I will be going to Japan for the first time, here is my itinerary:
(Note: The things I want to do/see are in no particular order, I also will check out whatever happens to be on the route between them)
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**Tokyo [7 nights]**
Arrival to Tokyo -> Jetlagging and getting accustomed to local climate
Senso-Ji / Asakusa
Ueno Park
Shibuya
Shinjuku
Getting lost
A relaxed day for rest and maintenance at some point
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**Kyoto [4 nights]**
Fushimi Inari Taisha
Kinkaku-Ji
Jonan-gu (Plum blossoms)
Kiyomizu-dera
Suntory Yamazaki Museum
Arashiyama
**Nara** day-trip
Shuni-e Festival at some evening
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**Osaka [6 nights]**
FOOD
Dotombori
Osaka Castle
Shinsaibashi
Whatever comes by
A maintenance and rest day with Sauna
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**Kobe [2 nights]**
Right when I arrive I will have a relaxed afternoon, maybe see some things near hostel, maybe Chinatown
Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum
Herb Garden etc.
Kitano Ijinkan-gai
Climb the mountain? Don’t know how long it takes.
*Activate JR 7 day pass*
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**Himeji [1 night]**
I will leave quite early for Himeji so I can check the castle during the day and get to sleep early
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**Hiroshima [2 nights]**
Early arrival
Hiroshima Peace Memorial
Fooood
Miyajima
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**Beppu (+ Yufuin?) [3 nights]**
I will try leave Hiroshima asap
Onsens and Hells (yeaaah)
Now here I am not 100% sure how to proceed! I want to visit Yufuin.
Would it be better to have 1 night in Beppu, then go to Yufuin for 1 night, and then come back to Beppu for 1 more night? Or should I first go to Yufuin for 1 night, and THEN go to Beppu for 2 nights? What do you think? Or just do a day trip to Yufuin?
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**Tokyo [2 nights]**
Back to Tokyo from Beppu in one go
Last purchases for souvenirs etc.
Getting my ass ready for the flight back home.
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For transit between Kyoto, Osaka, Nara and Kobe, I will use the Limited Express trains or whatever happens to be the better available and cheaper option.
In Tokyo I will get a Suica card and a sim.
My accomodations are mainly guesthouses, hostels and capsule hotels. I still might reserve a night here and there for a single room.
Happily one-and-half bagging with Osprey Farpoint 40 + Savotta Hatka (12L daypack).
What do you think?
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I think it’s a little long in Osaka. I would actually go to Fukuoka as well if I had 28 days. You could easily cut down 2-3 days from Osaka and add Fukuoka to your itinerary. Or you could add a Hakone/Takayama/Shirakawa one nighter as well in there