Japan - 15 Day Itinerary
Japan is such a diverse country is often tricky to work out what to do and where to go.
As this was a father / son trip we wanted to see some of the old, some of the new and make sure we didn't get so exhausted we missed the fun of just wandering around a enjoying all that Japan has to offer.
Below is where we stayed and what we did on our 14 day trip in January
**Shinjuku - 5 Nights **
As our flight was getting in late and night we didn't want to rush our time in Tokyo. We wanted something close to Shinjuku station providing quick access to get around the city but not right in the hustle and bustle.
*Where we stayed *
We stayed at the Keio Plaza Hotel Shinjuku. The Keio Plaza is on the eastern side of Shinjuku station. We managed to pickup a good deal on Klook and being a Disney Partner hotel it also allowed us to grab their shuttle bus to and from Tokyo Disneyland.
Key Places we visited:
- Imperial Palace Tour
- Akihabara,
- Mijiu Jingu Shrine
- Takeshita Street Harajuku
- Shibuya Scramble Crossing
- Nintendo World Shibuya
- Tokyo Disneyland
- TeamLabs Tokyo
Kyoto 4 Nights
Where we stayed: Cross Hotel Kyoto
We were keen to stay somewhere close to the Gion area of Kyoto
Key places we visited:
- Night walk through the Gion area of Kyoto
- Fushimi Inari-Taisha
- Arashiyama
- Kiyomizi-Dera
- Day trip to Nara
- Yasaka Shrine
- Nishiki Market
- Ninja Museum
- Imperial Palace Kyoto
Osaka 3 Nights
Where we stayed: Hotel Keihan Universal Tower Osaka
Looking for something close to Universal Studios with easy access to the train. The fact this had an onsite hotspring was a bonus
Key Places we visited:
- Universal Studios Osaka ( really wanted to see Nintendo world )**
- Dontonbori
- Osaka Castle
Hiroshima 1 night
Where we stayed: Hilton Hiroshima
Activities
- Peace Park / Atomic Dome
- Peace Memorial Museum
- Miyajima Island
Sinjuku 2 nights
Where we stayed : Hotel Gracery Shinjuku (also known as the Godzilla hotel )
Keen to stay in Tokyo to make it easy to connect to our flight.
Activities
- Go Karting the Streets of Shibuya
- Watching Godzilla Minus One in Japanese at the Toho Cinemas
- Nintendo Store Tokyo
- Shopping at Don Quijote
