Itinerary check: 29 Dec - 18 Jan
I want to preface that all of the places written are just options of what we can do each day, and I don't mean that we will be doing ALL of those things each day as I know it's not wise/possible to visit this many places each day and exhaust ourselves.
My partner and I (26M, 26F) are visiting Japan both for the first time. We're from Perth, Australia, so I'm nervous for the cold! Any tips or recommendations based on our itinerary would be greatly appreciated :-)
Friday 29 Dec: Arriving at 9.40pm in Tokyo so heading straight to our hotel in Shinjuku and getting some sleep
Saturday 30 Dec: Harajuku, Harry Potter Cafe, Kiddy Land store and Warner Bros studio tour
Sunday 31 Dec: Golden Gai, Teamlab borderless, Gyoen National Garden, NYE in Shibuya
(We normally celebrate our anniversary between the 1 - 3 of Jan so any romantic recommendations would be great!)
Monday 1 Jan: Shinkyo Bridge, Kanmangafuchi Abyss.
Tuesday 2 Jan: Disneyland
Wednesday 3 Jan: Disney store, National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation
Thursday 4 Jan: Yayoi Kusama Museum, Ghibli Museum, Inokashira Benzaiten
Friday 5 Jan: Checking out of our hotel in Shinjuku, checking into the a hotel above Nagoya Station, and spending the day at Ghibli Park.
Saturday 6 Jan: Checking out of Nagoya hotel, travelling to Kyoto and checking into an airbnb in Gion. Shibli Studios Shop, Nishiki Market, Philosopher's Path
Sunday 7 Jan: Nandai-mon (Great South Gate), Kasuga-taisha, Uguisuno-taki falls
Monday 8 Jan: Checking out of Kyoto, travelling to Osaka and checking into a hotel. Daitoku-ji, Tenryu-ji Temple, Dotonbori, Teamlab botanincal gardens, Harukas 300, Osaka Castle, Hozenji, Kobe Chinatown Nankin-machi (Lantern festival).
Tuesday 9 Jan: **We have no hotel booked for this night. Our plan was to see whether we liked Osaka or Kyoto more and check into a hotel in the morning before the days activities** Nara Kingyo Museum, Nara Park,
Wednesday 10 Jan: Travelling to Hakuba
11 - 12 Jan: Snowboarding
Saturday 13 Jan: Snow monkeys
14 - 16: Snowboarding
Wednesday 17 Jan: Travelling back to Tokyo for one more night in Shinjuku
Thursday 18 Jan: Flying back to Aus to visit some friends in Sydney for a few days before returning to Perth.