I’m travelling solo for this trip and this is not my first time in Japan. But first time at Fukuoka / Nagasaki. This is the route I have in mind, but unsure to add Nagasaki in
18/07: I will reach Fukuoka in the morning by ferry from Busan (New Camellia Line). Taking the day easy: doing some work in a cafe, visit Fukuoka Art Museum, Fukuoka City Museum, Momochi seaside park and end the day explore Tenjin area
19/07: Start the morning at Ohori Park, Fukuoka castle ruins, shop at canel city Hakata. In between will chill and people watch a cafe
20/07: Nanzoin Temple and back to rest, Fukuoka Asian art museum later the day. Nagasaki here? Elaborated below
21/07: early afternoon train to Hiroshima, luggage in 72h locker at station. Ferry to miyajima and stay over at miyajima. Will take the rest of the day to explore such as Omotesando shopping street, Itsukushima Jinja Gojūnotō and end the day near Itsukushima Shrine for sunset
22/07: explore morning of miyajima, Itsukushima Shrine at hopefully low tide, walk around the quiet streets before heading to town in afternoon for Hiroshima peace memorial museum. Will be staying over near Hiroshima station
(I have visited Hiroshima & Miyajima before, but didn’t have enough time for the memorial museum. Main reason for this trip is to complete the museum and have a stay over at miyajima for a night to catch low tide in morning)
23/07: take early afternoon train to Kyoto.
Questions I have:
- There seems to be so much to do at Fukuoka but I picked those places only. I’m someone who can spend hours at museum or beach for hours and take things slow. But I’m thinking to visit Nagasaki, mainly the Atomic bomb museum and peace park, meaning I will cut my Fukuoka further. If I’m visiting, which is more feasible?
Plan A: leave Fukuoka on 20/07 in morning and stay over a night at Nagasaki. Leave Nagasaki on 21/07 mid afternoon to Hiroshima, then head to Miyajima. This means I have 20/07 and 21/07 morning at Nagasaki. But Fukuoka to Nagasaki then Hiroshima is taking the trip back then forwar
Plan B: day trip from Fukuoka on 20/07 to Nagasaki. Probably only have a few hours there, enough to explore the atomic bomb museum and peace park, might be to rush a little.
- Fukuoka to Hiroshima, i’m wondering if I should stop for an overnight Beppu and reach Kyoto on 24th July instead. Reason is because I thought it might be a waste to skip pass all the other places since I’m “around the area”? But so much to do at Beppu, 1 night may not cover all and I should come back another time and spend longer here
Appreciate any suggestions and recommendations!!
by Vjanett