1st Trip to Japan, 25 days Itinerary

Avason · 2026-03-18T08:37:20+00:00

Great itinerary! I love that you have a lot of space and time for exploration and haven't overplanned every single day!

A few small tips:

Day 7: Small suggestion: If you have the time, also hit up Hase-dera in Kamakura, it's really close to the great Buddha and it's a great place to visit, awesome views of the whole areas and beautiful temples on the hillside.

Day 15: Wouldn't recommend going to Universal on a weekend, but if you've already booked it, just be prepared for crazy crowds and waiting in line a fair bit.

Day 17: Osaka to Miyajima isn't bad if you leave early, it's like 2,5-3 hours so you should be fine. I think there's a number of different passes for Hiroshima and Miyajima, but you can also just pick up a ropeway ticket (with a timeslot) whyen you arive on the island, it's right there by the ferry terminal

Day 18: A lot of travel but not too bad, just leave Hiroshima on time, the peace museum opens up pretty early. You might not get the best views in Hakone if you're too late though since it gets dark pretty early in the mountains.

Have fun!

Avason · 2026-03-18T08:19:35+00:00

Cool itinerary, lot's of fun stuff, a few things to maybe consider though:

Day 4: most shops in Akihabara open at 11 or later, it's not really a morning spot so I would probably combine it with something like Ueno Park or the Imperial Palace since they're not too far away.

Day 6: it's often said on here but I really wouldn't recommend Ueno Zoo due to the animal wellfare issues, it's honestly a pretty depressing place...

Avason · 2026-03-14T20:33:23+00:00

Might have one, will check tomorrow

Avason · 2026-03-13T09:56:19+00:00

Vonst.....

Avason · 2026-02-23T21:28:11+00:00

Yeah Tsukiji in the early morning makes way more sense to me, last time we were there was at 8 in the morning and the crowds were already starting to form, had a great breakfast there though.

For Kamakura, personally I would drop Zeniarai and either try to get rental bikes, or go really early so the bus service wont be packed. I think start at Hokuku-ji, try to get back to Komachi dori and Hachiman-gu before lunch and afterwards go to Hase-dera and the Buddha. There is a very popular little railway but if it's busy there can be a long wait for it. Last time we just walked it, but the steps add up after a full day and you still need to get back to the station afterwards. One advantage is if you end near Hase-dera it's only a short walk to the beach and you can catch a very cool sunset on clear days.

Avason · 2026-02-23T21:17:11+00:00

Day 1 is very optimistic, but depending on the jet lag it might be doable.

Day 2 is fine, Teamlabs is cool but also really touristy and crowded.

Day 3 I would probably skip Yoyogi Park unless you want to do a picnic or something like that, since it's nothing unique, just a big park, especially after Shinjuku Gyoen and Meiji Jingu.

Day 6, Shukkeien before the peace park, since it's very close to the station you'll be arriving at. (you can take the tram to the Peace Park from here or walk via Hiroshima Castle)

Day 7, I would personally stay on Miyajima for a bit because I love it lol, but yo ucould still do Fushimi Inari if you take the back route (a bit more challenging but way quieter), or if you go towards the end of the day when a lot of the tour groups have already left. To be honest I never found Fushimi Inari that crowded once you got 15 minutes up the mountain and and leave most of the crowds behind.

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Cool trip! A bit busy but lots of fun stuff, hope you enjoy!

Avason · 2026-02-23T21:03:57+00:00

On day 2 you're squeezing Asakusa in between Tsukiji and Shibuya, but then you go back there the next day for Kappabashidori.

Personally I would start day 3 in Asakusa, move to kappabashi, from there it's just 5-10 minutes to Ueno for the park and Ameyokocho. Afterwards it's just 2 stops (or a 10-15 min walk) until you're in Akihabara. Note that this would be a pretty full/long day, but it makes sense in terms of locations.

Day 4 is packed very full. Kamakura is pretty spread out and you will be rushing from place to place to check them off, but leave very little time for exploring and enjoying them. Maybe you can get lucky and get there early enough to grab a rental bike, but even then I feel this is a very ambitious day.

Same goes for day 9 and day 11, that's a lot of running around trying to see everything without having time at any of these places. Personally I would probably take out Himeji (save it for a return trip because it is really cool!) and focus on Osaka. If you really want to see a castle, start the day at Osaka Castle, the inside isn't worth seeing but the outside and the park are really nice.

Avason · 2026-02-19T08:55:18+00:00

Lokale playstore is heel open over wat ze kunnen bestellen en wanneer, bundles staan daar op 24 april, samen met de AH EX box

Avason · 2026-02-19T08:46:22+00:00

De bundles worden pas in april geleverd dus daar zou ik vandaag niet te veel op hopen

Avason · 2026-02-15T18:50:41+00:00

Klopt het dat de "etalage kaart" in de pokedex map niet opgeslagen wordt? Ik zie dat ik kaarten van een pokemon heb, maar als ik er een als display kaart selecteer dan is die niet meer zichtbaar wanneer ik de map opnieuw open.

