Itinerary Check: 2 week trip this November

Hi All,

My Dad (63 M) and I (32 M) will be travelling to Japan from November 14th to December 1st. It is both our first time in Japan and we need some help/advice ironing out the itinerary.

Day 0 (Nov. 14): Toronto -> Tokyo

Day 1 (Nov. 15): Arrive in Tokyo (Narita) ~5 pm

• I will pick up our Suicia cards and pocket Wi-Fi before we head into the city.

Day 2 (Nov. 16): Tokyo

• Harajuku & Shinjuku

Day 3 (Nov. 17): Tokyo

• Asakusa, Akihabara, & Shibuya

Day 4 (Nov. 18): Lake Kawaguchi or Kamakura Day Trip

Day 5 (Nov. 19): Tokyo (?)

• Free day in Tokyo OR day trip OR should we leave the city and head to our next destination a day early?

Day 6 (Nov. 20): Tokyo -> Kanazawa

• Morning shinkansen to Kanazawa arriving late morning/noon.

Day 7 (Nov. 21): Kanazawa

• Full day in Kanazawa.

Day 8 (Nov. 22): Kanazawa -> Takayama via Shirakawa-go

• Morning bus to Shirakawa-go – store luggage at station and explore the village for a few hours. Take a bus in the afternoon to Takayama.

Day 9 (Nov. 23): Takayama -> Kyoto

• Spend the morning/early afternoon in Takayama and then take the train(s) to Kyoto.

Day 10 (Nov. 24): Kyoto/Nara day trip

• Nara day trip — thought process here is that it would be better to deal with the weekend crowds in Nara than in Kyoto.

Day 11 (Nov. 25): Kyoto

• Southern/Northern Higashiyama

Day 12 (Nov. 26): Kyoto

• Arashiyama/Northern Kyoto

Day 13 (Nov. 27): Kyoto

• Fushimi Inari Shrine
• Other points of interest in Kyoto that we didn't get to in the previous days

Day 14 (Nov. 28): Kyoto -> Miyajima Island

• Luggage transfer to Osaka.
• Shinkansen to Miyajima Island in the morning; spend the day/overnight on the island.

Day 15 (Nov. 29): Miyajima Island -> Hiroshima -> Osaka

• Morning/afternoon on Miyajima Island and exploring Hiroshima.
• Shinkansen to Osaka in the evening.

Day 16 (Nov. 30): Osaka / Himeji day trip

• Short Himeji visit in the morning. Return to Osaka in the afternoon.

Day 17 (Nov. 31): Osaka -> Tokyo -> Toronto

• Fly to Tokyo and then home.

Any advice/recommendations would be greatly appreciated! My Dad and I don't travel that often together, and he's just recently retired, so I'm hoping to get this itinerary right!

Thank you.