15 days itinerary for Kansai Region

Kansai Region 

Day 1 arrival and exploring hotel surrounding 

Day 2 

Tempozan, Kaiyukan ( aquarium ), factory outlets and see rainbow bridge 

Day 3 

Kobe heritage walking trail plus eating Kobe street food

Day 4 

Namba, shinsaibashi , dotonburi plus tennoji

Day 5 

cup noodle museum in ikeda then to umeda

Day 6

Shima Spain village Paraque Espana in Mie

Day 7 

Himeji castle , walking trail exploring Himeji plus sea turtle rescue aquarium 

Day 8 & 9

Shrines , temples in Kyoto 

Day 10

Toei movie theme park 

Day 11

Nara walking trail and deer park

Day 12 

Himeji Central Park ( Safari and theme park )

Day 13 

Wakayama whale museum 

Day 14 

Osamu Tezuka Takarazuka Museum and walk around Takarazuka revue ( musical theatre ) 

Nature walk trail nearby 

Day 15

Departure 

Can go to the factory outlet if flight is late evening 

10day itinerary for Tokyo only ( no traveling out)

Tokyo 

Day 1 arrive 

Explore hotel surrounding

Day 2 explore harajuku , shinjuku , shibuya , Sky tree 

Day 3 & 4 Disneyland & Disneysea

Day 5 

Yokohama port , ramen museum. , cup noodle museum 

Day 6 odaiba 

Megaweb toyota , different see , eat, experience & shop

Evening : divercity for giant gundam  

Day 7 kamakura and Kawasaki 

Day 8 hakkeijima aquarium & theme park 

Day 9 mitaka and kichichoji 

Day 10 departure 

Itinerary for 12 days in Kansai and Hiroshima

1st day arrival in Osaka 

Check in and explore Dotonburi, shinsaibashi and Namba 

2nd day Shima Spain village Parque Espana  in Mor 

3rd and 4th day 

Himeji has Himeji castle and walking trail with hop on shuttle with day pass .

There’s a sea turtle rescue aquarium run by their town and can spend another full day in  private run Safari in Himeji Central Park - a theme park when u see wild animals roam n an area when you can pat small animals. If u are taking public bus, on the way can see a Big Mac with a rabbit logo 西松屋 ( nishimatsuya) which is one stop baby store. Another one is just 10 mins walk from himeji station . 

5th day 

Kobe has walking trail to see important heritage buildings and in Kobe , street food is must try and attraction to foreigners . 

6th -8th day 

If you are looking for a less crowded yet authentic japan , go nara or even outskirt of Kyoto as there are 5,000 temples & shrines. 

9th day

In Kyoto, there’s Toei movie theme park where you see Meiji setting and sometimes real filming too . 

10th day 

If you have more days to spend, can consider taking day trip to miyajima in Hiroshima. It will be a bonus if you are using jr pass as the ferry fare is included . Can walk down the beach during low tide but torii is under construction due to some rumour to put coins for blessings are destroying it so now they need to remove and refurbish . 

11th day 

Next to Hiroshima is yamaguchi where the famous kintaikyou 錦帯橋 where the whole bridge is built without a single nail and the whole island is a treasure and many rare sightseeings. 

12th day departure 

Ps  one stop mega department stores for babies and children: 

Baby r us has more american product range , akachan honpo more complete full range of everything needed while nishimatsuya more neighbourhood . 

9 days Tokyo and Hakone itinerary

With 2 days in Hakone and 6 days in Tokyo


1st day  reach Hakone , chk in .
Then go Lake to take pirate ship or walk around , evening stroll if good weather , can see Mt Fuji

2nd day check out, leave luggages at hotel  .
Either go hakone rope way, hakkai village, visit Little prince museum

To Tokyo  check in

Check the surrounding of the hotel

3rd day
Yokohama
Cup noodle museum , ramen museum and Yokohama port

4th day
Disneyland

5th day kamakura then to Kawasaki , harajuku , shinjuku and kabukicho

6th day
Odaiba including VenusFort , gundam at Divercity , megaweb toyota city etc

7th day
Ikebukuro for Namco Namja town for gyoza stadium , indoor aquarium and shopping.

8th day
Kichichoji and mitaka

9th day
Chk out  and departure

Tokyo train route maps

This is by JR East with several pdf maps. Including station names ,JR  lines , subways and private lines too

Good to keep if you are going and not familiar with Tokyo metropolis .

https://www.jreast.co.jp/tc/routemaps/index.html

8 days for Tokyo & Osaka with focus in Tokyo

With young and old : 4 days in Tokyo  and 4 days in Osaka

Day 1 arrival , explore hotel surroundings

Day 2 & day 3 disney land & Disney sea

Day 4 odaiba with many things to do , see for both young n old. After gundam light show go shibuya , shinjuku , harajuku to see crowds .

