Things to do in Bali Travel Map: Japan Go Direct - Eleven Days Jump Itinerary



In the final years, Nihon go favourite ground to see for Indonesian. It is exclusively 10 years ago, going to Nihon is seen every bit expensive trip. But now, every bit Indonesian millennials similar to go much, combined amongst inexpensive tickets in addition to social media influencers taking photo-shots inwards Japan, brand Nihon seems a must see ground inwards their bucket list.

The most convenient fourth dimension to see Nihon is on jump (around April) in addition to autumn (around November), because the temperature is simply correct plus at that spot are many colorful flowers in addition to leaves to see. We happened to see Nihon inwards both occasion in addition to desire to percentage what to produce in addition to where to go inwards Nihon for first-timer.

FIRST THING FIRST - PREPARATION

This subdivision may last unlike for every person, but you lot tin job it every bit comparing to your plan:
  • We job ANA (All Nippon Airways) , which priced at IDR 4.6 Million (return trip) from Djakarta to Narita.
  • We go for 11 days, arrived inwards Nihon inwards the eve of Day 1 (March 27th, 2016)
  • We convey 2 medium (15 kgs) luggage, in addition to ended buying 1 little luggage there
  • On Spring in addition to Autumn, the temperature is simply about 2 - fifteen Celcius. Depending on how you lot larn by amongst cold, you lot tin convey simply a jacket or a sweater in addition to a coat. Since air current go to a greater extent than constituent for us to experience cold, bringing hat, scarves, in addition to mask is also recommended 
  • We stayed at several hotels inwards Tokyo in addition to Osaka.
    • Tokyo : Keio Plaza Hotel (Shinjuku Area), New Otani Hotel (Akasaka Area), Sheraton Grande (Tokyo Bay Area)
    • Osaka : Ibis Style Hotel (Shinsaibashi Area), Agora Regency Hotel (Sakai Area)
  • We purchase "expensive" tickets online (National JR Pass, Universal Studio Japan, Disney Sea)
  • We rent Wi-fi mesh from Djakarta from Dwidaya Tour at IDR 70.000/day unlimited. Wifi tin connect upward to 10 devices, thence it's to a greater extent than inexpensive than sim card if you're travelling inwards groups. 
  • We convey plenty money, Credit Cards, in addition to Debit BCA card (yes you lot tin job it inwards Nihon ATM amongst a same fee every bit other Indonesian Bank ATMs) 
  • As First-Timer, it is recommended to see Three Main Cities inwards Japan; Tokyo, Kyoto, in addition to Osaka. Then you lot tin go explore other places on adjacent see (yes, nosotros guarantee you lot volition desire some other see after your first)

Okay, What to produce if you lot conduct maintain 11 days inwards Japan?

For start fourth dimension see to Japan, fifty-fifty amongst 11 days, exploring 3 major cities similar Tokyo, Kyoto, in addition to Osaka powerfulness non enough. When nosotros go for the start time, nosotros looked at our map in addition to divided the Tokyo into imaginary area, the south, west, north, east, in addition to central. Our Keio Hotel, is located at Shinjuku, which inwards our term is located inwards West Tokyo.


We listing all the tourist attraction inwards each surface area in addition to planning the route. So on the next guide, nosotros volition also furnish the surface area name. It helps you lot to intuitively know where you lot are relatively to your hotel, in addition to if you lot remove heed or know other attraction inwards Tokyo which has non been listed past times us, you lot tin add together it to the surface area day.

DAY 1 - ARRIVED AT NARITA AIRPORT

People commonly arrived inwards Nihon on 2 times; on morning time (overnight flight) in addition to eve (morning flight). From at that spot you lot tin conduct Trains (local or express), local buses, taxis, or shuttle rider vehicle to Hotel (if you lot rest inwards 5 stars hotel). We took the Narita Express to Shinjuku since nosotros stayed on that area. Since nosotros arrived inwards the evening, nosotros had our dinner in addition to went direct to the Hotel (Keio Plaza).

Shinjuku surface area is suitable for people who desire to experience nighttime activities since it tin last called every bit a "heart" of Tokyo. It has the crowded prepare station inwards Tokyo (second to Tokyo Station), many restaurant, bars, in addition to all shops opened upward till midnight.






