Japan vacation

Posted by creining | Filed under Travel

I just returned from a week long vacation in Japan. I had an absolutely fabulous time. Here’s the itinerary of what I did less I forget:

  • 3/11 (Sat) in flight
    Leave Madison @ 7:00
  • 3/12 (Sun) Tokyo
    Arrival at Narita Airport @ 16:35
    Check in at Park Hotel Tokyo
    Dinner at a Japanese GYO (Grill Your Own) in Hiroo
  • 3/13 (Mon) Tokyo
    JR station to retrieve JR railpass and acquire tickets
    Sensoji Temple in Asakusa
    Lunch at Katsuyoshi in Shibuya
    Meiji Shrine in Harajuku
    Sony Building and electronics shopping in Ginza
    Dinner at a sushi restaurant accompanied by a geisha
    Drinks and karaoke at a hostess bar
  • 3/14 (Tues) Tokyo/Hakone
    Tsukiji fish market
    Lunch at Pizzeria d’Ivo in Ebisu
    Travel by Shinkansen to Hakone
    Check in at Hotel Senkei (Hakone Yumoto)
    Tour the Hakone Yumoto town
    Hot springs, dinner and more hot springs
  • 3/15 (Wed) Hakone/Hiroshima
    Hot springs
    Travel by Shinkansen to Hiroshima
    Check in at Mitsui Garden Hotel
    Visit Istukushima Shrine on Miyajima Island
    Dinner of okonomiyaki at Okonomiyaki-Village
  • 3/16 (Thur) Hiroshima/Kyoto
    Atomic Bomb Memorial
    Peace Park
    Travel by Shinkansen to Kyoto
    Check in to Hotel Granvia
    Kiyomizu-dera temple
    Dinner at Sayonara No Ato in Shijo-Kawara
  • 3/17 (Fri) Kyoto
    Travel to Nara
    Deer park
    Todai-ji temple
    Nandai-mon gate of temple
    Kasuga Taisha shrine
    Travel back to Kyoto
    Kinkaku-ji
    Nanzen ji
    Dinner at Italian Asian fusion restaurant
  • 3/18 (Sat) Kyoto/Tokyo
    Ginkaku-ji silver pavilion
    Ryoan-ji
    Niji-jo castle
    Sanjusangen-do temple
    Travel by Shinkansen to Tokyo
    Check in at Mitsui Garden Hotel Ginza
    Dinner at Gonpachi in Nishiazabu
    Clubbing in Roppongi
  • 3/19 (Sun) Tokyo
    Shopping in Ginza
    Chinese lunch in Ebisu
    Leave from Narita airport @ 17:00
    Arrive Madison @ 23:15

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