1st Time Japan 2 Week Itinerary Review
My husband and I are planning our first trip to Japan in the fall and already booked flights to/from Tokyo and a ryokan stay. We’re more “go with the flow” people, so outside of hotels and major experiences that have to be booked in advance, we will mostly just wander and look for good food outside of my Pokemon experiences and my husband’s historical experiences. I am more concerned about bouncing between too many cities than I am about packing days too tightly. Can someone review our itinerary and give any advice?
Tokyo (4 nights):
Sept 25 - Arrive in Tokyo in early evening, hotel stay at Hotel New Ueno near Ueno Park for all four nights
Sept 26 - Easy day to recover from jet lag (Ueno Park, Akihabara)
Sept 27 - Day trip to Yokosuka for Mikasa ship and other historic sites as time allows
Sept 28 - Pokemon Cafe, Pokemon Center Tokyo, ZAUO fishing boat restaurant (shibuya)
Onomichi (2 nights):
Sept 29 - Shinkansen to Onomichi, stay at Greenhill Hotel Onomichi both nights
Sept 30 - Wander the oceanfront shops, maybe do one of the scenic lifts
Fukuyama (1 night):
Oct 1 AM - Train to Fukuyama, museums like the Auto & Clock museum or Castle museum until afternoon
Oct 1 PM - Bus to Keishokan Sazanamitei ryokan. Stay at ryokan.
Hiroshima (1 night):
Oct 2 - Shinkansen to Hiroshima, visit Peace Memorial museum and atomic bomb dome. Stay at APA Hotel Hiroshima Ekimae.
Fukuoka (2 nights):
Oct 3 - Shinkansen to Fukuoka, stay at TKP Sunlife Hotel both nights.
Oct 4 - Fukuoka. I don’t really know what to do here except enjoy food stalls in the evening. I’m sure we can figure something out, some sort of park or museum.
Sapporo (4 nights):
Oct 5 - Fly to New Chitose in AM, arrive in Sapporo early afternoon. Stay at Sapporo Washington Hotel Plaza all four nights.
Oct 6 & 7 - Exploring Sapporo (beer museum, odori park, historic village of Hokkaido, etc)
Oct 8 - Day trip to Otaru (orgel-do arashiyama music box museum, otaru ropeway, general shopping)
Narita:
Oct 9 - Fly from New Chitose to Narita airport. Hang out in the airport for a couple hours until the departing flight from Japan.