7D6N Japan Itenary

[kevinwai]

Hi Everyone,

My husband and I are travelling to Japan for first time ever.

Hope you guys could advise on our planned itinerary below.

Thanks!

26 April 2014 (Day 1):

- Reach Narita Airport at 7.40am
- Shinkansen to Kyoto
- Check in hotel (Any hotel recommendation?)
- Nishiki Market / Heian Shrine / Higashiyama District / Kiyomizudera Temple / Gion / Pontocho

27 April 2014 (Day 2):

- Nijo Castle / Kyoto Tower
- Depart to Hakone
- Check in hotel (Any hotel recommendation? Preferably with onsen )
- Lake Ashinoko / Hakone Shrine / Onsen

28 April 2014 (Day 3):

- Gotemba Premium Outlets (Half day)
- Depart to Tokyo
- Check in hotel (Any hotel recommendation?)
- Shibuya / Hachiko Statue

29 April 2014 (Day 4):

- Ueno Park / Ameyoko / Asakusa / Tokyo Tower

30 April 2014 (Day 5):

- DisneySea

1 May 2014 (Day 6):

- Tsukiji Market / Imperial Palace / Akihabara / Harajuku

2 May 2014 (Day 7):

- Meiji Shrine / Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building / Shinjuku
- Flight time at 8:15pm (via Narita Airport)

 

[cpuer]

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Try to be near to a JR Yamanote line stations. As your sightseeing are mostly reachable via Yamanote. If your use JR passes, Yamanote lines are covered too.

 

[panDaz]

Meiji shrine is next to harajuku, you can put them in the same day.

Your kyoto trip looks very packed.. You might want to think of which places are the must see, and which can be given up.

 

[Crexzz]

Transportation at hakone cease at last light,ie 4-5pm

Don't think that you'll fulfil your plans for your first day at hakone

 

[cpuer]

It looks like TS must take an very early shinkansen to have a better chance to cover his hakone itinerary.

Hyperdia shows these suggestions. I have removed Nozumi, if include it maybe there's more options:
http://www.hyperdia.com/en/cgi/en/s...h_target=route&facility=reserved&sum_target=7

The cheapest and most direct shinkansen is the Hikari 512 to Hakone-Yumoto setting off from Kyoto at 8.29 and reaching Yumoto at 11.04am. Really tight schedule.

 

[anyhowsaysay]

Hi Everyone,

My husband and I are travelling to Japan for first time ever.

Hope you guys could advise on our planned itinerary below.

Thanks!

26 April 2014 (Day 1):

- Reach Narita Airport at 7.40am
- Shinkansen to Kyoto
- Check in hotel (Any hotel recommendation?)
- Nishiki Market / Heian Shrine / Higashiyama District / Kiyomizudera Temple / Gion / Pontocho

27 April 2014 (Day 2):

- Nijo Castle / Kyoto Tower
- Depart to Hakone
- Check in hotel (Any hotel recommendation? Preferably with onsen )
- Lake Ashinoko / Hakone Shrine / Onsen

28 April 2014 (Day 3):

- Gotemba Premium Outlets (Half day)
- Depart to Tokyo
- Check in hotel (Any hotel recommendation?)
- Shibuya / Hachiko Statue

29 April 2014 (Day 4):

- Ueno Park / Ameyoko / Asakusa / Tokyo Tower

30 April 2014 (Day 5):

- DisneySea

1 May 2014 (Day 6):

- Tsukiji Market / Imperial Palace / Akihabara / Harajuku

2 May 2014 (Day 7):

- Meiji Shrine / Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building / Shinjuku
- Flight time at 8:15pm (via Narita Airport)

With your short days, I recommend don't visit Kyoto and Tokyo Together. Either do Tokyo or Kyoto.

Also KIX (Osaka) is much closer to Kyoto then Narita. SQ flies to KIX daily with very good timing (Midnight departure and morning arrival in KIX).

Day 1 - If still arrival Narita, You need clear custom etc and take Narita Express to Tokyo. Narita airport is quite a distance from Tokyo.

My estimation. you will reach Tokyo around 10am?
If you use JR pass (cannot use Nozomi), Hikari departure is at 11am and will reach Kyoto at around 2pm.

After check in Hotel is 3pm? Then at most you can visit Kiyomizudera and have dinner at Pontocho that is all you can manage for the timing.

Day 2 - After visiting Nijo Castle and Kyoto Tower already afternoon. Kyoto to Hakone is around 3 hours trip. By then you reach Hakone around 3-4pm? I don't think you got time for sightseeing maybe check in hotel and onsen/dinner. (Skip Kyoto and concentrate on Tokyo!!)

Day 3-7 - Okay. What is your budget for Hotels?

Looking again, Timing issue. Huge effort and cost just to see few places at Kyoto plus you missed major attractions like Kinkakuji, Fushimi Inari.

To me, Kyoto is much better place than Tokyo. But you will not be cover much in few hours. I spent around 2 weeks just in Kyoto last year and there are many nice places i never visit before!

I would recommend you to skip Kyoto and spend another day at Hakone to enjoy Onsen. And take side trips from Tokyo to Nikko etc

 

[missuswind]

Hi Everyone,

We have revised our itinerary as below.

26 April 2014 (Day 1):

- Reach Narita Airport at 7.40am
- Depart to Hakone
- Check in hotel (Yumoto Fujiya)
- Lake Ashinoko / Hakone Shrine / Onsen

27 April 2014 (Day 2):

- Gora Park / Owakudani / Gotemba Premium Outlets

28 April 2014 (Day 3):

- Depart to Tokyo in early morning
- Check in hotel (Remm Hibiya)
- Ueno Park / Ameyoko / Asakusa

29 April 2014 (Day 4):

- DisneySea

30 April 2014 (Day 5):

- Meiji Shrine / Harajuku / Shibuya / Hachiko Statue

1 May 2014 (Day 6):

- Tsukiji Market / Imperial Palace / Odaiba / Rainbow Bridge / Tokyo Tower

2 May 2014 (Day 7):

- Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building / Shinjuku
- Flight time at 8:15pm (via Narita Airport)