Hey all, need help with detailing my itinerary but noticed that my plans can drastically change if JR pass is worth it that way we can explore areas between Tokyo – Osaka/Kyoto.
Here's the rough plan we have so far. Keep in mind this will be my second time but not my partners so we will are skipping some things – i.e Arashimyama bamboo + monkey and Nara park. We plan to take aboat to Busan from Fukuoka.
Sept 1st – Sunday – Tokyo
– Arrive NRT at 12:25
– Get to Tokyo around 2:30 – 3? and check in
– Shibuya crossing, maybe Shibuya sky?
– Food and explore the area
*** Here's where our plans could start to change depending on if JR pass is worth or not
Sept 2nd – Monday – Tokyo/Hakone
– Meeting up with friends who also have a day in Tokyo so we will likely do this morning portion with them
– Meiji Jingu + Takashita Street – Early AM
– Nakamise-dori Street + Sensoji Temple – Early Noon/Noon
– Food at some point around this time
– Leave for Hakone
– Check in – relax at a Ryokan
Sept 3rd – Tuesday – Hakone/Tokyo/Osaka
– Breakfast + checkout by 11 and come back to Tokyo
– Free 2 ish hours
– Get on plane to Osaka
– Check in Osaka by 7pm
– Explore Namba/Dotonbori area
Sept 4th – Wednesday – Kyoto
– Leave for Kyoto
– Hit up Fushimi Inari Taisha
– Hit up Gion/Higashiyama Ward area
– Food
– Go back to Osaka
– Free slot at night time?
** Here's also where I think JR pass is worth it, i feel like there's not much to see in Hiroshima ? feel like we can spend a day here without spending a night **
Sept 5th – Thursday – Osaka/Hiroshima
– Check out and leave for Hiroshima
– Peace museum
– Free slot if spending the night or Miyajima
Sept 6th – Friday – Hiroshima/Miyajima
– Leave for Miyajima
– spend pretty much the day
– come back to Hiroshima
– free slot
Sept 7th – Saturday – Hiroshima/Fukuoka
– Leave for Fukuoka
– Dont seem like not much to see here but other areas of Kyushu sounds cool like Beppu.
– If we get JR pass, i feel that we can spend extra day in Tokyo (or somewhere between Tokyo – Kyoto) on the Hakone day then just do a Ryokan near Beppu area.
– Free slot?
Sept 8th – Sunday – Fukuoka
– Free slot – get on boat around 2?
– check out, aim to arrive in Busan by like 6pm
** We also wanted to leave Japan on Monday so there's now another extra day we can have.
I feel that I have to do Shinkansen from Osaka to Hiroshima and Hiroshima to Fukuoka, if that's the case, i feel that just getting JR pass might be worth it at that point.
Any tips/recommendations?
by bbnocandy