Am I going too fast?

Hello everyone!

In three weeks I’ll be traveling to Japan to attend my best friend’s wedding with my partner, and given the chance we’ll be spending a bit of time exploring the country as tourists. I have drafted the following itinerary:

**19 Mar** \- Arrival in Tokyo, convert JR Pass and get sim, check in into the hotel, have dinner with friends

**20 Mar** \- Morning: 9AM train to Sendai, arrive at 11 to hotel, explore the city during the day (Castle, Zuihōden Temple, Sendai Daikannon)

**21 Mar** \- Morning: Go to Tashirojima (Cat island), stop at Matsushima on the way back, sleep again in Sendai

**22 Mar** \- Zao Fox village in the morning. Shibata walk in the afternoon. Back to Sendai

**23 Mar -** Travel to Ichinoseki, check in the hotel, go to Takkoku-no-iwaya bishamondō

**24 Mar -** Morning: Go to Geibikei. After that, get back to Tokyo

**25 Mar -** Tokyo: Wedding day! 3PM Ceremony and staying there the whole day

**26 Mar** \- Tokyo: picnic and boat trip

**27 Mar -** 9:00 train to Kyoto, check in at the hotel. Inari Mountain in the afternoon. Hot Springs in the evening

**28 Mar -** Morning: Golden Pavillon, Imperial Palace, afternoon Higashi Hongan-ji Temple, Kyoto botanical garden.

**29 Mar -** Arashiyama Monkey Park Iwatayama, bamboo forest, Tenryu-ji, train to Osaka in the evening.

**30 Mar -** Nara in the morning – Walk around Osaka afternoon and evening

**31 Mar -** Morning: stop at the Toyota Automobile Museum near Nagoya. Continue to Hakone (Find a nice onsen for couples/families).

**1 Apr -** Relax in the morning, then back to Tokyo.

**2 Apr** \- Kanamara Matsuri festival. Go to the airport in the evening, flight is at 2AM

I do have a few questions regarding it

1) Are we going too fast? We usually walk quite quickly and have no problem doing things in a hurry, but we want to make sure we are not too much in a hurry.

2) What’s the weather near Sendai going to be like? A few spots in the first week are close to the mountains, should we be worried about snow in late March?

3) 22 and 23 of March are big unknown in terms of transportation. I know we can easily do that with a car, but we only have a JR pass. What’s your take on that?

Thank you!