Japan Guide – Wanderlog (2024)

Table of Contents
MEGA Don Quijote Shibuya Main Store Small Worlds Tokyo Uniqlo Ginza Shibuya Scramble Crossing Shibuya Scramble Square Shibuya Sky Shinjuku City Akihabara Harajuku Ghibli Museum Asakusa Sensō-ji Rainbow Bridge Nakano Broadway Gotokuji Temple Daikanyamacho Kagurazaka Shimokitazawa Kichijōji Koenjikita Yanaka Ginza cafe capyba GU Shibuya GU - Ginza store Yoroshi Cosmetics Pokémon Center Tokyo DX MUJI Ginza Flagship Store Nakamise-dori Street Asakusa Yokocho Hoppy Street ホッピー通り Itoya Tokyo Joypolis Monkey Kart SHIBUYA Kabukiza Tower Alpen Tokyo Zoff Grand Tokyoshibuyaten Kanesue Warabi Mochi Tsujihan ZEITAKU DON Mawashi Sushi Katsu Seibu Shibuya Store Cafe de l'ambre Kagura Tokyo Chicken Ramen - Lot 10 Kumachan Onsen Omusubi TESHIMA PEANUTS Cafe SUNNY SIDE kitchen PEANUTS Cafe SNOOPY MUSEUM TOKYO PEANUTS Cafe Wakaba Ramen Hekkelun Pinocchio Seikado Tensuke KIRBY CAFÉ Petit 東京駅店 Kirby Café PARK STORE(cafe The SUN LIVES HERE) Mijinco Coffee LATTE ART MANIA Corn Barley Kawaguchiko Station Chureito Pagoda Fuji-Subaru Line 5th Station Fuji-Q Highland Mt. Fuji Panoramic Ropeway Onsen - Fuji Yurari Hot Spring ROCCA&FRIENDS CREPERIE to TEA 名古屋店 クレープス・ド・アンヌ Osu Kannon Ghibli Park Sekai no Yamachan Sakae-Ten Nagoya City Science Museum IKEA Nagakute SCMaglev and Railway Park Osu Shopping District Kumano City Hall Tennyoza Entertainment Guest House Hananoiwaya Shrine Kumano-Kodo Nakahechi Pilgrimage Route Universal Studios Japan Dotonbori Round1 Stadium Sennichimae LINKS UMEDA Solaniwa Onsen unimocc art cafe gallery Baby Castella Kotama Namba City Shinsaibashisuji Shinsaibashi PARCO Daimaru Shinsaibashi Hands Shinsaibashi Store MEGA Don Quijote Shinsekai Kuromon Market Orange Street Osaka Kizu Market LOUTRE 大阪店 LUCUA Osaka Kimonoya Japan / secondhand kimono store Nipponbashi Animate Osaka Nipponbashi Masahiko Ozumi Paris grenier Rikuro Daimaru Umeda Donguri Kyowakoku (Ghibli Store) Namba Katsudon Chiyomatsu | Dotonbori Main Store Amanojaku Wagyu IDATEN belle-ville pancake cafe ホワイティ梅田店 Daniel Four Green Leaves ITOEN Kiyasusohonpo ROCCA & FRIENDS CREPERIE New Louvre Sapporo Ramen Shishio Osaka Nazuna Kyoto Tsubaki St. Knife Tsuneshin Kyo Gohan Nishimura Gion Shirakawa Ramen Kyoto Gion Saryo Wakana MACCHA HOUSE Kyoto Kawaramachi Fushimi Inari Taisha Renka-no-Yu On-Yado NONO Kyoto Shichijo Loutre otter cafe Katsuo-ji Buhibuhi ネオ和食居酒屋 あなたに会えてよかった。Glad to meet you...立川店 Mount Wakakusa Nakatanidou Fuji Matsuzono Hotel Fuji Kawaguchiko Onsen Hotel Konansou Fuji View Hotel Ooike Hotel Haneda Airport Nagoya Station JR Takashimaya Gate Tower Mall Unimall Midland Square Nana chan Doll クレープス・ド・アンヌ Yanagibashi Central Market Nagoya Station Tennyo-za Matsuzakaya Nagoya Oasis 21 Sakae Ghibli Park Osu Shopping District Osu Kannon Universal Studios Japan Mount Wakakusa References

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Catherine Wang

Jun 23rd, 2024

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Copy of our trip planning.

