Hey again!
I recently posted my full [3 week itinerary](https://www.reddit.com/r/JapanTravel/comments/15q3166/3_week_itinerary_check_septemberoctober_2023/) which included a section not fully planned. This section is what I’m seeking your advice on here!
This will be near the end of our trip with just a few days in Tokyo afterwards. We have found a lot of awesome things to do, which is somewhat close to each other, so we’ve tried jamming all of them into a multi-day excursion.
We had planned to take busses to get around, but it seems especially difficult to get from Magome/Tsumago to Takayama, so we’re thinking of renting a car for a few days. Is there a smarter/better way of doing this?
Also, we realize that there probably won’t be snow at Snow Monkey Park. We’re hoping to see some bathing monkeys anyway. 🙂
Anything completely crazy in this itinerary? 🙂 Thanks in advance!
**October 9:**
* Check-out from hotel in Nagoya early
* Pick up rental car
* Drive to Magome
* Walk to Tsumago
* Bus back to Magome
* Drive to Takayama
* Check-in to hotel
* Experience Takayama Autumn Festival
**October 10:**
* Explore Takayama for a few hours
* Check-out from hotel in Takayama (maybe before)
* Drive to Shirakawa-go
* Spend the night
**October 11:**
* Drive to Kanazawa
* Drop off car
* Kenroku-en
* Train to Unazuki Station
* Take the Kurobe Gorge Railway
* Spend the night at Kuronagi Onsen Inn
**October 12:**
* Experience The Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route
* Finish in Nagono
* Check-in at hotel/ryokan in Yamanoichi
* (See Snow Monkey Park if time) October 13:
* (See Snow Monkey Park early if we didn’t the previous day)
* Check-out
* Train to Tokyo