Rough 3-week itinerary check March/April

Finally going back to Japan! Been there in 2016 for 2 weeks, but didn’t get much further than Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto and Hiroshima/Miyajima. Did day trips to Kobe, Nara, Hiroshimagashi and Nikko as well.

I’m coming in by ferry from Busan and I have a 3-week JR pass. My initial plan was hopping around Kyushu for a week first, but I’m travelling longer and a bit done with staying at certain places for only 1 or 2 nights. Want to take it a bit slower and doing more day trips 🙂

Tokyo at the end is just gonna be photographing, shopping and eating, so I’m not gonna make an itinerary for that. I’ve seen the main highlights of Tokyo already, but I love big cities and street photography so I’m basically gonna walk around for a few days.

The only “rough” travel day is the day I’m going from Takayama to Hakone, but honesly… I’ve had much worse days in Asia. I was gonna go to Nagoya initially and do a day trip to Hakone from Tokyo, but the main reason I wanted to go to Bagoya was the Ghibli Park and I don’t have any tickets. Also didnt manage to get ticket for Ghibli Museum this morning, so fml…

Any suggestions for better routes or alternative day trip to do from the places I’m staying? I think I wanna do another day trip from Tokyo.

**23: Fukuoka**

– Arrival in the evening with JR Beetle from Busan

– Check in hostel near Hakata Station and get something to eat

**24: Fukuoka**

– Early morning get coffee somewhere

– Get sim card

– Ohori Park

– Kushida Shrine

– Uminonakamichi Seaside Park

**25: Fukuoka to Nagasaki**

– Activate 21-day JR pass

– Take train to Nagasaki around noon

– Check in hostel

– Explore the area

– Dejima

**26: Nagasaki**

– Hashima Island

– War Museum

– Peace Park

**27: Nagasaki**

– Huis ten Bosch Themepark

**28: Nagasaki to Fukuoka**

– Take train to Fukuoka in the morning

– Check in hostel near Hakata Station

– Shopping

– Eat at Kirby Cafe

**29: Fukuoka to Osaka**

– Get some breakfast and coffee

– Take train around noon

– Get to hostel in Osaka

– Dotonbori

**30: Osaka**

– Day trip to Kyoto (meet up with a friend who lives in Kyoto, Bamboo forest and other stuff I missed last time I was there)

**31: Osaka**

– Universal Studios

**1: Osaka**

– Day trip to nature park with friend. Which park/place still to be determined (I leave that uo to her). Maybe Yoshino.

**2: Osaka**

– Himeiji day trip

– Osaka shopping and eating

**3: Osaka to Kanazawa**

– Early morning train to Kanazawa

– Check in hostel

– Kenrokuen

**4: Kanazawa **

– Higsashi Chaya District

– Omicho Market

**5: Kanazawa to Takayama**

– Get some breakfast and coffee

– Take train around noon

– Check in hostel

– Relax

**6: Takayama**

– Hida Folk Town

– Old Town

**7: Takayama to Hakone**

– about 5 hr trip, leaving in the morning

– Arrive around 15:00. Check in guesthouse

– Relax

**8: Hakone**

– Pirate ship?

– Haven’t done further research on Hakone yet

**9: Hakone to Tokyo**

– Get some breakfast and coffee

– Take train around noon

– Check in hostel

– Akihabara

**10: Tokyo**

– Shopping in Shibuya and Shinjuku

**11: Tokyo**

– Day trip to Mt. Fuji

**12: Tokyo**

– 12pm Teamlabs Tickets secured
– Shopping and exploring

**13: Tokyo**

– Shopping and exploring

**14: Tokyo**

– Flight home at 14:50 from NRT (last day of JR pass)