Hi everyone 🙂
For the past few months, I have been doing a lot of research on where exactly my partner and I should go to during our 3.5 week Japan trip in March 2025.
I am quite happy with the result and even have reserved the hotels for our stay. But I have gotten some recommendations from a friend who just got back from her semester abroad. Her recommendations where on my list also, but I had decided to pick other destinations. Now the doubts are back 😀 I was kind of hoping to get some of your feedback.
So this what I got (I know, pretty standard for a first time visit – the goal is to see the classics and have a great mix of vibrant city, nature and rural Japan without having to travel too often)
- 16.03 – 22.03. – Tokio (incl. 1 day trip to mount Takao)
- 23.03. – 25.03. – Hakone –> here, my friend said to rather visit Kawaguchi because it is close to Mt Fuji, more interesting and less crowded….?!
- 26.03. – 29.03. – Kyoto
- 30.03. – 31.03. – Hiroshima with day trip to Miyajima
- 01.04. – 04.04. – Osaka with day trip to Nara
- 05.04. – 07.04. – Kanazawa –> I was going back and forth between Kanazawa and Takayama / Shirakawago. My friend does not know Kanazawa and highly recommended Takayama. I thought Kanazawa might be better due to the connection and more stuff to do…. what do you think?
- 08.04. – 09.04. – Tokio
I am curious what you think of this plan and my friend's advice. Do you agree with her? We already got reservations for a nice ryokan with private onsen, but I guess I could also find somethink in Kawaguchi. But then again, it is more difficult to travel to….
Thanks in advance everyone!! <3
by kawaii-neko-jiji