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le_peeps
le_peeps
over 8 years ago
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Hi,

I'd greatly appreciate any feedback on my proposed itinerary and any changes you think would improve it based on ease of travel between stops.

Day 1-3: Tokyo (3 nights stay
Day 4: Hakone (1 nights stay)
Day 5-7: Kyoto (3 nights stay)
Day 8: Nara (1 nights stay)
Day 9: Koyasan (1 nights stay)
Day 10-11: Osaka (2 nights stay)
Day 12: Naoshima visiting Himeji on the way (1 nights stay)
Day 13-14: Hiroshima including a trip to Miyajima (2 nights stay)
Day 15: Kanazawa (1 nights stay)
Day 16-17: Shibu-Onsen including a trip to see the snow monkeys (2 nights stay)
Day 18-20: Tokyo and an very early flight back on Day 20 (2 nights stay)

I would also appreciate advice on the best pass to purchase for this trip. It covers all the places we would like to visit but we are happy to do them in any order.

Thank you in advance.

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Daniel-san
19375 posts
over 8 years ago
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Hi there,

I think your trip looks good, you are not backtracking anywhere and the JR Pass will cover by far the major share of your itinerary. It is only locally that you may need additional transport, think of travel to Koya-san on the Nankai, the ferry to Naoshima and the bus from Nagano to Shibu-Onsen.

I think a 14 day JR Pass would be the best fit - when used from day 5 to day 18. You could then buy local tickets for travel around Tokyo and perhaps use a Hakone Free Pass to explore Hakone.

Enjoy Japan!
Daniel

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