*Recycling my* [previous itinerar*y*](https://www.reddit.com/r/JapanTravel/comments/106nkkm/4_weeks_in_kyushu/) *template to post this one, so they look similar, but updated.*
**About me and the trip**
* Solo traveler, 8th trip to Japan, 40 prefectures visited so far (42 at the end of this trip).
* Have already been to Kanazawa, Shirakawa-go and Takayama. I will likely skip some of the popular sights in the city where I will return.
* Usually stay in hostels for lower accommodation costs, but will splurge for a night in a ryokan with kaiseki meal at least once.
* Traveling with a backpack and used to move almost daily, this suits my travel style.
* Will be the 2 first weeks of March.
* The attractions in each city are options, I am really flexible, might end up doing everything or even just completely changing plans.
**Interest**
* **History**: especially the Bakumatsu period, but this region does not seems to have played a major role in that period.
* **Temple/Shrine/Castle**: I can’t help myself, I always end up visiting a lot of them.
* **Pilgrimage/Stamp Rally**: I like the challenge of pilgrimage that requires visiting a specific set of temple/shrine, same for stamp rally. I will bring my top 100 castle of Japan book and add some stamps in it (2 or 3)
* **Food**: I would not call myself a foodie, but I want to try regional dishes.
* **Beer**: unless something special, I won’t list in the itinerary, but I will use the app Untappd to find local beer to try during my trip.
* **Hololive**: not really expecting to find collab event in Hokuriku, but going to the Hololive Super Expo 2024 on my last day (already have my ticket).
* **City pop**: Last time I listed other genres of music, but this time I want to go to a store to buy a couple of records.
Looking for any suggestion if you have been in the region and there is places you liked or disliked.
**Itinerary**
* **Day 1 – Tokyo**
* Try to find a sento between Haneda and Tokyo station.
* Night bus to Takefu
* **Day 2 – Echizen – Takefu**
* Echizen Soba no Sato – Soba making workshop if available
* Takefu Knife village – factory tour (seems I can do it for free in Japanese without booking)
* 🍣 Volga rice
* 🍣 Echizen Oroshi Soba
* 🛌Echizen
* **Day 3 – Fukui**
* Dinosaur Square
* Fukui Castle
* Yokokan garden
* Fukui city history museum
* 🍣 Sauce katsudon
* 🛌Fukui
* **Day 4 – Sakai**
* Tojinbo
* Oshima
* Yukemuri tokocho
* 🛌 Sakai
* **Day 5 – Kaga onsen**
* Natadera
* Yamashiro onsen
* That day feel light, but not much choice with the quite infrequent bus)
* 🛌Yamashiro onsen (ryokan booked, got -10% Genius discount, -10% Google maps trick and 10% cashback after trip.
* **Day 6 – Komatsu**
* Kaga City Art Museum (will possibly go for free if I get the Kaga Onsen Passport)
* Komatsu no mori
* Rojo park
* Honestly this is a bit of a random stop
* 🛌Kanazawa
* **Day 7 – Kanazawa**
* Kanazawa castle
* Ryoji Ikeda exhibition at 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art
* Record shopping
* 🛌 Kanazawa
* **Day 8 – Takaoka**
* Zuiryu-ji
* Takaoka great buddha
* Takaoka City Museum
* Takaoka castle ruins
* 🛌 Takaoka or Toyama
* **Day 9 – Toyama**
* Toyama castle
* Ikedaya Yasubei Shoten
* Sato Museum of Art and Tea Ceremony
* **Day 10 – Not sure**
* I have two options in mind
* Unazuki onsen
* Day 9 Alps Express to Unazuki onsen
* Relax in Unazuki onsen…
* not 100% sure about this part as the Kurobe Gorge Railway is not open at that time, open to alternative
* maybe a hike? Anyone know if something is possible in March? I could only see hikes starting at the end of the railway that won’t be open
* Etchuyatsuo
* Suwamachi Street
* Etchuyatsuo tourism Hall
* Yatsuo Owara Museum
* Night bus to Tokyo
* **Day 11-14 – Tokyo**
* 3 full days in Tokyo for some shopping, maybe see some friends
* 1 full day at Makuhari Messe for Hololive Super Expo
* 🛌 Tokyo