Fall Itinerary Check! Tokyo & Chubu Region (End Oct-Early Nov)

Hi all, please take a look at my tentative but detailed itinerary for my second trip to Japan and let me know if you have any recommendations or concerns. I appreciate it!

**TOKYO**

**DAY 1**

Reach airport at 9AM

Tsukiji Fish Market

Asakusa Sensoji

Akihabara

TeamLAB Planets

Robot Restaurant

**DAY 2**

Day trip to Hakone or Fuji Five Lakes (any other suggestions are welcome!)

**DAY 3**

Meiji Shrine

Harajuku

Shinjuku Memory Lane

Kabuchiko – Golden Gai

**CHUBU**

**DAY 4** (send luggage to hotel in Kanazawa before checkout through Ta-Q-bin)

Take train to Takayama

Takayama Jinya

Sanmachi Suji

Hachiman Shrine

**DAY 5**

Hiking in Kamikochi

Hirayu Onsen

Travel back to Takayama

**DAY 6**

Leave Takayama and spend morning at Shirakawa-go, move on to Kanazawa to spend the night there.

(Send luggage from Kanazawa to Narita Airport through Ta-Q-bin)

**DAY 7**

Tateyama Alpine route from Toyama to Matsumoto

Take Matsumoto train to Narita Airport. Stay at 9hours Narita for the night.

**DAY 8**

9AM flight home

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A few notes/ questions:

\-Would it be worth to stop by Nagano and look around the city on my way to Takayama? I would be stopping at Nagano to transfer anyway

\-You might be wondering why Im using the Ta-Q-bin service so much but my mom’s travelling with me and I want to make this a seamless trip for her as much as possible haha. I’ve also read that Ta-Q-bin is able to store your luggage for up to 5 days and send to your next location on a specific date you want within those 5 days, which is very helpful. Please let me know if there’s a more productive way to use the service!

\-I plan to explore the Chubu/Japanese Alps region because I read that I’d be able to see fall foliage in the higher areas at this time (I thought about going to North but transport there seems to be a bit of a hassle). However my itinerary could be changed, so any suggestions to go elsewhere is welcome!

\-Any good onsen recommendations is appreciated! I’ve always wanted to try an onsen so I will be a first timer.