itinerary

A slightly more detailed breakdown of my trip.

San Francisco – May 31

• Leave around noon via Japan Airlines

Tokyo – June 1-2

• Arrive on June 1
• Recover from jet lag ✈️ 😫
• Visit camera stores and cat cafes within walking distance of hotel in Shinjuku

Toyko – June 3-7

• Tsukiji Outer Fish Market
• Meiji Shrine in Yoyogi Park
• Harajuku
• Takeshita-dori
• Omotesandō
• Miyashita Park
• Shibuya Sky observation deck
• Sumo wrestling practice event
• Imperial Palace Garden
• Asakusa
• Sensō-ji
• Ueno
• Team Lab Planet (digital art exhibition)
• Night shoot in Shinjuku
• Omoide Yokocho 🏩
• Shinjuku Golden Gai

Kyoto – June 7-9

• Travel by Shinkasen (bullet train) to Kyoto
• Kōdai-ji
• Kiyomizu-dera temple
• Sannenzaka and Ninenzaka streets
• Yasui Konpira shrine
• Nishiki market
• Wagashi (Japanese sweets) demonstration
• Noh performer visit (Noh masks, costumes and short performance)
• Gion
• Hanami Koji
• Fushimi Inari shrine
• Arashimaya

Osaka - June 10

• Kuromon market
• Bunraku Puppet Theatre
• Dōtonbori

Nara - June 11

• Nara Deer Park
• Japanese nude hot baths

Osaka - June 12

• Tenjinbashi
• Shinsekai

Tokyo – June 13-18

• Yakushima
• TBD, I will have this time to myself

San Francisco – June 19

• Fly home in late afternoon, going back in time

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