Hello! I am in the process of updating our 18 day Oct-Nov Japan honeymoon itinerary to spend the first leg of the trip (first 7 days) in Kyushu.
We’d fly into Fukuoka on October 22 and we’d take the Shinkansen from Hakata to Osaka on Oct 28.
Planning on renting a car from the airport for Kyushu since public transit would be much more time consuming.
From there we have 4 days in Osaka, 3 in Kyoto, and 4 in Tokyo. Using public transit.
Details below! Leaving things fairly open with just main areas/attractions so we can be flexible
Day 1: Kyushu
– Flight arrives in Fukuoka
– Stay overnight
Day 2: Kyushu
– Travel to Kumamoto
– Begin One piece statue tour in western Kumamoto area (guided or on our own via rental car)
Stay in Kumamoto
Day 3: Kyushu
– Continue Kumamoto One piece statue tour in Eastern Kumamoto area
Day 4: Kyushu
– Aso
– Takachiho gorge
Day 5: Kyushu
– Kurosawa onsen town
Day 6: Kyushu
– Yufuin Onsen town
Day 7: Kyushu
– Travel back to Fukuoka
– Sanyo Shinkansen to Osaka
Day 8: Osaka
– Kawachinagano hiking and trout fishing in the morning
– teamLab botanical garden in the evening
Day 9: Osaka
– Minoh park in the morning
– explore Osaka in the evening
Day 10: Osaka
– Osaka Aquarium in the morning
– Dotonbori in the evening
Day 11: Osaka
– Nara
– travel to Kyoto
Day 12: Kyoto
– honeymoon kimono tea ceremony and lunch
– samurai & ninja museum
– explore Kyoto in the evening
Day 13: Kyoto
– kinkakuji in the morning
– nishiki market
– Explore Kyoto in the evening
Day 14: Kyoto
– Arashiyama bamboo forest
– Fushimi Inari Taisha
– Travel to Tokyo
Day 15: Tokyo
– Harajuku in the morning
– Shinjuku Gyoen garden
– Omoide Yokocho for dinner and drinks
Day 16: Tokyo
– Ueno zoo
– Shibuya for shopping, dinner, and karaoke
Day 17: Tokyo
– Akihabara
Day 18: Tokyo
– Ikebukuro and flight home
– explore Ikebukuro
– Haneda airport by 4pm
by Bumblebea2011