Hi guys,
I’m planning my honeymoon with my fiance, and we’ve decided to spend two weeks in Japan. This will be in mid-may 2024. This is our second trip to Japan, and we loved it so much the first time we want to come back and do the things we couldn’t do the first time. Our first time in Japan, we travelled through Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka and visited Kobe and Nara as well.
I’ve come up with an itinerary, and hoping for some feedback. My primary concern is that it appears the trip consists of too much travel between cities and might be stressful for a honeymoon. There are around 4 days where we would primarily be travelling. Do you guys think that we’re trying to hit too many places? Are there certain areas where I’m not spending enough time and it would be better to focus on?
Fukuoka (3 nights)
Day 1: Flight from Seoul to Fukuoka, relax in the hotel and explore locally to wind down
Day 2: Dazaifu Shrine (half day trip) For dinner we will book food tour
Day 3: Daytrip from Fukuoka to Yufuin
Day 4: Check out of Fukuoka accomodation and travel to Ryokan check in (1pm?) stay the night
We haven’t decided exactly where, but plan on looking for one close by Fukuoka or Nagasaki.
Nagasaki (3 nights)
Day 5: Check out of ryokan, travel through to Nagasaki. Check in to accomodation, explore locally – Shianbashi St at night
Day 6: Visit the Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum, Nagasaki Peace Park, Urakami Cathedral, Nagai Takashi Memorial Museum, Nagasaki Ropeway for Night View
Day 7: Suwa Shrine, Nagasaki Museum of History and Culture, Canals of Sofukuji Temple, Dejima, Chinatown for dinner
Osaka (3 nights)
Day 8: Check out of Nagasaki, train to Osaka – probably arrive quite late so explore locally and get some good food!
Day 9: Uji Day Trip from Osaka – Plan to see Byodo-in Temple, Hoshokan Museum, Uji Shrine, Ujigami Shrine, Daikichiyama Fuchi Park Lookout
Day 10: Himeji Daytrip
Kanazawa (2 nights)
Day 11: Check out of Osaka – travel to Kanazawa. Estimating arrival late afternoon.
Day 12 : Kanazawa Castle, Kenroku-en, Omhichio Ichiba for lunch, Higashi-chaya district, Nagamachi Samurai District
Shirakawago (1 night)
Day 13: Check out of Kanazawa, bus to Shirakawago
Sight seeing around town + check in to a ryokan – Shiroyamakan ryokan? Shirakawago no Yu?
Takayama (1 night)
Day 14: Check out and travel to Takayama via bus: Sanmachi Suji, Takayama Jinya, Kusakabe Heritage House, Hida no Sato
Day 15: check out -> Back to Osaka -> flight home