Hello, my husband and I are planning a trip to Japan late October. We really want to see the autumn foliage and neither of us are into super tourist things. Our tentative dates are from Oct 22-Nov 2 for 13 days. Ideally I would like to reduce one more day, but I am not able to figure where. I would greatly appreciate inputs on the itinerary and if there is something we can eliminate altogether or how we can modify.
Also, if there are festivals we should check out please let us know!
Please note the daily Aditi cities are tentative. We know we cant cover all in the same day 🙂
Day 1 Tokyo
Reaching Tokyo late in the evening. Take Monorail from Haneda to Tokyo
Day 2 Tokyo
Explore Tokyo (Meiji Shrine, Tokyo National Museum, Asahi beer garden)
Day 3 Tokyo
Explore Tokyo National Museum, Metropolitan building, Shinjuku, Roppongi hills, Kamaura, Nikko
Day 4 Tokyo
Skytree, Tokyo tower at night, Ginza, Mori art museum, Tsukiji fish market
Day 5 Kyoto
Tokyo to Kyoto ushimi Inari Shrine, Kinkakuji (Golden Pavilion), Arashiyama Bamboo Grove, and Kiyomizu-dera Temple
Day 6 Explore Kyoto
Day 7 Day trip to Osaka
Day 8 Kyoto to Takayama
Day 9 Takayam back to Tokyo
Day 10 Tokyo to Aeomori (tohoku)
Day 11 Aemori
Hirosaki Castle and surrounds, Shirakami Sanchi (virgin beech forest), Lake Towada, Oirase Stream, Shimokita-hanto Quasi-National Park, Sannai-Maruyama Ruins
Day 12 Back to Tokyo
Day 13 Flight back