I have spent many many hours searching this site to build my ';masterpiece'; could all you Japan experts please have a look through and advise if there is anything you would change or if i have something on a wrong day ect.
Thank you all for your help over the past two months, we will be leaving in a few short weeks and i will be sure to get back to you all upon my return.
Cheers.
Day 1 Wednesday Kyoto
Hotel: Rihga Royal Hotel Kyoto – Horikawa – Shiokoji Shimogyo-Ku Kyoto 600-8237
shuttle bus runs every 15min to 9pm from opposite McDonalds 01st level.
* Walk to Sanjusangen first then go to tourist info at Kyoto Sation
Sanjusangen – do (15-20 min walk from Kyoto station or bus 100, 206, 208)
¥600 Open 9am to 4pm
Kyoto Handicraft Centre
Free Open 10am to 6pm
Silver Pavilion ( Ginkaku-ji ) then follow Philosophers Walk to
¥500 Open 8.30am to 5pm
Nanzenji Temple
¥600 Open 9am to 4.30pm
Day 2 Thursday Kyoto
½ Day Trip
Visit Arashiyama – takes approx 30 min from JR Kyoto can take up to 1 hour.
Foot bath
¥150 at Arashiyama train station
Tenrugi Temple
¥1000 Open 8.30am to 5pm
Bamboo garden
(behind the temple) Free
Gioji Temple
¥200 Open 9am to 5pm
Sagano Romatic Train
¥600 Open everyday except Wednesday takes 25 min 1 way from Torokko Saga Station (Same building as Saga-Arasiyama Station) to Torokko Kameoka Station
Monkey Park
¥520 Open from 9am to 4pm Opposite side of the river from Tenrugi Temple
Thursday afternoon
Kiyomizu temple
¥300 Open from 6am to 6pm. Jishu Shrine at same spot closes at 5pm
Day 3 Friday Kyoto
Imperial Palace
Free booked in for 10am - must be there between 30-10 min before tour starts, Bring Permits
The Heian Jingu Shrine and gardens
¥600 for the garden the shrine is free 6.00am to 5.30pm but garden opens at 8.30am
Nishiki Market
Open 9am to 6pm No Fee some shops closed Wednesday and Sunday
Friday Evening Gion
Gion Corner – To start at dusk for Maiko viewing
Would like to see Kabuku and Banraku and a Maiko.
Walk through – Shirakawa Dori Teahouses
Pontocho Narrow Canal with authentic buildings
Day 4 Saturday Kyoto
Golden Temple
¥600 Open 9am – 5pm
Nijo-jo Castle ( Nightingale Floor sings like a bird )
¥600 Open 8.45 to 5pm
Ryoan-ji Rock Garden and Temple
¥500 Open 8.30am to 4.30pm
Day 5 Sunday Kyoto
1 Day Trip
Himeji Castle and Gardens
¥600 Open from 9am to 5pm – 15 min walk from JR station
Kokoen Gardens
¥300 Open 9am to 5pm location beside Himeji Castle
Hiroshima Peace Park
¥150 15min by tram – take tram 2 or 6 to Genbaku-Domu mae station. The ride takes 15 minutes
Hiroshima Memorial Museum
¥50 Open 8.30 and 6.00pm
Day 6 Monday Kyoto
Free
Day 7 Tuesday Travel to and stay at Takayama – Departs 9.56am arrive 2pm.
Hotel Best Western Takayama 6-6 Hanasatomachi Takayama Gifu Japan 506-0026
Telephone:+81-577-37-2000
Day 8 Wednesday Takayama
Takayama Hida Folk Village Open Air Museum
Taste Hida beef
Sanmachi Suji streets
Takayama Festival Float Hall
Inro Museum
Green Hotel Foot Onsen
Day 9 Thursday Travel to and stay at Nikko – Departs 6.50am arrives 1.20pm
Hotel Nikko Lakeside Hotel 2482 Chugushi, Nikko-shi, Tochigi
Telephone:+81-288-55-0321
Nikko Toshogu Shrine Open 8am to 4pm – need at least 2 hours.
Lake Chuzenji Last bus to Lake is 7pm
Day 10 Friday Lake Chuzenji – Travel to Tokyo
Hotel Hotel Sunroute Plaza Shinjuku 2-3-1 Yoyogi Shibuya Tokyo 151-0053
Telephone: 81 (3) 33753211
Lake Chuzenji Kegan waterfalls
Bus back to Nikko
13:07 13:22 13:42 14:11 14:23 14:41 15:02 15:25 15:56 16:43 17:10 17:40 18:47 19:20 19:39
Friday Evening Tokyo
Roppongi early evening
Day 11 Saturday Tokyo
Area: Ueno, Akihabara, Asakusa
Akihabara Electricial City
Asakusa Sensoji (Asakusa Kannon Temple)
Free Open 6.30am to 4pm
Ueno Park Can split up and do whichever museum interests you
Toshogu Shrine
¥200 Open 9.30 to 5pm
Tokyo National Muesum
¥600 Open 9.30 to 5pm
Ueno Zoo Open
¥600 9.30 to 5 Closed Mondays
Science Museum (good for kids)
¥420 Open 9am to 5pm
National Museum of Western Art
¥420 Open 9.30 to 5pm
National Royal Museum
Free Open 10am to 5pm
Day 12 Sunday Tokyo
Area: Shinjuku, Shibuya, Harajuku
Shinjuku Metropolitan Government Building
Free open 9.30 to 7.30
Shinjuku Gyoen
¥200 Open 9am to 4pm Closed Mondays
(58 hectares 3 gardens, English, Japanese and French)
Tenruji Temple
Free Open 24/7
Harajuku Meiji Shrine
Free Open 24/7
Yoyogi Park (After 11am for rockabilly dancers)
Takeshita Dori (Street) Hachiko exit of the JR station people watching and
Free Open 24/7
Day 13 Monday Tokyo
Tokyo Hama Rikyu Garden
¥300 Open 9am to 5pm then
Taxi to Hinode Pier then Water bus to Odiaba.
