What to book ahead
These items of our city content need a booking or are better with one. The list comes from our content and the flags are editorial, so check the official site of each item.
Fukuoka
- 相 Sumo tournament in November (Booking required)
- 鍋 Motsunabe hot pot (Book ahead if you can)
- 球 Baseball game at the dome (Book ahead if you can)
Kyoto
- 苔 Moss garden at a quiet temple (Booking required)
- 料 Home cooking class (Booking required)
- 懐 Kaiseki multi-course dinner (Booking required)
- 工 Craft workshop: dyeing or ceramics (Booking required)
- 茶 Tea ceremony experience (Booking required)
- 豆 Tofu or vegetarian temple lunch (Book ahead if you can)
- 着 Kimono rental and a walk (Book ahead if you can)
- 舞 Traditional dance show (Book ahead if you can)
- 酒 Pontocho alley dinner (Book ahead if you can)
- 禅 Zen meditation session (Book ahead if you can)
Osaka
- 料 Takoyaki cooking class (Booking required)
- 茶 Tea ceremony in the city (Booking required)
- 映 Universal Studios Japan day (Booking required)
- 球 Hanshin Tigers baseball night (Book ahead if you can)
- 劇 Bunraku puppet theatre (Book ahead if you can)
- 麺 Cup Noodles Museum Osaka Ikeda (Book ahead if you can)
Sapporo
- 蟹 Hokkaido crab dinner (Booking required)
- 球 Sapporo Dome and observation hall (Book ahead if you can)
- 寿 Hokkaido sushi counter (Book ahead if you can)
- 菓 Chocolate factory park (Book ahead if you can)
- 雪 Ski or snowboard day near the city (Book ahead if you can)
- 寿 Sushi at a local counter (Book ahead if you can)
Tokyo
- 海 Tokyo DisneySea full day (Booking required)
- 森 Ghibli Museum, Mitaka (Booking required)
- 相 Sumo tournament or morning practice (Booking required)
- 光 teamLab Borderless (Booking required)
- 船 Tokyo Bay evening cruise (Book ahead if you can)
- 麺 Cup Noodles Museum (Book ahead if you can)
- 劇 Kabuki-za theatre, one act (Book ahead if you can)
- 空 Shibuya Sky rooftop (Book ahead if you can)
- 塔 Tokyo Skytree views (Book ahead if you can)
- 肉 Yakiniku grill dinner (Book ahead if you can)
Kobe
- 肉 Kobe beef lunch (Book ahead if you can)
Koyasan
- 宿 Temple lodging meal and morning prayer (Booking required)
Otaru
- 寿 Otaru sushi street (Book ahead if you can)