Hi! I would love some opinions on the feasibility of our itinerary. Also would like to precise that we plan on traveling with backpacks and packing light so I’m not too worried at the idea of switching hotels every 2 or 3 days. It also seems from the calculator that the JR pass wouldn’t be worth it so I don’t think we’ll be getting it unless I got that wrong?
Day 01 : Landing in Tokyo Narita, transfer to our hotel (near Ginza station) take a stroll in the area
Day 2 : Tsukiji outer market, stroll around different areas of Tokyo, not sure yet.
​
Day 03 : Train to Hakone, drop off bags at ryokan, explore the area, enjoy the onsen at our ryokan.
​
Day 04 : Train to Shizuoka, drop off bags at hotel or bag lockers, visite the city
​
Day 05: More activites in Shizuoka (to be planned)
​
Day 06 : Shinkansen from Shizuoka to Kyoto, bag drop off at hotel, activities to be planned
​
Day 07 : I was thinking of getting up really early (like 3 or 4am) to visit Fushimi Inari by night with hope of seeing very few people around and experience the place almost empty but also seeing the sun rise and experience the place in daylight on the way back down.
Day 08 : Either more time to visit Kyoto or a day trip to Amanohashidate.
​
Day 09 : Train from Kyoto to Osaka, drop off bags at hostel. Walk around, visite Hozen-ji Yokocho, Dotonbori…
​
Day 10 : Visit Osaka temples, Kuromon Ichiba Market etc…
​
Day 11 : Day trip to Nara
​
Day 12 : Train from Osaka to Kii-Tanabe. Forward our bags to Katsuura. Bus to Takijiri. Walk the Kumano trail from Takijiri to Takahara
​
Day 13 : Walk from Takahara to Tsugizakura-oji.
​
Day 14 : Walk from Tsugizakura-oji to Kumano Hongu Taisha. Sleep in Yunomine Onsen
​
Day 15 : Bus to Ukegawa, and from there walk to Koguchi
​
Day 16 : Walk from Koguchi to Kumano Nachi Taisha then bus to Katsuura.
​
Day 17 : Train from Katsuura to Shirahama. Stroll around, visit the Sandanbeki Cave
​
Day 18 : Enjoy the beach, visit Shirahama
​
Day 19 : Train from Shirahama to Osaka. Enjoy the city some more.
​
Day 20 : Fly from Osaka to Naha, Okinawa, transfer to hotel and drop off bags, stroll around the area.
​
Day 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 would be spent exploring Okinawa and scuba diving, getting our PADI certification.
Has anyone been diving in Okinawa and which were your favorite spots ? We don’t plan on renting cars while being there, would it be a huge problem to enjoy the area ? What if we rented bicycles ? Is it easy to get around ?
​
Day 26 : Fly from Naha to Tokyo, transfer to hotel. Enjoy the city some more
​
Day 27 : Train from Tokyo to Nagano. Activities to be planned.
​
Day 28 : Togakushi temples, Matsushiro?
​
Day 29 : Train back to Tokyo. Activites to be planned.
​
Day 30 : Enjoy Tokyo, Ghibli museum and area around it. Stroll around Shibuya area
​
Day 31 : Enjoy Tokyo one last day, stroll around, buy souvenirs..
​
Day 32 : Train to Narita, Take flight.
Thank you for sticking with me if you read all the way!
3 comments
I’m doing the same hike as you are, for the most part. I’m spending an extra night in Yunomine Onsen and after Katsuura I’ll be going up to Kumano Hayatama Taisha in Shingu. I’ll be on the trail exactly a month from now!
Depends on what you’re looking for in Okinawa if you’d need a car or not. My partner has a Japanese license so was a no-brainer for us getting a Times car, we stayed close to the airport but drove up to the Aquarium etc which was easily 2.5 hours one way.
For the hikes, get a bear bell. Seriously. And proper hiking Shoes.
Don’t hike alone.