I had planned a snowboarding trip this year. Unfortunately due to unforeseen circumstances the earliest I can go is the 8th of April.
I understand this is spring and the end of the snow season.
My current itinerary is dependent on which location has the best chance of having some decent snowboarding and a general winter experience.
Currently I will chose between shiga kogen or niseko. If anyone has any other suggestions I’m all ears.
1 Tokyo:
1 night. Head to either niseko or shiga kogen the following day.
2 Niseko: 5 days
Snowboard, Sapporo, Noboribetsu etc
*or
2 Shiga Kogen: 5 days
Snowboard
*Next stop takeyama. Obviously this would be much easier from shiga kogen.
Takeyama:
*Possibly hire a campervan for this leg of the trip. I enjoy driving in japan.
3 Day 1
[ ] Takeyama spring festival, Hie shrine.
4 Day 2
[ ] Komikochi
[ ] Taisho ike pond
5 Day 3
[ ] Hirayu waterfall.
[ ] Zengoro falls
[ ] Bandokoro falls.
6 Day 4
[ ] Hida great limestone cave.
[ ] Hida folk village
[ ] Hikaru museum
7 Day 5 *Possibly cancel this day
[ ] Utsue forty-eight waterfalls
[ ] Togakushi shrine
[ ] Maybe Free up a day
*next stop
Nagano/matsumoto
8 Day 1
[ ] Tateyama Kurobe alpine route
9 Day 2
[ ] Snow monkey park
[ ] Obuse town Hokusai museum
[ ] Ueda castle
[ ] nakamachi street
10 Day 3
[ ] Matsumoto castle
[ ] Takato castle park cherry blossom festival
[ ] Narai
[ ] Matsumoto archaelological museum
[ ] Koboyama park
[ ] nawatedoori( shopping street)
11 Day 4
[ ] Nakasendo magome to tsumago hiking trail or do full trail.
Next stop
12 Kanazawa
[ ] Shirakawa
[ ] Marioka castle
[ ] Nagi-machi district
[ ] Higashi chaya district
Next stop
13 Osaka
14 Day 1
15 Day 2
16 Kobe
17 Kyoto
[ ] Amonohashidate
Next stop
18 Hiroshima
Day 1
[ ] Atomic bomb dome
[ ] Peace memorial museum
[ ] Peace memorial Park
[ ] Shukkei-en garden
Day 2
19 Miyajima
[ ] Itukushima shrine
[ ] Daisho temple
[ ] Momiji dani koen
[ ] Mt misen via miyajima ropeway
20 Fuji
Tokyo
21 Day 1
[ ] Shunkaen Bonsai Museum
[ ] Ashikaga wisteria festival
22 Day 2
23 Day3
I have been to Japan before
Last time I did Tokyo> kyoto> osaka> Wakayama> Fukuoka> takachiho> Fukuoka > tokyo
I’m very happy to go with the flow and change any plans if I have to. It’s not the end of the world if I cancel my snowboarding aspirations all together.
I doubt the JR pass is worth this trip.
I would love to hike the northern alps but I understand I can’t this time of year. Any other mountains I can climb?
Any snow hikes/snowshoeing suggestions?
Any suggestions for this itinerary will be greatly appreciated
