Flying from Taiwan to Japan Dec 21, should be arriving somewhere between 4pm and 7pm at Tokio. Planning on leaving Jan 4 late night.

We are 3 exchange college students who have never been this close to Japan and it's my first time planning a trip.

We would like to be in Tokio for New Years Eve so we can wait for the last days to stay in Tokio and arrive to the Osaka Airport instead. I honestly planned each city individually of what city was next and what day of the 15 it happens, but I will just post it in a possible order, please let me know if you suggest swapping any date. I'll decide based on replies to this post. I know some days won't be enough for all their activies so I please suggest which to skip.

Current plan is staying at Osaka (Daytrips to Kobe-Himeji and to Nara)->Hiroshima (Daytrip to Miyamija)->Kioto->Tokio (Daytrip to Lake Kawaguchi, to Hakone and to Nagoya).

We should be arriving to either Osaka or Tokyo in the evening.

Now for everything except Tokio I have a "planned" route that should work mostly, but since Tokio would go with the New Years week, I'm not sure how to work around that so I just listed some places/activities.

Dec 21-Saturday – OSAKA

1. Osaka Castle
2. Dotonbori
3. Yasaka Namba
4. Denden Town
5. Shinsekai
6. Umeda Sky Building

Dec 22-Sunday – OSAKA (Daytrip to Himeji+Kobe)

1. Himeji Castle
2. Koko-en
3. Nunobiki
4. Ikuta Jinja
5. Chinatown
6. Harborland

Dec 23-Monday – OSAKA (Daytrip to Nara)

1. Todai-ji
2. Yoshiki-en, Isui-en
3. Nara Park
4. Kasuga-Taisha Shrine
5. Kofuki-Ji, Sarusawa Shrine
6. Nigatsu Do

Dec 24-Tuesday – HIROSHIMA

1. Peace Memorial Museum
2. Peace Park
3. Atomic Bomb Dome
4. Hiroshima Castle
5. Shukkeien Garden

Dec 25-Wednesday – HIROSHIMA (Daytrip to Miyamija)

1. Omotesando
2. Itsukushima Shrine
3. Senjokaku Pavilion
4. Momijidani Park
5. Miyamija Ropeway
6. Daishon Temple

Dec 26-Thursday – KIOTO

1. Tenryu-ji
2. Arashiyama Forest
3. Gio-ji
4. Adashino Nembutsu-ji
5. Kikaku-ji

Dec 27-Friday – KIOTO

1. Ginkaku-ji
2. Nanzen-ji
3. Kennin-ji
4. Shijo-Dori
5. Imperial Palace
6. Nijo Castle

Dec 28-Saturday – KIOTO

1. Daigo-ji
2. Fushimi Inari-taisha
3. Tofuku-ji
4. Kiyomizu-dera
5. Kodai-ji
6. Hokan-ji

Dec 29-Sunday – TOKIO

1. Akihabara
2. Shinjuku
3. Golden Gai
4. Omoide Yokocho

Dec 30-Monday – TOKIO

1. Toyosu
2. Ginza
3. Senso-ji
4. Nakamise Shopping Street

Dec 31-Tuesday – TOKIO

1. Shibuya Crossing
2. Shibuya Sky
3. Miyashita Park
4. Yoyogi Park
5. Meiji Shrine
6. Harajuku

Jan 1-Wednesday – TOKIO (Daytrip to LAKE KAWAGUCHI)

No detailed schedule yet.

Jan 2-Thursday – TOKIO (Daytrip to HAKONE)

No detailed schedule yet.

Jan 3-Friday – TOKIO (Daytrip to NAGOYA)

• Nagoya Castle
• Togan-Ji
• Ghibli Park
• Dondoko Forest

Jan 4-Saturday – TOKIO

Some walking around Tokyo, hotel check out, airport trip and flight at night.