Hey everyone,
I am planning a grad trip to Japan with friends for July. We will be there for around 18 days and it’s our first time in Japan. We will land in Fukukoa and make our way to Tokyo. I currently have some activities planned out, but I am having trouble deciding where to go. We do want to visit the big cities (Tokyo, Osaka) but as we also want to explore places that aren’t as tourisy as the big citites. Does anyone have any recommendations for where we should go (Any “Hidden Gems”). I’ll outline all I have planned so far. I would be open to going futher north past Tokyo, but I will eventually have to go back to Tokyo to catch my flight. If anyone has ryokan/hotel recommendations as well, that would be awesome.
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First day landing; explore anywhere, get feeling of fukuoka, no plans now
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**July 13th: 1st Day**
**-** Relax, look around, go to air bnb
**July 14th: 2nd Day**
\- Nothing planed so far
**July 15th: 3rd Day (Leave in the morning**)
\- Go to kitakyushu
KitaKyushu (July 15th):
\- Stop by at 唐戸市場 (karato fish market)
\- Get lunch, sushi, then leave
Hiroshima (July 15th) Arrive at 3-4 to hotel:
**July 15th**:
\- Look around
\- A bomb
\- Peace museum/park
**July 16th (**Go from Hiroshima to Miyajima, stay overnight in Miyajima) :
\- Wake up in the morning, go to Miyajima. (Maybe get some Okonomiy Aki bc they are known for that)
\- In Miyajima try to catch the Torii gate (Itsukushima)
**July 17th (From Miyajima to Hiroshima):**
\- Wake up early, catch the morning tide and see the Torii gate (supposed to be peaceful)
\- Go shopping/walk around
\- Go back to Hiroshima around noon.
\- Visit unseen places in Hiroshima, head to Okayama
**July 18th (Okayama)**
\- Visit Okayama Korakuen (one of the 3 famous gardens in japan), eat lunch, then head to either Himijei or Kobe
by JapanTraveller24