Hello, I’m going to Japan very soon (27th February till 28th of march 2023) and are almost done with itinerary, what do you think about it? Maybe I can cut some of the smaller temples out if it’s too rushed.
Also give me tips for better trip direction to save on transport time, not many hotels booked:)
Here goes:
9 nights Tokyo
Day 1
Kaminarimon Gate
Sensoji
Asakusa Shrine
Suzukien Asakusa for Ice Cream(Maps says it may be closed?)
Tokyo Skytree
Day 2
Ueno Park
Akihabara
Free time??
Day 3
Toyusu market
Teamlab Planets
Tokyo Bigsight
Maybe see rainbowbridge but no need
Day 4
Tsukuji outer market
Tokyo Tower
Hamarikyu garden
Imperial Palace
Pokemon center/cafe
Day 5
Shinjuku Gyoen
Hanazono Shrine
Golden Gai
Metropolitan building
Day 6
Shibuya Sky
Shibuya crossing
Yoyogi park
Meiji shrine
Day 7
Inokashira park
Ghibli Museum if more tickets
Jindai botanical
Jindaiji temple
Day 8
Mount takao
Yukiji temple
Free time??
Day 9
Travel to Nikko
Maybe Edowonderland?
Shinkyo bridge
Toshogu
Kanmangafuchi Abyss
1 night Nikko
Day 10
Kegon falls
Lake chuzenji
Senjogahara
Mount Nikko-Shirane
Go to tokyo
1 night Tokyo
Day 11
Travel to Yokohama and see cup noodle museum (worth it?)
Travel to kamakura
Hokokuji bamboo forest
Kotokuin
Travel to hakone
1 night Hakone
Day 12
Hakone circle:
Open air
Owakudani
Lake Ashi
Hakone shrine
Travel to fujiyoshida
1 night Fujiyoshida
Day 13
Fuji q highland
Chureito pagoda
Arakura Fuji shrine
Lake kawaguchi
Aokigahara forest worth it?
Travel to Matsumoto (maybe too long 4 hours??)
1 night Matsumoto
Day 14
See matsumoto castle
Kamikochi
Free time??
Travel to Nagano
1 night Nagano
Day 15
Zenkoji temple
Snow monkey park
Travel to Kanazawa with shinkansen
1 night Kanazawa
Day 16
Omicho market
Higashi Chaya district
Kanazawa castle park
Kenrokuen
Travel to Shirakawago
1 night Shirakawago
Day 17
See Shirakawago
See gokayama
Travel to kyoto
5 nights Kyoto
Day 18
Jishoji temple
Philosophers path
Heian shrine
Zenrinji temple
Nanzenji temple
Day 19
Okochi sanso garden
Kameyama Park
Arashiyama bamboo forest
Tenryuji temple
Arashiyama monkey park worth it?
Kimono forest
Day 20
Nishiki market
Ryoanji
Kinkakuji
Nijo castle
Pontocho park
Day 21
Yasaka shrine
Kodaiji
Hokanji
Nineizaka
Kiyomozidera
Day 22
Byodoin (maybe too far?)
Fushimi inaritaisha
Tofukuji
Sanjosangendo
Travel to Osaka
4 nights Osaka
Day 23
Universal studios
Free time?
Day 24
Koromon ichiba market
Umeda skybuilding
Osaka castle
Dotonbori
Shitennoji
Tsutenkaku
Shinsekai
Day 25
Nara
Kasuga taisha
Nara park
Nandaimon gate
Todaiji
Kofukuji
Nakatanidou
Back to osaka
Day 25
Travel to himeji castle (more to see here?)
Travel to Okayama castle
Travel to Hiroshima
2 night Hiroshima
Day 26
Peace Memorial
Atomic bomb dome
Hiroshima castle
Shukkeien
Itsukushima Jinja
Day 27
Travel to Fukuoka
Uminonakamichi park
Kushidajinja shrine
Sumiyoshijinja
Fukuoka tower
1 night fukuoka
Day 28
Last day see cherry blossom and relax
Day 29
Fly home from fukuoka