18 Days Kyoto, Kanazawa, Takayama, Tokyo

Leave oct 20th
Oct 21 – saturday – check in hotel in Tokyo station area of Tokyo, sleep
Oct 22 – sunday – train to Hakone Ryokan 1 night
Oct 23 – monday- – explore Hakone then train from Odawara to Kyoto. (2 hrs), drop off bags and explore Gion, Philosopher’s path, Higashiyama Jisho-ji, Honen-in temple, Pontocho
Oct 24 – tuesday- Kyoto – Kiyomizu-dera Temple opens 6:00 am, Hokanj Temple and Yasaka Shrine, Chion-in temple, Nishiki Market (closes at 6:00)
Oct 25 – wednesday- Kyoto – Fushimi Inari at dawn, Rengeoin Sanjusangendo, Higashihonganji Temple, Nishi Hongan-ji. Pontocho
Oct 26 – thursday – Kyoto -Kinkaku-ji Temple (Golden Temple) – arrive 8:30 for 9;00 open, Okochi Sanso Villa, Tenryu-Ji Garden, Go’0 shrine, Imperial palace (closes 5:00) Nishiki market
Oct 27 – friday -Leave Kyoto (have luggage sent to Osaka) – Nara day trip (or more Kyoto) , check in Osaka 2 nights – Dontonbouri food tour, Tombori river cruise
Oct 28 – saturday , Early train to Himegi castle – 1/2 day, then to Kobe for late lunch, return to Osaka for more Dontonbouri
Oct 29 – sunday – leave Osaka, – early train to Kanazawa (3 hrs), explore Kanazawa , hotel check in (2 nights)
Oct 30 – monday – Kanazawa – Kenrokuen Garden, Kanazawa castle, Ozaki shrine, Nagamachi Samurai District, Omicho Market, Higashi Chaya-gai District, Ninja Temple. Have luggage sent to Takayama
Oct 31 – tuesday – check out Kanazawa, bus to Shirakawa-go (3 hours)
then bus to Takayama, check in hotel in Takayama (1 night)
Nov 1 – Wednesday – check out hotel drop bags at new hotel – Takayama – Nakabashi bridge, Sakurayama Hachimangu Shrine, Miyagawa Morning Market, Higashiyama Walking Course (hokke-ji temple), Heritage Houses. Check in hotel Takayama (1 night)
Nov 2 – Thursday- check out Takayama (have luggage sent to Tokyo?) hotel morning in Takayama have lunch then train to Gero Ryokan 1 night
Nov 3 – Friday – check out 11:00 from Gero Ryokan. Train to Nagoya, then train to Tokyo (total of 4 hours travel) Tokyo Shinjuku check in for 6 nights
Nov 4 – saturday- Tokyo – explore Shinjuku – Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden, Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building Observation Deck, Kabukicho entertainment district, Omoide Yokocho, kitchjoji neighborhood and/or Koenji neighborhood
Nov 5 – sunday – Asakusa, Senso-ji Temple – early, Nakamise Shopping Street, Sumida Park, Yanaka food tour 10:15 am , Nezu shrine Ueno, river cruise?
Nov 6- monday-tokyo – Explore Shibuya – Shibuya Crossing, Shibuya Sky, Meiji Shrine, Takeshita Street in Harajuku, Hachiko Statue, Ebisu
Nov 7th – tuesday – explore Ginza, Tsukiii market,
Nov 8th wednesday— Whatever day
Nov 9 – thursday – leave for home