The first 10 nights of a 19 night trip (solo/first time)

Day 1. Tokyo

• Arrival HND at 15:00
• Check into hotel in Otemachi
• Askusa – Senso-ji at night
• Akihabra for dinner
• Back to hotel for bed

Day 2. Tokyo

Morning: Fall Colors

• Meiji Jingu/Yoyogi Park
• Harajuku
• Shinjuku Gyoen

Afternoon/Evening : Shibuya Sky and Dinner

• Shibuya Scramble
• Shibuya Sky
• Nonbei Yokocho 

Day 3. Takayama

• 10:22 train to Takayama
• Check into hotel and chill.

Day 4. Takayama

Morning

• Morning Market
• Higashiyama Walking Course
• Takayama Jinya
• Relax (in-room onsen)
• Dinner at Sakurajaya or another suggested restaurant

Day 5. Shirakawa

• Takayama Old Town shop and stroll
• 13:50 Bus to Shirakawa
• Check in at Shiroyamakan
• Afternoon/ Early Evening tour of Shirakawa led by the hotel staff

Day 6. Kanazawa

• Shirakawa Observation deck
• Tour a minshuku
• 10:25 bus to Kanazawa
• Omicho Market
• Geisha Tea Ceremony in Kazuemachi
• Check into hotel in Higashi Chaya
• Poke around town

• Crab dinner someplace

  :Day 7. Kanazawa

Morning:

• Personalized guided tour of the city
• Chopstick making class
• Foot massage (maybe back at hotel)

Afternoon

• Return to anywhere I want to see more of..
• Sushi dinner somewhere really, really good
• Late stroll near hotel

Day 8. Nara

• Omicho Market for breakfast/lunch
• 10:04 train to Nara
• Check in to hotel
• Todaiji and Kofuku-ji Temples.
• Walk through and around the park
• Dinner at hotel
• Sarusawa Pond

Day 9: Koyasan

• 10:30 train to Koyasan
• Explore area
• Check-in at shukubo
• Ajikan meditation and relaxation
• Vegetarian dinner at shukobo
• Okunoin Temple and Night Cemetery Tour

Day 10: Miyajima (This is the only negotiable night)

9:07 train to Hiroshima

• Peace Memorial Park
• Ferry to Miyajima
• Check-in at ryokan

Notes:

– The next 9 nights are split between Kyoto (5nights), Hakone(2nights), and Tokyo(2 nights).

– I am forwarding luggage from Tokyo to Kanazawa, Kanazawa to Kyoto, and Kyoto to Tokyo

• I'm still not entirely certain about Shirakawa and Miyajima. I know it would make the trip easier to skip one or the other (or both), so I'll take any advice based on your own experiences.