When arrived inwards Japan, you lot should purchase IC Card (PASMO or SUICA) every bit before long every bit possible at the ticketing machine for effective travel. The alternative is to purchase ticket every fourth dimension nosotros used the prepare in addition to believe me it is non convenient.


If you lot are go heavily using world carry (i.e. trains) similar us, you lot should conduct notice that at that spot are 2-3 trains operator inwards the city. Both PASMO in addition to SUICA card tin last used inwards either lines.


But if you lot happened to conduct maintain JR Pass, you lot tin also job JR Pass on Nihon Railway operated Lines. How to recognise whether a line of piece of work is operated past times Nihon Railway? Usually they conduct maintain JR discussion attached to the line, e.g. JR Yamanote Line. JR operated lines commonly conduct maintain an officeholder posted on the border of the ticketing gate. To job JR Pass, you lot simply present it to the officer, whether you lot going inwards or out from the station in addition to they volition permit you lot pass. I volition speak most JR Pass inwards other subdivision below.
Tips. Every station inwards Nihon volition furnish a locker that tin last paid 100-700 Yen, depends on the size of the locker. If you lot spill out to carry out likewise many things, you lot tin rent the locker for couplet hours until couplet days. This rent fourth dimension depend on the station. As far every bit I know, Tokyo station allowed rented locker upward to 5 days.

WAKO TONKATSU

We are thence hungry in addition to then decided to conduct deal of something on our way to hotel. In Shinjuku surface area there's a nutrient courtroom edifice total of food. We choice tonkatsu for our dinner.


Location
Japan, 〒160-0021 Tokyo, Shinjuku, 歌舞伎町1 新宿サブナードB1
Phone Number: +81-3-5269-0433
Opening hours:11 AM - 11 PM

DAY 2 - SOUTH in addition to WEST TOKYO

First morning time inwards Japan, nosotros started from exploring South Tokyo.

For you lot who are used to conduct maintain morning time coffee, Tokyo instantly conduct maintain many famous java shop, which opened upward early on inwards the morning. We visited i of them inwards Shinjuku; Blue Bottle Coffee.

BLUE BOTTLE COFFEE


Location
Japan, 〒160-0022 Tokyo, Shinjuku,
Phone Number : +81-3-5315-4803

ICHIRAN RAMEN

If you lot are fast eater in addition to produce non similar to produce idle chat after meals, you lot should travail Ichiran. They conduct maintain branches both inwards Tokyo in addition to Osaka. 

As other Ramen outlet inwards Japan, when you lot approach the restaurant, you lot volition last greeted past times machines. There you lot larn into the coins in addition to pick out your menu. After choosing, you lot should queueing. Please notice that fifty-fifty you lot come upward inwards group, you lot come upward inwards individually. The tabular array is provided for i people. Separate amongst others amongst wooden partition. 

After you lot larn your seat, you lot are given a newspaper shape to customize your Ramen; spicy or not, additional toppings, etc. They conduct maintain forms inwards Japanese in addition to English. After finishing your form. You tin force the bell, shortly after, the mantle inwards forepart of you lot volition last open. And a someone volition conduct your order. Wait for a 2d in addition to your social club volition last coming up. If you lot desire extra noodles you lot tin telephone vociferation upward them again. 


This restaurant's organization brand certain that the visitors non taking long fourth dimension inwards the eating theatre for idle chat in addition to brand certain to conduct maintain higher capacity. However, this concept is however novel inwards Nihon thence many people see the identify in addition to resulting inwards long queue anyway. However it is a expert experience to travail spell inwards Japan. 







TOKYO TOWER

H5N1 see to Tokyo is non perfect if nosotros produce non see Tokyo Tower, thence it was our start destination. You should run into this ruddy tower too. If you lot desire to, you lot tin access the top for 1600 yen including One Piece theme park. Tokyo tower is also prissy when dark because all the lights volition upward in addition to brand a keen view.



We decided non to go up, because (1) Tokyo Tower is non the highest edifice anymore inwards Tokyo (2) Tokyo Tower is to a greater extent than beautiful is seen every bit a component of the Tokyo skyline, non for seeing skyline, in addition to (3) We are non a fan of One Piece.

