
The Game Plan
02-25-2025

Sept 30th βοΈ Fly out of Ottawa at 6:52am, brief layover in Chicago and then off to Tokyo!
Oct 1rst – Arrive in Tokyo at Narita π travel to Haneda to fly to Osaka at 6:05pm βοΈArrive in Osaka at 7:30pm
OSAKA: Now the days for the portion of the trip is tentative because I want to go to Sanji’s Restaurant at Universal Studios Japan and it’s a lottery lol, so it all depends on which day I get it (if I get it at all! I’ll only know in July! )
Oct 2nd – Osaka (Konohana Ward/Suminoe Ward/Minatio Ward)
- Universal Studios
- Sakai City Traditional Craft Museum and Knife Shop
- Osaka Bay Aquarium
- Tenjinbashi-suji Shopping Street
Oct 3rd - π travel to Nara (1h12) in the morning
Nara:
- Nara-Koen (deer park)
- Kasuga Taisha shrine
- π travel back to Osaka (1h12) (Chuo-ku Ward, Naniwa-ku Ward, Kita Ward)
- Kaiyodo Figure Museum Miraiza Osaka-Jo
- Dotonbori shopping district
- Shin Sekai shopping district
- Kuromon Ichiba Food Market
- Namba Yasaka shrine
- Gacha House
- Melonbooks (doujins)
- Super Kids Land Character Store
- Taito Station (arcade)
- Kuma no Te Café
- Sumo Hall Hirakuza Osaka *TENTATIVE* (If I can get tickets)
- Umeda Arts Theatre *TENTATIVE* (Kabuki theatre, but the season isn’t announced yet)
- Princess Café *TENTATIVE* (It’s a collab cafe so it depends on the collab)
- Odoru-Udon Umeda
Oct 4th: - Check out of my hotel and π travel to Kobe (45 min) in the morning
Kobe:
- Osamu Tezuka Museum
- Kobe bridge
- Weathercock House
- π travel back to Osaka (45 min) (Nishinari/ Ikeda)
- Cup Noodle Museum
- Okonomiyaki Chitose
Late Afternoon - π travel to Saikaminato (4:30 hours)
Sakaiminato: - check in hotel
- Mizuki Shigeru Road/Yokai Road
- Kitaro Yokai Soko Café
October 5th – Check out of hotel in SAKAIMINATO
- Mizuki Shigeru Memorial Museum
- Yokai Shrine
- GeGeGe no Yokai Rakuen park
Afternoon - π travel to Hiroshima (5 hours)
Hiroshima: - Check in hotel
- Hiroshima Peace Park
October 6th: - Check out of Hiroshima hotel
- Hiroshima Memorial Museum
π travel to Kumamoto (2:30 hours)
Kumamoto: - check into hotel
- Kumamoto Castle
- Luffy Statue
- Chopper Statue
- Kumamon Square
October 7th: KUMAMOTO
- One Piece Tour
October 8th – Check out of hotel in KUMAMOTO
π travel to Kyoto (6 hours)
Kyoto : - check into ryokan
- Toji Pagoda
- Terada Inn (Sakamoto museum)
- Café Cherish
- Aritsugu Knives
- Hano Mai Izakaya
- Yagitei-Yagi Mansion (Shinsengumi headquarters)
- Sanjo Bridge
- Omiya Inn
- Ponto Street
- Namae No Mai Ramen
- Sugitora Café
- Minami-Za Theatre
October 9th – KYOTO
- Fushimi Inari
- Arashiyama Bamboo Grove
- Rilakkuma House
- Kyoto Internation Memorial Museum
- Morita Washi
- Pokémon Store
- Gion District
- Ryozen Museum
- Mannaka Tsururu Udon
- Ishibekoji Alley
- Yanagikoiji Alley
October 10th - Check out of ryokan in Kyoto
- Nintendo Museum *TENTATIVE* (lottery system, won’t know until July)
- Also Rain & Wind Café
π travel to Tokyo either in the morning or late morning (3 hours)
Tokyo (Toshima ward/Hino City/Chofu/Kamegura) - Check into the hotel (in Asakusa)
- Otome Road
- K-Books
- K-Books Cosplay Store
- Animate Building
- Sunshine City Mall
- Togenuki Jizoson Koganji Temple
