Hi reddit
I’ll be doing about a month in Japan next around March to April and was looking for some feedback on my itinerary! Since it is quite a long trip I am trying to keep the itinerary from being too hectic.
Questions:
1. Should i remove a day in Fukuoka in favor of an extra day in Okayama or Osaka?
2. Is this itinerary too packed?
3. Am I missing any optimizations in the routes?
4. Any other recommendations appreciated!
**Day 1 – Flight to Tokyo**
* Land at night
* Head to hotel
**Day 2 – Tokyo to Fukuoka**
* Explore Tokyo until noon
* Fly to Fukuoka afternoon
* Uminonakamichi Park
**Day 3 – Fukuoka**
* Day Trip to Nagasaki
**Day 4 – Fukuoka**
* Free Day to explore Fukuoka
**Day 5 – Fukuoka to Okayama**
* Okayama Korakuen Garden
* Okayama Castle
* Kurashiki
**Day 6 – Okayama**
* Day trip to Hiroshima
* Miyajima
* Peace Museum
**Day 7 – Okayama to Osaka**
* Head to Himeji
* Check out the castle
* Continue to Osaka
* Umeda Sky Building
**Day 8 – Osaka**
* Suntory Distillery Tour
* Osaka Day – Half Loop (Castle)
**Day 9 – Osaka**
* Mt Yoshino Day Trip
**Day 10 – Osaka**
* Kurmon Market
* Dontonburi
**Day 11 – Osaka**
* Nintendo World
**Day 12 – Osaka to Kyoto**
* Nishiki Market
* Golden Temple
**Day 13 – Kyoto**
* West Kyoto
* Bamboo Forest
* Monkey Park
**Day 14 – Kyoto**
* Nara Day Trip
**Day 15 – Kyoto**
* Fushinari
* East Kyoto
* Kiyomizu-dera
**Day 16 – Kyoto to Kanazawa**
* Kenrokuen
* Omicho Market
* Higashi Chaya
**Day 17 – Kanazawa**
* Day Trip to Toyama or Explore Kanazawa continued
**Day 18 – Kanazawa to Shirakawa**
* Bus to Shirakawa
* Explore Shirakawa
* Stay overnight
**Day 19 – Shirakawa to Takayama**
* Bus to Takayama
* Explore Gifu – Try Hida Beef
* Explore Takayama
**Day 20 – Takayama to Hakone**
* Train to Hakone
* Do half Hakone Loop
**Day 21 – Hakone**
* Finish Hakone Loop
* Spend Night at Ryokan
**Day 22 – Hakone to Fuji**
* Bus to Fuji
* Explore Lake Kawaguchi
**Day 23 – Fuji**
* Chureto Pagoda
* Ropeway
* Explore Lake Kawaguchi
**Day 24 – Fuji to Tokyo**
* Train to Tokyo
* Asakusa
**Day 25 – Tokyo**
* DisneySea
**Day 26 – Tokyo**
* Ghibli Museum
* Explore Shinjuku
* Explore Golden Gai
**Day 27 – Tokyo**
* Day Trip to Yokohama
**Day 28 – Tokyo**
* Explore Shibuya
* Explore Harajuku and Omotesando Hills
**Day 29 – Tokyo**
* Tsukiji Fish Market Food
* Akihabara
* Borderless
**Day 30 – Tokyo to Nikko**
* Head to Nikko
* Check out Lake Chūzenji
**Day 31 – Nikko to Tokyo**
* Check out shrines / abyss in morning
* Head back to tokyo
**Day 32 – Tokyo**
* Shopping Day
**Day 33 – Tokyo**
* Get lunch and head to airport