Feedback on 17-day trip around Japan (third visit)

Hey, all! My partner (33M) and I (28F) are traveling to Japan for \~2.5 weeks in mid-March. We’ve both been to Japan before separately and have visited Tokyo, Kyoto, and Hiroshima. We’re excited to go back to Japan together and explore Tokyo as well as some new, ideally more off-the-beaten-path places.

**Some more detail:**

* We love food (who doesn’t)
* I’m fairly outdoorsy but my partner isn’t, so long hikes/more rugged activities are either off the menu or something I’d do solo
* We both love aimlessly walking around cities, art/music, clothes/shopping, etc.
* We’d much rather take our time in a place and move more slowly than try to pack everything in—something I’d love to understand about our itinerary is whether you think we’re moving too frequently/not spending enough time in a place
* We’ve got three unaccounted-for days I’m not sure what to do with (spend a full day in Kyoto? add in more relaxation days along the way?)

**Proposed itinerary:**

* Day zero: Tokyo
* Arrive in Tokyo at 6 PM, check into hotel, get dinner nearby, light walking depending on our energy levels
* Hotel: TBD
* Day one: Tokyo
* Potential activities include: check out the relocated Toyosu fish market, visit the Imperial East Gardens, go to the Mori Museum’s sky deck
* Hotel: TBD
* Day Two: Tokyo
* Potential activities include: visit Harajuku, visit Omotesando, visit Shimokitazawa, visit Daikanyama
* Hotel: TBD
* Day Three: Tokyo
* Potential activities include: visit Nakamise, visit Akihabara, visit Nakameguro
* Hotel: TBD
* Days Four and Five: Tokyo
* Free days! Split up and do our own things/check out any places on our list we haven’t made it to yet
* Hotel: TBD
* Day Six: Kanazawa
* Take the train from Tokyo to Kanazawa, visit the Omicho market, go to the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, go to the Kenrokuen Gardens
* Hotel: Beniya Mukayu (a hot spring inn)
* Day Seven: Kanazawa/relaxation day
* Hang out at the inn, go to Taniguchi’s architecture museum if we feel like it
* Hotel: Beniya Mukayu
* Day Eight: Naoshima
* Take the train from Kanzawa to Kyoto, a bus from Kyoto to Okayama, a bus from Okayama to Uno Port, then check into Benesse House
* Hotel: Benesse House
* Day Nine: Naoshima
* Explore all the art on Naoshima (loosely following [day one](https://benesse-artsite.jp/en/stay/benessehouse/program/02.html) of this suggested itinerary)
* Hotel: Benesse House
* Day Ten: Inujima/Teshima
* Explore all the art on Inujima/Teshima (loosely following [day two](https://benesse-artsite.jp/en/stay/benessehouse/program/02.html) of this suggested itinerary)
* Hotel: Benesse House
* Day Eleven: Naoshima/relaxation day
* Chill
* Day Twelve: Shodoshima
* Take the ferry to Shodoshima, explore Kankakei Gorge, go to Olive Park
* Hotel: TBD
* Day Thirteen: Kurashiki
* Take the ferry to Uno Port, take the bus from Uno Port to Okayama, take the train from Okayama to Kurashiki, explore the Bikran Quarter, maybe go to the Ohara Museum and/or the Bizen Pottery Museum if we’re not museumed-out
* Hotel: TBD
* Day Fourteen: Tokyo/relaxation day
* Take the train to Tokyo, check into our hotel, chill
* Hotel: TBD
* Days Fifteen, Sixteen, Seventeen
* ????

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Would love feedback on the overall itinerary and what else we should add in. Thanks in advance 🙂