I posted a few months ago hoping for some input on my itinerary and got some great responses, thank you to all who helped then. I kept the basics of my days in terms of where I'd be, but have now re-arrranged and shifted some things around. The baseball game, MAZDA museum and both concerts are already taken care of and I'm very excited for each one. I plan to bring ~800USD worth of cash and exchange at the airport, is this enough if I also plan to use my credit card when possible (no foreign transaction fee card)?
September 3 (Thursday) Fly out of DC through Dallas September 4 (Friday) Land in Tokyo, check in AirBnB (Shibuya). September 5 (Saturday) Akihabara, Ginza, Shin Okubo, Skytree/Aquarium September 6 (Sunday) ASEAN festival in Yoyogi Park, explore Harajuku, Omotesando, Nakano Broadway, Omoide Yokocho and Shinjuku Gyo-en September 7 (Monday) Full day in Yokohama (Chinatown, Zoorasia, Minato Mirai, Osanbashi) September 8 (Tuesday) Activate JR Pass, Kamakura/Enoshima September 9 (Wednesday) water taxi to Odaiba, Meiji Jingu, Tokyo Gov Building September 10 (Thursday) early Shinkansen to Hiroshima, check-in AirBnB, Peace Park, ticket to baseball game (1800) September 11 (Friday) MAZDA Museum (10 AM), Miyajima September 12 (Saturday) mid morning Shinkansen to Okayama, check-in hotel, explore Okayama Koraku-en, Sambomaster concert (1800) September 13 (Sunday) Shinkansento Kyoto, visit Nishiki Market, check-in hotel, Ultra Tower concert (1800) September 14 (Monday) Shinkansen back to NRT, 1830 flight home out of Narita
Is there anywhere I can store my extra bag in Tokyo before leaving for Hiroshima/Okayama/etc? I'd like to do that leg of my trip with just my backpack, so if I can leave my other bag somewhere it'd be really convenient.
Food/restaurant suggestions would be helpful, I like lots of different types of food, but do not eat sushi much and do not particularly like raw foods. Aside from that, Izakaya, Korean bbq, Taiwanese, ramen and especially JCurry are on my list.
I like hiking and hope to be able to fit in Takao-san while I'm in Tokyo, but I'm not sure I will have time. I'm not particularly into shrines, but want to see one or two. Otherwise, I like live music, urban walking and food from all over. Any suggestions are appreciated.
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