Ping-Pong Around Southern Japan on a Budget

Day 1: 

• Arrived at Narita Airport after 13+ hour flight in the afternoon. 
• Redeemed Japan (JR) Rail Pass at airport - 7 day ticket
• Took Keisei line to Tokyo 
• Checked in at Focus Kuramae Hostel for 1 night. 
• Walked to Asakusa
• Dinner at Ichibankan AsakusaROX shop - amazing gyoza & affordable meals
• Explored the Senso-ji area & Nakamise Shopping Street

Day 2: 

• Woke up around 5am, packed up & checked out of hostel
• Walked to Asakusakaibashi Station
• Purchased a Suica card for non-JR Rail Pass routes
• Took Chuo-Sobu Line to Yoyogi Station - switched to Yamanote Line
• Took rail to Shibuya Station
• Hachiko Memorial Statue - right out side of station
• Take rail to Shinagawa Station via Yamanote Line - switched to Tokaido-Sanyo Shinkansen to Kyoto

Day 7:

• Return to Tokyo from Osaka via bullet train
• Returned to Focus Kuramae Hostel
• Revisited the Ichibankan AsakusaROX shop for dinner and shopping

Day 8:

• Woke up early
• Shibuya Crossing & surrounding area
• Takeshita Street Market
• Yoyogi Park Center
• Pokemon Center in Tokyo
• Tokyo Skytree 
• Dinner at a McDonalds because why not
• JR Pass also expired this day - only relied on Suica card

Day 9:

• Woke up, packed, & checked out of hostel
• Backtracked to Narita International Airport
• Flew back home

Note: Tokyo was our first and last city - hence why the dates are all over the place. Additional photo is some of the items that we had listed as potential places to visit.