Hey 🙂
38 F and this time I'll be travelling to Japan with my friend, it will be my third trip to Japan!
I love onsen, cafes, food, izakaya, art, culture, nature, history, anime and manga.
I have been Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka on previous trips, so we will not be going to Kyoto or Osaka on this trip. I have also been to Takayama and Kanazawa before but my friend has not. You can see my previous itineraries in my post history.
Everything is flexible and looking forward to your suggestions/recommendations.
T Y S M <3
ITINERARY – 16 DAYS
NAGOYA
Day 1 = 14 December
- Arrive Haneda Airport at 12:00 (midday)
- Collect sim card
- Haneda Airport -> Nagoya Station (train)
- Stay 1 night near Nagoya Station
GHIBLI PARK
Day 2 = 15 December
- Nagoya Station -> Ghibli Park (waiting for tickets to be released, 2 months in advance)
- Ghibli Park (day trip)
- Ghibli Park -> Nagoya Station -> Takayama Station (train)
- Stay 1 night near Takayama Station
TAKAYAMA
Day ３ = 16 December
- Sanmachi Street
- Hie Shrine
- Takayama -> Shirakawago (bus)
- Stay 1 night in Shirakawago
SHIRAKAWAGO
Day 4 = 17 December
- Shirakawago -> Ainokura (bus)
- Stay 1 night in Ainokura
KANAZAWA
Day 5 = 18 December
- Ainokura -> Kanazawa (bus + train)
- Kenroku-en
- Stay 1 night near Kanazawa Station
NAGANO
Day 6-8 = 19-21 December
- Kanazawa -> Nagano Station (train)
- Monkey Park (day trip)
- Matsumoto (day trip) – Museum of Art, Narai Juku, Matsumoto Castle (night time illumination)
- Stay 3 nights near Nagano Station
KUSATSU ONSEN
Day 9 = 22 December
- Nagano Station -> Kusatsu Onsen (train + bus)
- Yubatake
- Yumomi performance
- Stay 1 night
SEKIZENKAN ONSEN
Day 10 = 23 December
- Kusatsu Onsen -> Sekizenkan Onsen (train + bus)
- Stay 1 night
YAMAGATA
Day 11-14 = 24-27 December
- Sekizenkan Onsen -> Zao Onsen (train + bus)
- Zao Onsen
- Zao Monsters
- Ginzan Onsen (day trip from Yamagata Station)
- Yamadera
- Stay 3 nights in Yamagata
TOKYO
Day 15-6 = 28-29 December
- Yamagata Station -> Ueno Station
- Asakusa – Ginza
- Shinjuku – Shibuya
- Stay 2 nights near Ueno Station
Day 17 = 30 December
- Ueno Station -> Haneda Airport (Uber)
- Depart from Haneda at 9:00 (am)
by throwaway28052021