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The original was posted on /r/japantravel by /u/foxko on 2025-03-07 14:51:19+00:00.

Hey team,

Last November I traveled to Japan for the first time after what felt like a lifetime of dreaming. Safe to say I had the absolute best time. To combat my back-to-reality post-travel blues I immediately started soft planning a November 2025 trip. Soft planning has now turned into hard planning since I recently booked my flights.

On my last trip I stayed 6 nights Tokyo, 3 nights Kyoto, 1 night Hiroshima with a day trip to Miyajima and 4 nights in Osaka.

This trip I’ve planned 7 nights in Tokyo, 3 nights Yokohama, a day trip to Kamakura/Enoshima, 2 nights Kanazawa, 2 nights Kyoto and 3 nights in Osaka with a day trip to Kobe.

I know the two trips looks very similar but I have tried to really balance revisiting some spots that I loved from my previous trip along with exploring lots of brand new places. It’s about 20% revisit and 80% new and that feels pretty good to me.

I would love a sanity check on this. I feel like this trip is a little more ambitious than my last but nothing too wild - still with a little chill time.

Day 1: Tuesday - Tokyo

• Arrival in Tokyo around 5 pm
• Evening: Check in Ikebukuro, get provisions

Day 2: Wednesday - Tokyo

• Morning: Nakameguro cafes and chill
• Afternoon: Daikanyama galleries and book stores
• Evening: Ikebukuro Sunshine City

Day 3: Thursday - Tokyo

• Morning: Kichijoji strolling and art supply stores
• Afternoon: Nakano Broadway
• Evening: Koenji dinner and drinks

Day 4: Friday - Tokyo

• Morning: Ueno Park stroll around
• Early Afternoon: Yanaka
• Late afternoon: Shibamata. Visit Suikeien
• Evening: Back to Ueno

Day 5: Saturday - Tokyo

• Morning: rainbowholic文具喫茶 Bungu Kissa
• Afternoon: Harajuku. PopMart, Tokyu Plaza
• Evening: Shibuya. Village Vanguard, LAMMFROMM, Tatsuya

Day 6: Sunday - Tokyo

• Morning: Todoroki Ravine (I know its small, likely closed and just a burb in the city)
• Afternoon: Gakugei-daigaku. Cafes galleries and chill. Himonya Itsukushima-jinja Shrine
• Evening: A couple of drinks in Gakukgei-diagaku

Day 7: Monday - Tokyo

• Strongly considering Tokyo DisneySea but not sure.

Day 8: Tuesday - Tokyo >>> Yokohama

• Morning: Drop bag at accom
• Afternoon: Red Brick Warehouse and 7/11 Hammerhead
• Evening: Cosmoworld

Day 9: Wednesday - Kamakura/Enoshima Day Trip

• Morning: Kamakura. Komachi Street.
• Early Afternoon: Haseadera
• Late afternoon: Enoshima
• Evening: Enoshima and back to Yokohama

Day 10: Thursday - Yokohama

• Morning: Motomachi and shopping street
• Afternoon: China town food
• Evening: Nogecho drinks

Day 11: Friday - Yokohama >>> Kanazawa

• Morning: Travel Yokohama to Kanazawa
• Afternoon: 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art and Kenrokuen
• Evening: Explore food and drink east of accomodation

Day 12: Saturday - Kanazawa

• Morning: Nagamachi. Coffee
• Early Afternoon: Omicho
• Late Afternoon: Kazuemachi Chaya

Day 13: Sunday - Kanazawa >>> Kyoto

• Morning: Gyokusenin Maru Garden
• Afternoon: Travel Kanazawa to Kyoto
• Evening: Check in accom and Nishiki for dinner

Day 14: Monday - Kyoto

• Morning: Philosophers Path
• Late Afternoon: Gear
• Evening: Pontocho

Day 15: Tuesday - Kyoto >>> Osaka

• Morning: Fushimi Inari
• Afternoon: Umeda and Nakazaki
• Evening: Check in to accom and Dontonbori

Day 16: Wednesday - Kobe Day Trip

• Morning: Kobe Ninobiki Herb Gardens and Ropeway
• Afternoon: Kitanocho
• Evening: Kobe Harborland and Chinatown

Day 17: Thursday- Osaka

• Morning: Americamura
• Afternoon: Namba Walk
• Evening: Shinsekai

Day 18: Tuesday - Osaka >>> Home

• Morning: Cry while I desperately stuff my face with konbini egg sandwiches and onigiri
• Afternoon: Start mentally justifying and consequently planning a 2026 trip
• Evening: Be looking forward to a sleep in my own bed