THE 2014 TRIP (click on various links in blue embedded below)
Japan is full of surprises, so the itinerary is subject to change.
June 9 Day 1 Tokyo. Arrival from various international locations to Narita International Airport. Stay night in hotel near Narita.
June 10 Day 2 Transport to Kyoto. Kyoto PM Station / night walk downtown
June 11 Day 3 Kyoto Nijo-castle then Ohara (rural town and temples in north Kyoto) PM night walk in Gion (geisha district)
June 12 Day 4 Kyoto Nishiki market then Arashiyama bamboo groves (west Kyoto), Kiyomizu-dera or Kodai-ji (temples) and Sannen-zaka (sloped shopping district) (east Kyoto)
June 13 Day 5 Fushimi Inari Shrine (south Kyoto) and Nara or Uji
June 14 Day 6 Kinosaki hot spring resort town (overnight stay in ryokan traditional inn)
June 15 Day 7 return to Tokyo evening walk to Tokyo Metropolitan Buildings
June 16 Day 8 Tokyo Meiji Shrine and iris garden Harajuku district and Shibuya district
June 17 Day 9 Tokyo Asakusa district and Ueno district
June 18 depart from Narita International Airport
June 9 Day 1 Tokyo. Arrival from various international locations to Narita International Airport. Stay night in hotel near Narita.
June 10 Day 2 Transport to Kyoto. Kyoto PM Station / night walk downtown
June 11 Day 3 Kyoto Nijo-castle then Ohara (rural town and temples in north Kyoto) PM night walk in Gion (geisha district)
June 12 Day 4 Kyoto Nishiki market then Arashiyama bamboo groves (west Kyoto), Kiyomizu-dera or Kodai-ji (temples) and Sannen-zaka (sloped shopping district) (east Kyoto)
June 13 Day 5 Fushimi Inari Shrine (south Kyoto) and Nara or Uji
June 14 Day 6 Kinosaki hot spring resort town (overnight stay in ryokan traditional inn)
June 15 Day 7 return to Tokyo evening walk to Tokyo Metropolitan Buildings
June 16 Day 8 Tokyo Meiji Shrine and iris garden Harajuku district and Shibuya district
June 17 Day 9 Tokyo Asakusa district and Ueno district
June 18 depart from Narita International Airport
