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2 Week Japan Itinerary Nov 2015 2015/3/15 03:52
Hello, we are two adults and it will be our first time in Japan. Please advise us of our draft itinerary. We will be purchasing a 14 day Japan Rail Pass.

Day 1: Arrive at Narita Airport in evening.Take Keisei Sky Access and transfer to hotel near Ningyocho Station.
Day 2:Explore Asakusa, Odaiba, Roppongi, and Tokyo Tower
Day 3:Explore Shinjuku, Harajuku, and Shibuya.
Day 4:Studio Ghibli museum, Tokyo Dome City, Akihabara, Ginza. Might book Robot Show for this day.
Day 5:Tokyo Disney Sea
Day 6:Day trip to Yokohama for Ramen Museum, Cup noodle museum, and Chinatown.Other activities to do?
Day 7:Day trip to Nikko.Other activities to do?
Day 8:Open day - nothing planned yet
Day 9:Leave Tokyo for Osaka. We can't check in till the late afternoon so we'll either drop off luggage at hotel in Osaka or store it in a locker at Shin-Osaka station while we venture to Himeji Castle. Return to Osaka and check out Namba (Dotonbori Street) and surrounding area. Check in hotel.
Day 10:Day trip to Arashiyama and Fushimi Inari Shrine
Day 11:Day trip to Hiroshima and Miyajima
Day 12:Day trip to Nara and Eastern Kyoto
Day 13:Possible Universal Studios but I heard its hard to get Express Pass tickets from overseas?
Day 14: Leave Osaka for Narita Airport. We will take Shinkansen, followed by the NEX.

by Moocakes  

Re: 2 Week Japan Itinerary Nov 2015 2015/3/15 12:19
If your first week is spent in Tokyo a 14 day Rail Pass is going to be a waste of money.

Buy a 7 day pass, move your Nikko trip to day 8 and have your pass activate for that day. Then you can use the pass for your day trip to Nikko, your trip to Osaka, all your side trips from Osaka, and then back to Narita airport.
by daai maou (guest) rate this post as useful

Re: 2 Week Japan Itinerary Nov 2015 2015/3/15 14:05
Thank you for your insight. I will do that to save some money on the JR Pass.
by Moocakes rate this post as useful

Re: 2 Week Japan Itinerary Nov 2015 2015/3/15 15:10
Some thoughts
Day 9:Leave Tokyo for Osaka. We can't check in till the late afternoon so we'll either drop off luggage at hotel in Osaka or store it in a locker at Shin-Osaka station while we venture to Himeji Castle. Return to Osaka and check out Namba (Dotonbori Street) and surrounding area. Check in hotel.
Why not send you luggage on from Tokyo to Osaka and live out of a day pack for 24 hours. That way you can go straight to Himeji.
Day 10:Day trip to Arashiyama and Fushimi Inari Shrine
These are at opposite ends of Kyoto: not overly time efficient. Are you not going to Kinkakuji? It is iconic, and well located for Arashiyama
Day 12:Day trip to Nara and Eastern Kyoto
That is a huge day. Fushimi Inari is better located for Eastern Kyoto.
Day 13:Possible Universal Studios
Maybe go to Nara this day
Enjoy!
by AusTF rate this post as useful

Re: 2 Week Japan Itinerary Nov 2015 2015/3/16 01:43
Thanks for your input. I will look into it and revise the schedule.
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