- Chiikawa Café *TENTATIVE* (Lottery, won’t know until August)
- Hijikata Toshio Museum
- Kodai-Jingu Shrine
- Kitaro Chaya Tea House
- Shinsengumi Hometown Museum
October 11th – TOKYO (Nerima/Nakano/Suginami/Meguro)
- Oizumi Anime gate
- Shirako-Gawa River (Ranma ½ location)
- Nakano Broadway
- Suginami Animation Museum
- Tonki tonkatsu
- Henteco (bear café )
October 12th – TOKYO (Shinjuku/Chiyuda/Shibuya/Chuo/Minato
- ARTNIA
- Shinjuku Marui Annex (mall)
- Takadanobaba Station
- Kentucky Fried Chicken Shinjuku West Exist (JJK Location)
- Suga Shrine staircase
- Gachapon Kaiken
- Don Quijote
- Kanda Myoujin shrine (Shrine from Love Live)
- Yamada Shoten (Ukyu-e store)
- Unusual Vending Machine Alley
- Tokyo Character Street
- Itoya Art Store
- Azabu-Juban Station (Sailor Moon location)
- Azubu Hikawa Shrine (Sailor Moon shrine)
- Tokyo Tower
- Tokyo Plaza Harajuku/One Piece Mugiwara Store Harajuku
- Shibuya Sakura Stage mall/Square Enix Store
- Laforet Mall/Sailor Moon Store
- Shibuya Parco mall
- Q-Pot Café *TENTATION Reservations strongly suggested*
- Hands Shibuya store
- Shibuya Scramble Crossing
- Tonkatsu Maisen Aoyama
- Hachiko Gate
- Kura Sushi
- MIffy Cafe Tokyo
- Mister Donut
- DAISO Harajuku
October 13th - π travel to Yokohama (42 min) in the morning
Yokohama:
- Bunshin Tattoo Museum
- Kantei-Byo temple
- Kamakura Kokomae Station
- Cosmoworld Amusement Park
- Shin-Yokohama Ramen Museum
π travel to Machida City (29 min)
- Bulbasaur manhole cover
π travel back to Tokyo (44 min)
October 14th – TOKYO (Taito/Sumida/Koto)
- Gundam Base Tokyo
- Japanese Sword Museum
- Tokyo Salamachi – Punyus Plus Size Store
- Odaiba Divercity Plaza
- National Museum of Natura and Science
- Fukuchan Yakisoba
- Nakamise Dori Street
- Miku No Oyama (Wagyu croquettes)
- Kakimori Stationary
October 15th: - check out of hotel in Tokyo
π travel to Hakodate (6 hours)
Hakodate: - check into hotel
- Goryokaku Tower
- Fort Goryokaku
- Grave of the Shinsengumi (Kondo’s)
- Shomyo-ji Temple (Hijikata’s grave)
- Daimon Yokocho street
October 16th : - check out of hotel and π travel to Asahikawa (8 hours)
Asahikawa: - Check into hotel (POLAR BEAR ROOM)
- Asahiyama Ramen Village
- Ashikawa City Museum
October 17th: – ASAHIKAWA
- Hokuchin Museum
- Asahiyama Zoo
October 18th: - π travel to Sapporo (1h45) in the morning
Sapporo:
- Ganso Ramen Yokocho Sapporo
- Susukino District
- Kumachann Onsen Sapporo (Bear hot pot)
- Sapporo Maruyama Zoo
π travel back to Asahikawa (1h45)
October 19th :- ASAHIKAWA
- Take it easy
October 20th :- Check out of hotel in Asahikawa π travel to Abashiri (4h22)
Abashiri: - check into hotel
- Abashiri Prison
- Hokkaido Museum of the Northern Peoples
October 21rst: – Check out of hotel in Abashiri and π travel to Membetsu Airport (25 min)
-βοΈ Fly out of Abashiri at 9:30am – arrive in Tokyo at 11:25am
- Check into hotel (Ikebukuro)
- do whatever I didn’t manage to do when in Tokyo prior
October 22nd: - check out of hotel in Tokyo
-π travel to Haneda Airport
-βοΈ Fly out of Tokyo at 9:55pm – arrive in Vancouver at 2:50pm
October 23rd: -
-βοΈ Fly out of Vancouver at 12:40 am – arrive in Ottawa at 8:23am
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