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Too many places for a 16 day trip to Japan???

RachMQ
RachMQ
over 9 years ago
1 answer

Hello,

My Boyfriend and I will be travelling around Japan from the 14th of April until the 30th of April 2017. There are so many places we'd like to see, so we have a pretty packed itinerary. We realise this will mean it's not a very relaxing holiday and we're wondering if it's worth trying to see so many places, or if it'll be more enjoyable to skip a few so we can relax a bit more.

Here is our itinerary:

Day 1: Arrive in Tokyo at 6:30pm
Day 2: Tokyo
Day 3: Tokyo
Day 4: Tokyo to Mt Fuji
Day 5: Mt Fuji to Matsumoto
Day 6: Matsumoto (will hopefully catch the cherry blossoms here!)
Day 7: Matsumoto to Kanazawa
Day 8: Kanazawa
Day 9: Kanazawa to Shirakawa-go to Takayama
Day 10: Takayama to Kyoto
Day 11: Kyoto
Day 12: Kyoto
Day 13: Kyoto to Nara (day trip)
Day 14: Kyoto to Hiroshima + Miyajima island
Day 15: Hiroshima to Kitakyushu wisteria garden (?) to Osaka
Day 16: Osaka
Day 17: Fly home from Osaka at 9pm

Any help would be much appreciated as neither of us have been to Japan before.

Thanks!

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Daniel-san
19375 posts
over 9 years ago
Expert

Hi there,

Japan is pretty big when you only have a 14 day JR Pass :) Still, I think you've made a nice selection of places to visit and you'll not find any problems during the route.

The only part that will need good planning is visiting the Wisteria Garden in KitaKyushu. Getting there is not easy and involves a good amount of time, even when you start at Kokura station.Here is more information.

Hope this helps,
Daniel


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