25 days in Hokkaido during summer

25 days around Hokkaido

First day arrival , visit odori , flower tower ,
nijo market .

2nd day Maruyama Zoo  and white lovers’ chocolate factory

3rd day fruit picking

4th day Kita-Hiroshima factory outlet and night view at Mt Moiwa

5th day noboribetsu Nixe

6th day noboribetsu bear park and stay over at onsen ryokan

7th day otaru aquarium, otaru canal and factory visit

8th day Furano Lavender in July and factories hopping . Must eat melon ice cream

9th day Aoike ( blue lake), crosspatch

10th day Sapporo beer museum , aeon and train museum ( to check as not open regularly )

11th day Tanukikoji , crib Street, susukino , ramen museum , clock tower , former gov site

12th-14th day whale and dolphin watching in Shiretoko, Rausu or Nemuro

15th day Sapporo Salmon Museum and Salmon Park Chitose

16th Hokkaido Museum

17th Hokkaido heritage village

18th-20th day Lake Akan , Kushiro

21st day Sunpiazza Aquarium and science centre

22nd -23rd day Asahiyama Zoo ( direct zoo train available dates )

24th day Shin-Sapporo , Sapporo shopping

25th day
Departure . Go new chitose airport and visit Royce factory and doraemon skypark ( free indoor playground )

20days Kanto / Tokyo and traveling out itinerary

Focus on kid and sightseeing. Not into shopping or crowded areas. 
Kid loves car , train and construction equipments 


1st day arrival  Kawasaki ameyoko 

Skytree , Harajuku, Meiji shrine , Asakusa

2nd day Kamakura

3rd day Disneyland 

4th day Disneysea

5th day hakone day trip with boat ride in the lake

6th day Odaiba megaweb Toyota , Fuji Tower , diver’s City ( gundam at night ) , different kid and adult experience . etc

7th day Tokyo metro museum ( train museum ) , edogawa Zoo  

8th day go to saitama for railway museum and omiya Park  

9th day Yokohama cup noodle museum, Yokohama port , ramen museum 

10th day Mitaka , kichijoji 

11th day Nikkō 

12th day Kanazawa visit the market , buy food and go to the castle and have lunch before going to the castle. Visit the heritage park across the road 

13th day hakkeijima aquarium and theme park 

14th day Venus Fort for factory outlet 

15th day Ikebukuro, namja gyoza Museum , aquarium etc

16th day Fuji Q highland day trip, Thomas train & friend is within.

17th day shonan beach 

18th day newly opened Moomin themed park in saitama 

19th day The Paleo Express - Chichibu SL ( steam Locomotive ) at Kumagaya station 

https://www.jnto.go.jp/scenic-railways/list/steam-locomotive-the-paleo-express/

20th day Narita temple before departure 

Links to train maps in Japan

🚆Understanding the different public transportations and train lines
https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2323.html


🚃For Tokyo and Kansai:
https://www.jrailpass.com/maps


🚋Tokyo region:
Complete guide :
https://livejapan.com/en/in-tokyo/in-pref-tokyo/in-tokyo_train_station/article-a0001084/

Subway:
https://www.tokyometro.jp/en/subwaymap/

JR East :
https://www.jreast.co.jp/e/downloads/pdf/routemap_e.pdf

Saitama :
http://www.knet.ne.jp/~ats/eng/e_smap2.htm


🚞Tōhoku region:
https://www.jreast.co.jp/e/routemaps/index.html?src=gnavi



🚝Kansai Region:
https://osaka-info.jp/en/page/kansai-route-network

https://kansaionepass.com/en/railway_map.html

This is for JR west :
https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/timetable/



🚅Chigoku Region:
JR chigoku:
https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/ticket/pass/okayama_hiroshima_yamaguchi/

Hiroshima
Chigoku Jr pass and JR bus map:
http://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/ticket/pass/kansai_hiroshima/

Tram in Hiroshima :
http://www.hiroden.co.jp/en/s-routemap.html

Okayama:
https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e5703.html

https://www.okayama-japan.jp/en/guidemap



🚈Shikoku :
http://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/pdf_numbering/map.pdf


🚂Kyushu Region:
JR Kyushu
https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/pdf/jrkyushu_routemap_en.pdf

Fukuoka subway :
https://subway.city.fukuoka.lg.jp/eng/route/

Nagasaki:
Bus and tram:
https://travel.at-nagasaki.jp/en/transportation/bus/

Kagoshima :
https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e4604.html

Kumamoto:
http://www.kotsu-kumamoto.jp/common/uploadfiledsp.aspx?c_id=9&id=2&set_doc=1

Beppu:
https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e4705.html



🚆Hokkaido region:
JR Hokkaido :
http://www2.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/pdf/e-route_map.pdf

http://www2.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/english/train/guide/resort.html

Subway:
https://www.city.sapporo.jp/st/english/routemap.html

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