ON ARRIVAL:

Head to 2/F in Terminal 3 (your terminal) to send baggages through Yamato Delivery Service

Delivery date: 14th January 2024 (important that you specify this SPECIFIC delivery date, cannot just "as fast as possible")

Things To Buy:

Other links:

All IC Cards in Japan

JR West One-way Tickets

Physical SIM (with Japan number, Mobal) https://www.mobal.com/japan-sim-card/?t=st&/#buysim

Pocket WiFi (japan-wireless)

eSim (Ubigi)

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Yamato - Luggage Storage Service

  • Tokyo station, Marunouchi North Exit, open 8:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m,

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MEGA Don Quijote Shibuya Main Store

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Discount store

Asian household goods store

Beauty supply store

Grocery store

Novelty store

Oriental goods store

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Small Worlds Tokyo

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Theme park

Art museum

Can get mini model of us 3D printed. A bit far from the city but close to TeamLabs if planning to do.

3

Uniqlo Ginza

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Clothing store

Has Uniqlo Coffee (mid), supposed to be better than the flagship store but also can check out flagship store OR Uniqlos that give out flowers (Harajuku, Shinjuku-Nishiguchi, Okachimachi, Asakusa, UNIQLO PARK Yokohama Bayside, and Sagamihara-Chuo.)

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Shibuya Scramble Crossing

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Shibuya Scramble Square

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Shopping mall

Business park

From the web: Chic mall featuring traditional Japanese crafts & food, French pastries & a 230-m. observation deck.

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Shibuya Sky

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Observation deck

From the web: A 360° open-air observation deck located on the roof of the Shibuya Scramble Square skyscraper.

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Shinjuku City

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Events

Cultural Events

From the web: Shinjuku City encompasses the buzzing clubs and karaoke rooms of neon-lit East Shinjuku and upscale hotel bars and restaurants in the Skyscraper District. Tokyo Metropolitan Building has a popular observation deck, and Mount Hakone rises over tranquil urban parkland. Galleries, theaters, and bookstores attract students from busy campuses. New National Stadium is a high-tech sports venue built for the 2020 Olympics.

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Akihabara

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Neighborhoods

Anime/weeb town, also has places related to old school games,

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Harajuku

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Takesh*ta street (the busy street)

Omotesandō (the expensive luxury shopping place)

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Ghibli Museum

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Art museum

Museums

Specialty Museums

Need to order tickets soon. https://www.ghibli-museum.jp/ticket/

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Asakusa

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Neighborhoods

Cheaper hotels in this area, close to sensoji temple

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Sensō-ji

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Buddhist temple

Sights & Landmarks

Sacred & Religious Sites

Could do 1 temple? Red against snow would look nice. Can rent kimonos here.

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Rainbow Bridge

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Bridge

Sights & Landmarks

Walking at night

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Nakano Broadway

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Shopping mall

Shopping

Shopping mall w anime stuff

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Gotokuji Temple

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Buddhist temple

Sights & Landmarks

Sacred & Religious Sites

Temple with lots of cat figurines

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Daikanyamacho

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Coffee and Books neighborhood

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Kagurazaka

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Neighborhoods

Shopping and Cafe - "Little Paris"

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Shimokitazawa

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Sights & Landmarks

Points of Interest & Landmarks

"Bohemian District" - vintagy stuff

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Kichijōji

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Neighborhoods

Shopping, ring making workshop, tea store, pet clothes, taiyaki

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Koenjikita

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Events

Cultural Events

"Punk, cool, cheap eats, izakayas, underground culture"

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Yanaka Ginza

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Business park

Sights & Landmarks

Old-fashion shopping

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cafe capyba

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$$$$affordable

Animal cafe

Cafe

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GU Shibuya

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Clothing store

Men's clothing store

Uniqlo's sister store

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GU - Ginza store

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Clothing store

Baby clothing store

Uniqlo's sister store

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Yoroshi Cosmetics

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Cosmetics store

Good place to buy gifts for girls - hand creams etc. But "personalized" is just the same lotion with a different design for each day o

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Pokémon Center Tokyo DX

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Hobby store

Cafe

Toy store

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MUJI Ginza Flagship Store

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Variety store

Bag shop

Pretty cool to check out, has a lot of clothing options (more than other mujis)

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Nakamise-dori Street

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Market

Shopping mall

Asakusa shopping, lots of tourist traps though.

