Please help us improve our 3 week itinerary to Japan
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Please help us improve our 3 week itinerary to Japan
Me and my girlfriend are going to be in Japan for 22 days. Our current itinerary looks like this, but we are trying to find what to do with two extra days ,if we are missing anything, and really want to be able to see some snow while there. We also would appreciate any ideas concerning ryokans and where the best place to stay at one during our trip would be. Thank you for any advice!
December 27th-January 1st: Tokyo and side trips to Nikko and Kanazawa
January 2nd: Ise Shrines/Nagoya
January 3rd: Nagoya
January 4th: Takayama
January 5th-6th: Kanazawa
January 7th-January 10th: Kyoto and Nara day trip
January 11th: Mount Koya
January 12th: Osaka
January 13th: Hiroshima/Miyajima
January 14th: Himeji Castle
January 15th: Tokyo
January 16th: empty
January 17th: empty
Those last two empty days can be put anywhere into our schedule, please let us know if we are missing anything!
December 27th-January 1st: Tokyo and side trips to Nikko and Kanazawa
January 2nd: Ise Shrines/Nagoya
January 3rd: Nagoya
January 4th: Takayama
January 5th-6th: Kanazawa
January 7th-January 10th: Kyoto and Nara day trip
January 11th: Mount Koya
January 12th: Osaka
January 13th: Hiroshima/Miyajima
January 14th: Himeji Castle
January 15th: Tokyo
January 16th: empty
January 17th: empty
Those last two empty days can be put anywhere into our schedule, please let us know if we are missing anything!
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Depending on your interests, I'd add the extra time to Kyoto.
There's SO much to see in the area, not just in Kyoto itself but also nearby.
You have Mount Koya and Osaka but you can also visit Kobe and Arashimaya and, if you're interested, Uji for green tea or Yamazaki whisky distillery. http://www.petedrinks.com/2012/11/wh...hisky-library/
We did an overnight in Nara rather than day trip, and because our ryokan was so wonderful and so wonderfully located too, that was a wonderful idea. http://www.kaveyeats.com/2013/01/kai...o-in-nara.html We did it as the first night having taken early morning train from Takayama, and then did Kyoto nights after that.
There's SO much to see in the area, not just in Kyoto itself but also nearby.
You have Mount Koya and Osaka but you can also visit Kobe and Arashimaya and, if you're interested, Uji for green tea or Yamazaki whisky distillery. http://www.petedrinks.com/2012/11/wh...hisky-library/
We did an overnight in Nara rather than day trip, and because our ryokan was so wonderful and so wonderfully located too, that was a wonderful idea. http://www.kaveyeats.com/2013/01/kai...o-in-nara.html We did it as the first night having taken early morning train from Takayama, and then did Kyoto nights after that.
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Himeji will still be under wraps, in large part, in January.
Where are you staying each night?
Osaka doesn't have much for tourists - primarily a commercial/industrial city. We had a half-day stop that seemed like enough.
I always advocate more time in Kyoto.
Where are you staying each night?
Osaka doesn't have much for tourists - primarily a commercial/industrial city. We had a half-day stop that seemed like enough.
I always advocate more time in Kyoto.
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Here is my opinon. Stay in Kyoto and Higashi Hiroshima. Visit Kyoto (Sanjusangendo, Fujimiinari, Kiyomizu, Kinkakuji, Monkey Park, etc., etc. etc.), Mt Heie, Nara, Koyasan, Hiroshima, Miyajima, Hemeji, Rent bikes ($10 a day) and spend a day on the Kibi plain bike ride in the countryside. We didn't pay over $90 for lodging and never spent more than $5 to $10 for a meal. We stayed in Kyoto for a week and Higashi Hiroshima for 5 days. Buy a JR 7-day pass and spend the first week in Kyoto/Nara area, then use the pass for the last 7 days and go South down through the Hiroshima area.