SNOOPY MUSEUM

After that from Tokyo Tower, you lot tin go on walk to Snoopy Museum. Notice that it is quite a long walk. But if you lot see on Spring, the conditions is favourable for the long walk without tire you lot down. Now, almost everything conduct maintain museum inwards Japan. The entry fares of these museums are around 2000 yen. Inside the museum nosotros can't conduct pictures, exclusively exterior the museum is allowed.

Here is some pictures taken inwards Snoopy Museum





ROPPONGI HILLS

H5N1 Short walk from Snoopy Museum in addition to you lot volition achieve Roppongi Hills. Here you lot tin run into the Tokyo skyline. It volition cost you lot simply about 1800 yen which is also included a ticket for Mori Art Museum. Additionally you lot tin pay 500 yen more to access the Sky Deck, where you lot tin run into Tokyo inwards 360 from above. This identify tin last visited both daylight in addition to night. If you lot spill out go to the Sky Deck at night, you lot must convey jacket because it's rattling mutual depression temperature in addition to super windy upward there. There is a friendly staff who volition conduct painting for you lot in addition to you lot tin purchase it downstairs for 2000 yen (both hardcopy and, unfortunately, depression lineament softcopy).






OMOTESANDO - HARAJUKU AREA

From Roppongi Hills, you lot tin conduct the prepare to Harajuku Station. There are many unique places to see there; Meiji Jingu Shrine, Takeshita Street, in addition to Omotesando High End Shoppes.

MEIJI JINGU SHRINE

Note that All shrine inwards Nihon is accessible for free. Meiji Jingu is a shrine for Emperor Meiji which is upon his snuff it is deified. In Meiji Jingu there's also a sacred tree that has a special wishing wall surrounding it's trunk. You tin write your prayer or wishes on the wooden tablet in addition to hang it on the wall. You tin purchase the wooden tabular array for 100 yen. Beside that there's also an omikuji,  a fortune teller inwards Japan. For 100 yen you lot tin run into your fortune. This omikuji in addition to wishing wall/tree oftentimes flora inwards most shrine in addition to temple simply about Japan.




After see to Meiji Jingu, you lot tin see its surrounding. The toll are reasonable in addition to you lot tin discovery many unique in addition to stylist things here. Here is some spot which nosotros discovery interesting in addition to recommend you lot to visit:

ZAKU ZAKU CROQUANT

Famous for it's Choux (creamy custard filling inwards crunchy bread)  for 250 Yen in addition to soft H2O ice cream. Hidden jewel inwards the alley of Takeshita Street. You volition easily  recognise this identify because you lot volition discovery a queue inwards forepart of their store.



Location
1-7-1 Jingumae | Cute Cube Harajuku 1FShibuya
Phone Number : +81 3-6804-6340

AOYAMA FLOWER MARKET TEA HOUSE





Location
5-1-2, MinamiAoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Phone Number: 03-3400-0887

Opening hours : 11 AM - 8 PM (except for Lord's Day until vii PM)

LUKE'S LOBSTER


This is i of most favourite snack inwards Tokyo. Mostly you lot volition discovery a long queue inwards forepart of this place. We queue most 20 minutes earlier tried their lobster curlicue (regular) for 1.068 Yen. Actually this is simply a uncomplicated stuff, toasted butter amongst split top bun, add together some mayo, lemon sauce, in addition to pure LOBSTER amongst clandestine recipe. This is expert plenty but non genuinely blown away our tastebud.

Luke’s Lobster Rolls are available till sold out, thence coming at opening hours powerfulness last less fourth dimension consuming. 


Location
Japan, 〒150-0001 Tokyo, Shibuya, Jingumae
Phone Number : +81-3-5778-3747 
Opening hours : 11 AM - 8 PM

DAY 3 - CENTRAL in addition to NORTH TOKYO

TOKYO IMPERIAL PALACE & EAST GARDEN

Another famous identify inwards Tokyo is the Imperial Palace in addition to Imperial East Garden. This Palace is exclusively opened upward for world at Jan 2nd in addition to Dec 23rd. Furthermore, guided tours are available for the residuum of the yr at 10.00 in addition to 13.30 (no buildings are enter) , except for Mondays in addition to Sundays. Advance reservation is recommended, but you lot tin mass reservation onsite at Kikyomon Gate. Too bad nosotros are unable to bring together the tour guide due to the fourth dimension but nosotros tin stroll simply about the East Garden.







