Fukuoka/Hiroshima/Osaka/Kyoto/Nagano/Tokyo
Hi Everyone. A group of us are planning on adding roughly 3 weeks for a first trip to japan to the end of our south Korea trip in November. We’ve decided on Busan -> Fukuoka as our starting location, with a focus on locations that interest us on our way to Tokyo with the 14 day rail pass.
If there are too many stops/too ambitious in some areas, feel free to critique as any advice/perspective is appreciated : )
11/28: Busan -> Fukuoka
Considering Kumamoto day trip for one piece statues if time permits
Night in Fukuoka
Activate 14day JRailpass this day if required
11/29: Fukuoka -> Yufuin/Kurokawa
Night in Yufuin/Kurokawa (undecided)
11/30: Yufuin -> Hiroshima
If time permits, go to Miyajima & back spending night in Hiroshima
12/1: Hiroshima -> Osaka
While still in Hiroshima, Atomic bomb dome & Peace memorial
Leave for Himeji & visit Himeji castle
Leave and spend night in Osaka
12/2nd-7th: Osaka, Kyoto, Nara
7 Nights spread across Osaka, Kyoto & Nara
12/8: Kyoto -> Nagoya
Night in Nagoya (might replace this day with something else)
12/9: Nagoya -> Nagano City
Takayama day trip on way to Nagano
Night in Nagano
12/10: Nagano City -> Snow Monkey Park
Check Snow Monkey Park live stream to see if its viable, backup is skiing in **Hakuba** (had wrong ski resort previously) for day
Return to Nagano city for Night
12/11: Nagano City -> Kusatsu
Night in Kusatsu
12/12: Kusatsu -> Tokyo
Tokyo for Night
12/13th-21st: Rest in Tokyo
Leave on 21st
3 comments
I’d say skip Nagoya and go straight to Nagano.
Takayama/Shirakawa-Go/Hida is great but as an in-between stop Nagoya-Nagano rather tricky. You’ll be on the train for most of the day + there are not too many trains.
>12/10: Nagano City -> Snow Monkey Park
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>Check Snow Monkey Park live stream to see if its viable, backup is skiing in Niseko for day
Shigakogen, Hakuba, Myoko, etc., are easily reached from Nagano. There are *many* ski resorts nearby, but Niseko is not one of them.
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