Is this itinerary for Okayama too busy? Or just right? Anything to add on?

The following is the itinerary my family (6 people) will be following for our Japan trip in 2 days. Any suggestions, advice or recommendations to make the trip more fun and interesting are appreciated. Thank you!

DAY 1 18/12 OKAYAMA MON

1pm Reach okayama airport

4pm Reach airbnb, Leave luggage in airbnb

4.30pm Shopping around okayama station (AEON mall, Sun Station Terrace Okayama, Omotecho Shopping Street)

6pm Dinner (Yamato, Okonomiyaki Mori )

8pm continue shopping

DAY 2 19/12 OKAYAMA->KURASHIKI TUES

8.30am reach Okayama Station (Momotaro statue)

9.30am Reach kurashiki

10am kurashiki Bikan Historical Quarter + Yuurin-an Cafe + Denim Street

1pm lunch then Mitsui Outlet Park Kurashiki(closes 8pm) + Ario Kurashiki(closes 9pm, has supermarket) (must try: peach soft serve ice cream)

10pm go back to Okayama

DAY 3 20/12 OKAYAMA WED

8am breakfast

10am okayama castle + Bizen-yaki Pottery Studio (need reserve?)

12pm lunch (oyster restaurant at bridge)

3pm Korakuen garden

5pm Dinner (Yakiniku J’s En / Niku no Hosoda near okayama station)

7pm Shopping (Okayama Ekimae Shopping Street, Hokancho Shopping Street)

DAY 4 21/12 OKAYAMA->HIROSHIMA THURS

9.30am Leave for Hiroshima

12pm Lunch

2pm Hiroshima Castle

5pm dinner

7pm Aioi dori/ Hondori

DAY 5 22/12 HIROSHIMA -> MIYAJIMA FRI

Itsukushima shrine

mount misen

DAY 6 23/12 HIROSHIMA SAT

9am Peace Memorial Park & Museum-> A Bomb Dome

1pm Lunch

3pm Hondori Street

DAY 7 24/12 HIROSHIMA SUN

9am shukkaien Garden

12pm Lunch

2pm the Outlets Hiroshima

DAY 8 25/12 HIROSHIMA -> MON

christmas!! what’s open

etSETOra sightseeing train to get to onomichi

DAY 9 26/12 Onomichi TUES

9am Onomichi temple walk + tennei-ji temple

Senko-ji Park + senko-ji temple

12pm Lunch (Ramen Miyachi)

Must try: Onomichi custard pudding (Oyatsu-to-Yamaneko, Yamaneko Mill), Setouchi lemon, Hassaku daifuku, ice monaka (Karasawa Ice Cream), Panya Koro (bakery)

7pm Dinner (Komedoko Shokudo, above Yamaneko Mill)

8pm Onomichi Fukuya

DAY 10 27/12 ONOMICHI -> TOMONOURA -> OKAYAMA WED

9am Fukuyama Station (JR Sanyo Line), Tomo Port (bus)

Joyato Lighthouse

12pm lunch

Ioji Temple

Fukuzenji Temple

6pm dinner

Go back okayama

DAY 11 28/12 OKAYAMA -> NAOSHIMA THURS

7.50am Reach Okayama station (1h to Uno, change at chayamachi station)

8.50am Reach Uno station

9.45am Reach Naoshima, Miyanoura port + red pumpkin

10am Benesse house museum (Valley Gallery, Cultural Melting Bath, Seaside Gallery, and House Park) + Yellow pumpkin (15min walk from benesse house museum)

12pm Lunch (chichu cafe) + Chichu art museum

3.30pm Art house project (esp Minamidera House) Yakuba-mae stop, buy multi-site ticket from the “Haisha” house (>3 houses)

5.30pm Ando museum (if have time)

6pm dinner (Cafe Salon Nakaoku) recs: daily fish specials

7.30pm (3min walk to port) Naoshima public bath house (need reserve?)

8.45pm (last ferry) Ferry back to Uno

DAY 12 29/12 OKAYAMA

Explore okayama

lunch

Go to airport

2pm flight back home

Thanks for reading to the end! I’d love ur comments! 🙂

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