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Originally Posted by KimboSliceFan
Total plan day:
4 days in tokyo (the first one and last one is a half-day)
3 days in kyoto
the fourth days in tokyo is a necessity to bring narita without stress 
Maybe best way to plan my trip in Tokyo is focusing on major zone attraction and forget about the other (like tokyo tower and institute of nature)
I'm really interested to feel the life of Tokyo and I'm not really interested about story (I mean museum) so now I'm trying to focus my trip in those hot zone
-Central Tokyo (Akihabara,Imperial Palace and so on...)
-shinjuku zone (Shibuya and Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden)
If you have some suggestion about a Re-Plan of my trip it will be so appreciated (especially about nightlife)
My first Hotel is in Shinagawa and second one is in Shinjuku
For Kyoto plan is in progress ...
I really THANK YOU for all your reply! |
I have no idea about Tokyo and it doesn't really interest me.
If your budget is good and medioka, stay at the Hotel Granvia at Kyoto station as your base.
That way you have access to the trains in the surrounding Kyoto and Kansai regions.
If you are interested in culture, go and see a Kabuki show, and even a Maiko dancing show in Gion followed by Maiko serving you Green Tea. It's a great cultural experience.
You can walk around Kyoto city at night, and head to Kiyamachi Dori to an authentic Japanese restaurant. Sit on the floor on the wooden balcony overlooking the river.
A half day trip to Uji Shi, the home of green Tea is also worthy. A beautiful Ujikawa river, and you can eat an oishi green tea ice-cream watching the river.
Fushimi Momoyama down the road offers traditional Sake factories, you can go on a tour, and you can also see a few old Samurai residences in the small streets.
Really, their is so much to see and do in Kyoto..
Then again, you may opt for more traditional tourist attractions like the golden temple. Kiyomizu temple is absolutely worthy of a vist. It's huge,, built onto the mountainside, and not one nail is used to hold the temple together. It's all wood.
Arashiyama in North Kyoto is also nice.. A walk up the surrounding mountain to see the wild monkeys is also good. Be careful, they can be rather nasty!