Hi! Can I get some opinions on our updated itinerary please? We are excited to go! I’ve been on this community a bit but would also appreciate anyone posting if there have been significant changes to any of these since COVID. Also are we missing any must sees? Thank you!
Going to take advantage of the 3 day Fuji-Hakone Pass but not going to connect back to Tokyo. Hoping to take mostly the Tokaido-Sanyo Shinkansen Line for fast connections.
Monday Sept 5th Flight – Arrive in Tokyo 2:00 pm
Sept 6th, 7th – Explore Tokyo
Sept 8th – Travel to Mount Fuji 5 Lakes (Lake Kawaguchiko)
* Sengen Shrine
* Kubota Museum
* Hoto Noodles
* Chureito Pagoda
* Eruption Caves
Overnight in Lake Kawaguchiko
Sept 9th – Travel to Hakone
* Hakone Shrine
* Lake Ashinoko
* Open Air Museum
* Hakone Checkpoint
* Old Tokaido
* Amazake Chaya
Overnight – Hakone
Sept 12th – Continue Hakone – Odawara overnight in Kyoto
Sept 12th to 14th – Explore Kyoto
Sept 15th – Travel to Mount Hieizen stay overnight
* Overnight at Enryakuji Kaikan (Otsu-shi)
Sept 16th to 18th – Uji and Fushimi
* Tea and sake culture
* Byodoin Temple and Museum
* Nakamura Tokichi (tea)
* Fushimi Sakagura Koji (sake)
* Overnight in Fushimi
Sept 19th and 20th – Fushimi to Hiroshima and Miyajima (3 hrs)
* Explore Hiroshima
* Itsukushima Shrine
* Mount Misen
* Okonomiyaki at Okonomiyaki Mura “Village” 24 Okonomiyaki restaurants
* Overnight in Hiroshima
Sept 21st – Travel Hiroshima to Osaka (2.5 hrs)
* Osaka Castle
* Sumiyoshi Taisha
* Overnight in Osaka
Sept 21st – 23rd Stay in Osaka
Sept 24th – Travel Osaka to Tokyo (3 hrs)
Sept 24th to 26th – More Tokyo
Sept 26th – midday flight to Canada