4 week winter itinerary for first timers

Hey guys, planning a trip this December for myself and a mate from Australia, any suggestions on removing, adding or changing stuff around and the general pacing. We generally enjoy shopping, food, sports, gaming, anime/manga and outdoor activities. Thanks heaps!!

Tokyo

Day 1

·         Arrive at NRT 5:40pm

·         Check into hotel (Shinjuku)

Day 2 – Chuo | Ginza

·         Tsukiji outer market

·         Uniqlo/Muji/GU ginza

·         Pokemon centre DX

·         Teamlabs borderless?

Day 3 – Shibuya | Harujuku

·         Yoyogi park & Meiji jingu

·         Takeshita st & Cat street

·         Shibuya sky

Day 4 – Shinjuku

·         Suga shrine

·         Gyoen national garden

·         Gyukatsu motomura (opens 11)

·         Shimokitazawa?

Day 5

·         Disneysea

Day 6 – Asakusa | Akihabara

·         Sensoji

·         Nakamise dori St

·         Asakusa unana

·         Akihabara

·         Ameyoko

Day 7

·         Ghibli museum

·         Kichijoji – Harmonica yokocho

·         Nakano broadway

Fuji

Day 8 – Mt fuji | car rental

·         Open for suggestions for any particular spots

Day 9

·         Fuji q highland

Alps

Day 10 – Nagano

·         Arrive from tokyo (1.5hrs train)

·         Jigokudani Yaen Koen

·         Zenkoji

Day 11 – Takayama

·         Arrive from Nagano (3hrs?)

·         Aji-no-Yohei

Day 12 – Shirakawago

·         Arrive from takayama (45 min trip) –

·         Hike up Ogimachi Castle

·         Irori (hida beef skewers)

·         Head to kanazawa (1 hr 15 trip)

·         21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art

·         Nagamachi

Day 13 – Kanazawa

·         Omicho Market

·         Kenroku-en garden & Kanazawa Castle Park

·         Higashi Chaya district

Kyoto

Day 14

·         Arrive from kanazawa (2hr20)

·         Nishiki market

·         Kinkaku-ji

·         Nijo Castle

·         Kyoto International Manga Museum

Day 15

·         Kiyomizu-dera

·         Maccha house

·         Gion (philosophers path, Ninenzaka street, Sannenzaka street)

Day 16 (Sunday) – Nara

·         St mary's & St marks liturgy

·         Nakatamidou Pounded Mochi

·         Nara park/Wakakusayama hill

·         Isui-en

Day 17

·         Fushimi Inari

·         Uji

·         Head to osaka

Osaka

Day 18

·         Tenjibashi-Suji

·         Tenmagu shrine

·         Umeda skybuilding

·         Dotonbori

Day 19

·         Sennichimae doguyasuji

·         Nipponbashi Den Den town

·         Round 1

·         Shinsekai or Namba

Day 20

·         USJ

·         Dotonbori

Hiroshima

Day 21 – Himeij

·         Arrive from osaka (40 mins)

·         Himeji castle

·         Kokoen garden             

·         Miyuki street

·         Head to Hiroshima (1hr train)

·         Okonomimura

Day 22

·         Miyajima – Itsukushima

·         Mt Misen hike Daishoin trail (3hrs)

Fukuoka

Day 23

·         Hiroshima castle

·         Peace memorial museum

·         Arrive from Hiroshima (1hr train)

·         Fukuoka tower

·         Nagahama Yatai Street

Day 24

·         Tochoji

·         Kushida Shrine

·         Tenjin

·         Daimyo

·         Ohori park | Fukuoka Castle ruins

Day 25 – car rental + kurokawa onsen

·         Ramen in Fukuoka + hire car

·         Check into ryokan sanga

·         Yamamizuki | Kurokawaso | Yamabiko Ryokan

Kumamoto

Day 26

·         Troll around Mt Aso & Yamabuki spring vs couples fruit farm (in aso)

·         One piece statue adventure – U–>F–>R–>N–>Z–>S–>L –>C–>B–>J

Day 27

·         Plane back to NRT, arrive 12pm

·         Flight back to aus at 7:20pm