Hello! I wanted to get the community’s thoughts on this itinerary.
First time to Japan. Traveling with two others. We move between fairly quickly on most of our trips and are not the type to spend a week in one.
That said we only plan to see the “highlights” and not try to jam pack each day. We add more points of interests as time allows. We do want to see some of the historic sites and temples but we are foodies at heart.
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>20-Apr Thu Arrive Tokyo at 2PM / Travel to Kyoto
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>21-Apr Fri Full Day in Kyoto
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>22-Apr Sat Full Day in Kyoto
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>23-Apr Sun Osaka
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>24-Apr Mon Day Trip to Nara
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>25-Apr Tue Hiroshima + Miyajima
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>26-Apr Wed Travel to Tokyo (stop in Hakone overnight for ryokan?)
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>27-Apr Thu Day Trip to Nikko
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>28-Apr Fri Day Trip to Kamakura
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>**29-Apr** Sat Full Day in Tokyo
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>**30-Apr** Sun Full Day in Tokyo (maybe day trip to Mt Fuji area)
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>**1-May** Mon Full Day in Tokyo
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>**2-May** Tue Depart Tokyo in the AM
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Few questions:
If I land at 2PM, what time should I book a shinkansen for to Kyoto?
April 29th on is Golden Week. Should I shift anything around to avoid major crowds? I moved Tokyo to the end of the trip to avoid traveling between cities those days.
I can always cut out the day in Osaka and spend in it Kyoto but I was hoping to get some good food in Osaka and also keep accommodations cost lower.