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Asakusa Yokocho

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Food court

Banquet hall

Could take some cute photos here, food kind of $$ and not as howorth

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Hoppy Street ホッピー通り

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eating, drinking, nightlife

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Itoya

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Stationery store

Art gallery

Stationary store w lots of more specific stationary

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Tokyo Joypolis

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Amusem*nt park

Theme park

From the web: Indoor amusem*nt park featuring a roller coaster, arcade games & virtual-reality experiences.

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Monkey Kart SHIBUYA

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Go-kart track

Amusem*nt park ride

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Kabukiza Tower

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Building

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Alpen Tokyo

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Sporting goods store

Outdoor sports store

Sportswear store

Lots of shoes, tax free, limited edition, discounts. (Maybe NBs)

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Zoff Grand Tokyoshibuyaten

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Optician

Glasses repair service

Sunglasses store

Cheap place to get glasses - maybe for fun or for sunglasses.

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Kanesue Warabi Mochi

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Japanese confectionery shop

Best Warabi Mochi but kinda away from everything else.

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Tsujihan ZEITAKU DON

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$$$$cheap

Seafood donburi restaurant

Japanese restaurant

Good seafood, alternative to Tsukiji because lines are long.

3

Mawashi Sushi Katsu Seibu Shibuya Store

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$$$$affordable

Sushi restaurant

Wide variety of sushi.

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Cafe de l'ambre

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$$$$affordable

Coffee shop

Cafe

MUST GO -- really good coffee but has nothing else, very small space though.

5

Kagura Tokyo Chicken Ramen - Lot 10

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Ramen restaurant

Restaurant

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Kumachan Onsen

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$$$$affordable

Hot pot restaurant

Restaurant

Teddybear hot pot. There's also one in HK apparently

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Omusubi TESHIMA

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Japanese restaurant

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PEANUTS Cafe SUNNY SIDE kitchen

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Cafe

Pick 1 Peanuts (probs Sunny or Museum)

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PEANUTS Cafe SNOOPY MUSEUM TOKYO

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Cafe

Pick 1 Peanuts

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PEANUTS Cafe

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$$$$expensive

Cafe

Restaurant

Pick 1 Peanuts

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Wakaba Ramen

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$$$$affordable

Ramen restaurant

Morning Ramen

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Hekkelun

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$$$$cheap

Cafe

Coffee shop

FAMOUS PUDDING I REALLY WANNA GO but apparently overhyped and lines are long

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Pinocchio

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$$$$cheap

Cafe

pancake

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Seikado

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Japanese confectionery shop

Grandma that makes really good dango and haiku

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Tensuke

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Tempura restaurant

Hole-In-the wall food, tempura, deep fried eggs

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KIRBY CAFÉ Petit 東京駅店

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Cafe

don't need reserve

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Kirby Café

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$$$$expensive

Cafe

need to reserve

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PARK STORE(cafe The SUN LIVES HERE)

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Pastry shop

Donut shop

cream donuts

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Mijinco Coffee

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Coffee shop

2 tier pancakes

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LATTE ART MANIA

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Coffee shop

Bar

cool black coffee

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Corn Barley

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Restaurant

Art museum

Ghibli themed

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Kawaguchiko Station

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Train station

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Chureito Pagoda

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Historical landmark

Sights & Landmarks

From the web: Iconic pagoda on a hilltop facing Mt. Fuji in Arakurayama Sengen Park, reached via 398 steps.

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Fuji-Subaru Line 5th Station

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Scenic spot

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Fuji-Q Highland

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Amusem*nt park

Water & Amusem*nt Parks

Theme Parks

From the web: Amusem*nt park with huge roller coasters, haunted-theme rides & a kids' area, plus shops & cafes.

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Mt. Fuji Panoramic Ropeway

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Mountain cable car

Transportation

Tramways

From the web: Aerial lift ascending to an observation deck with wide-open vistas of Mt. Fuji & Lake Kawaguchi.

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Onsen - Fuji Yurari Hot Spring

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Day spa

Outdoor bath

Day-Time Spa w/ private onsen!

