Day-by-Day Itinerary

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• 1 Sat 7/18

  Arrive Tokyo + Sensoji

  Land at 2:15 PM, check-in, konbini run, Sensoji Temple evening walk

  Tokyo
• 2 Sun 7/19

  Ghibli Museum + Kichijoji

  Jet lag recovery day — late morning museum, park, relaxed afternoon

  Tokyo (Mitaka)
• 3 Mon 7/20

  teamLab Planets + Shibuya

  Immersive art morning, Pokemon Center Shibuya, Harajuku afternoon

  Tokyo (Toyosu + Shibuya)
• 4 Tue 7/21

  Shinkansen to Kyoto

  Bullet train, ekiben lunch, check-in, evening neighborhood stroll

  Tokyo → Kyoto
• 5 Wed 7/22

  Fushimi Inari + Higashiyama

  Torii gates hike, Kiyomizu-dera, Gion evening walk

  Kyoto
• 6 Thu 7/23

  Arashiyama + Nintendo + Manga

  Bamboo grove, monkey park, Nintendo Museum, manga museum

  Kyoto
• 7 Fri 7/24

  Gion Matsuri Parade → Osaka

  Morning float procession (paid seats!), train to Osaka, Dotonbori evening

  Kyoto → Osaka
• 8 Sat 7/25

  Tenjin Matsuri

  Card shop recon morning, rest afternoon, boats + fireworks evening

  Osaka
• 9 Sun 7/26

  Pokemon Center + Cafe + Card Hunting

  Pokemon Center Osaka DX, Pokemon Cafe, Nipponbashi card shops

  Osaka
• 10 Mon 7/27

  Nara Day Trip

  Deer park, giant Buddha, relaxed temple town

  Osaka → Nara → Osaka
• 11 Tue 7/28

  Osaka → Tokyo + Pokemon MEGA

  Shinkansen back, Pokemon Center MEGA Ikebukuro, Akihabara evening

  Osaka → Tokyo
• 12 Wed 7/29

  PokePark KANTO

  Full day at PokePark (anchor day!), light evening

  Tokyo
• 13 Thu 7/30

  Departure Day

  Sleep in, pack up, airport shopping — DL294 at 3:15 PM

  Tokyo → Home

Heat Strategy Reminder

July in Japan is hot and humid. Our daily pattern:

• Morning (~10 AM): Get moving at a realistic hour
• Midday (11 AM - 3 PM): Air-conditioned spaces (museums, malls, arcades, shops)
• Evening: Street food, walks when it cools down

Always carry: water, small towel, portable fan, electrolytes.