Good morning,
I hope you can do a quick review of my itinerary. Before all, sorry to be repetitive, I am sure many people post the same stuff every day.
I have prepared a table with all the details and also my questions. I would really love if you guys could double check if I have the correct information about the transportation, if the itinerary is too much or too little, and if you could answer my questions. I have also skipped a day trip to Hakone, because I felt like it was a bit too much. Do you think I should go there instead of something else?
Thank you very much!
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|DATE|WHERE|HOW|NOTES|QUESTIONS|
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|05/05/24|Tokyo||Landing at 13:15, transfer to Hotel, resting and exploring surroundings|What to do just after landing? Buying a IC card for sure, and then?|
|06/05/24|Tokyo||Exploring Tokyo||
|07/05/24|Nikko|Asakusa – Nikko, Tobu train, using Nikko Pass|Day trip to Nikko via train||
|08/05/24|Tokyo, Kawagoe|Ikebukuru – Kawagoe, Tobu train, using Discount Pass from Klook. Alternative, Shinjuku – Kawago, Seibu train, using Discount Pass from Klook|Quick trip to Kawagoe and exploring Tokyo||
|09/05/24|Kamakura|Shinjuku – Enoshima, Odakyu train, using Odakyu Rail Pass|Day trip to Kamakura||
|10/05/24|Tokyo||Exploring Tokyo||
|11/05/24|Tokyo||Exploring Tokyo||
|12/05/24|Mt. Fuji|Shinjuku – Kawaguchico, Fujikyo or Keyo bus + Omnibus Pass for local transports in the five lakes|Day trip to Fujiyoshida by bus|Should we stay here overnight? Also, better train or bus? Which one?|
|13/05/24|Tokyo||Exploring Tokyo|Wondering if 4 full days of Tokyo exploration are enough. Or maybe are they too much?|
|14/05/24|Kyoto|Airport Bus to Narita. Then Hakura Airport Express to Kyoto.|Flight to Kyoto, resting and exploring surroundings|Flying with Jetstar is half the price of the train to Kyoto. I am wondering if it is a good choice though, because we have to go to Narita, and we land in Osaka so we have two transfer to pay and many hours to be wasted in traveling and waiting.|
|15/05/24|Kyoto||Exploring Kyoto||
|16/05/24|Kyoto||Exploring Kyoto||
|17/05/24|Kyoto||Exploring Kyoto|Wondering if 3 full days of Kyoto exploration are enough.|
|18/05/24|Nara|Activating the 5 days Kansai Wide Pass today. Kyoto – Nara, JR train + Nara Bus Pass for local transportation|Day trip to Nara, exploring Kyoto by night||
|19/05/24|Kinosaki|Still using Kansai Wide Pass. Kyoto – Kinosaki, JR train + 7 Onsen Pass to enjoy the thermal baths.|Day trip to Kinosaki by train, relaxing in the Onsen. Taking the early train to go and late train to come back to stay in Kinosaki as much as possible|Wondering if it is better to stay a night here and go back in Kyoto the day after.|
|20/05/24|Osaka||Shinkansen to Osaka, exploring Osaka|We wanted to try the Shinkansen and this is the cheapest way to try it. Is it worth it?|
|21/05/24|Himeji + Kobe|Kansai Wide Pass still valid. Osaka – Himeji, JR train. *Still not figured out how to stop at Kobe while coming back from Himeji*|Day trip to Himeji Castle and Kobe|Do not know if it is worth to do this day trip. In particular, I am not really interested in Kobe. Could do just half a day in Himeji and then continuing exploring Osaka|
|22/05/24|Kayosan|Last day of Kansai Wide Pass. Osaka Namba – Gokurakubashi, change at Hashimoto, Nankai train. Koyasan World Heritage Pass for local transportation|Day trip to Mount Kayo||
|23/05/24|Osaka||Exploring Osaka or Universal Studios.|Wondering if 1 and a half day of exploring Osaka is enough. But honestly I am not sure it is worth it to spend a lot of time visiting Osaka after spending a lot of time in Tokyo and Kyoto. Maybe we could go to the Universal Studios to see the Nintendo World. Is it worth it?|
|24/05/24|Tokyo|Transfer to airport with Haruka AirPort Express|Flight to Tokyo, then return home|Early Jetstar flight to Narita, then relaxing in the lunge until it is time for our return flight.|
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