Guys, please comment on my itinerary.
This is the first trip to foreign country for my parents after their retirement, so i really wish to make it really worth it for them.
Day 1 Saturday Nagoya + Osaka
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| TIME | PLACE | DURATION | FEE | REMARK |
| 8.20am | Chubu Airport | 2 hours | | |
| 10.37am | Train | 28 min | 1,230 yen | |
| 11.10am | Nagoya Station | 40 min | | find luggage storage |
| 11.49am | Train | 30 min | 400 yen | |
| 12.20pm | Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium | 3 hours | 2,000 yen | |
| 3.30pm | Train | 20 min | 400 yen | |
| 4.00pm | Nagoya Station | 30 min | | collect luggage |
| 4.33pm | Shinkansen + Train | 1 hour | 6,560 yen | |
| 5.40pm | Osaka Station | 30 min | | find luggage storage |
| 6.30pm | Umeda Sky Building | 3 hours | 700 yen | |
| 9.30pm | Osaka Station | 30 min | | collect luggage |
| 10.06pm | Train | 13 min | 240 yen | |
| 10.30pm | Nipponbashi | | | check-in |
Day 2 Sunday Osaka
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| TIME | PLACE | DURATION | FEE | REMARK |
| 7.00am | Kuramon Ichiba | 1 hour | | |
| 8.00am | Train | 10 min | 240 yen | |
| 8.20am | Osaka Castle area | 40 min | | |
| 9.00am | Osaka Castle Main Tower | 2 hours | 600 yen | |
| 12.00pm | Train | 14 min | 240 yen | |
| 12.30pm | Osaka Museum of Housing & Living | 2 hours | 600 yen | |
| 3.05pm | Train | 25 min | 280 yen | |
| 4.00pm | Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan | 3 hours | 2,300 yen | |
| 8.00pm | Train | 24 min | 280 yen | |
| 8.30pm | Dotombori | | | |
Day 3 Monday Kyoto
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| TIME | PLACE | DURATION | FEE | REMARK |
| 5.30am | Kuramon Ichiba | 1 hour | | |
| 6.30am | Nipponbashi | | | check-out |
| 7.01am | Train | 50 min | 800 yen | |
| 7.50am | Kyoto Station | 40 min | | find luggage storage |
| 8.37am | Train | 5 min | 140 yen | |
| 9.00am | Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine | 2 hours | | |
| 11.44am | Train | 5 min | 150 yen | |
| 12.00pm | Sanjusangen-do | 2 hours | 600 yen | |
| 3.08pm | Bus | 9 min | 230 yen | |
| 3.30pm | Kyoto Station | 20 min | | collect luggage |
| 4.00pm | Train | 4 min | 210 yen | |
| 4.30pm | Shijo | | | check-in |
| 5.00pm | Shijo Street | | | |
| 6.00pm | Waraido Tour | 1 hour | 1,000 yen | |
Day 4 Tuesday Kyoto
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| TIME | PLACE | DURATION | FEE | REMARK |
| 6.58am | Bus | 35 min | 230 yen | |
| 7.40am | Bamboo Groove | 45 min | | |
| 9.07am | Sagano Romantic Train | 26 min | 620 yen | |
| 9.39am | Train | 7 min | 200 yen | |
| 11.00am | Monkey Park Iwatayama | 2 hours | 550 yen | |
| 1.10pm | Train | 9 min | 200 yen | |
| 1.25pm | Toei Uzumasa Eigamura | 3 hours | 2,200 yen | |
| 5.14pm | Bus | 29 min | 230 yen | |
| 6.00pm | Potoncho & Gion | | | |
Day 5 Wednesday Nara/Kyoto
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| TIME | PLACE | DURATION | FEE | REMARK |
| 6.05am | Train | 1 hour | 830 yen | |
| 7.40am | Todaiji Temple Nara | 2 hours | 800 yen | |
| 10.30am | Nara Park | 1 hour | | |
| 1.14pm | Train | 45 min | 1,240 yen | |
| 2.00pm | Nishiki Ichiba | 1 hour | | |
| 3.00pm | Maiko transformation & photo shoots | 3 hours | | |
| 6.00pm | Gion & Shinbashi Dori | | | |
Day 6 Thursday Kyoto
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| TIME | PLACE | DURATION | FEE | REMARK |
| 5.30am | Nishiki Ichiba | 45 min | | |
| 6.15am | Shijo | | | Check-out |
| 6.36am | Bus | 9 min | 230 yen | |
| 7.00am | Gion | | | Check-in |
| 8.11am | Bus | 40 min | 230 yen | |
| 9.00am | Kinkaku-ji | 2 hours | 400 yen | |
| 11.08am | Bus | 22 min | 230 yen | |
| 11.35am | Nijo Castle | 2 hours | 600 yen | |
| 1.38pm | Bus | 30 min | 460 yen | |
| 3.00pm | Kiyomizu-dera Temple | 3 hours | 300 yen | |
| 7.00pm | Kodai-ji & Entoku-in temple | 2 hours | 900 yen | |
Day 7 Friday Nagoya
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| TIME | PLACE | DURATION | FEE | REMARK |
| 7.30 am | Gion | | | Check-out |
| 7.59 am | Bus + Shinkansen | 1.5 hours | 6,030 yen | |
| 9.30 am | Nagoya Station | 30 min | | find luggage storage |
| 10.01 am | Train | 11 min | 230 yen | |
| 10.30 am | Nagoya Castle | 2 hours | 500 yen | |
| 12.45 am | Train | 11 min | 230 yen | |
| 1.00 pm | Nagoya Station | 30 min | | collect luggage |
| 1.30 pm | Train | 50 min | 1,230 yen | |
| 5.00 pm | Chubu Airport | | | Departure |
Need everyone advices on:
a) is my itinerary too rushed ?
b) my family want to visit Shinsaibashi for shopping but i cant find the time to allocate. i cant decide which to remove from itinerary; nagoya aquarium or osaka kaiyukan?
c) will the buses in kyoto always on time during peak hours?
d) since we will be walking really a lot in japan, are we allowed to bring energy gels into japan?
if not where can i buy energy gel in osaka?
thanks everyone~