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ROCCA&FRIENDS CREPERIE to TEA 名古屋店

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Creperie

From the web: Bustling, contemporary restaurant with dessert crepes & winter specials, plus coffee & tea.

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クレープス・ド・アンヌ

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Creperie

Takeout Restaurant

Cute animal crepes

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Osu Kannon

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Buddhist temple

Sights & Landmarks

From the web: Rebuilt Buddhist temple founded in the 14th century, with a library of important classical works.

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Ghibli Park

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Theme park

Park

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Sekai no Yamachan Sakae-Ten

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$$$$affordable

Izakaya restaurant

ANY sekai no yamachan is decent apparently

6

Nagoya City Science Museum

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Science museum

Museums

Closed on Mon/Fri, can't go on Jan 12th/15th

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IKEA Nagakute

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Furniture store

Bedroom furniture store

Ikea next to Ghibli Park

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SCMaglev and Railway Park

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Rail museum

Museums

From the web: This museum displays 35+ railway vehicles, including steam locomotives & bullet-train cars.

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Osu Shopping District

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Business park

Neighborhoods

Places seem to close as early as 4PM for bakeries etc; others rnge between 5-8PM

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Kumano City Hall

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Tennyoza Entertainment Guest House

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Hotel

Official website:

Airbnb Listing 1:

Airbnb Listing 2:

Earliest local bus from Tennyoza to Kumano City Hall: 9:37am (arrive 10:01am)

Latest local bus from Tennyoza to Kumano City Hall: 2:26pm (arrive 2:50pm)

Only THREE times for local bus every day, 9:40am, 12:49pm, 2:29pm

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Hananoiwaya Shrine

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Shinto shrine

Sights & Landmarks

Sacred & Religious Sites

4

Kumano-Kodo Nakahechi Pilgrimage Route

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Hiking area

Hiking Trail, pretty hardcore and involes multi-day journey

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Universal Studios Japan

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Theme park

Water & Amusem*nt Parks

Amusem*nt park

1.5 day pass, ¥13100 each

  • After 3pm Jan 22nd (Mon)
  • Full day Jan 23rd (Tues)
  • Opening hours: 9:30am-7:00pm

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Dotonbori

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Neighborhoods

From the web: Lively entertainment district known for its soaring illuminated billboards, restaurants & theaters.

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Round1 Stadium Sennichimae

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$$$$affordable

Amusem*nt center

Karaoke, Bowling, Billiards. Has Spocha (aka lots of sports like archery, batting)! Must try especially with bigger groups and before you get too old and back pain ganks you randomly.

You can get the passes that last several hours (ex. late into the night) and then go check out the Don quijote at an off hour to avoid the 90 min check out lines.

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LINKS UMEDA

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Shopping mall

Restaurant

Shopping; Luck Rack in here but also have other branches

5

Solaniwa Onsen

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Onsen

Garden

Mixed baths + can book private

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unimocc art cafe gallery

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Cafe

Art gallery

Can paint cake! book 2 weeks in advance to design cake

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Baby Castella Kotama

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Takeout Restaurant

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Namba City

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Shopping mall

Shopping

From the web: Underground shopping mall in the city center offering restaurants & a prayer room.

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Shinsaibashisuji

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Neighborhoods

Points of Interest & Landmarks

Lots of stores here

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Shinsaibashi PARCO

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Shopping mall

Good Shopping street, the parco is in the middle

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Daimaru Shinsaibashi

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Department store

Cosmetics store

Connected to Parco

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Hands Shinsaibashi Store

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Variety store

Copying supply store

Cosmetics store

Do-it-yourself shop

Gift shop

Home goods store

13

MEGA Don Quijote Shinsekai

Japan Guide – Wanderlog (354)Japan Guide – Wanderlog (355)

Japan Guide – Wanderlog (356)Japan Guide – Wanderlog (357)

Discount store

Beauty supply store

Clothes market

Electrical supply store

Furniture store

General store

14

Kuromon Market

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Business park

Sights & Landmarks

From the web: Spacious market with vendors selling street food, fresh produce & shellfish, plus souvenirs.

15

Orange Street

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Business park

Neighborhoods

Points of Interest & Landmarks

16

Osaka Kizu Market

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Wholesaler

Sights & Landmarks

Points of Interest & Landmarks

From the web: Historic regional wholesale food market in a renovated building distributing fruit, veggies & fish.

