We are planning to spend 9 days in Osaka ending of march early April 2025. I need help seeing where/if I can fit in the following places/events – Kobe, Hiroshima, kabuki, national banraku theater, baseball, sumo. Please let me know if there's anything you'd substitute on the itinerary for any of the places above or if there is anything that seems out of place.
There seems like there's so many places we want to see and not enough time, so I greatly appreciate any advice on where if I can fit in other cities and events and which places to cut out. I'm really trying to not plan every second of our trip (even though it may seem like it), but just want to make sure we make the best use of our time. The itinerary is also fluid, adding or dropping places as we feel.
Thank you!
Day 1
– arrive at KIX in the afternoon and head to accomadation
– Ebisu Bashi-Suji shopping street
– Tonbori river cruise
– Depending how we feel we could just stay closer to hotel instead of going to dotonbori
Day 2 (temple & nightlife)
– Shitennoji
– abeno harukas
– Nipponbashi denden town
– Namba yasaka jinja
– PC & retro bar space station
– Cafe & bar 845
– Nihonshu to watashi
– Bar shiki
Day 3
– Brooklyn roasting company
– National museum of art
– Umeda sky
– 551 horai
– Tsurumi Ryokuchi park
– Expo commemorative park(?), where else can I fit this?
Day 4 (minoh park)
– Minoh park insectarium
– Minoh falls
– Katsuo-ji
– Cup noodle museum?
Day 5 (nara)
– CHAMI coffee roaster
– kofuku-ji
– Isuien garden
– Todai-ji
– mt. Wakakusa
– kasuga taisha for night illumination
Day 6
– Himeji castle
Day 7 (Kyoto) or Uji
We are now considering going to Uji on this day over Kyoto
– taihoan
– ujigami jinja
– ukishima jusanjunoto
– daikichiyama observation deck
– Byodo-in temple
– kosho-ji temple
Kyoto options
– Arashiyama
– Toji temple for night illumination
Day 8
– universal studios
Day 9
– Koyasan or Mount yoshino
Again, would appreciate help in figuring out where/if I could fit in Kobe, Hiroshima, kabuki, national bunraku theater, baseball, sumo and which ones you'd get rid of.
Thank you!
by chrisdrb09