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The original was posted on /r/japantravel by /u/littlecarpetflea on 2025-01-04 18:08:36+00:00.

Hi everyone!

My husband and I are traveling to Japan for the first time in early Febraury. We are only going for 8 days, which I know is not long enough, but we have a toddler at home. This is our last big trip before trying for #2 and never traveling as just a couple again!

We have most of our itinerary and are looking for feedback.

TOKYO (Feb 6-8)

Day 1 - Land in Tokyo, go to an idol bar in the evening for live music

Day 2 - head to Shibuya and wander around. Maybe try a maid cafe, and probably hit another live music venue that evening

Day 3 - rent a fancy Japanese super car and head to hakone for twisty roads

KYOTO (Feb 9-13)

Day 4 - head to Kyoto in the morning, tea cermony in Gion, maybe add the Fushimi Inari shrine for a little hike

Day 5 - head to Kinosaki onsen and spend the night in a Ryokan

Day 6 - head back to Kyoto from Kinosaki onsen and get evening tattoos

Day 7 - blank day in Kyoto. Potentially hit Kitano Tenmangu to see if any plum blossoms are out. Go to some cool museums? Live music?

Day 8 - head back to Tokyo mid-morning and fly out of Tokyo at 6pm

The main things we want to do are see some live music, onsen hopping (we have tattoos that can’t be covered), rent a super car, tattoos, and eat all the things. My husband also likes museums and art galleries, so any suggestions there are appreciated.

Is it too much back and forth with Kinosaki Onsen? Are there other tattoo friendly, onsen hopping places that would be easier to fit in?

Do you think a JR Pass is worth it? Based on the calculator, we are about $60 CAD off of breaking even on the Pass for all our main travel plans, not including random inner city hopping.

Live music venue suggestions? We found a couple, but my husband would love to find a metal bar either in Kyoto or Tokyo.

EDIT - formatting. I’m on mobile.