17

LOUTRE 大阪店

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Zoo

18

LUCUA Osaka

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$$$$cheap

Shopping mall

Shopping

From the web: Transportation-adjacent retail complex with 10 floors of shopping & dining options.

19

Kimonoya Japan / secondhand kimono store

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Clothing store

Second Hand Kimonos

20

Nipponbashi

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Neighborhoods

Osaka's version of Akihabara

21

Animate Osaka Nipponbashi

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Comic book store

Book store

From the web: Sprawling, multi-story retailer selling anime & manga games, trading cards, DVDs, books & figures.

1

Masahiko Ozumi Paris

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Pastry shop

From the web: Upscale patisserie offering high-concept, French-inspired cakes, cookies & pastries.

2

grenier

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Pastry shop

Stwabewwie mille-feuille pie

3

Rikuro Daimaru Umeda

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$$$$cheap

Cake shop

fluffy cheesecake

4

Donguri Kyowakoku (Ghibli Store) Namba

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General store

Home goods store

Toy store

ghibli dessert

5

Katsudon Chiyomatsu | Dotonbori Main Store

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$$$$affordable

Katsudon restaurant

Very thicc katsu

6

Amanojaku

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$$$$affordable

Creperie

Creme brulee crepe

7

Wagyu IDATEN

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Meat dish restaurant

Gyudon restaurant

Yakiniku restaurant

Boeuf avec oeuf

8

belle-ville pancake cafe ホワイティ梅田店

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$$$$affordable

Pancake restaurant

8 pancake tower

9

Daniel

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$$$$affordable

Pastry shop

From the web: Snug, sophisticated shop selling cannelés & other French-style pastries, cakes & cookies.

10

Four Green Leaves ITOEN

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$$$$affordable

Cafe

Ice cream shop

11

Kiyasusohonpo

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Japanese confectionery shop

12

ROCCA & FRIENDS CREPERIE

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$$$$affordable

Creperie

From the web: Laid-back eatery specializing in creatively crafted crêpes, plus coffee, tea & beer.

13

New Louvre

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Coffee shop

14

Sapporo Ramen Shishio Osaka

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$$$$affordable

Ramen restaurant

1

Nazuna Kyoto Tsubaki St.

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Hotel

Really expensive - save for future!

2

Knife Tsuneshin

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Knife store

Get to make your own knife!!!

3

Kyo Gohan Nishimura

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Obanzai restaurant

Learn how to make sweets and home cooked meals

4

Gion Shirakawa Ramen

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$$$$affordable

Ramen restaurant

Make ramen!!

5

Kyoto Gion Saryo

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Cafe

From the web: Minimalist tea house furnishing salads, sandwiches & sweet treats, plus specialty breads & drinks.

6

Wakana

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$$$$affordable

Cafe

From the web: Mellow cafe serving light bites such as yakidango & sweets, as well as hearty donburi meals.

7

MACCHA HOUSE Kyoto Kawaramachi

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Japan Guide – Wanderlog (472)Japan Guide – Wanderlog (473)

$$$$affordable

Dessert restaurant

Cafe

matcha tiramisu

8

Fushimi Inari Taisha

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Shinto shrine

Sights & Landmarks

Temple and there may be cats?

9

Renka-no-Yu On-Yado NONO Kyoto Shichijo

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Japanese-style business hotel

Hotel

Potential stay --all u can eat ikura and chirashi

10

Loutre otter cafe

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Zoo

11

Katsuo-ji

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Japan Guide – Wanderlog (488)Japan Guide – Wanderlog (489)

Buddhist temple

Sights & Landmarks

Sacred & Religious Sites

From the web: Centuries-old Buddhist temple & gardens known for fall colors & thousands of red Daruma dolls.

12

Buhibuhi

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Restaurant

good omurice

13

ネオ和食居酒屋 あなたに会えてよかった。Glad to meet you...立川店

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Izakaya restaurant

Japanese restaurant

Modern izakaya restaurant

Mulan looking rice bowl + matcha dessert

1

Mount Wakakusa

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Mountain peak

Nature & Parks

Mountains

YAMAYAKI FESTIVAL

2

Nakatanidou

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$$$$cheap

Japanese confectionery shop

Udon noodle restaurant

From the web: Well-known store featuring traditional Japanese mochi rice cakes & making demonstrations.

