check in Toyoko-inn

Stores: Ikedaya Tea Store (matcha soft serve); Akomeya Tokyo (local souvenir shop)

Pachinko Hall

Omoide Yokocho

Saturday, Nov 15 - Shinjuku & Tokyo

es Nail Salon appointment

Last minute shopping

Pick up glasses if needed

Mos Burger

Anything I didn’t get to

Sunday, Nov 16 - Departure

Shinjuku National Park

Early lunch

Go to airport

Flight at 8:25pm

EDIT: I'll be staying in Tokyo and Osaka for the majority of my trip with an overnight stay in Hakone. The Kyoto/Himeji& Kobe days are day trips from Osaka.
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