Odiaba National Museum of Emerging Science %26amp; Innovation
¥500 Open 10am to 5pm
Mega Web (Part of Palette town)
Open 11am Free Entry
Day 14 Tuesday travel to and stay at Osaka departs 12.30 arrives 4pm
* leave luggage in locker at Tokyo Station
Tokyo Tsukiji Fish Market-
Free not open Sunday
Imperial Palace East Gardens
Free open 9.30 – 3.00 Closed Fri %26amp; Mon
Hotel Swissotel Nankai 5-1-60 Namba Chuo-Ku Osaka 542-0076
Above train station
Osaka Dotonbori and surrounding area
Free 5pm 1 hour guided tour with hotel
Day 15 Wednesday Flight to Gold Coast departs 8.55pm
Universal Studios
Open 9am to 7pm (must leave by 5 to pick up luggage and make flight home)
Wednesday 18th March
Jetstar Flight JQ20 Departs 08.55pm arrives at the Gold Coast at 07.00am
My Masterpiece what do you think?
This is definitely information for the archives! Good stuff. One suggestion is that in Himeji you also see Mt. Shosha. It%26#39;s about a half hour from hte station and makes a great side trip. Also, you can get a combo ticket for the castle and Kokoen.
Good luck!
John W.
My Masterpiece what do you think?
Hello John,
Thank you for your suggestion, i have looked into this however i was unable to insert my train time table excel spreadsheet which would show you we arrive in Himeji at 9.22am and depart at 12.29pm so to arrive at Hiroshima at 1.28pm. I did not think that i would have enought time in the 3 hours to take this side trip and do the castle and all its grounds justice. I could shorten our time in hiroshima however with the kids i am trying not to make the days go long into the evening. But thank you on my itinary that i am taking i actually have noted this as a possibility if time will allow on the day.
Cheers
Sunroute Plaza Shinjuku is very close to the Oedo Line that gives you direct access to Tsukijishijo Station for Tsukiji Fish Market without a transfer. In my opinion, it%26#39;d be better to visit the market early Monday morning (subject to closing days of the market, see link below for Tsukiji closing days). Tsukiji is only interesting in the morning anyway, and the earlier the better. On Tuesday, you can then take Yamanote Line from JR Shinjuku to Shinagawa for Shinkansen to Osaka, without worrying about putting your bags in lockers.
Tsukiji closing days (avoid the red days):
tsukiji-market.or.jp/etc/calendar/2009.html
Thank you Sammyfloyd for your suggestion. I had planned to go to the market very early anyway as the four adults will need to alternate going in the market while the other two watch the kids. I have changed the fish market to Monday however we will still need to put our bags in the locker on Tuesday while viewing the Imperial Palace Gardens.
I assume you want to put your bags in lockers at Tokyo Station so you don%26#39;t have to backtrack to Shinjuku? This early in the day, you should have no problem finding larger lockers (there usually aren%26#39;t too many larger lockers at the station so they get taken up by mid-morning in many cases). Alternatively, if you don%26#39;t mind backtracking to Shinjuku for your luggage, you can leave it at Sunroute Plaza until you are ready to leave so there%26#39;d be no need to find lockers in that case.
I am assuming that you know about storing larger bags on Shinkansen? The only place you can put them is behind the last row of each car. However, that space is usually available. Each car can fit four larger standup roller bags.
Sammyfloyd
Thank you again, i am aware of the luggage space on the trains, we will be travelling very light and only have a back pack each. Are you suggesting we leave our bags at Sunroute Plaza because it is easier to back track to hotel then put in a locker at Tokyo Station, is this because it is easier to get the train from Shinjuku to Namba (Osaka) than it is to get it from Tokyo Station to Namba?
If you have just very light luggage, then it%26#39;s definitely a plus to put them in lockers at Tokyo Stations. I made the suggestion of keeping your luggage at Sunroute because then you can leave from the hotel, walk to Shinjuku Station, take Yamanote Line to Shinagawa and transfer to Shinkansen to Osaka. Dragging large bags around looking for lockers is not an ideal way to travel but if your bags are light, this is not much of a concern.
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