Hi all,
It’s out first time in Japan and we’re extremely excited! Unfortunately, we cannot visit everywhere (although we’d love to) but I was hoping we could get some pointers on our itinerary – and maybe some tips how to get from one place to another. Our itinerary is quite bare bones but we welcome any suggestions as we just started planning not too long ago.
Arrival early at Osaka airport
Kyoto 3 nights
– Gion
– Kiyomizu-dera temple
– Day trip to Nara
– Kinkakuji temple
– Fushimi Inari Taisha Temple
– Arashiyama
– Nijo castle
– Staying in Karamawachi
Takayama 2 nights
– Morning markets
– Matsuri no Mori
– Hida Folk village
– Old town (staying around there as well)
– Takayama festivals
Kanazawa 2 nights
– Kenrokuen Garden
– Kanazawa Castle
– Nishi Chaya District
– Nonura Samurai House
Matsumoto 1 night
– Leaving Kanazawa early to do a trip that ends in Matsumoto (through Alpine route to Shinano Omatsi) Staying the night in Matsumoto
– Only seeing the Matsumoto castle in the evening
– Leaving early morning
Fuji Five Lakes 1 night
– Mostly walking around the lake
– Booked a nice hotel with onsen to chill
– Chureito pagoda
Tokyo 3 nights
– Staying near Shibuya station, walking around and shopping sourvenirs/clothes
– Walking randomly around Shinjuku
– Pokemon cafe ;-;
– Going out one night
– Asakusa
Osaka 3 nights
– day trip to kobe
– Todonbori
– Kuromon market
– Shinsaibashi
Leaving again
We’re also wondering if anyone has some pointers on train/transport. We think it might not make sense for us to book the JR travel pass after some calculations. Are you supposed to buy train tick as early as possible?
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