Food chains to try

1. Ichiran ramen
2. Gyukatsu Motomura
3. Torikizoku

Kyoto food

1. Katsukura
2. Donguri (Okonomiyaki)
3. Nishiki market – Kobe beef, Uni
4. Ichiba Coji 
5. Gram pancakes

Kyoto sights

1. Neko Cafe Time (at Fushimi Inari)
2. Fushimi Inari
3. Kyoto Manga Museum (if you’re a geek)
4. Kiyomizu
5. Temples with flea markets (Tenmagu has one every 25th)

Nara

1. Tofu-an Kondou (which I didn’t get to visit, so bummed.)
2. Nara park
3. Todaiji temple

Osaka food

1. Endo Sushi Kyobashi – MUST TRY!
2. Kuromon – cheap sashimi!
3. Calbee Shinsaibashi
4. Mizuno Okonomiyaki
5. Isetan food hall
6. Gourmet Food Museum at Umeda
7. Cheese Craftworks
8. Dashi Gura  Hankyu Sanbangai 

Osaka visits

1. Spa World
2. Cat Tail Cafe at Amerika Muya
3. Shopping at Umeda + Osaka Station
4. Yodabashi Camera
5. Ando Momofuku Instant Ramen Museum
6. Thrift shopping at Amerikamura