We are planning for this 3 and we were thinking of the cities we want to visit and how we could see the most. This is our first plan. Are we missing something or does this look alright?
Day 1-6 Tokio
-Skytree
-meji jingu
-Yomiuri land?
-strolling through asakusa
-senso ji temple
-Tokio national museum
-Nezu shrine
-Ryogoku kokugikan
-Go kart
-Day trip Mount Fuji
Day 7- Matsumoto
-Matsumoto castle
-Kappa bachi
Leave first thing in the morning for Kyoto
Day 8-12 Kyoto
-Fushimi Inari-taisha shrine
-kinkaku ji
-sanjusangendo
-Niko castle
-Gion
-Kiyomizu-dera
-arashiyama
-tofuku-ji temple
-Samourai museum
-eikan do
-ginkaku-ji
-toji
-sannenzaka ninenzaka
-Kyoto railway museum?
-nanzen-ji temple
Maybe I’m overdoing it with the temples😅
Day 13 Nara
-Todai-ji temple
-Nara park
-Kasuga shrine
-maybe more temples/shrines😆
Day 14-17 Osaka
-walking through todombori district
-universal studios
-castle park osaka
-osaka castle
Day 18 Okayama
-korakuen garden
-thinking of skipping this and adding a day to kyoto or osaka
Day 19-20 Hiroshima
-A bomb dome +museum+ peace memorial park
-hiroshima castle
-mitaki temple
Day 21 Miyajima Island
I heard some good of these cities but im not sure if its worth visiting. If so please let me know 🙂
Nagoya
Kanazawa
Takayama
3 comments
Day 7: Visiting Matsumoto from Tokyo is possible, but it takes 3-4 hours by bus. Assuming that you will spend the night in Matsumoto you will need to depart early in the morning to be able to arrive in the afternoon and have enough time left to view the castle. The castles last entry is at 4.30.
Day 13: Nara can be done as a day trip from either Kyoto or Osaka, saving you a day of moving your luggage around.
Day 18: Okayama is a nice town, known for it’s good weather, but doesn’t have a lot of sights. Personally I like Kurashiki a lot more. It’s close to Okayama and has a proper touristy old town. You could probably pass through here on the way to Hiroshima instead of staying the night.
To include Takayama, you can go after Matsumoto , there is a bus connecting the two, then you can take a bus to Kanazawa via Shirakawago, that would easily add 3 days to your trip.
> Day 1 to 6 Tokio
a day trip to ‘Fuji’ .. this is very common on this sub.. what do you mean? To see it from a distance? to be nearby hoping to catch a glimpse? What are your goals?
a ‘day trip’ is somewhat ambitious.