Day 5
Check out and travel to Osaka . If good weather , see Mt Fuji. On bullet train, look for Mt Fuji as that’s a v good spot to see
Check in Osaka

Day 6 Nara Deer Park and Osaka castle

Day 7 usj

Day 8 departure

8 days Tokyo & Osaka Itinerary with young kids

Spending 2 days in Tokyo and the rest in Osaka before flying back from Kansai airport


1st day : arrival. Check in and check the hotel surrounding

2nd day : go edogawa Zoo ( free )

https://www.edogawa-kankyozaidan.jp/zoo/

Then go odaiba. It’s a very huge area to explore with kid’s activities , malls, giant gundam, Toyota museum ( for both adults n kids )
https://www.megaweb.gr.jp

3rd day go Osaka , check in then head to namba & shinsaibashi

4th day go himeji , walking trail , wet market along the way , visit nishimuraya ( baby shop) just along the way . Himeji castle , himeji sea aquarium ( for this pram
Nt friendly as need to climb steps) . It’s a rescue sea turtle aquarium for education

5th day Kobe heritage walk then to kaiyukan , tempozan Ferris wheel, can go factory outlet which is nearby .

https://www.premiumoutlets.co.jp/m/en/kobesanda/

https://mitsui-shopping-park.com/mop/kobe/english/

6th day go Kyoto and visit the customer service for best to visit places on that day as different flower festive , events etc

7th day
If you like flowers , this is built 1970 for expo and kept till now.

https://www.expo70-park.jp/languages/english/


There’s a buffet kfc nearby .

https://www.google.com.sg/amp/s/soranews24.com/2015/10/31/kentucky-fried-chicken-set-to-open-all-you-can-eat-buffet-restaurant-in-japan/amp/

Do your last min shopping .

8th day departure

8 days in Tokyo itinerary

8 days with a must to go Disneyland , Disneysea, shopping  and cup noodle museum

Day 1 arrival
And explore around hotel

Day 2 go Yokohama , ramen museum
Cup noodle museum
Yokohama bay

Day 3 Disneyland

Day 4 Disneysea

Day 5 Odaiba
Shopping , many activities like going to Fujitv building , Toyota’s theme park : mega web
https://www.megaweb.gr.jp/about/english.html

Day 6 Hakkeijima which is a huge aquarium with theme park . There are 2 outlet malls on the man made island

Day 7
Mitaka , a neighbourhood which has a famous university and good and cheap food/ fruits etc.
There’s zoo and park and ghibli museum ( need to reserve online as there are time slot for entrance )

Day 8 departure

7 days in kansai with Hiroshima itinerary guide

This is planning itinerary for kansai with usj and Nara deer park. For kids to experience and out of crowds .

First day
Arrival , check in and explore around the hotel , go namba, shinsaibashi

Second day travel to himeji , take the city tram , visit the castle , morning market , town aquarium which is a sea turtle rescue centre. If u want to walk, there’s a wholesale shop nearby to buy cheap snacks and beverages .

Himeji is an old town and you can either take bullet train 18 mins to Osaka or take rapid if you intend to go factory outlets , kaiyukan ( Osaka famous aquarium with whale shark ) , evening go to Kobe for food as famous for busting street food . There are heritage trails too.

3rd day, usj

4th day, Kyoto toei movie theme park

5th day Nara deer park and shrine

6th day miyajima , Hiroshima

7th day departure

10 days Tokyo Itinerary rough guide

Did this and sharing here . 

Requirement to go  Disneysea , ski resort and see Mt Fuji 

Day 1 arrival and explore surrounding of hotel 

Day 2 go visiting ameyoko for food then to Asakusa temple, the first old school funfair , go see skytree , 

Shibuya , harajuku & shinjuku just to see what everyone sees ! 🤣

Day 3 disneysea ... time to reach 8-9am as very crowded as some wait since 7am....  don’t miss the water parade !

Day 4 go mitaka , kichijoji , there’s a park, zoo, good and cheap

Sushi and food. There’s a Famous for meat store with long queue . 

Or you can travel out to Nikko, it’s more authentic Kyoto than Kyoto in Kantō. 

Day 5-7 gala yuzawa . Can stay ryokan or arrange day trip, depending your budget 

Day 8 take coach from shinjuku to Fuji Q high land which is a theme park with skating ring during winter , can see Mt Fuji up close .

Day 9 go odaiba which has many many activities and things to do excluding shopping . Giant gundam at night with light . 

Or you can choose to go hakkeijima 八景島 which is a man made Island with a huge theme park and aquarium.  

Day 10 departure

Hope this helps in planning your own !