Hi welcome to the Ninja monkey, I'm Nathan and I make travel videos a lot based
around Japan and I love exploring Gibraltar and its surroundings so if you
want a glimpse into what there is to do through the eyes or local or a tourists then
stay tuned
so the other day a friend asked me if one week in Japan was enough time to
visit my question back to them was will you have the opportunity to visit again
and when their answer was probably not because they wanted to start a family and
if they did it would be very far in the future
so my answer to their question is it's better to visit Japan and then not to
visit Japan first of all and the right time to go is when you have the time to
go so I put together this itinerary for them yes a week is not very long and yes
it will be very tempting just to go to Tokyo but that wouldn't really be a Japan trip
so I've tried my best to put together what I think is a flexible
albeit predictable itinerary so here it goes
arriving at Tokyo the first day is pretty much free and flexible allowing for
travel disruptions jetlag delays that sort of thing
so I'm not really going to count this day as part of the itinerary but if I
would it would actually be an 8 day itinerary instead of a week. spend this
limbo day trying to stay awake explore your surroundings and get that jr. pass
if that's what you're going to use and do we have the time and the chance then
you should definitely tick off one of the many things to do and see in Tokyo
so let's get started in your day one so on day one I suggest that you wake up
nice and early ready for what this mega city has to offer I'm not going to go
into any like specific itineraries but bear in mind that you're gonna have
more time in Tokyo later on okay so day two after spending a day or day and a
half in this mega city if time to escape to the natural beauty of Akane
wake up nice and early to make your way to have funny which is famous for its
onsen hot springs and it's incredible natural beauty so our Kona is actually
one of the most popular destinations for tourists and Japanese locals alike so I
suggest that you try and book your accommodation when in advance or you
might be out of luck try to stay in the traditional ryokan with hot spring bars
and get to your hotel nice and early leaving your luggage at reception
heading out to explore one of the many things that there is to do in the area
returning to your digital accommodation to enjoy and relax by the onsen bath day
3 I suggest that you wake up nice and early Nocona enjoy a nice hot bath and
enjoy a traditional breakfast before you head to Kyoto the next destination check
out and keep your Bible at reception to further explore the area if you have
time you might want to make use of the excellent efficient luggage forwarding
services Japan has to offer simply speak to the
hotel receptionist the day before and they'll let you know by what time you
have to leave your luggage at reception try to arrive in Kyoto in time for your
hotel check-in and that will give you plenty of time to settle in and explore
the surrounding areas you we have time to visit one of the many
temples and attraction for kilchers to Oscar find a nice restaurant before your
head hits the pillow for wake up nice and early
and make your way to fushimi inari shrine before the hundreds of tourists
arrived by the busload bus tours with hundreds of tourists start arriving very
early in the morning so you want to get that perfect Instagram shot you've been
head there nice and early and have breakfast afterwards make the most of
this day and tries to get in as many of the shrines and attractions are Kyoto
has to offer perhaps heading to kiyomizu-dera and
their many traditional streets and temples at the Rye in the area before
heading back to your soccer shrine and the gion district in the hope of finding
a Geisha there is so much to see and do in Kyoto that you will certainly be left
with an appetite to return but if you do have extra time in the afternoon then
you might want to head to the famous - Yama bamboo forests because it's pretty
cool they buy depending on how you feel you might want to explore a little bit
further oh my recommendation is that you head
off nice and sunny to Nara Nara is only 45 minutes away so
it's very easy to get to and there are many many temples and really cool things
to see like the bowing deers after visiting the giant Buddha and
exploring the many temples take a detour to Osaka which is only about 45 minutes
away try to arrive in Osaka in the late afternoon getting to total body and
sunset or when it's nighttime so that you can really get those shots with the
neon illuminations don't forget to check out the crazy street fruit and the
surrounding buzzing area before heading back to Kyoto which is about 45 minutes
away
the trip head back to Tokyo for the last remaining two days this will give you
plenty of time to chill and take things at your own pace finish sightseeing and
get in some extra shopping if you need to if you feel that you need more time
in kyoto then you might want to spend the morning exploring further before
heading to tokyo tokyo is definitely a mega city full of many beautiful and
wonderful things to do lots of different gardens different districts each with
their own unique feeling at times I feel so you're in a perpetual shopping center
so don't forget those credit funds so I've tried to give you what is a
backbone for a trip and itinerary that you can fit in yourself if you do a
little bit of research check out many of my videos that I made previously or many
of the places that I visited and you might get some ideas there are many
itineraries online with many more things to do and I know that any missing loads
of places I can tell you I know but I think this really gives you a little bit
of the taste of the most epic and popular destinations and some rural
traditional accommodation along with plenty of things to see try to tweak it
and get it in as you see bests let me know in the comments below if you think
about this itinerary I never miss many things but hey so let's try to gather
together as a community to help out those people who might be visiting Japan
for the very first time and only have one week to do it anyway this has been a
short video with some ideas and hopefully we'll set you in the right
direction for your perfect trip to Japan don't forget to give this video a thumbs
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