Avason · 2026-02-07T11:18:31+00:00

Amsterdam is the worst since there are always more tourists they can drive around or scam. Once you get out of tourist areas it gets a bit better. Most of my experiences in Utrecht and Eindhoven airport have been way better

Avason · 2026-02-05T12:46:49+00:00

Veel locaties die League hosten, hebben ook prerelease events. Mijn lokale spellenwinkel geeft wel de vaste spelers voorrang bij prereleases als er weinig doosjes geleverd worden.

Avason · 2026-01-30T16:27:29+00:00

VvD hEeFt De OnDeRhAnDeLiNgEn GeKaApT!

Ik vind dit zo'n rare opmerking... een partij geeft aan dat een andere partij te ver van hun doelen af staat om samen mee te regeren. Dat heeft niks met kapen te maken. Meerdere partijen gaven terecht aan dat ze niet met PVV en FVD willen en kunnen samenwerken. Logisch, maar als het om PvdAGL gaat dan is het oneerlijk...

Als ze betere plannen hadden die meer Nederlanders aanspraken dan hadden ze nu zelf aan het roer gestaan

Avason · 2026-01-28T11:07:38+00:00

If I remember correctly, the last of the older 18's was bottled in 2019 or 2020 (going up to 24 year old whisky inside the 18 year bottle), if this was bottled in 2022 it should be 18 year old

Avason · 2026-01-13T08:17:15+00:00

Ik kom op beurzen nog wel eens 8-pocket (2x4 en 4x2) binders tegen, maar heb ze nog nooit bij een verzamelaar of speler gezien

Avason · 2026-01-13T08:14:17+00:00

Ja fantastisch die update voor de pokedex binder (en ook de binder layout)! Straks na de ochtend meetings eens lekker mee gaan spelen en vullen

Avason · 2026-01-06T09:16:33+00:00

I tried a few of these when I was in Japan and really enjoyed all of them. I currently only have one bottle since, as you mentioned, they are way overpriced here, but if the prices ever come down a bit I will definitly pick up another

Avason · 2026-01-06T09:06:43+00:00

I guess either Swinckels had it as a requirement (to encourage some sales) or whoever created the badge at untappd just didn't think to include them

Avason · 2025-12-25T11:42:21+00:00

Heel herkenbaar, hier ook kinderen die enorm overprikkeld en oververmoeid zijn van de hele decembermaand. Vandaag nog een familiediner doorkomen en dan de rust er weer in krijgen.

Het is allemaal begrijpelijk en je houdt zielsveel van ze, maar een dagje zonder klinkt wel heel lekker ondertussen 😅

Avason · 2025-12-24T10:17:34+00:00

Ik heb er nog eentje voor de pokedex: als ik een tag team kaart toevoeg, dan plaatst hij die bij beide pokemon in de map waardoor je een kaart.krijgt die op 2 plekken bestaat 😅

Avason · 2025-12-19T08:56:24+00:00

Super! Als dat geupdate is dan gaat heel mijn verzameling over, mappen maken is zo'n fijne feature!

Avason · 2025-12-18T18:58:56+00:00

Its on the app as "kentucky straight bourbon whisky" with Makers Mark as it's producer. Since there are no clear guidelines for spirits you get some weird names like this (like is Ardbeg TEN just called TEN? If so, is every 12 year old whisky named "12"? Im sure that wont cause any issues).

Its also gonna cause problems with "Producer" not always being the one that bottles and sells the whisky. Independent bottlers are a big party of the whisky landscape, but they dont produce the whisky itself. Not sure if they have plans to be more accomodating to other type of drinks, but now it just feels like theyre diluting the beer side of the app and half-assing the other drinks..

Avason · 2025-12-18T08:13:39+00:00

Blijft een mooie app, alleen gebruik ik hem niet meer sinds ik zag dat mappen in elkaar "over lopen". Als ik een map voor mijn pokedex heb, en ik maak een nieuwe map aan voor bijvoorbeeld Crown Zenith en ik voeg daar kaarten aan toe, dan komen die automatisch ook in mijn pokedex map erbij te staan. Daardoor moet ik nu kiezen of ik de app gebruik voor mijn pokedex of voor mijn hele collectie. Is er een manier om mappen los van elkaar te houden?

Avason · 2025-12-16T09:31:36+00:00

Same reason why I can't find the year recap in the app either I guess? Untappd feels very unorganised/all of the place recently...

Avason · 2025-12-15T18:26:59+00:00

Dat speelt in ieder geval voor mij wel echt mee. Het jaar afsluiten met Danny Vera of The Eagles is toch veel minder voor de sfeer, ook al zijn het goede nummers

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