Am I being too ambitious? We did Tokyo-Kanazawa-Kyoto-Nara-Wakayama-Himeji-Hakone on out last 15 day trip and had a blast!! Our favorite place was Kanazawa.
This trip will be much shorter but Im wondering if Kyushu is worth it? I have reservations april 1 in kyoto, and april 2-3 in kuyushu. I can cancel the Kyushu reservations, but I really wanted to see Aso and Beppu. I think round trip tickets are insane though, ~$300 per person.
Please help…is it worth it?
March 29th, Friday – Day 1 – Arrive in Osaka
Settle in Osaka hotel
March 30th, Saturday – Day 2 – Osaka
Check out of Osaka hotel
Take pictures with the Cherry Blossoms
Osaka Amazing Pass Day 1
Osaka to Kyoto
Check in to Kyoto Hotel -2 nights
March 31st, Sunday – Day 3 – Kyoto
Wake up early
Ryoan-ji (opens at 8am) (1 hour) (~450 yen pp)
Ryoan-ji to Kinkaku-ji [Golden pavillion] (opens at 9am) (15 mins) (~230 yen pp)
Kinkaku-ji to kiyoumizu-dera (1 hour) (~460 yen pp)
Kiyoumizu-dera to Nishiki market (~470 yen pp)
Maruyama Park for cherry blossoms and street food
April 1st, Monday – Day 4 – Kyoto to Fukuoka
Chill morning, sightsee a bit
Tea Ceremony @ 12:30 PM
Kyoto train to Fukuoka @ 06:00 PM (~3 hours, ~16,000 yen pp)
Check in to Fukuoka Hotel
April 2nd – Tuesday – Day 5 – Beppu & Yufuin, Kyushu
Day trip tour to Beppu & Yufuin
April 3rd, Wednesday – Day 6 – Mt. Aso & Kurokawa, Kyushu
Day trip tour to Aso & Kurokawa
April 4th- Thursday – Day 7 – Fukuoka to Kobe
Check out of hotel, (fwd luggage to next hotel)
Spend most of the day in Fukuoka
Hakata Station to Kurashiki, (~13,700 yen pp)
https://www.kurashiki-tabi.jp/for/en/bikan.htmlKurashiki
Kurashiki to Kobe (~6,020 yen pp)
Check in Kobe Hotel (2 nights)
April 5th – Friday – Day 8 – Kobe
Full day in Kobe
Nishimura coffee
Eat kobe meat!!
Iconic street spots, gardens, herb garden, eat lunch
April 6th, Saturday – Day 9 – Kyoto/Osaka & Travel Day
Kobe to Osaka (~1,110 yen pp)
Check out of hotel and store luggage at Osaka Station lockers
Osaka Station to KIX
Depart from KIX at 8PM
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