I’m posting a version 2 of my old Itinerary edited based on the comments on my previous post, so I would appreciate if you told me what you think about it
My main worries are that I haven’t left myself enough time in tokyo, but I’m also not sure how much stuff is open there after new year
I would also appreciate if you could recommend me which parts of which city I should book my hotel in
* Hokkaido
* Dec 16 (Fri)
* 1:05 PM – arrival on Chitose airport
* Getting to my hotel
* Getting used to japan and strolling around the hotel / recovering from the journey
* Dec 17 (Sat)
* Sapporo Beer Museum
* Maruyama park + Hokkaido shrine
* Fushimi Inari Shrine
* Odori Park
* Dec 18 (Sun)
* Otaru + whatever
* Dec 19 (Mon)
* Rest
* Flight to Osaka (Haven’t booked it yet, so I can move this to another day)
* Transport to new hotel
* More rest
* Osaka
* Dec 20 (Tue) – Osaka Amazing Pass Day 1
* Osaka castle
* Nishinimaru gardens
* Aqualiner
* Umeda Sky Building
* Dec 21 (Wed) – Osaka Amazing Pass Day 2 ? (Need to figure out if it’s worth it for me to buy 2 days)
* Need recommendations
* Aquarium
* Rest / spare day
* Dec 22 (Thu)
* Nara day trip
* Kyoto – not sure if I want to stay at a hotel in Osaka and commute to Kyoto, or if I want to stay directly in Kyoto since I plan to travel only with my backpack
* Dec 23 (Fri)
* Osaka to Kyoto
* Kyoto
* Christmas video call with family
* Dec 24 (Sat)
* Arashiyama Bamboo Grove
* Kyoto day
* Hiroshima
* Dec 25 (Sun) – JR pass day 1
* Kyoto -> Hiroshima
* Hiroshima tourist stuff
* Dec 26 (Mon) – JR pass day 2
* Miyajima – depending on weather
* Kanazawa
* Dec 27 (Tue) – JR pass day 3
* Rest of hiroshima
* Train from hiroshima to Kanazawa
* Stash bag at hotel
* Explore the surroundings + rest
* Dec 28 (Wed) – JR pass day 4
* Kenroku-en
* Kanazawa castle park
* Oyama Jinja Shrine
* Nagamachi Samurai District
* Dec 29 (Thu) – JR pass day 5
* Omi-cho Market
* Ishiura Jinja Shrine
* Museum of Contemporary Art (denpending on my budget and how cultural I’m feeling )
* Geisha District
* Evening transport to Tokyo
* Tokyo
* Dec 30 (Fri) – JR pass day 6
* Daytrip to Mount Takao – may be moved to the 31st based on weather and how tired I am
* Dec 31 (Sat) – JR pass day 7
* Rest / Explore Tokyo part 2
* Find some New Year celebrations
* Jan 1 (Sun)
* No idea what’s open and not filled with people – need recommendations
* Jan 2 (Mon)
* Inner grounds of the Imperial Palace + exploring Tokyo
* Jan 3 (Tue)
* Need to figure out what’s open (Maybe Akihabara if the stores are open)
* Jan 4 (Wed)
* Kappabashi st. in the morning (Want to buy a knife as a souvenir and the stores are closed Jan 1-3)
* Onedo onsen
* Travel to airport at around 19-20:00
* Flight home (Departing 23:05 from Narita)
2 comments
Some others Will detail more. But is this your first trip?
Kanazawa is nice, but I’d drop a day or drop it all together so you can get more out of your other destinations, especially as it’s on the other side of the island.
Kyoto is super nice so worthwhile staying there so you can get the most out of it.
With the Sapporo beer museums if you are with some friends? I’d recommend going there in the evening and booking the genghis khan all you can eat and drink, so much fun.
Your JR pass looks well timed, remember to activate it the first day you arrive so you can book all your train trips in advance as they sell out quickly and you don’t want to be waiting on the reserve cars.
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Impressive!