Hello everybody,
We’re planning a trip to Japan in november and would like some opinions on the basic outline of our itinerary;
**Day 1 (monday 11/11) – Tokyo**
Arrive in evening, go to hotel & fight the jetlag
**Day 2 (tuesday 12/11) – Tokyo**
Shibuya crossing, hachiko statue, harajuku, tokyo metropolitan building
**Day 3 (wednesday 13/11) – Tokyo**
Daytrip Nikko
**Day 4 (thursday 14/11) – Tokyo**
Sensoji temple, Akihabara, empirial palace gardens
**Day 5 (friday 15/11) – Lake Kawaguchi**
Early travel from Tokyo to Lake Kawaguchi, bike around the lake, Chureito pagoda
**Day 6 (saturday 16/11) – Osaka**
Morning walk, travel from Lake Kawaguchi to Osaka
**Day 7 (sunday 17/11) – Osaka**
Osaka castle, Umeda skybuilding
**Day 8 (monday 18/11) – Hiroshima**
Travel from Osaka to Hiroshima, visit peace park & museum
**Day 9 (tuesday 19/11) – Kyoto**
Visit Miyajima, travel from Hiroshima to Kyoto, visit Himeji castle on the way
**Day 10 (wednesday 20/11) – Kyoto**
Arayashima, bamboo forrest, Tenryuji Temple
**Day 11 (thursday 21/11) – Kyoto**
Daytrip Nara
**Day 12 (friday 22/11) – Kyoto**
Nishiki market, Gion area
**Day 13 (saturday 23/11) – Tokyo**
Travel from Kyoto to Tokyo, free roam
**Day 14 (sunday 24/11) – Tokyo**
Ueno Park , ameya yokocho, yamashita park
**Day 15 (monday 25/11) – Tokyo**
Teamlab, souvenir shopping
**Day 16 – (tuesday 26/11) – Tokyo**
Free roam, Fly back home in the evening
We tried to avoid Kyoto & Nikko during the weekend, because of the autumn colors crowd. (We know it will be crowded anyhow, but is this a good idea?)
I’ve read it’s better to visit Miyajima in the morning to beat the crowds and also because the tide is high, but will it still be possible to visit Himeji castle on the way back to Kyoto? Or would it be better to switch something around?
It feels like a lot of hotel hopping.. (Tokyo>Kawaguchi>Osaka>Hiroshima>Kyoto>Tokyo) By the way, we will be traveling by public transport. We will look further into the planning during the day, but does the outline of the planning make sense or should we put things in a different order?
We’ve used Expedia & Booking before and never had any isues. However Agoda has cheaper options sometimes, but I’ve read they use high exchange rates. Any experiences/tips for using Agoda?
Thanks in advance!
by JPN-24