Hey all, looking to get some feedback on my planning for this massive one month in trip in Oct/Nov. I’m kind of stuck on what to do towards the end and am leaning towards going back to Tokyo for those last 5 days.
Goal here is I’m trying to avoid temples/shrines and parks as I think there will be alot of that already, so towards the end in Hiroshima/ the western side of Japan I’m running empty.
Any help would be greatly appreciated! TY!!!
Days 1-5 – Based in Nagano
* Spent in the Nagano, Togakushi, Matsumoto, Kusatsu region
* Zenjoki, Ishii Miso Brewery
* Soba Museum
* Ninpo Museum
* Togakushi Lower, Middle, Upper Shrines
* Matsumoto Castle
* Daio Wasabi Farm
* Kusatsu Onsen
Days 6 – 10 – Based in Shinjuku
* Tokyo
* Shinjuku
* Golden Gai, Kabukicho Tower, Godzilla
* Harajuku
* Meiji Jingu Temple, Animal cafes
* Shibuya
* Crossing, Viewing Building
* Akihabara
* Maid Cafe, Gachapon, Sensoji, Cat Cafe
* Downtown/Roppongi
* Tsujki Outer Market, TeamLab, Uniqlo,Zojoji Temple
* Yokohama
* Cup Noodle Museum, Red Brick, Gundam Factory, Chinatown
Days 11 – 13 – Based in Hakone
* Hakone Region
* Hakone-Yumoto Town
* Hakone Shrine/ Checkpoint
* Amazaka Chaya
* Pirate Ship
* Chisuji Falls
* Owakundani
* Gotemba Premium Outlets
Days 14 – 16 – Based on Osaka
* Kyoto
* Arashiyama
* Monkey Park
* Togetsukyo Bridge
* Tenryuji
* Bamboo Groves
* Kinkaku-ji
* Pontocho Alley
* Yasaka Shrine
* Sannen-zaka / Ninen-zaka
Day 17 – Still Based on Osaka
* Universal Studios Japan
Days 18 – 21 – Still Based on Osaka
* Day Trip to Nara
* Day Trip to Kobe
* Hike Akame 48 Waterfalls
Days 22 – 26 – Based in Hiroshima
* Taketsuru
* Sake Brewery
* Okunoshima Island
* Poison gas ruins
* Hiroshima
* Atomic Bomb Done
* Peace Memorial Museum
* Peace Park
* Shukkei-en Garden
* Cenotaph for the A-Bomb Victims
* Miyajima Island
* Itsukushima-jinja Shrine
* Daishoin Temple
* Momiji-dani-koen Park
* Omotesando Shopping Street
* Fukuoka Day Trip
* Okayama
* Kurashiki Bikan Historical Quarter.
* Washuzan Mountain
* Okayama Korakuen Garden
Days 28 – 31: TBD
3 comments
For last couple days en route to Tokyo, how about ?
– Nagoya (Ghibli Park, Planetarium)
– Kanazawa (garden main attraction)
– Kamakura (near Tokyo, temples/shrines, Enoshima Island)
Be very careful about what animal cafes you go into, particularly the exotic animal ones (otters, owl, hedgehogs, mini pigs) if you care about the animals wellbeing’s at all. Most of them are unethical, cruel, and just really sad even a lot of the dog and cat ones are the same way.
For the Hiroshima end, looking into Naoshima and possibly Teshima. There’s also a beautiful garden in Takamatsu. [https://www.my-kagawa.jp/static/en/ritsurin/](https://www.my-kagawa.jp/static/en/ritsurin/).