Hi all, I want to show our itinerary draft for April 2023, covering 3 cities (Kyoto, Osaka, Tokyo). There are 4 of us. **This is our first time traveling to Japan**, so please bear with us.
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|Day|Start city|End city|Activity Plan|
|:-|:-|:-|:-|
|0|Manila|Fukuoka|**PM** Arrive at Fukuoka/Nagoya International Airport and Check-in at overnight hotel|
|1|Fukuoka|Kyoto|**AM** Shopping around Hakata station **PM** *Train to Kyoto (3-4 hrs)* Walk to Sinnenzaka-Ninenzaka-Hokan-ji Temple|
|2|Kyoto|Kyoto|**AM** Kinkaku-ji Temple|
|3|Kyoto|Osaka|**AM** Shusutei Tea House, Hotel Check-out **PM** *Kyoto to Osaka (1 hr)* Hotel check-in|
|4|Osaka|Osaka|**AM** Osaka Castle|
|5|Osaka|Tokyo|**AM** *Osaka to Tokyo (3-4 hrs)* **PM** Check-in at hotel in Tokyo|
|6|Tokyo|Tokyo|**AM** TeamLab Planets|
|7|Tokyo|*Fujiyoshida* (maybe?), Tokyo|*(We want to allot this day to go to Chureito Pagoda in Fujiyoshida but the commute may be difficult. An alternate activity is exploring more around Chiyoda city area.)* **AM** *Tokyo to Chureito Pagoda* Chureito Pagoda|
|8|Tokyo|Fuk|**AM** Check out and go to Fukuoka (5-6hrs train)|
These are the areas of our hotels:
Kyoto: surrounding Kyoto Imperial Palace
Osaka: near Osaka-Umeda station
Tokyo: near Asakusabashi station
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Additional notes:
\-We are purchasing the JR Pass and ofc we want to get the most out of its value.
\-Our Point-of-Entry is Fukuoka and an alternative is Nagoya.
\-We all love anime and Japanese culture in general. We’re in our 20s.
\-We are planning to travel again to Japan if time and work permits us.
\-We love good food so we want to ask for your suggestions as well \^\^
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We’re open to suggestions and kind criticisms. PLS PLS let us know if the days are too cramped, loose, or anything. Thank you all!
1 comment
Why are you flying in and out of Fukuoka if you want to focus your trip on Kansai and Tokyo? You’re wasting more than a day’s worth of time in your week long trip on trains to and from Fukuoka. Even if the flights are cheap, this is likely a false economy.
More broadly, that’s really an at least two week itinerary. If you only have a week, stick to two cities at most. Spending a week in the Tokyo or Kansai region would be better still. Alternatively, if cheap flights via Fukuoka are attractive, why not focus on Kyushu?