Thoughts on this for 14days?
28/12/23
• Land in KIX 7PM 28/12/23.
• Withdraw cash from ATM. Train KIX to Osaka (approx. 2500Y)
• Find accommodation.( Hotel Keihan Yodoyabashi)
• Look for tomato ramen locally.
• If not tired, go to dotonbori, get food at night.
• Return via Midosuji illumination.
29/1/23:
• AM food tour.
• Teamlabs Osaka 6PM
• Dotonbori+ America-mura at night (Check out car scene, Liberty Walk)
30/1/23
• 11am: Glion Museum
• Umeda Sky Building
• 5pm : Akiba Kart
• Night: America-mura at night + Bar Nayuta
31/1/23
• Day trip Himeji Castle AM
• Lunch at Kobe
• Evening: @ Shitennoji temple / or should I find a local bar?
1/1/24 (Nagoya))
• 1/1/24 Check out 10am. Mid morning- afternoon travel to Nagoya . Arrive by 11.30am.
• AM Atsuta Shrine OR Nagoya Castle Winter festival
• OR Rest and use onsen at hotel.
• Eel lunch at Nagoya
• Nabana no Sato at night . Illumination starts 5.45pm. Arrive 5.30pm . Leave before 9 PM (last bus) OR Meieki-dori Street Illumination
• Send luggage to Kanazawa
2/1/24 (Nagoya – Takayama)
• Take limited express Hida Wide view 11.00am to Takayama
• Check in to Hotel
• Lunch : Sumikyu (soba), miyabi an soba , kofune (soba)
• Visit old town (Sanmachi) area . 15min from station.
• Takayama Jinya
• Dinner: Hida Beef @ Kyoya
• Food: Eki bento box with Hida beef
3/1/24 Takayama
• Miyagawa Morning market
• Yoshjima Heritage house
• Sakurayama Hachiman Shrine.
• Higashiyama Walking Course (no restraurants . have lunch first)
• Dinner Center 4 burger
4/1/24 Takayama- Shirakawago – Kanazawa
• Nohi Bus: Takayama 8.20AM 0, Shirakawago : 9.10AM.
• Spend a few hours exploring Shirakawago and then take the bus to Kanazawa.
• Nohi Bus: Shirakawago 5.30PM , Kanazawa 6.45pm
• Kanazawa at night.
5/1/24: Kanazawa
• Full day in Kanazawa )Kenrokuen Gardens, the Kanazawa Castle, Ochimi Market, and Higashi-chaya District.)
• Walk from higashi chaya district to kenrouken Park.
• Forward luggage to Odawara
6/1/24: Kanazawa to Nagano (afternoon)
• AM Kanazawa (Ninja temple, Nagamachi district)
• travel to Nagano 1.5H (I will not buy this ticket in advance. Is it still peak period?)
• Zenkoki temple
• Buy snow monkey pass in Nagano
7/1/24: Nagano to Snow monkeys
• Get bus and join tour from Nagano station to Snow monkey park.
• After the Snow monkeys and exploring Shibu onsen on foot,
• Train from Yudanaka station to Nagano
• Leave Nagano by 3-4PM to get a train to Odawara (I will not buy this ticket in advance. Again, is it still peak period?)
8/1/24: Hakone
• AM forward luggage to Tokyo. (Ueno)
• Odawara: purchase Hakone 2 day pass
• Take Bus and Drop bags off at Root Hakone
• Do Hakone Loop (approx. 8H)
• Onsen at night
9/1/24: Fun2drive
• Fun2drive 12pm-5pm.
• Onsen at night.
• Overnight Root Hakone
10/1/24: Hakone- Tokyo
• 8.12am bus to Shinjuku (arrive 10.40AM). Explore Shibuya/Liberty Walk/ Harajuku
• Check into hotel at Ueno
• 5pm: Teamlab planets
• Night Akihabara +UDX carpark
11/1/24 Tokyo
• AM :Shibuya Sky/Skytree/ Shibuya Crossing
• 5PM” RWB Party Roppingi (Hard Rock Café)
• Overnight Ueno
12/1/24 Tokyo
• 2PM-7PM Tokyo Auto Salon.
• Daikoku PA at night
• Overnight Ueno
13/1/24 Depart
• Keisei Skyliner to Narita (6.00am)
• 9am flight to Singapore
