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19 day itinerary 2016/6/23 00:28
Hi there, I will be going to Japan in September for the first time.
Is the following plan too rushed? I have already booked my hotels, but will take out items if it is too cramped. Let me know your thoughts?

Day 1 - Arrive in tokyo late at night
Day 2 - Tsukiji fish market/Akihabara
Day 3 - Harajuku/Odaiba (is Odaiba worth going?)
Day 4 - Sensoji - travel to Gero
Day 5 - Gero - travel to Kyoto Pontocho/Nishiki market (is Nishiki market ok to go to in the afternoon?)
Day 6 - Fushimi Inarani and Kiyomizu dera and area
Day 7 - Kinkakuji and Arashiyama (I saw Kikakuji open at 9am. Does this mean the gate outside opens? I thought visitors cannot go into the shrine itself)
Day 8 - To Kibi plain - travel to Kurashiki (Is the scenery worth it in Kibi plain? I've never been a fan of bike riding)
Day 9 - To Hiroshima/Miyajima
Day 10 - Hiraoshima -- travel to Himeji -Travel to Osaka
Day 12 - Nara Park
Day 13 - Osaka Dontonbori etc (is Shinsekai better at night? I heard some people say it was really empty)
Day 14 - Travel to Kiso Valley
Day 15 - Travel back to Tokyo - DisneySea
Day 16 - Travel to Nikko
Day 17 - Nikko/Tokyo (shibuya shopping)
Day 18 - Kamakura (is Enoshima worth going to? What do you do there? Would the beach be open in mid September?)
Day 19 - Ghibli studio - fly back home


Thanks!
by Nancy (guest)  

Re: 19 day itinerary 2016/6/23 11:03
Just a quick warning that getting tickets for Ghibli is NOT easy and you should try and get hold of yours as far in advance as possible.

You can get them from the 10th of the previous month from Lawsons, but need to be quick off the mark - when I tried to get some for my friends on the 12th, they were already all sold out...

http://www.ghibli-museum.jp/en/ticket-information/
by andy (guest) rate this post as useful

Re: 19 day itinerary 2016/6/23 11:58
My daughter and I spent 19 days in Japan in February, 9 nights in Tokyo (3 hotels - Shinjuku, Shibuya and Ginza), 7 nights in Kyoto (2 hotels - Downtown and Gion) and Osaka - 2 nights. I don't think we had enough time in any of them, we were very busy every day. We absolutely loved it and hope to go back some day. I agree, Ghibli tickets are difficult to get overseas, we were lucky our hotel was able to get them for us. I think you're trying to cram too much into your trip. Travel takes time (if using trains as well as walking). We went to a lot of the places you want to go. I can post more at a later date if you wish.
by Pirjo (guest) rate this post as useful

Re: 19 day itinerary 2016/6/23 18:21
hi there,
u havent list much about yourself to help determine if your itinerary is rushed. It looks fine to me and about the same pace as I did last year. I am a 47 y.o male (fitter than average) and went with my 19 y.o son.
by AussieRonnie rate this post as useful

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