ASAKUSA SENSOJI SHRINE

Another famous shrine to see is Sensoji (Asakusa Kannon Temple). We recommend you lot to go at that spot after going to regal palace. Beyond the primary hall, there's a 5 storied pagoda. Shopping street Pb from the outer gate into the temple 2d gate. You tin also rent Kimono hither for strolling simply about Asakusa.







There is also Omikuji here.





If you lot got regular or expert fortune, you lot should conduct it amongst you. But sometimes when you lot got the bad fortune, you lot tin tied your newspaper on the string to avoid the bad fortune.



You tin discovery many nutrient stall inwards here, I recommend this melon pan and yuzu H2O ice cream for you lot to try.




UENO PARK

After Asakusa, if you lot are on the day, where Sakura is blooming, you lot tin travail Ueno Park where locals commonly produce Hanami (Watching the Sakura past times eating in addition to drinking amongst friends in addition to relatives underneath it). It also conduct maintain Ueno Zoo, if you lot spill out to convey children amongst you. Too bad that when nosotros visited here, the Sakura is non yet fully bloomed.

TOKYO SKY TREE

Alternatively, from Ueno, you lot tin go to Tokyo Sky Tree. Another tower where you lot tin run into Tokyo Skyline, including Tokyo Tower.

SHIBUYA

Famous street in addition to district inwards Tokyo. Over a dozen major subdivision store tin last flora here. This also the most busiest street in addition to intersection inwards Tokyo.


After all of this see you lot should vantage yourself a expert residuum inwards your Hotel.

DAY 4 - OSAKA

Last 2 days, conduct maintain covered most of Tokyo (except for Shibuya, which nosotros are invention to see later). So nosotros go to Osaka for our adjacent destination.

The most obvious way to go to Osaka is past times using Shinkansen. It took simply about 2 hours to achieve Osaka from Tokyo. We activated the National JR Pass on this twenty-four hr menses in addition to volition last valid for vii days ahead. The National JR Pass has 3 validation date; vii days, xiv days in addition to 21 days. This vii days overstep is simply about 271 USD.


MORE ABOUT JR PASS FOR SHINKANSEN  
JR Pass most used when you lot volition go out of town a lot. By using JR Pass it volition cost you lot less money than purchase separated prepare tickets. The JR Pass tin last used for every JR Line depend on the JR overstep you lot buy. There are several variety of JR Pass : National JR Pass, JR Hokkaido Pass, JR East Pass, JR Central Pass, etc. The coverage volition depend on the type of JR Pass you lot buy.  
All Shinkansen (bullet train) conduct maintain 2 variety of seats, reserved in addition to non-reserved. If you lot desire to larn the reserved one, brand your reservation at the JR ticketing role after you lot activate the JR Pass in addition to introduce your pass. You tin purchase JR Pass thru official way tour in addition to go or you lot tin click JR spider web official 
NOTE. The twenty-four hr menses that you lot conduct your voucher inwards to commutation for a rails overstep does non demand to last the start appointment of your pass, you lot tin ready it to start on some other day, every bit long every bit the appointment of your prepare go falls within the appointment the rails overstep tin last used.

NAMBA in addition to DOTONBORI
Noted that PASMO in addition to SUICA cannot last used here. You must purchase some other card named ICOCA. JR Pass also unavailable to job inwards urban centre trains.


After arrived at Osaka, nosotros spent most of our fourth dimension strolling at Shinsaibashi in addition to Namba. You tin discovery many eating theatre in addition to shopping along the street. Osaka is famous for it's takoyaki, in addition to other than that you lot tin discovery Gyukatsu Motomura, i of the finest beef katsu inwards Namba. You tin discovery to a greater extent than especial most Gyukatsu Motomura inwards my other post here.






DAY 5 - OSAKA

UNIVERSAL STUDIO JAPAN

One of the most visited theme green inwards Osaka is the Universal Studio Japan. Famous for its Harry Potter theme park. You volition pass i total twenty-four hr menses inwards this place. Admission ticket tin exclusively last purchase at USJ Official Partner. Especially on this peek flavor the crowd must last rattling high. To avoid the long queue, you lot tin purchase the Universal Express Pass for saving time. They conduct maintain limited overstep for 4 or vii attraction.

