Hello!
So I’m planning to go to Japan for 3 weeks in October, and I may need some feedback / advices on my itinerary. I’m traveling alone, and I intend to enjoy the atmosphere, take a fairly relaxed pace to visit, and enjoy my vacation. My days are so, not very packed!
Here’s the itinerary:
Day 1:
\- Morning: Arrival at Haneda in the morning, pick up JR pass, yen, SIM card, PASMO etc.
\- Afternoon: Express bus to Kawaguchiko, arrival at accommodation, etc.
**Kawaguchiko:**
Day 2: (First light day to get used to the time difference, and recover from the flight!)
\- Morning: Oishi park
\- Afternoon: Itchuku Kobota museum + onsen
Day 3:
\- Morning: Chureito pagoda / Arakura trail
\- Afternoon: Kawaguchi lake walk + onsen
**Kyoto:**
Day 4: Bus to Mishima station. Shinkansen to Kyoto
Day 5:
\- Morning: Walking in Gion / Hanamikoji street / Shirakawa
\- Afternoon: Kennin-ji temple, Minami-za theater
Day 6: Higashiyama
\- Morning: Bus to Nanzenji, walk to Ginkaku-ji
\- Afternoon: Daimon-Ji trail. Walk to Heian-jingū, park
Day 7:
\- Morning: Sanjusangen-do
\- Afternoon: Guided tour of Uji and the Gion district at night
Day 8: Nara
\- Morning: Nara park & Todai-ji temple
\- Afternoon: Nara museum & walk
Day 9:
\- Morning: Bus to Goyo-Zaka – Kiyomizu dera
\- Afternoon: Kodai-ji Temple, Ishibe-koji lane
Day 10: Hiroshima
\- Morning: Hiroshima castle
\- Afternoon: Hiroshima memorial & park
Day 11: Arashiyama
\- Morning: Bamboo grove, Adashino Nenbutsu-ji temple
\- Afternoon: Iwatayama monkey park
Day 12:
\- Morning: Kifune shrine
\- Afternoon: Fushimi-Inari. Probably going in late afternoon, so it’s less crowded.
Day 13 : Tokyo / TODO
The rest of the time in Tokyo is not yet planned, but I have roughly 7 days left in Tokyo, not including the departure day.
Not sure about maybe adding one more day to Kyoto, to go Kinkaku-ji and maybe to do something i may have missed due to meteo or anything
I know that my days, as I said, may seem quite light, and that’s also why I’m open to suggestions, to complete days in certain areas where I could forget important things.
I am also open to suggestions of other cities, for a day or two (Osaka, Miyajima, Kobe?) !
Thank you in advance for your advices and your time ! :)!