The following is the itinerary my family (6 people) will be following for our Japan trip in 2 days. Any suggestions, advice or recommendations to make the trip more fun and interesting are appreciated. Thank you!
DAY 1 18/12 OKAYAMA MON
1pm Reach okayama airport
4pm Reach airbnb, Leave luggage in airbnb
4.30pm Shopping around okayama station (AEON mall, Sun Station Terrace Okayama, Omotecho Shopping Street)
6pm Dinner (Yamato, Okonomiyaki Mori )
8pm continue shopping
DAY 2 19/12 OKAYAMA->KURASHIKI TUES
8.30am reach Okayama Station (Momotaro statue)
9.30am Reach kurashiki
10am kurashiki Bikan Historical Quarter + Yuurin-an Cafe + Denim Street
1pm lunch then Mitsui Outlet Park Kurashiki(closes 8pm) + Ario Kurashiki(closes 9pm, has supermarket) (must try: peach soft serve ice cream)
10pm go back to Okayama
DAY 3 20/12 OKAYAMA WED
8am breakfast
10am okayama castle + Bizen-yaki Pottery Studio (need reserve?)
12pm lunch (oyster restaurant at bridge)
3pm Korakuen garden
5pm Dinner (Yakiniku J’s En / Niku no Hosoda near okayama station)
7pm Shopping (Okayama Ekimae Shopping Street, Hokancho Shopping Street)
DAY 4 21/12 OKAYAMA->HIROSHIMA THURS
9.30am Leave for Hiroshima
12pm Lunch
2pm Hiroshima Castle
5pm dinner
7pm Aioi dori/ Hondori
DAY 5 22/12 HIROSHIMA -> MIYAJIMA FRI
Itsukushima shrine
mount misen
DAY 6 23/12 HIROSHIMA SAT
9am Peace Memorial Park & Museum-> A Bomb Dome
1pm Lunch
3pm Hondori Street
DAY 7 24/12 HIROSHIMA SUN
9am shukkaien Garden
12pm Lunch
2pm the Outlets Hiroshima
DAY 8 25/12 HIROSHIMA -> MON
christmas!! what’s open
etSETOra sightseeing train to get to onomichi
DAY 9 26/12 Onomichi TUES
9am Onomichi temple walk + tennei-ji temple
Senko-ji Park + senko-ji temple
12pm Lunch (Ramen Miyachi)
Must try: Onomichi custard pudding (Oyatsu-to-Yamaneko, Yamaneko Mill), Setouchi lemon, Hassaku daifuku, ice monaka (Karasawa Ice Cream), Panya Koro (bakery)
7pm Dinner (Komedoko Shokudo, above Yamaneko Mill)
8pm Onomichi Fukuya
DAY 10 27/12 ONOMICHI -> TOMONOURA -> OKAYAMA WED
9am Fukuyama Station (JR Sanyo Line), Tomo Port (bus)
Joyato Lighthouse
12pm lunch
Ioji Temple
Fukuzenji Temple
6pm dinner
Go back okayama
DAY 11 28/12 OKAYAMA -> NAOSHIMA THURS
7.50am Reach Okayama station (1h to Uno, change at chayamachi station)
8.50am Reach Uno station
9.45am Reach Naoshima, Miyanoura port + red pumpkin
10am Benesse house museum (Valley Gallery, Cultural Melting Bath, Seaside Gallery, and House Park) + Yellow pumpkin (15min walk from benesse house museum)
12pm Lunch (chichu cafe) + Chichu art museum
3.30pm Art house project (esp Minamidera House) Yakuba-mae stop, buy multi-site ticket from the “Haisha” house (>3 houses)
5.30pm Ando museum (if have time)
6pm dinner (Cafe Salon Nakaoku) recs: daily fish specials
7.30pm (3min walk to port) Naoshima public bath house (need reserve?)
8.45pm (last ferry) Ferry back to Uno
DAY 12 29/12 OKAYAMA
Explore okayama
lunch
Go to airport
2pm flight back home
Thanks for reading to the end! I’d love ur comments! 🙂
by Agile-Evidence-7431