For 11 days nosotros spent inwards Japan, it's genuinely unfortunate that exclusively on this day, when nosotros go to Universal Studio Nihon it raining thence difficult from afternoon till evening. So basically no proper pictures tin last taken, but genuinely nosotros however tin play all the ride amongst a touching on of shower pelting in addition to it's freezing mutual depression temperature upward there.





DAY six - HIMEJI SIDE TRIP

If you lot job JR Pass, it is economical to conduct maintain base of operations inwards Osaka in addition to see surrounding surface area using Shinkansen. This way, you lot tin salve liberate energy on transferring luggage betwixt hotels.

One of recommended see is Himeji Castle, located inwards Himeji, westward of Osaka. This white castle is opened to world ( from 9.00 until 17.00 ) in addition to nosotros tin go within it. We paid 1040 yen to go within the castle in addition to spent simply about 1-2 hours to explore the castle inside.




DAY vii -  KYOTO

Kyoto is non a large city, but total of heritage in addition to cultural attraction. To fully explore this surface area volition demand 2 days. Note that Osaka in addition to Kyoto exclusively a station away, thence on our trip, nosotros decided to kept rest inwards Osaka. But if you lot desire experience Nihon heritage, you lot may desire to travail to rest a nighttime or 2 inwards Ryokan, an authentic Japanese traditional home.

Note that some surface area are accessible past times trains, spell other surface area is accessible past times urban centre Bus. Trains in addition to Buses are accepting ICOCA for payment (same similar Osaka). But for Bus, nosotros recommend you lot to purchase twenty-four hr menses pass, which you lot tin purchase from the driver (just enquire him kindly) or inwards station.


Here is some places nosotros recommend to run into inwards Kyoto

FUSHIMI INARI SHRINE

Must visited shrine inwards Kyoto is Fushimi Inari Shrine (Fushimi Inari Taisha) or also known every bit Thousand of torii gates. This is a shrine for the God Inari (The Fox God), thence you lot volition run into many Fox statue along the shrine.  This site is famous after the Memoir of Geisha film.



NIJO CASTLE

Many said that Nijo Castle is to a greater extent than worth to see than Kyoto Imperial Palace, because this is the residence for Tokugawa Shoguns when visiting emperor inwards Kyoto. It is also the identify for Shogun Tokugawa Yoshinobu to render the Authority to Imperial Court.

H5N1 tour inwards primary edifice volition give you lot insight of how the shogunate concern is conducted here. From visitors rooms, the chirping corridor, in addition to shogun residuum quarters, this is a must see building. Nijo also conduct maintain beautiful garden surrounding the castle.







KIYOMIZUDERA

The cherry blossom starting to bloom inwards Kyoto, close the Kiyomizudera temple. At that 2d Kiyomizudera's primary hall is on structure until March 2020. But you lot however last able to larn into the primary hall during the renovation.





MENBAKAICHIDAI RAMEN

If you lot desire to see someplace unique but exclusively famous for tourists non locals, in addition to then nosotros advise to come upward to Menbakaichidai Ramen a.k.a Fire Ramen. It is slightly on the due north side of Nijo Castle. 

The identify capacity is simply for 8 persons at a time. The unique is you lot conduct maintain to larn into every bit a grouping of eight. So fifty-fifty inwards a grouping there's fast eaters in addition to they go out first, in addition to you lot are adjacent inwards line, you lot however can't larn into until the final someone inwards the previous grouping is finished. This way nosotros advise you lot to come upward non on normal eating time. The waiting fourth dimension is most forty minutes. 

When you lot larn into the restaurant, you lot are to last seated, in addition to then the possessor volition enquire for your handphone, set it into a selfie stick,  and ready it into video trend thence brand certain you lot conduct maintain sufficient retention to conduct videos. 

The Fire Ramen is a ordinary Ramen, amongst special flammable liquid on the top of the Ramen. The possessor volition cook 8 portion of Ramen in addition to and then cook the flame. Then he volition set it i past times one. Creating a flaming experience. 


