futari trip to Nihon~Apr2014

[keeleyt]

Hello kor kors and jie jies, I'm going Nihon this coming April. Can give feedback on my itinerary?

Day 1&2 Osaka(apr9 and 10)
-Arrival at Osaka Airport 8.25am – Administrative stuff ~ 10am. JR rail pass, MIFI. Reach accommodation (kyobashi) ard 12pm
Places to visit: Umeda Sky Building, Osaka Castle, Nishionaru Garden, Sumiyoshi Taisha, Namba.(If day 1 can clear all, day 2 will go kyoto!)

Day 3&4 Kyoto(apr 11 & 12)
Places to visit:Kiyomizudera Temple, Higashiyama District, Maruyama Park, Fushimi Inari Shrine, Nijo Castle, Kinkakuji, Ginkakuji, Philosopher's Path

Day 5 (apr 13)
Nagashima Spaland! (may go earlier, depending on weather forecast)

Day 6 Takayama(apr 14)
-boarding 8.28am train from kyobashi station. should arrive destination at around 12.13pm.(Since it's most likely to be crowded, will it be possible that trains to takayama will be fully booked even before i reach Japan?)
-Check in + Join in Takayama Festival!
-Overnight there.


Day 7 Yamagata(apr 15)
-from takayama train all the way to yamagata(5.00pm reach)
-check-in, anyhow walk.

Day 8 MORIOKA/HIRAIZUMI(apr 16)
Places to visit:Chusonji Temple, motsuji temple, Ishiwarizakura, Iwate Park

Day 9 Hirosaki(17 apr)
Places to visit: Hirosaki park, Samurai district,Fujita Memorial garden, Gokuku Shrine.

Day 10 Nikko-tokyo(18 apr)
From Hirosaki to Nikko should reach around 2pm.
Places to visit:Toshogu, Kanmangafuchi Abyss.
Return to lodging at koenji.


Day 11 (19 apr)
-shiobara onsen (rest day)

Day 12 Tokyo(20 apr)
Places to visit: Yoyogi Park,Harajuku,Shinjuku Gyoen,Shibuya


Day 13-16 Tokyo (21 apr - 26 apr)
Places to visit: Akihabara, Tsukiji fish market(for dinner), Ginza, Yasukuni Shrine, Tokyo Imperial Palace, Ueno Park, Asakusa, Ikebukuro.

Thankew!

 

[evilerniex]

wow... that is a lot of travelling on the train, from kansai all the way to the tip of tohoku!

would it be easier to visit nikko on the way back from tohoku instead of making it a day trip from tokyo? nikko is along the way back from hirosaki, need to change train at utsunomiya along the tohoku line.

 

[anyhowsaysay]

Hello kor kors and jie jies, I'm going Nihon this coming April. Can give feedback on my itinerary?

Day 1&2 Osaka(apr9 and 10)
-Arrival at Osaka Airport 8.25am – Administrative stuff ~ 10am. JR rail pass, MIFI. Reach accommodation (kyobashi) ard 12pm
Places to visit: Umeda Sky Building, Osaka Castle, Nishionaru Garden, Sumiyoshi Taisha.(If day 1 can clear all, day 2 will go kyoto!)

Looks fine, Depending on your speed, i can clear those in 1 day. You are not going Namba/Dotonbori?

Day 3&4 Kyoto(apr 11 & 12)
Places to visit:Kiyomizudera Temple, Higashiyama District, Maruyama Park, Fushimi Inari Shrine, Nijo Castle, Kinkakuji, Ginkakuji, Philosopher's Path

Looks fine

Day 5 (apr 13)
Nagashima Spaland! (may go earlier, depending on weather forecast)

Looks fine, but you need to travel between Osaka and Nagoya.

Day 6 Takayama(apr 14)
-boarding 8.28am train from kyobashi station. should arrive destination at around 12.13pm.(Since it's most likely to be crowded, will it be possible that trains to takayama will be fully booked even before i reach Japan?)
-Check in + Join in Takayama Festival!
-Overnight there.

Yes, It may be fully booked since it is Takayama Festival. Last time i went Takayama during Japan holidays and the trains are fully booked! I tried reservation like 1 week beforehand

What you can do is to check Bus, Tour Group (JTB etc) with confirmed seating before you arrive in Japan. Alternatively, get someone to help u buy train tickets in Japan.



Day 7 Yamagata(apr 15)
-from takayama train all the way to yamagata(5.00pm reach)
-check-in, anyhow walk.

Can't comment much about Tohoku, never been there before

Day 8 MORIOKA/HIRAIZUMI(apr 16)
Places to visit:Chusonji Temple, motsuji temple, Ishiwarizakura, Iwate Park

Day 9 Hirosaki(17 apr)
Places to visit: Hirosaki park, Samurai district,Fujita Memorial garden, Gokuku Shrine.

Day 10 Tokyo(18 apr)
From Hirosaki to Tokyo should reach around 12.30pm.
Yoyogi Park,Harajuku,Shinjuku Gyoen,Shibuya (Cont. on day13 whatever havent go)

Day 11 (19 apr)
-shiobara onsen (rest day)

Day 12 Nikko(20 apr)
Places to visit:Toshogu, Kanmangafuchi Abyss

Day 13-16 Tokyo (21 apr - 26 apr)
Places to visit: Akihabara, Tsukiji fish market(for dinner), Ginza, Yasukuni Shrine, Tokyo Imperial Palace, Ueno Park, Asakusa, Ikebukuro.

Tokyo looks fine

Thankew!

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[keeleyt]

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wow... that is a lot of travelling on the train, from kansai all the way to the tip of tohoku!

would it be easier to visit nikko on the way back from tohoku instead of making it a day trip from tokyo? nikko is along the way back from hirosaki, need to change train at utsunomiya along the tohoku line.

haha yeah!
hmm..i just checked the timings again. indeed, going to nikko first from hirosaki will be better. saved 1 day trip to explore tokyo! thanks!

 

[keeleyt]

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Thank you!!
Yupp! I'm going Namba! Missed that our while typing ;X
Omg.. did you go in April or October??
I hope there are still unbooked train seats when i exchange for my JR rail pass!
Any idea if I can reserve seats online before I go Japan?
I can ask penpal t help me get normal train tickets tho. Just that abit bo hua, since i got JR rail pass ler.

 

[Adenovirus]

I think u should give kiyomizudera temple a miss because its still undergoing construction and its freaking crowded over there. Fushimi inari is a must go though

 

[keeleyt]

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I think u should give kiyomizudera temple a miss because its still undergoing construction and its freaking crowded over there. Fushimi inari is a must go though

oh. ougey! if got spare time then go walk walk at kiyomizudera then~ arigatou!