#Intro
This will be my second time going to Japan. The first trip was in May 2019 and I went with 3 friends.
I will going back in December 2022 and January 2023 but solo this time to explore the other parts of the other island.
I like museums, sightseeing and trying new foods. I am not really big on alcohol or bars.
Any feedback on what my current would be greatly appreciated.
# Previous Trip in 2019:
##May 8-15 Osaka
– Tokyo Tower
– Dotonbori
– Universal Studios
– Tsutenkaku
– Osaka Castle
###Kyoto (day trip)
– Fushimi Inari Taisha
– Kiyomizu-dera
###Nara Park (day trip)
##May 15-20 Tokyo
– Ginza
– Tokyo Tower
– Akiharbara
– Sanja Matsuri festival in Akakusa (didn’t get to explore Akakusa)
– Shibuya Crossing, Uobei
– Toyosu Fish Market (didn’t see anything when went)
# Upcoming 2022 Trip (Solo):
Date | Area
—|—
Dec 13 | Depart YVR
Dec 14 | Land NRT at 3:20PM
Dec 15 | Tokyo
Dec 16 | Tokyo
Dec 17 | Tokyo
Buy 7 Day JR Pass |
Dec 18 | Osaka or Nagano or Kyoto
Dec 19 | Osaka/Kobe (day trip)
Dec 20 | Osaka
Dec 21 | Hiroshima
Dec 22 | Hiroshima
Dec 23 | Fukoka
Dec 24 | Depart Fukoka at 12PM
Will be Korea, Thailand, Vietnam between Dec 24-Jan 15
Date | Area
—|—
Jan 15 | Arrive NRT 8:00 AM, Depart NRT 10:50, Arrive CTS 12:35PM
Jan 15-20 | Sapporo/Otaru, Hakodate
Jan 20 | Depart CTS 10:30AM, Arrive NRT 12:15PM
Jan 21 | Tokyo
Jan 22 | Depart NRT at 6PM
##Alternate travel options
– Skip Hakodate if flying
– Skip Hokkaido, spending more time Southwest of Japan (Osaka, Kobe, Nagoya/Nagano, Hiroshima) in December then doing Tokyo in Janaury
– Buy 7 day JR pass as well instead of flying to/from Hokkaido
– Cut Tokyo at the end of January leg to make more room for Hokkaido
#Things I would do in each area
##Tokyo
### Staying around the Ueno area
– Tsukiji Fish Market
– Sensō-ji
– Harujuku
– teamLab Planets
– Akiharbara
##Kobe
– Lunch @ Kobe-Wakkoqu
– Chinatown
##Nagano
– Jigokudani Snow Monkey park
##Osaka
– Okonomiyaki
– Dotonbori
##Hiroshima
– Yakigaki
– Okonomiyaki
– Hiroshima Castle
– Atomic Bomb Dome
– Peace Memorial Museum
– Miyajima Island
##Fukoka
– Ramen
## Hokkaido
– Seafood/scallops
– Nijo Fishmarket, Sapporo
– Soup Curry
– Hokkaido Style Ramen
– Zangi Chicken
– Shiraoi Wagyu
– Hokkaido Melon
– Tortiton Sushi
#Questions, feedback and recommendations
– Carrying my luggage when I’m moving between cities – I’ll have a full size checked luggage and a backpack, is there room on the JR trains/shinkansen for this?
– With my limited time in Hokkaido, should I just stick between Sapporo/Otaru? I probably won’t be doing winter sports like skiing. If not, where else should I go?
– Any other area recommendations when I am travelling from Tokyo to Fukoka
– Any other food/attraction recommendations