Fuji Kawaguchiko Onsen Hotel Konansou

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Hotel

Japanese inn

Fuji View Hotel

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Hotel

Nature & Parks

Ooike Hotel

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Japanese inn

Hotel

Meeting in Nagoya

1

Haneda Airport

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International airport

Sights & Landmarks

Cathy flight land at 3:05; expect to exit airport 4:30 (customs + smol shopping)

2 hr 9 min · 207 mi

2

Nagoya Station

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Japan Guide – Wanderlog (528)Japan Guide – Wanderlog (529)

Transit station

Subway station

Train station

Cathy arrives around 6:40 PM.

12 min · 0.59 mi

3

JR Takashimaya Gate Tower Mall

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Shopping mall

Shopping

Shopping and Dinner

5 min · 0.24 mi

4

Unimall

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Japan Guide – Wanderlog (536)Japan Guide – Wanderlog (537)

Shopping mall

Shopping

Parking garage

Alternative for Shopping & Dinner

5 min · 0.26 mi

5

Midland Square

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Japan Guide – Wanderlog (540)Japan Guide – Wanderlog (541)

Shopping mall

Shopping

Restaurant

Alternative Shopping - supposed to be more upscale

4 min · 0.19 mi

6

Nana chan Doll

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Sights & Landmarks

Sculpture

Points of Interest & Landmarks

Doll to look at if we pass by lol

8 min · 0.43 mi

7

クレープス・ド・アンヌ

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Creperie

Takeout Restaurant

Dessert

Nagoya to Nagi

1

Yanagibashi Central Market

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Japan Guide – Wanderlog (552)Japan Guide – Wanderlog (553)

Seafood market

Sights & Landmarks

Points of Interest & Landmarks

Seafood market right next to station, not as much food as Tsukiji but have sashimi. Could stop here for brekky.

12 min · 0.62 mi

2

Nagoya Station

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Transit station

Subway station

Train station

Earliest train to Kumano leaves Nagoya Station at 8:02 AM and arrives at Tennyo-za at 11:45. Could go to a nearby place for brekky & snacks for train ride.

3 hr 52 min · 128 mi

3

Tennyo-za

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Japan Guide – Wanderlog (560)Japan Guide – Wanderlog (561)

$$$$affordable

Cafe

Coffee shop

If we arrive for lunch, need to let the lady know.

Nagi Pilgrimage + Back to Nagoya

1

Matsuzakaya Nagoya

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Department store

Shopping

Cosmetics store

Fairground

Gift shop

Gourmet grocery store

10 min · 0.54 mi

2

Oasis 21

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Japan Guide – Wanderlog (568)Japan Guide – Wanderlog (569)

Business park

Shopping

From the web: Oval-shaped complex with a glass ceiling, offering multiple retail shops, eateries & a bus terminal.

14 min · 0.71 mi

3

Sakae

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Neighborhoods

From the web: Sakae is an energetic downtown retail and entertainment district packed with boutiques and modern malls like Sunshine Sakae, topped by the Sky Boat Ferris wheel. Within Shirakawa Park, there’s a popular planetarium at the City Science Museum and surrealist paintings by Kansuke Yamamoto in the striking City Art Museum. Commuters fill busy noodle bars, and neon-lit high-rise buildings house multiple pubs and clubs.

Studio Ghibli

1

Ghibli Park

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Theme park

Park

1 hr 7 min · 13.1 mi

2

Osu Shopping District

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Business park

Neighborhoods

From the web: Centuries-old merchant quarter with Buddhist temples & a central arcade of boutiques & restaurants.

5 min · 0.25 mi

3

Osu Kannon

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Buddhist temple

Sights & Landmarks

From the web: Rebuilt Buddhist temple founded in the 14th century, with a library of important classical works.

1

Universal Studios Japan

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Theme park

Water & Amusem*nt Parks

Amusem*nt park

1.5 day pass, ¥13100 each

  • After 3pm Jan 22nd (Mon)
  • Full day Jan 23rd (Tues)
  • Opening hours: 9:30am-7:00pm

1

Mount Wakakusa

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Mountain peak

Nature & Parks

Mountains

From the web: 1,122-foot tall hill with an annual festival called Yamayaki, where dead grass is burned.

Japan Guide – Wanderlog (2024)

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