Background: Me, a friend of mine, and my mom are all visiting Japan from December 27th to Jan 8th. It is our first trip there, and we have booked all of our hotels. We are each planning on taking one carry on bag, a backpack, and a large checked bag. We have a hotel in Kyoto, an AirBnb in Osaka, and a hotel in Tokyo.
We will be landing in Tokyo on Dec 27th, Taking a bullet train to Kyoto, staying there until Jan 1st at which point we will go to Osaka, then leaving Osaka to go to Tokyo again via bullet train on the Jan 4th, and staying there until the 8th.
We know that most places are closed around the New Year, but we will just be doing our best to make do. Please let me know if you have any suggestions in regard to this!
All flights and stays have been booked. We are hoping to book bullet train ahead of time using SmartEX.
Question TLDR;
What is the best transport from the Narita airport to the bullet train station (idk which one lol)?
- What should we do about luggage with said transport option
What seat type should we get on the bullet train in regard to our current luggage amount?
- (Meaning oversized baggage area, compartment, S work seat, so on.)
What should we expect for transport from Kyoto to Osaka on Jan 1st? What is best to take since we have all our luggage with us?
Do any of you have experiences with New Years time period in Osaka? What should I expect/look out for?
We were hoping to stop by Mt. Fuji on our way back to Tokyo- again we run into the luggage issue. What should we do about this?
(an obvious fix might be to bring less luggage, but let's assume thats not an option, what could we do?) (we arent planning on bringing tons of clothes, its more of "what if we run out of shopping space" kinda thing)
What massive oversight(s) do you see with our current plans?
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