The Ramen sense of savor itself is non bad. But the toll is slightly to a greater extent than expensive than other Ramen. That is for an Unique Experience though. The possessor is also friendly in addition to tin speak English. They volition chat amongst you lot spell you lot consume in addition to gladly give you lot some tips exploring Kyoto. Watch this video for to a greater extent than details.




Location
Japan, 〒602-8153 Kyoto Prefecture, Kyoto, Kamigyo Ward, 丸太町通日暮西入南伊勢屋町757−2
Phone Number: +81-75-812-5818
Opening hours : 11.30 AM - 11 PM (except Thursday only until 3 PM)

DAY 8 -  KYOTO

ARASHIYAMA BAMBOO FOREST and KIMONO FOREST

Today nosotros pick out to experiencing the Kimono in addition to strolling simply about Arashiyama bamboo, Kimono Forest, in addition to Tenryuji Temple. More details most my Kimono experience tin last read here.

Arashiyama bamboo groove brand a prissy walk also for wheel ride. You tin rent wheel at that spot in addition to strolling simply about Arashiyama district.








TENRYUJI TEMPLE

Tenryuji Temple, i of the most of import temple inwards Kyoto. There is beautiful landscape garden, features a cardinal ponds surrounded past times rocks in addition to pino trees.



DAY nine - BACK TO TOKYO

The best matter most Spring inwards Nihon is none other than witness the Cherry Blossom blooming there. Many touristy spot of this Cherry Blossom simply about Tokyo; Shinjuku Gyoen National Park, Chidorigafuchi, Ueno Park, Yoyogi Park, etc.

Japanese people oftentimes produce hanami during the jump fourth dimension to welcome the jump flavor past times picnic nether the Cherry Blossom trees. We went to 2 spots inwards Tokyo for the cherry blossoms in addition to took several painting of these mesmerizing cherry blossoms tree.
More especial of my Cherry Blossoms post in here

CHIDORIGAFUCHI







SHINJUKU GYOEN NATIONAL PARK









DAY 10 -  TOKYO BAY

TOKYO DISNEY SEA 

Tokyo Disney Land conduct maintain unique features which until I write this post, is the exclusively i inwards the world; Disney Sea. Since it is located a niggling fleck below Central Tokyo, nosotros recommend you lot to stayed a nighttime at in-area hotel thence nosotros didn't waste matter much fourth dimension to go to Disney Sea. We stayed at Sheraton Grande Hotel at the Tokyo Bay. If you lot come upward past times Trains, the Hotel Check In surface area is available non far from the station. So you lot tin simply drib all your luggage in addition to conduct maintain fun inwards Disney Land, in addition to then at night, you lot tin discovery your luggage inwards your room.

Other than Disney Sea there's also Disneyland Tokyo hither in addition to you lot tin see both of them purchase buying 2 days overstep ticket. One twenty-four hr menses ticket cost 7400 Yen in addition to 2 days ticket cost 13.200 Yen. Admission ticket tin last purchase online here or offline thru tour in addition to go agencies.

Tips. Disney Sea didn't sell whatever Express overstep similar Universal Studio, but they produce conduct maintain FASTPASS distribution sign close the entrace of the participating attractions (8 attractions used this fastpass). Check the Return Time displayed on this sign. If the Return Time plant for you, insert your valid Disney admission ticket or Annual Passport into the FASTPASS machine. Since you lot tin exclusively conduct i FASTPASS for the adjacent 2 hours, if you lot see Disney Sea for a whole day, you lot tin conduct FASTPASS most 3 times











DAY 11 - BACK TO JAKARTA

On Eleventh Day, you lot volition start autumn inwards dear amongst Japan, in addition to experience that xi days is likewise small to see Japan. But I suggest you lot to conduct it boring on final day, in addition to mass an airdrome transfer. This way you lot tin go dwelling solid refreshed rather than tired.

Hope my itinerary in addition to explanation hither tin last useful in addition to aid you lot when you lot desire to go to Japan. Feel costless to enquire me most Nihon in addition to I volition travail my best to response it.

More post most JAPAN

Get Lost inwards Tokyo - HERE
Exploring Kyoto in addition to Osaka - HERE
Gyukatsu Motomura inwards Osaka - HERE
It's Cherry Blossom Season - HERE
Experiencing Kyoto inwards Kimono - HERE



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