Hi all,
Created an itinerary but am aware that the timeline is super tight. Could someone give advice on what to prioritise/how I should make changes to the plan?
Will be reaching 2 Nov early morning – departing 12 Nov afternoon this year (autumn). Does anyone have any first-hand experience in Takayama? Looks super quaint and beautiful but reality might be diff- travelling there is not the easiest also. Any suggestions on good food/places are welcome too! Thanks!
**Day 1: Arrival in Tokyo**
Explore the city; Shibuya
**Day 2: Tokyo**
Tokyo Tower; Imperial Palace; Sensoji Temple
**Day 3: Tokyo**
Meiji Shrine; Shinto shrine; Omotesando; Studio Ghibli Museum
**Day 4: Hakone**
Take the train to Hakone, a resort town in the Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park. See mount fuji
**Day 5: Hakone to Takayama**
Take an early morning train from Hakone to Takayama–> take the Odakyu Limited Express “Romancecar” train from Hakone-Yumoto Station to Shinjuku Station, then transfer to the JR Limited Express Hida train to Takayama. The total travel time is approximately 4.5 to 5 hours.
Check into accommodation and explore the town’s charming old streets and traditional wooden houses.
Takayama Jinya; Miyagawa Morning Market
**Day 6: Takayama to Kyoto**
Take an early morning train from Takayama to Kyoto, which takes around 4 hours. See historic temples and shrines
**Day 7: Kyoto**
Explore the Gion district
**Day 8: Kyoto and Nara**
Day trip to Nara–> about an hour’s train ride from Kyoto. Nara Deer Park; Todai-ji Temple; Kasuga-taisha Shrine
**Day 9: Osaka and Hitachi Seaside Park**
Take the train Oasaka, maybe day trip to Hitachi Seaside park?
**Day 10: Osaka**
Umeda Sky Building; Osaka Castle; Dotonbori district
**Day 11: Departure from Osaka**
Shitennoji Temple, lunch then catch flight back home from Osaka’s Kansai International Airport.
3 comments
Hitachi Seaside Park is in Hitachi, Ibaraki. Nowhere near Osaka.
Hi!
I am 99.9% sure there is no direct train from Shinjuku to Takayama. There is a bus, but you’re looking at a more like 5.5 hours for just for the bus not including transport from Hakone.
Presumably the fastest way from Hakone is taking the shinkansen from Odawara to Nagoya and changing there for Hida. The train from Odawara comes approximate once every 2 hours. You could technically go from Odawara to Shin-Yokohama to Nagoya, the latter via nozomi, but it will cost quite a bit.
You can do a lot more in 1 day in Kyoto than Gion if you want.
And I’m not going to repeat the problem with Hitachi as a day trip from Osaka.
Hitachi Seaside park is located in Ibaraki(茨城) prefecture, not Ibaraki(茨木) city in Osaka.
You can visit the park while your stay in Tokyo. It takes about 2 – 3 hours from somewhere in Tokyo to the park.